Misty May-Treanor and Kessel Lead Group Selected for USA Volleyball Hall of Fame

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 24, 2019) – Misty May-Treanor will be among a group of 25 volleyball legends and stars of the sport who will be inducted into the USA Volleyball Hall of Fame as presented at the Dorothy C. Boyce Banquet on May 22 in Columbus, Ohio.

May-Treanor, a three-time Olympic Games gold medalist, will enter the USA Volleyball Hall of Fame as its All-Time Great Female Beach Player award recipient for 2019. She is widely regarded as the one of the best beach volleyball players of all-time including 21 consecutive Olympic match victories and three FIVB World Championship titles. She finished her career with 112 tournament titles, including 43 international titles, and over $2 million won in prize money.

In addition to May-Treanor, John Kessel has been selected as the 2019 Harold T. Friermood “Frier” Award recipient, the top honor USA Volleyball can bestow on an individual. Kessel has devoted five decades of his life developing the sport of volleyball. He has conducted thousands of seminars in clinics in all 50 states and in over 60 nations.

The USA Volleyball Hall of Fame honors players, coaches, officials and other leaders within the sport.