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Tara Cross-Battle

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Volleyball Player

The Resume

    (September 16, 1968- )
    Born in Houston, Texas
    Attended California State University, Long Beach
    Won an Olympic Bronze Medal (1992)
    World Championship Bronze Medalist (1990) and Silver Medalist (2002)
    6'0

Why she might be annoying:

    She used to call volleyball a dumb sport when she was a young girl.
    Her first name often gets mispronounced as 'TEAR-ah' as it's actually 'TAR-ah.'
    Her peformance at the 1994 World Championship was a disappointment.
    She failed to get the U.S. team higher than 3rd place in the Olympics following her 1992 appearance.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She holds a college degree in speech communication.
    She was the 1990 Honda Sports Award winner for her excellence in volleyball.
    She recorded 2,767 career kills while attending Long Beach State.
    She guided Long Beach State to win the 1989 NCAA Championship.
    She excelled in passing and hitting as a member of the U.S. National Team.
    She was the first female volleyball player from the U.S. to make four appearances in the Olympics (1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004).
    She was an Olympic teammate of players such as Danielle Scott-Aruda, Kerri Walsh and Logan Tom.

Credit: Neo NX2004


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying