Weight 75 kg Home town Carlsbad | College(s) UCLA Height 1.88 m Spouse Andrew Fuller (m. 2013) | |
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Lauren Fendrick (Born (1982-03-20)March 20, 1982) is an American beach volleyball player.
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Personal life and education
Fendrick was born (1982-03-20)March 20, 1982 in San Diego, California. She grew-up in Carlsbad, California. From a young age she showed an interest in sports, competing in basketball, tennis, volleyball, and softball.
Fendrick attended UCLA and graduated with magna cum laude with a degree in communication studies. She then went on to study law at University of Southern California graduating in 2010. Fendrick passed the bar, but as of 2016 does not practice law. She married volleyball coach Andrew Fuller in February 2013.
Volleyball career
Fendrick played indoor volleyball at UCLA from 1999-2002 where she led the team in kills her last two seasons. During her time playing for UCLA, Fendrick was honored as a 2002 U.S. Volleyball Association (USVBA) All-American.
Following her time at UCLA, Fendrick joined the AVP tour as a beach volleyball player. In 2014 she teamed with Brooke Sweat. The pair qualified with the U.S. Olympic Beach Volleyball Team to compete in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Sweat and Fendrick qualified as the second team for the United States, ranked below Kerri Walsh-Jennings and her partner April Ross, by ranking as one of the top seventeen teams in the world. At the Olympics, Fendrick and Sweat finished in last place for Pool A, eliminating them from the tournament.
