Holly McPeak

Holly McPeak
McPeak in 2004
Personal information
Full name	Holly McPeak
Nationality	United States
Born	(1969-05-15) May 15, 1969 (age 47) Manhattan Beach, California, U.S.
Hometown	Manhattan Beach, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Beach volleyball information
Previous teammates
Years Teammate 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2002–2004 2001 2000 1999 1997–1998 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1987–1988 Angie Akers & Jenny Kropp Angie Akers Logan Tom & 3 others Nicole Branagh, Logan Tom, Dianne DeNecochea Jennifer Kessy Elaine Youngs Lisa Arce, Misty May-Treanor, Kerri Walsh Misty May-Treanor Nancy Reno, Gabrielle Reece, Misty May-Treanor, Karolyn Kirby Lisa Arce Nancy Reno & Lisa Arce Reno & Angela Rock Cammy Ciarelli Rock, Ciarelli, Linda Chisholm, Reno 6 partners Bonnie Fisk, then Barbra Fontana did not compete 2 partners Jill Horning
Medal record Women's beach volleyball Representing  United States Olympic Games 2004 Athens Beach World Championships 1997 Los Angeles Beach

Holly McPeak (born May 15, 1969 in Manhattan Beach, California) is a retired American beach volleyball player.

A three-time Olympian, McPeak garnered 72 career beach volleyball titles with career earnings of $1.4 million USD. She is third in titles won (behind Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh) and second in career earnings (behind May-Treanor) for female professional beach volleyball players. She won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics with partner Elaine Youngs. Though McPeak was considered short for a beach volleyball player at 5 feet 7 inches in height, she was one of the toughest players to beat on the tour.

A high school three-time All-Ocean League and All-Southern Section setter at Mira Costa High School, McPeak chose to attend college at the University of California for its academic excellence, attending the university on a volleyball scholarship. Also playing for the Golden Bears was her Mira Costa teammate and future beach partner Lisa Arce. At California, she was named National Freshman of the Year in 1987, and continued to play for Cal through her junior year before a coaching change prompted her to transfer to UCLA. At UCLA her senior season she helped the 1990 UCLA Bruins to a NCAA collegiate championship, the school's fifth of seven national titles. She was selected as first team All-Tournament, first team All-Pac-10 and set the single season assist record of 2,192. She also set the single match assist mark, with 97 assists. The following year she acted as an assistant coach as the Lady Bruins repeated as national champions. McPeak graduated from UCLA in 1995 with a degree in English.

At the 1996 Summer Olympics, McPeak teamed up with Nancy Reno, but they finished in fifth place with a 2 - 2 record. This was right behind the American team of Barbra Fontana and Linda Hanley, which lost the bronze-medal game and finished fourth. Fontana and Hanley had defeated McPeak and Reno in face-to-face competition in this double-elimination tournament, thus eliminating McPeak and Reno and sending them to fifth place.

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