Tara Cross-Battle (born September 16, 1968 in

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) is a retired

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player from the

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, who won the bronze medal with the USA National Women's Team at the

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. She played NCAA women's volleyball for

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, where she helped lead her team to the 1989 NCAA Championship title. In 1990, she won the Honda-Broderick Award (now the

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) as the nation's best female collegiate volleyball player. Cross-Battle competed in four

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overall, starting in 1992, after having made her debut in 1990.Her height is 190 cm(6ft 3in)

Current life

Cross-Battle is currently working at Houston Juniors Volleyball Club. She previously coached at Texas Pride in the 2011 club season as the head coach of the top 16s team. In the 2010 season she coached at Texas Tornados Volleyball club as the head 16s coach and took her team to nationals and got 13th place at nationals. In 2009, her top 16s team got 9th in the nation.

Clubs

* Pallavolo Ancona (1992–1995) *

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(1996–1999) * Paraná Vôlei Clube (1999–2000) * Flamengo (2000–2001) *

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(2001–2002) * Reggio Emilia (2002–2003)

International competitions

* 1990 – Goodwill Games * 1990 – World Championship (bronze) * 1991 – NORCECA Championships (silver) * 1991 – World Cup * 1992 – Summer Olympics (bronze) * 1992 – FIVB Super Four (bronze) * 1993 – NORCECA Championships (silver) * 1993 – World Grand Prix * 1993 – FIVB Grand Champions Cup * 1994 – World Grand Prix * 1994 – World Championship * 1995 – Pan American Games (silver) * 1995 – Canada Cup (gold) * 1995 – World Grand Prix (gold) * 1995 – World Cup * 1996 – Summer Olympics (7th place) * 2000 – Summer Olympics (4th place) * 2001 – NORCECA Championships (gold) * 2001 – World Grand Prix (gold) * 2002 – World Championship (silver) * 2002 – World Grand Prix (6th place) * 2003 – World Grand Prix (bronze) * 2003 – World Cup (Bronze) * 2004 – World Grand Prix (bronze) * 2004 – Summer Olympics (5th place)

Awards

Individuals

* '' 2001 NORCECA Championship "Most Valuable Player"''

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross-Battle, Tara 1968 births Living people American women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in volleyball Sportspeople from Houston Long Beach State Beach women's volleyball players Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in volleyball Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Volleyball players at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games