62 min listen
Deahna Kraft only knows one speed: All in or nothing at all
FromSANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter
Deahna Kraft only knows one speed: All in or nothing at all
FromSANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter
ratings:
Length:
73 minutes
Released:
Jun 29, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Deahna Kraft is an AVP rookie and one of dozens upon dozens of enormous talents coming out of the NCAA beach game. A four-year starter at Pepperdine, Kraft graduated as an All-American before doing a graduate year at Wisconsin as a defensive specialist. Now back on the beach, Kraft made her first AVP main draw in Muskegon, Michigan, with Allie Wheeler, where they finished third, losing only to Brazilians Larissa and Lili Maestrini. That finish guaranteed them a main draw berth into the AVP Pro Series in Hermosa Beach next week.
On this episode, we chat about:
Her childhood, split between Hawai’i and Seattle, and how beach volleyball became involved
Improving from a walk-on to a scholarship athlete on court one for Pepperdine
Her big finish in Muskegon, and how she pulled herself out of a mental rut just in time
The differences in competing on the beach in college and indoors for a major program
And, as always, so much more.
ENJOY!
***
We now have SANDCAST MERCHANDISE!! Rock the gear of your favorite podcast today! https://www.sandcastmerch.com/
If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in one quick newsletter, head over to our website and subscribe! We'd love to have ya! https://www.sandcastvolleyball.com/
This episode, as always, is brought to you by Wilson Volleyball, makers of the absolute best balls in the game, hands down. You can get a 20-percent discount using our code, SANDCAST-20! https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball
Check out our book, Volleyball for Milkshakes, written by SANDCAST hosts Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter: https://www.amazon.com/Volleyball-Milkshakes-Travis-Mewhirter/dp/B089781SHB
On this episode, we chat about:
Her childhood, split between Hawai’i and Seattle, and how beach volleyball became involved
Improving from a walk-on to a scholarship athlete on court one for Pepperdine
Her big finish in Muskegon, and how she pulled herself out of a mental rut just in time
The differences in competing on the beach in college and indoors for a major program
And, as always, so much more.
ENJOY!
***
We now have SANDCAST MERCHANDISE!! Rock the gear of your favorite podcast today! https://www.sandcastmerch.com/
If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in one quick newsletter, head over to our website and subscribe! We'd love to have ya! https://www.sandcastvolleyball.com/
This episode, as always, is brought to you by Wilson Volleyball, makers of the absolute best balls in the game, hands down. You can get a 20-percent discount using our code, SANDCAST-20! https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball
Check out our book, Volleyball for Milkshakes, written by SANDCAST hosts Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter: https://www.amazon.com/Volleyball-Milkshakes-Travis-Mewhirter/dp/B089781SHB
Released:
Jun 29, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
SANDCAST No. 3: It's finally (finally) video game season for Kelly Claes: In a frenetic span of 120 days, Kelly Claes was able to accomplish what the vast majority of the beach volleyball world would be satisfied with in a career. She won a national championship with USC, which was preceded by the USAV Collegiate Beach Ch... by SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter