Jennifer Kessy Explained

Jennifer Kessy should not be confused with Disappearance of Jennifer Kesse.

Jennifer Kessy
Fullname:Jennifer Anne Kessy
Nationality: United States
Birth Date:1977 7, mf=yes
Birth Place:San Clemente, California, U.S.
Hometown:San Juan Capistrano, California, U.S.
Currentteammate:Emily Day
Currentyears:2015–?
Years:2013–
2007–2013
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
Teammates:
April Ross
Nancy Mason, Rachel Wacholder
Holly McPeak, Mason, Wacholder
Barbra Fontana
Jenny Pavley, Barbra Fontana
Heather Lowe, Cary Wendell
Lowe, Angie Maredith, Simpson
Angie Simpson
Medaltemplates-Title:Medal record

Jennifer "Jen" Anne Kessy (born July 31, 1977) is a retired American professional beach volleyball player on the AVP Tour.[1] She currently is the coach of April Ross and Alix Klineman.[2]

Early years

Growing up in Southern California, Kessy excelled at multiple sports. In high school, she was the MVP of the swim team her junior year and the captain and the MVP of the volleyball team her senior year, earning honors as an All-California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) second team. In 1994, she graduated from Dana Hills High School in Dana Point, California.[3]

College

Kessy continued her athletic excellence while attending the University of Southern California. She was a member of the volleyball team for all four years (1995–1998) and was named an All-American her senior year.[4] Also, she was a member of the U.S. Junior National Team.[5] Kessy graduated from USC with a bachelor's degree in history.[6] Kessy was also a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.

Professional career

After signing a six-month contract for about $25,000, Kessy played indoor volleyball professionally under the coaches Gido Vermeulen (head, The Netherlands) and Christine Masel (assistant, DePaul University and University of Illinois) for the USPV Chicago Thunder which finished runners-up (10–8) in the USPV in 2002.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] In November 2002 with the collapse of the USPV, she signed with the team Pinkin de Corozal in Humacao, Puerto Rico, for the 2003 season and finished sixth overall for points in the LVSF.[16] [17] [18] [19]

Kessy competed with the Olympian Barbra Fontana in 2004 and the Olympic Bronze Medalist and three-time Olympian Holly McPeak in 2005.

Teaming up with her fellow USC Trojan April Ross in 2007, the tandem then became one of the most successful teams in the world. On July 4, 2009, Kessy and Ross won the FIVB World Championships in Stavanger, Norway, defeating the Brazilians Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca.

As of April 2012, Kessy had ten AVP and nine FIVB first-place finishes overall, as well as over $1,223,635 in total prize money.

In the spring of 2012, Kessy signed as a CoverGirl model for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[20]

In the 2012 London Olympics Kessy and Ross finished with the silver medal, when they lost to their fellow countrywomen Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings in the championship game by the scores of 16-21 and 16–21.

Kessy did not play in the 2014 season due to her pregnancy with her first baby.[21] She returned to the AVP tour in 2015 and teamed up with her fellow Californian Emily Day to begin the 2015 season.[22]

Coaching career

Personal life

Kessy married French beach volleyball player Andy Cés in 2013. The pair have a daughter and son. Her cousin Kale Kessy is a professional ice hockey player.[23]

Awards and honors

An asterisk denotes that Ms. Kessy was the only player to be named the AVP "Best of the Beach" for two consecutive years.

Clubs

Notes and References

  1. http://www.avp.com/The-Players/Females/K/Jennifer-Kessy.aspx AVP Players: Jennifer Kessy
  2. Web site: FIVB Fort Lauderdale: New role for coach Jen Kessy, mixed results for USA pairs. March 2018.
  3. Web site: Jennifer Kessy . University of Southern California (USC) Trojans Women's Volleyball . May 9, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230714/http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/usc-w-volley-kessy.html . March 3, 2016 . dead .
  4. Web site: All Americans . USC Trojans . May 10, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090826032334/http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/w-volley/archive/usc-w-volley-a-allams.html . August 26, 2009 . dead .
  5. Web site: Jennifer (Kessy) Boss . Beach Volleyball Database . May 9, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120511042947/http://bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=1875 . May 11, 2012 .
  6. Web site: Jennifer Kessy . USA Volleyball . May 10, 2012.
  7. Web site: PR Newswire . November 13, 2001 . USPV Introduces Chicago Women's Professional Volleyball Team . PR Newswire Association LLC . May 10, 2012.
  8. Almer . Ellen . November 14, 2001 . Volleyball league spikes interest . Crain's Chicago Business . May 10, 2012.
  9. News: Merkin . Scott . November 14, 2001 . Chicago thunders into new pro league . Chicago Tribune . May 10, 2012.
  10. Web site: Press Release . November 28, 2001 . Saint Xavier's Shannon Center to be Home of Chicago's Professional Women's Volleyball Team . Saint Xavier University (SXU) . May 10, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110209095611/http://www.sxu.edu/Administrative/Media_Relations/Press_Releases/press_release_11282001a.asp . February 9, 2011 .
  11. News: Rittenberg . Adam . February 11, 2002 . Big turnout as volleyball thunders into Chicago . Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois) .
  12. News: Rose . Devin . March 27, 2002 . Rumble of Thunder . Chicago Tribune . May 10, 2012.
  13. Web site: OSC . May 5, 2002 . Chicago Thunder Schedule . Our Sports Center . May 10, 2012.
  14. Web site: Miazga . Mike . August 13, 2002 . Thunder's Kessy Finishes 9th at AVP Stop . Director Media Relations, USPV/Chicago Thunder . May 10, 2012.
  15. News: Merkin . Scott . February 1, 2003 . USPV shuts down, eyes a 2004 return . Chicago Tribune . May 10, 2012.
  16. News: Figueroa Cancel . Alex . November 15, 2002 . Corozal negocia con Jennifer Kessy . Primera Hora . May 10, 2012.
  17. News: Rosa Candino . Jessica . December 30, 2002 . Estaban cojas, pero ganaron . Primera Hora . May 10, 2012.
  18. Web site: Lideres del Torneo Superior Femenino 2003 . Club de Voleibol Pinkin de Corozal . May 10, 2012.
  19. Web site: Resultados Pinkin 2003 . Club de Voleibol Pinkin de Corozal . May 10, 2012.
  20. Web site: Alexander . Antoinette . April 25, 2012 . CoverGirl signs U.S. Olympic hopefuls Jennifer Kessy, Marlen Esparza . The Drugstore News . May 9, 2012.
  21. Web site: November 18, 2014 . Olympic Silver Medalist Jennifer Kessy Announces Return to AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour Partnership with Rising Star Emily Day . AVP . May 27, 2015.
  22. Web site: April 24, 2014 . New Orleans Open Results . AVP . May 27, 2015.
  23. Web site: Barons rookie not the only athlete in the family . theahl.com . May 9, 2021 . January 26, 2014.

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