Lauren Fendrick

Olympian 2016

Athlete Bio#

Height

6'1"

Age

Hometown

Carlsbad, CA

Education

UCLA '03, communication studies; USC law degree '10

Personal

Married to beach volleyball player and Stanford beach Volleyball head coach Andrew Fuller since 2013...Graduated magna cum laude from UCLA in 2003 with a degree in communication studies...Received her law degree from USC and has passed the bar exam

Career Highlights

MOST NOTABLE
Tied for 19th with Brooke Sweat at the 2016 Olympics
Earned silver at the 2017 FIVB Beach World Championships with April Ross
Was a dual sport athlete at UCLA her freshman year, playing softball and volleyball
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Competed in nine 2018 FIVB beach events with various partners. Best finish was fifth with Nicole Branagh at Qinzhou, China three-star event
Earned her first FIVB medal, silver, at the 2017 FIVB Beach World Championships with April Ross; on the domestic AVP Tour, earned three bronze and one gold
Finished the 2016 season winning the AVP Championships
Fendrick and Sweat went 0-3 in pool play at the 2016 Olympics, tying them for 19th place. Duo was seeded in Pool A with No. 1 Brazil
In 2016 on the FIVB World Tour: had four fifth place finishes and two ninths with Brooke Sweat
In 2015, won silver at the 2015 NORCECA Continental Tour Finals with Sweat and finished fifth with April Ross at the inaugural FIVB World Tour Finals; best finishes on FIVB Tour were five fifth-places with Sweat
Won one AVP tournament in 2016 and 2015, in Chicago with Sweat and Huntington Beach with April Ross
Between 2013-14, had best of five fifth place finishes on the FIVB World Tour
In the final 2012 FIVB event of the season, competed with Nicole Branagh and finished fourth at the Bangsaen Thailand Open, her most recent top-4 finish
Finished the 2012 season in third place among U.S. teams trying to qualify for the Olympic Games, with Brooke Niles
Between 2008-2011, had three fourth-place finishes among three partners
In 2004, Lauren partnered with four different athletes through 10 AVP events, including future Olympian Nicole Branagh, whom she finished ninth with at Hermosa Beach.
Has played on the domestic AVP Tour since 2003, with five first-place finishes. Was named Best Blocker in 2016 and 2014
Played professional indoor volleyball in Puerto Rico and Turkey following college
In the summer of 1998, Fendrick was the kill leader while playing on the U.S. Girls’ Youth National Team