Claire Robertson
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Claire Robertson D'Amore (born June 4, 1982 in Torrance, California
Torrance, California
Torrance is a city incorporated in 1921 and located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Torrance has of shore-front beaches on the Pacific Ocean, quieter and less well-known by tourists than others on the Santa Monica Bay, such as those of neighboring...

) is a female beach volleyball
Beach volleyball
Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....

 player from the United States
United States
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 who has won numerous tournaments and awards including: 6 CBVA wins in a Row, the gold medal in Guatemala NORCECA, the gold medal at the NORCECA Circuit 2009
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2009
The 2009 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit was a North American beach volleyball tour. The tour consisted of eight tournaments in both genders....

 at Jamaica
2009 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit (Jamaica)
The 2009 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit at Jamaica was held June 26–29, 2009 in Kingston, Jamaica. It was the fourth leg of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2009.-Women's competition:-Men's competition:-References:* *...

 playing with Emily Day
Emily Day
Emily Day is a female beach volleyball player from the United States who won the gold medal at the NORCECA Circuit 2009 at Jamaica playing with Claire Robertson....

. As an AVP player she was rookie of the year 2006, Top upcoming Player 2007, and rated top 5 in digs from 2007-20010.

She studied at Northern Arizona University
Northern Arizona University
Northern Arizona University is a public university located in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and has 39 satellite campuses in the state of Arizona. The university offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees.As of...

 where she got a degree
Academic degree
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 in Health Promotion
Health promotion
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 & Physical Education
Physical education
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 receiving as an student athlete
Student athlete
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 the awards of 2001 NAU Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete Award, All Tournament at the 2003 Fiesta Bowl Tournament, 2003 "All Conference Second Team" and 2002 "All Conference Honorable Mention"
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In 1998, she won the Girls U16/U15 National Beach Championship, playing with Tawny Schulte.

College

  • 2003 Fiesta Bowl Tournament, All Tournament
  • 2003 All Conference Second Team
  • 2002 All Conference Honorable Mention
  • 2001 NAU Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete Award

National Team

  • NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit Jamaica 2009
    2009 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit (Jamaica)
    The 2009 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit at Jamaica was held June 26–29, 2009 in Kingston, Jamaica. It was the fourth leg of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2009.-Women's competition:-Men's competition:-References:* *...

      Gold Medal

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