Kimberly Marie Glass (born August 18, 1984) is an American indoor

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player and

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. She is and plays as an outside hitter. She joined the U.S. national team on May 23, 2007. Glass made her first

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appearance at the

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, helping Team USA to a silver medal.

High school and personal life

Glass was born in

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, to Sherman and Kathy Glass. She has two brothers, Darryl and Marcius, and two sisters, Shalana and Shaynce. She grew up in

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, and attended Conestoga Valley High School where she was a three-year letterwinner. She was the 2001 Pennsylvania State Gatorade Player of the Year. She was the Lancaster-Lebanon League MVP in 2000 and 2001 and participated on the U.S. junior national team in 2001 that competed at the Women's Junior World Championships. She played club volleyball for Synergy for four years. While in college, Glass tried out for

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' show

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five times. In 2011 Glass appeared in the

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Homelessness

Homeless for Charity

Glass frequently worked with the homeless population in Los Angeles. On " The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars", she chose to play for the charity

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, which helps homeless youth.

Attack by Homeless Man

In July 2022, Glass's Instagram account stated that she was randomly attacked in

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by a homeless man. Reportedly while leaving a restaurant with a friend, 51-year-old Semeon Tesfamariam ran up to her and hit her in the face with a metal pipe, causing multiple facial fractures and eye injuries that required stitches. The pipe was possibly thrown.

College highlights

Glass, a three-time

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All-American and four-time All-Pac-10 pick, is

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's career leader in kills with 2,151 and ranks third all-time in the Pac-10 in the same category. She averaged 5.27 kills, 2.84 digs, 0.70 blocks and 0.40 aces per game for the Wildcats. For her career, Glass had double-digit kills in 105 of her 115 matches played, along with 20 or more kills 54 times en route to a school-record 5.27 kills per game average. She holds the Arizona school record with 162 aces, and is third in career digs with 1,158. Glass provided 77 block solos, which ranks eighth all-time for the Wildcats. In 2002, she was an

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Second Team All-American and the National Freshman of the Year. In 2003, she was a Third Team All-American. As a senior in 2005, Glass was selected

All-America First-Team in leading Arizona to a fourth overall seed in the NCAA tournament, where they got to the regional final. Kim Glass became the first

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and the fourth player in Pac-10 history to record 2,000 kills.Arizona's Kim Glass Named Pac-10 Volleyball Player of the Week

International career

Junior international competition

Glass is no stranger to international competition as she was a member of the U.S. women's junior national team that competed in the 2001 FIVB World Junior Championships. She also participated on the U.S. women's junior national team at the 2002 NORCECA Continental Women's Junior Championships.

Major international competition

2008 *

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*U.S. Olympic team exhibition with Brazil *

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(fourth place) 2007 *

(eighth place) *FIVB World Cup (bronze medal)

International highlights

Averaged 3.39 points per set at the FIVB World Grand Prix in her first international experience with the U.S. women's national team. Ranked 10th among all scorers at the World Grand Prix during the preliminary round. Attacked at a 0.346 percentage with 2.61 kills per set on 211 swings. Averaged 0.97 digs, 0.39 aces and 0.39 blocks during the World Grand Prix. Started only four of 11 matches at the FIVB World Cup, but played in 29 sets with 26 set starts. Tallied World Cup per set averages of 2.45 points, 1.79 kills, 0.34 blocks, 1.21 digs and 0.31 aces. Contributed 12 points coming off the bench versus

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on November 3 with 9 kills on 16 swings. She scored 11 points against

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on November 10 and Japan on November 15.

Professional career

Glass played for

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's Super League. She led the league in kills during the regular season and led her team to the tournament semifinals. She joined Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball Team on 2007 season start with her U.S. national team-mate

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. U.S. national libero

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also played there on 2006–07 season.

Awards

2005 NIRSA Region 6 Basketball Tournament Most Valuable Player

Clubs

* 2010/11 CEV Champions League – Gorm silver cup

Runner-up, with

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Other ventures

Glass competed on the special for the

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reality series '' The Challenge:'' '' Champs vs. Stars,'' which premiered November 21, 2017. Glass almost made it to the Final Challenge, but lost a coin toss for the final spot. Glass is now featured in a segment of the mobile phone app, Headspace, hosting a series of guided sessions focused on movement and mindfulness.

References

External links

Official website
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