Karsta Lowe
- Club
- Athletes Unlimited
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth Date
- 02/02/1993
- Birth Place
- California, USA
- Height
- 194 cm
- Weight
- 75 kg
Position: Opposite
Height: 6-4
Hometown: Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
College: UCLA
Olympic Experience
2016 Olympic Games (Bronze Medal)
Most Notable
Bronze medalist at 2016 Olympic Games, playing a key reserve role coming off the bench to provide 41 points highlighted by a 13-point performance versus Serbia in semifinal and 12 points against Italy in pool play
Named MVP of 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix in First Tournament
Selected AVCA All-America First Team in 2014 as a senior at UCLA
Led all NCAA Division I players in kills per set (5.96) and points per set (6.60) in 2014
Major Competitions
2016 - NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament (Gold)...FIVB World Grand Prix (Silver)...Olympic Games (Bronze).
2015 - USA Volleyball Cup vs. China ... FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold)...FIVB World Cup (Bronze)...NORCECA Championship (Gold).
Did You Know
Never made the 'A' team until her junior year of high school
Selected Capital One Academic All-America Third Team by CoSIDA in 2014
Nominee for Lowe's Senior Class Award, the nation's premier award for NCAA Senior Student-Athletes
Played tennis competitively until middle of high school
Started playing indoor volleyball in 2003 with Coast Volleyball Club, but finished junior career playing with Wave Volleyball Club
Hobbies are hiking, tennis, DIY projects, ocean activities
Never lived outside of southern California and is about to live in a different country for eight months
Graduated from UCLA in 2015 with a bachelor's degree in geography/environmental studies
Took off the 2017 international season to attend graduate school