Emily Day
American beach volleyball player
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Emily Capers (née Day born August 9, 1987, in Torrance, California) is a retired female beach volleyball player from the United States who won the gold medal at the NORCECA Circuit 2009 in Jamaica playing with Claire Robertson.[1][2]
United StatesAugust 9, 1987
Torrance, California, U.S.
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| Nationality | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Emily Day August 9, 1987 Torrance, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Torrance, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She studied at Loyola Marymount University where she got a degree in applied mathematics with a minor in Business Administration, receiving as a student athlete the awards of All Tournament and MVP at the 2008 Four Points Sheraton Classic, All Tournament at the "MCM Elegante Lobo Classic", "Academic All-District team", 2008 All Conference First Team and All Academic.[3][4]
She partnered with Jennifer Kessy to start the 2015 AVP season.[5][6]
Awards
College
- 2008 MCM Elegante Lobo Classic All Tournament
- 2008 Four Points Sheraton Classic All Tournament/MVP
- 2008 Collegiate Volleyball Update's Stellar Spikers Honorable Mention
- 2008 West Coast Conference All Academic Team
- 2008 All West Coast Conference First Team
- 2008 CoSIDA Academic All-District Third Team
- 2007 West Coast Conference All Academic Team
- 2007 All West Coast Conference First Team
- 2006 Hilton Phoenix/East Mesa Sun Devil Classic All Tournament
- 2006 West Coast Conference All Academic Team
- 2006 All West Coast Conference Honorable Mention
- 2005 Freshman All West Coast Conference First Team
AVP Pro Tour
- AVP Pro Tour Young Guns Manhattan Beach 2009
Gold Medal - AVP Pro Tour Young Guns Long Beach 2009
Silver Medal - AVP Pro Tour Champion Cincinnati Open 2013
- AVP Pro Tour Champion St. Petersburg Open (title split with opposing team Jenn Kessy/April Ross after cancellation due to weather)
- AVP Most Improved Player 2013
- AVP Pro Tour Manhattan Beach Open 2016, 2017 Gold Medal[7]
- AVP Pro Tour Huntington Beach Open 2017 Gold Medal[8]
- AVP Pro Tour Hermosa Beach Open 2017 Gold Medal[9]
- AVP Team of the Year 2017 (with Brittany Hochevar)
National team
- NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit Jamaica 2009 Gold Medal
- FIVB Phuket Open 2013 Silver Medal
- USAV Beach Team of the Year 2011 (with Heather McGuire)[10]
