Erin Aldrich
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| Full name | Erin Marie Aldrich | ||||||||||||||
| Born | December 27, 1977 (age 47) Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics & Volleyball | ||||||||||||||
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Erin Marie Shean (née Aldrich) (born December 27, 1977, in Dallas, Texas)[1] is an American high jumper and volleyball player.
She competed at the 2000 Olympic Games, in high jump.
After graduating Lake Highlands High School, she played volleyball at the highest level, competing for the United States women's national volleyball team. From 2007 to 2008, she played for NEC Red Rockets.[2]
Aldrich competed for the Arizona Wildcats in both sports during the 1996-97 NCAA season and transferred to the Texas Longhorns to compete from 1997 to 2000.[3]
Her high jump career included finishing fourth at the 2001 Summer Universiade. She also competed at the 2000 Olympic Games and the World Championships in 1997, 2001, 2005 and 2007 without reaching the final.
Her personal best jump is 1.97 metres (6 ft 6 in), first achieved in 1998 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
In 2020, Aldrich filed a lawsuit against the NCAA, saying that she was sexually abused by Arizona and Texas coach John Rembao and was not protected by the organization.[4]
