- Bronze medalist at 2016 Olympic Games
- Set Team USA to the 2015 Pan American Cup gold medal and was the leading setter in running set average at 6.27 per set
- Named the 2015 Most Valuable Player at the Pan American Games
- Started four of five matches at 2011 Pan American Games in helping the U.S. win the bronze medal…averaged 4.67 assists, 1.17 points and 0.50 blocks per set while converting six of nine errorless attacks for kills
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
- 2017 - FIVB World Grand Prix (5th Place) ... USA Volleyball Cup vs Brazil ... FIVB World Grand Champions Cup (Bronze)
- 2016 - FIVB World Grand Prix (Silver)...Olympic Games (Bronze)
- 2015 - USA Volleyball Cup vs China...Pan American Cup (Gold)...Pan American Games (Gold).
- 2012 - Pan American Cup (Gold)
- 2011 – Pan American Games (Bronze).
DID YOU KNOW
- Joined U.S. Women's National Team in January 2011
- Her uncle Galen Tomlinson, who was Turbo in the 1980s television series American Gladiator, was her mentor and coach in both volleyball and track and field in her youth. After the passing of Lloyd’s father when she was four years old, Tomlinson moved in shortly afterwards and came to be a father figure for her. To read more about the relationship, click here
- Led U.S. Women’s National A2 Team to the gold medal at the 2010 USA Volleyball Open National Championships and selected to the all-tournament team
- Became first player to become a three-time selection for the U.S. Women’s National A2 Program
- Named all-tournament at the 2009 USA Volleyball Open National Championships after leading her USA A2 squad to the bronze medal.
- Helped her USA A2 squad to the gold medal at the 2008 USA Volleyball Open National Championships, earning all-tournament in the process.
- Named American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division I Player of the Year and All-America First-Team after leading University of California-Berkeley to a runner-up finish in the NCAA Division I Women's National Championship
- Became second-player in school history to receive three AVCA All-America honors
- Captured three all-tournament honors in final three seasons of competing in the USA Volleyball Girls' Junior National Championships
- Grandfather Doug Tomlinson was a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians
- Siblings are brother Doug and sister Coral
- Started playing volleyball in 2000 while in sixth grade
Carli Lloyd's Favorites
Food: Loves to enjoy a good meal, and loves a lot of different types of food. Her mom's homecooking is wonderful to come home to after being overseas for awhile. Homemade chips, guacamole and tacos :) ... Book: The Noticer ... Music Type: I Like to Mix it Up ... Movie The Notebook ... Actress/Actor: Rachel McAdams and Johnny Depp ... Athlete: Steve Prefontaine. "To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift." - Kerri Walsh Jennings
Hobbies and Interests: Reading/learning about how I can be better. Writing. Connecting with friends/family. Playing with my nieces and nephews. Playing beach volleyball. Being in nature.
Most Admired Person: My mom and uncle because "they are the best parents I could have ever asked for."
Happiest Moment in Life: "In my volleyball life my happiest moment was finding out I would be traveling to the 2016 Olympics."