BIRTH: June 15, 1975
HOMETOWN: Laguna Beach, Calif.
RESIDES: Manhattan Beach, Calif.
HEIGHT: 5-9
COLLEGE: Colorado
THE SKINNY: Rachel Wacholder has established herself as one of the top AVP Women on the Tour, as her 17 championship appearances since the start of 2005 are the third most of any player. She also has finished the last two seasons as the third-ranked player.
Wacholder and Elaine Youngs won three tournaments during the 2005 season: the Cincinnati Open, the Huntington Beach Open and the Boulder Open. In winning the AVP Cincinnati Open, Wacholder and Youngs put a halt to the 50 match win streak held by Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh. The win in Boulder was special as well, as it happened in her college town and on the same day her boyfriend Sean Scott won the men’s title.
In 2006, Wacholder and Youngs claimed two more titles before parting ways. Playing with Jennifer Boss, the duo made it to a pair of finals and four semifinals in total. Wacholder was chosen by Walsh in the Goddess of the Beach tournament in September 2006 to be her partner in the finals, helping Walsh win her first individual title.
In 2005, Wacholder was named the Best Defensive Player and the Most Improved Player of the AVP women after posting the second most kills and second most digs on the Tour. In 2006, she again ranked second in kills (7.71 per game) and seventh in digs (5.17 per game). Wacholder won two FIVB Grand Slam events in 2004 alongside Olympic gold medal winner Walsh, filling in for an injured May-Treanor.
Wacholder graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree in Communications where she was also named Big 12 All-Conference twice. She was born and raised in Laguna Beach, Calif., and now resides in Redondo Beach with boyfriend Sean Scott, a player on the AVP Tour.
She played volleyball in high school and was a California State Player of the Year. She occasionally does commercials and sports modeling in the off-season.
FAVORITES:
MOVIE - Shawshank Redemption
BAND - Norah Jones
TV SHOW - ER
MEAL - Sushi