SAN DIEGO STATE 2008
Did not play in any matches while redshirting during her first season as an Aztec.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned a pair of varsity letters as a middle blocker and opposite hitter at Mira Costa High School ... Coached there by Daelea Aldrich and Lisa Zimmerman ... During her junior and senior seasons, MCHS won the state title and was crowned national champion ... Team won Bay League crown during her first two years ... Honor roll student and winner of a video production scholarship ... Captured first-place honors at both the Harvard Westlake Film Festival and the South Bay Student Video Festival as a senior ... Winner of an academic scholarship from Manhattan Beach Community Church.
CLUB
During the 2007-08 season was a member of the 18 R Mizuno team with the Long Beach Mizuno Volleyball Club ... Team finished first at the Baltimore qualifier for the Junior Olympics ... Member of the Southern California Volleyball Association (SCVA) High Performance Team in 2006 that competed in the USA HP tournament ... Played four years for the Southern California Volleyball Club (Redondo Beach Calif.) as a middle blocker ... Team finished as high as fifth at the Junior Olympics in the Open Division with the SCVC Kaepa 15 Blue team in 2005 ... Also competed one season for the South Bay Volleyball Club (Torrance, Calif.) and the Beach Cities Volleyball Club (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) as an opposite and outside hitter.
PERSONAL
Kristen Young Beals was born July 5, 1990, in Los Angeles, Calif. ... Daughter of Scott and Elaine Beals ... Brother, Michael (17), plays baseball and volleyball at Mira Costa HS ... Enjoys music, the beach, traveling and spending time with family ... Favorite athlete is Los Angele Laker forward Pau Gasol ... Was also recruited by Manhattan and Fordham ... Plans to major in film and is currently an art minor at San Diego State.