U.S. Olympic Athletes
Kari Miller
Height: 5-4
Weight: 118 pounds
Current Residence: Edmond, Okla.
PERSONAL: Born Kari LaRaine Miller on April 16, 1977 in Newark, N.J. ... Kari's father is Nathaniel Peterson. Her mother is Mary C. Lanuze... Kari has one brother named Michael Miller... Kari graduated from Cardoza Senior High School in Washington, DC, in 1995... She competed in basketball and track during high school... Kari was serving in active military duty when a drunk driver collided with the car she was traveling in. The driver of her car was killed. Kari survived, but lost both her legs in the crash; one amputated above the knee, one below... Kari competed in wheelchair basketball before discovering sitting volleyball... She now trains with the U.S. Women's Sitting Team at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmund, Okla. ... Kari's hobbies include volunteering at an animal shelter, sky diving, horseback riding and jet skiing... She likes to listen to Neo Soul... Her favorite TV show is Heroes... Her role model is her mother... Kari says of herself, "I will try just about anything."
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 – Parapan American Zonal Championship in Sao Paulo, Brazil (gold)... ECVD Continental Cup in Yevpatoria, Ukraine (gold) 2010- Sitting Volleyball World Championships in Oklahoma (silver)... Parapan American Championship in Colorado (gold)… World Organization for Volleyball Disabled (WOVD) World Cup in Egypt (gold)…2009- U.S. Women’s Sitting Team won Parapan American Zonal Championship (Montreal)… Kari also was a member of the U.S. Women’s Sitting Team that won gold at the Eurocup (Netherlands)... 2008- Paralympic Games in Beijing (silver medal)... World Organization Volleyball for Disabled (WOVD) Intercontinental Cup in Ismailia, Egypt (bronze medal)... 2007 - Sitting Volleyball Invitational in Shanghai China (silver medal)... 2006 - Sitting Volleyball World Championship in Netherlands (fifth place). Kari has also played in several exhibition matches, both international and domestic, with the U.S. team.
Weight: 118 pounds
Current Residence: Edmond, Okla.
PERSONAL: Born Kari LaRaine Miller on April 16, 1977 in Newark, N.J. ... Kari's father is Nathaniel Peterson. Her mother is Mary C. Lanuze... Kari has one brother named Michael Miller... Kari graduated from Cardoza Senior High School in Washington, DC, in 1995... She competed in basketball and track during high school... Kari was serving in active military duty when a drunk driver collided with the car she was traveling in. The driver of her car was killed. Kari survived, but lost both her legs in the crash; one amputated above the knee, one below... Kari competed in wheelchair basketball before discovering sitting volleyball... She now trains with the U.S. Women's Sitting Team at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmund, Okla. ... Kari's hobbies include volunteering at an animal shelter, sky diving, horseback riding and jet skiing... She likes to listen to Neo Soul... Her favorite TV show is Heroes... Her role model is her mother... Kari says of herself, "I will try just about anything."
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 – Parapan American Zonal Championship in Sao Paulo, Brazil (gold)... ECVD Continental Cup in Yevpatoria, Ukraine (gold) 2010- Sitting Volleyball World Championships in Oklahoma (silver)... Parapan American Championship in Colorado (gold)… World Organization for Volleyball Disabled (WOVD) World Cup in Egypt (gold)…2009- U.S. Women’s Sitting Team won Parapan American Zonal Championship (Montreal)… Kari also was a member of the U.S. Women’s Sitting Team that won gold at the Eurocup (Netherlands)... 2008- Paralympic Games in Beijing (silver medal)... World Organization Volleyball for Disabled (WOVD) Intercontinental Cup in Ismailia, Egypt (bronze medal)... 2007 - Sitting Volleyball Invitational in Shanghai China (silver medal)... 2006 - Sitting Volleyball World Championship in Netherlands (fifth place). Kari has also played in several exhibition matches, both international and domestic, with the U.S. team.
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 –Kari helped the U.S. Women to a 7-0 record and a gold medal at the ECVD Continental Cup in Yevpatoria, Ukraine... Kari was named best libero with 163 receptions, good for a seven-game average of 57 percent...Kari Competed with the U.S. Women's Sitting Team in China in four exhibition matches against the Shanghai club team... Kari lead the U.S. Women’s Sitting Team defensively in its four exhibition victories over the Shanghai club team played in conjunction with the 2011 Colorado Crossroads on March 17-20 in Denver… Kari was the team leader with 69 digs, averaging 79 percent “positive” and 59 percent “excellent.” 2010- Played in 25 sets for the U.S. Women at the Sitting Volleyball World Championships and was the team leader with her 50 "excellent" receptions, 2.00 per set. She also added 43 digs, 36 of which were considered "excellents", and averaged 1.44 digs per set, second best among the squad. 2009- Kari was awarded along with team as the Paralympians of the Year for 2008- Kari was a key member of the U.S. squad that won the silver medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing... Started and played every set of every match during the tournament as the team's libero.
Updated September 14, 2011
