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Currently partnered with Sara Hughes
Tied for 9th at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games with Sarah Sponcil
Former partners include: Betsi Flint (2022); Sarah Sponcil (2019-2021); Brittany Hochevar (2018), Sara Hughes (2013-2018) and Sarah Sponcil (2019-21)
Made her official professional debut (post-graduation) with Sara Hughes at the 2017 FIVB Rio event, finishing 5th
Has played tournaments with Olympic medalists Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross
Three-time All-American with USC
Kelly and Sara Hughes had a record of 147-4 playing together at USC
With Sara Hughes, Kelly led USC to two NCAA titles in 2016 and 2017
Went undefeated with partner Sara Hughes as a junior
Won the AVCA Pairs National Championship with Sara Hughes in 2015
2012 U.S. Women's Junior Indoor National Training Team
2024 Paris Olympics - T5th with Sara Hughes
2024 BPT Ostrava Elite 16 - Gold with Sara Hughes
2024 BPT Espinho Elite 16 - T13th with Sara Hughes
2024 BPT Brasilia Elite 16 - T5th with Sara Hughes
2024 BPT Doha Elite 16 - Bronze with Sara Hughes
2023 Beach Pro Tour Finals - T9th with Sara Hughes
2023 Beach World Championships - Gold with Sara Hughes
2023 BPT Paris Elite 16 - T5th with Sara Hughes
2023 BPT Hamburg Elite 16 - T5th with Sara Hughes
2023 BPT Montreal Elite 16 - T9th with Sara Hughes
2023 BPT Gstaad Elite 16 - Silver with Sara Hughes
2023 BPT Ostrava Elite 16 - T5th with Sara Hughes
2023 BPT Uberlandia Elite 16 - 4th with Sara Hughes
2023 BPT Tepic Elite 16 - Gold with Sara Hughes
2023 BPT La Paz Challenge - T5th with Sara Hughes
2023 BPT Doha Elite 16 - T5th with Sara Hughes
2022 BPT World Tour Finals - Gold with Sara Hughes
2022 BPT Torquay Elite 16 - Gold with Sara Hughes
2022 BPT Torquay Challenge - Gold with Sara Hughes
2022 BPT Paris Elite 16 - 4th with Betsi Flint
2022 BPT Hamburg Elite 16 - Gold with Betsi Flint
2022 BPT World Championship - T17th with Betsi Flint
2021 BPT Jurmala Elite 16 - T9th with Betsi Flint
2021 BPT Rosarito Elite 16 - 4th with Betsi Flint
2021 FIVB World Tour Finals -T5th with Sarah Sponcil
2020 Olympic Games - T9th with Sarah Sponcil
2021 FIVB Ostrava - Gold with Sarah Sponcil
2021 FIVB Sochi - Gold with Sarah Sponcil
2019 FIVB The Hague - Silver with Sarah Sponcil
2019 FIVB Jinjiang - T5th with Sarah Sponcil
2019 FIVB Ostrava - T9th with Sarah Sponcil
2019 FIVB Warsaw - T9th with Sarah Sponcil
2019 FIVB World Championships - T9th with Sarah Sponcil
2019 FIVB Espinho - Silver with Sarah Sponcil
2019 FIVB Tokyo - T5th with Sarah Sponcil
2019 FIVB Moscow - T5th with Sarah Sponcil
2019 FIVB Rome (World Tour Finals) - T9th with Sarah Sponcil
2019 FIVB Qinzhou - T9th with Sarah Sponcil
2019 FIVB Chetumal - T5th with Sarah Sponcil
Top 2018 finishes include: Silver with Brittany Hochevar at FIVB Xiamen; 4th at FIVB Poland with Hochevar; Bronze at FIVB Qinzhou with Sarah Sponcil
2016 World University Games - Gold with Sarah Hughes
2014 FIVB U21 World Championships - Bronze with Sara Hughes
2013 USA Volleyball Beach High Performance Championships - Gold in U19 with Sara Hughes
2013 FIVB U19 World Championships - Bronze with Sara Hguhes
Born in 1995
Married Jordan Cheng in 2022... née Claes
Parents are Paul and Quincy Claes; father played baseball for two years at San Diego State
Has two brothers and one sister
Graduated from high school a semester early to join USC's beach volleyball program
Has played sitting volleyball at the USA Volleyball Open National Championships
Calls herself a geek, enjoys video games, Dungeons and Dragons, anime, comic conventions
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