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Team(s)

U.S. Women's Sitting National Team

Jersey Number

24

Position

Outside Hitter

High School

Gridley HS

Height

6-1

College

Arizona '01

Hometown

St. George, Utah

USAV Region

Northern California

CareerTimeline

Most Notable

  • Volleyball icon U.S. Women's Sitting National Team debut in 2024
  • Volleyball icon Played four years of indoor volleyball at Arizona (1996-99)

Events

  • Medal 2024 World ParaVolley Super 6 - Gold

Personal Highlights

  • Volleyball icon Began playing indoor volleyball in 1992
  • Volleyball icon Married to Nathan Blue Elam; six children: Celestial, Sariah, Charity, Adah, Ethan and Joseph
  • Volleyball icon In 2017, Raelene, her husband and two children were in a car accident traveling home from a club volleyball tournament. Her daughters were both paralyzed, and she and her husband were severely injured. After nine surgeries on her ankle, she had it amputated in November 2019.