Megan, a WAVE alum & USC beach star, joined the WAVE Beach staff in 2024!
We are so excited to welcome Megan Kraft back to the staff after her successful career at USC. During her collegiate years, she earned the following honors:
4X AVCA All American
2X AVCA National Player of the Year
4X NCAA National Champion
2X Pac-12 Player of the Year
2X Pac-12 Pair of the Year (Delaynie Maple)
2021 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
Member of USA Volleyball Beach National Team
Prior to her time at USC, Megan attended Torrey Pines high school where she earned the following accolades:
No. 1-rated beach recruit by Volleyball Magazine
Volleyball Magazine Beach Fab 30 selection
AVCA Under Armour High School All-America second team
Volleyball Magazine All-America honorable mention
San Diego Sports Association Player of the Month (October 2019)
2019 Avocado League Player of the Year
Helped TPHS win Avocado West League and CIF San Diego Titles
Won California State Championship and were declared national champions in 2019
3X Scholar-Athlete Award winner
Kraft is a four-year member of the USAV Beach program… has played on several A1 teams from U15 to U19… placed second at the 2017 USAV U19 Beach Junior National Team Trials… took ninth place at the 2018 U19 World Championships in Nanjing, China… finished first at the 2018 USAV Beach High Performance Championships… took first at the 2019 USAV Beach National Qualifier and later won the USAV Beach National Championship… placed fourth at the FIVB Guam one-star event in March 2020… advanced to AVP quarterfinal with partner Delaynie Maple at the 2019 Hermosa Beach event… paired with Maple to win the 2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships in Phuket, Thailand.
Megan will continue to play professional beach volleyball while coaching at WAVE!