Deahna Kraft's guest appearances

Deahna Kraft

SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter

The Viral Volley Podcast

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Deahna Kraft is an AVP rookie and one of dozens upon dozens of enormous talents coming out of the NCAA beach game. A four-year starter at Pepperdine, Kraft graduated as an All-American before doing a graduate year at Wisconsin as a defensive specialist. Now back on the beach, Kraft made her first AVP main draw in Muskegon, Michigan, with Allie Wheeler, where they finished third, losing only to Brazilians Larissa and Lili Maestrini. That finish guaranteed them a main draw berth into the AVP Pro Series in Hermosa Beach next week. On this episode, we chat about: Her childhood, split between Hawai’i and Seattle, and how beach volleyball became involved Improving from a walk-on to a scholarship athlete on court one for Pepperdine Her big finish in Muskegon, and how she pulled herself out of a mental rut just in time The differences in competing on the beach in college and indoors for a major program  And, as always, so much more. ENJOY! *** We now have SANDCAST MERCHANDISE!! Rock the gear of your favorite podcast today! https://www.sandcastmerch.com/ If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in one quick newsletter, head over to our website and subscribe! We'd love to have ya! https://www.sandcastvolleyball.com/ This episode, as always, is brought to you by Wilson Volleyball, makers of the absolute best balls in the game, hands down. You can get a 20-percent discount using our code, SANDCAST-20! https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball Check out our book, Volleyball for Milkshakes, written by SANDCAST hosts Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter: https://www.amazon.com/Volleyball-Milkshakes-Travis-Mewhirter/dp/B089781SHB

Deahna Kraft is an AVP rookie and one of dozens upon dozens of enormous talents coming out of the NCAA beach game. A four-year starter at Pepperdine, Kraft graduated as an All-American before doing a graduate year at Wisconsin as a defensive specialist. Now back on the beach, Kraft made her first AVP main draw in Muskegon, Michigan, with Allie Wheeler, where they finished third, losing only to Brazilians Larissa and Lili Maestrini. That finish guaranteed them a main draw berth into the AVP Pro Series in Hermosa Beach next week. On this episode, we chat about: <ul><li>Her childhood, split between Hawai’i and Seattle, and how beach volleyball became involved</li> <li>Improving from a walk-on to a scholarship athlete on court one for Pepperdine</li> <li>Her big finish in Muskegon, and how she pulled herself out of a mental rut just in time</li> <li>The differences in competing on the beach in college and indoors for a major program</li> </ul> And, as always, so much more. ENJOY! *** We now have SANDCAST MERCHANDISE!! Rock the gear of your favorite podcast today! <a href="https://www.sandcastmerch.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sandcastmerch.com/</a> If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in one quick newsletter, head over to our website and subscribe! We'd love to have ya! <a href="https://www.sandcastvolleyball.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sandcastvolleyball.com/</a> This episode, as always, is brought to you by Wilson Volleyball, makers of the absolute best balls in the game, hands down. You can get a 20-percent discount using our code, SANDCAST-20! <a href="https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball</a> Check out our book, Volleyball for Milkshakes, written by SANDCAST hosts Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Volleyball-Milkshakes-Travis-Mewhirter/dp/B089781SHB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Volleyball-Milkshakes-Travis-Mewhirter/dp/B089781SHB</a>

Deahna Kraft only knows one speed: All in or nothing at all

In this Special Episode of the Viral Volley Podcast, former Pepperdine Beach standout and current Wisconsin Badger, Deahna Kraft jumps onto the show with Rob. Together they talk about Deahna's Beach career at Pepperdine, why she chose to play beach instead of indoor (being a talented MH/Opp), going back to indoor with a top-5 program in Wisconsin, and the opportunity as a Badger to play for a National Championship! We end the episode by discussing her connection to the Pepperdine program and an uncertain future-- at least for now-- and the possibilities of playing volleyball on either surface, and beyond!

In this Special Episode of the Viral Volley Podcast, former Pepperdine Beach standout and current Wisconsin Badger, Deahna Kraft jumps onto the show with Rob. Together they talk about Deahna's Beach career at Pepperdine, why she chose to play beach instead of indoor (being a talented MH/Opp), going back to indoor with a top-5 program in Wisconsin, and the opportunity as a Badger to play for a National Championship! We end the episode by discussing her connection to the Pepperdine program and an uncertain future-- at least for now-- and the possibilities of playing volleyball on either surface, and beyond!