- 2016 Olympic Games (Bronze Medal)
- 2018 FIVB World Championship (5th Place)
Most Notable
- Bronze medalist at 2016 Olympic Games, playing a key reserve role coming off the bench to provide 41 points highlighted by a 13-point performance versus Serbia in semifinal and 12 points against Italy in pool play
- Named MVP of 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix in First Tournament
- Selected AVCA All-America First Team in 2014 as a senior at UCLA
- Led all NCAA Division I players in kills per set (5.96) and points per set (6.60) in 2014
Major Competitions
2019 - Pan American Cup (Gold) ... FIVB World Cup (Silver) ... NORCECA Women's Continental Championship (Silver)
2018 - FIVB World Championship (5th Place)
2016 - NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament (Gold)...FIVB World Grand Prix (Silver)...Olympic Games (Bronze).
2015 - USA Volleyball Cup vs. China ... FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold)...FIVB World Cup (Bronze)...NORCECA Championship (Gold).
Did You Know
- After 2016 Olympic Games, Lowe took a break from the U.S. Women's National Team to go back to school to pursue a master's of landscape architecture at University of Southern California
- Never made the 'A' team until her junior year of high school
- Selected Capital One Academic All-America Third Team by CoSIDA in 2014
- Nominee for Lowe's Senior Class Award, the nation's premier award for NCAA Senior Student-Athletes
- Played tennis competitively until middle of high school
- Started playing indoor volleyball in 2003 with Coast Volleyball Club, but finished junior career playing with Wave Volleyball Club
- Hobbies are hiking, tennis, DIY projects, ocean activities
- Never lived outside of southern California and is about to live in a different country for eight months
- Graduated from UCLA in 2015 with a bachelor's degree in geography/environmental studies
Related Links
- Rancho Santa Fe Review: Lowe Named to World Championship Roster (Sept. 28, 2018)
- VolleyMob: Lowe Back in the Fold (June 15, 2018)
- usavolleyball.org: Lowe Returns to the U.S. Women's National Team (June 15, 2018)
- FIVB.com: Stars of Rio: Karsta Lowe (July 24, 2016)
- San Diego Union-Tribune: Local Volleyball Standouts Make Olympic Team (July 15, 2016)
- Daily Bruin: Women's Volleyball Alumna Karsta Lowe Named to U.S. Olympic Team (July 12, 2016)
- FIVB: Lowe Earns World Grand Prix MVP in First FIVB Tournament (July 26, 2015)
- Omaha World-Herald: Coach, Captain High on Karsta Lowe
- UCLA.com: Lowe Wins Gold at FIVB World Grand Prix, MVP (July 26, 2015)
- Orange County Register: Lowe May be Next Big Thing in Volleyball (June 8, 2015)
- ESPNW: Lowe Blossoming with Fiery New Attitude (Nov. 26, 2014)
- Daily Bruin: Lowe Went from Walk-On to Top Player (Nov. 27, 2013)
- Lowe Senior Class Award
- UCLA Athlete Bio on Karsta Lowe
Last Updated: October 2018
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