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Kim Blankinship
United States  
 
Vital Statistics
 

Photo: John Bartelt
Birth Date October 14th
Resides Deceased Oct. 16, 2006
Height 5'8"
College Loyola Marymount
  Best Finish Winnings
United States 17th (2 times) $1,032
   BVA 17th (2 times) $1,032
   USAV 25th $0
   WPVA 25th $0
Overall 17th (2 times) $1,032
 
Bio Bits

Kim started as an outside hitter on the women’s volleyball team at Loyola Marymount where she was inducted into the "Athletic Hall of Fame."  While there, her teams won three straight West Coast Conference titles and reached the Sweet Sixteen in 1996, finishing ninth in the nation in the final poll.  Kim was the 1998 West Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year.  In 1996 she was the WCC Player of the Year and a Third Team All American.  LMU named her the Female Athlete of the Year in 1996 through 1997.  She graduated with a degree in Communications in 1997.

Kim's legacy lives on with an annual 4-woman volleyball tournament played in Hermosa Beach that began in 2007.  Proceeds from the tournament are used to award scholarships to deserving graduates in her name. 		 
 
Career Summary
 
United States
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 25th 29th 33rd 37th 41st
1997 WPVA 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 12.0 86th 0 0 1 0 2 1 1
1999 USAV 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 17.0 66th 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2000 BVA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,032.00 40.0 59th 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)		   10
(708th)		 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,032.00
(577th)		 69.0   0 2 2 2 2 1 1
 
 
 
 
 
Overall
Total
(Rank)		   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,032.00
(1900th)		 69.0   0 2 2 2 2 1 1
 
Red denotes ranked 1st
 
Partner Summary
 
Beach Volleyball America
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 25th 29th 33rd 37th 41st
Suzanne Radcliffe 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,032 40.0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,032 40.0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
 
USA Volleyball
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 25th 29th 33rd 37th 41st
Suzanne Radcliffe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 17.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 17.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
 
Women's Professional Volleyball Association
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 25th 29th 33rd 37th 41st
Suzanne Radcliffe 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 9.0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1
Jennifer Loftis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 12.0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1
 
Overall
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 25th 29th 33rd 37th 41st
Suzanne Radcliffe 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,032 66.0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1
Jennifer Loftis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
 
Total 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,032 69.0 0 2 2 2 2 1 1
 
 
Location Summary
 
United States
Location Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 25th 29th 33rd 37th 41st
California: Hermosa Beach BVA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $516 16.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
California: Hermosa Beach WPVA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
California: Huntington Beach USAV 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 17.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
California: Huntington Beach WPVA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
California: Oceanside BVA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $516 16.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
California: Pismo Beach BVA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 4.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
California: San Diego WPVA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
California: Seal Beach BVA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 4.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Florida: Orlando WPVA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Texas: Dallas WPVA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 4.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Total 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,032 69.0 0 2 2 2 2 1 1
 
Total 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,032 69.0 0 2 2 2 2 1 1
 
 
Season Summaries 1997-2000
 
1997 Women's Professional Volleyball Association
Date Location Partner Seed Finish Winnings Points
5/8-11 Orlando Suzanne Radcliffe Q16 41   1
5/31-6/1 San Diego Suzanne Radcliffe Q8 37   1
6/13-15 Dallas Suzanne Radcliffe 31 25   4
W1: l. Karolyn Kirby / Nancy Reno (2)  5-15
C1: l. Mary Baily / Helen Reale (18)  6-15
6/27-29 Huntington Beach Jennifer Loftis 39 33   3
: l. Natalie Cook / Kerri Pottharst (7)  
8/8-10 Hermosa Beach Suzanne Radcliffe Q4 33   3
Summary 
Matches Won-Lost: 0-3  
Points Scored-Allowed: 11-30
Tournaments Played: 5
Best Finish: 25th
Points: 12
Ranking: 86th
 
1999 USA Volleyball
Date Location Partner Seed Finish Winnings Points
5/14-16 Huntington Beach Suzanne Radcliffe Q20 25   17
 
2000 Beach Volleyball America
Date Location Partner Seed Finish Winnings Points
5/12-14 Oceanside Suzanne Radcliffe Q12,24 17 $516.00 16
Q2: d. Deanne Johnson / Barbara Khozam (Q5,21)  17-15 (0:45)
Q3: l. Allison Block / Pat Keller (Q4,18)  7-15 (0:27)
W1: l. Danalee Bragado-Corso / Ali Wood (9)  1-15 (0:19)
C1: l. Patty Dodd / Karolyn Kirby (7)  6-15 (0:20)
6/9-11 Hermosa Beach Suzanne Radcliffe Q4,18 17 $516.00 16
Q2: d. Karen Reitz / Carrie Wright (Q13)  15-3 (0:17)
Q3: d. Anne McArthur / Sarah White (Q12,24)  15-10 (0:38)
W1: l. Karen Holman / Teri Van Dyke (Q2,15)  12-15 (0:40)
C1: l. Julie Deckert / Angie Simpson (17)  1-15 (0:25)
7/7-9 Seal Beach Suzanne Radcliffe Q4 29   4
Q2: l. Dianne DeNecochea / Kristen Keefe (Q13,21)  7-15 (0:36)
Q5: d. Heather Sweeney / Alicia Zamparelli-Flavia (Q14)  15-5 (0:24)
Q6: l. Sherine Ebadi / Karen Reitz (Q11)  7-15 (0:24)
8/11-13 Pismo Beach Suzanne Radcliffe Q6 29   4
Q2: l. Heather Sweeney / Alicia Zamparelli-Flavia (24)  14-16
Q5: d. Natacha Nelson / Gina Zottola    15-8
Q6: l. Kristi Atkinson / Lael Fresenius    7-15
Summary 
Matches Won-Lost: 5-9  
Points Scored-Allowed: 139-177
Tournaments Played: 4
Best Finish: 17th (2 times)
Winnings: $1,032
Points: 40
Ranking: 59th
 

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