Elizabeth McMahon
American volleyball player
Elizabeth "Liz" McMahon (born February 27, 1993) is an American volleyball player. She was a silver medalist on the 2010 Junior Olympic volleyball team, the first athlete at the University of Illinois to win the Senior CLASS Award, and a gold medalist at the 2017 Pan American Cup, where she also won the Best Opposite award.
Early life and education
McMahon was born on February 27, 1993, to parents Kevin and Janine McMahon. She has a brother, Colin, and a sister, Clare. She graduated from Lakota West High School in West Chester, Ohio, in 2011. While in high school, she was ranked as the number three recruit in the United States. She attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she was the tallest player in Illini volleyball history. McMahon graduated in 2015 with a degree in sports management. Throughout her college career, she made multiple visits to the local elementary schools as a part of the Hometown Heroes program, which is a program based on giving back to the community.
Volleyball career
High school career
During McMahon's high school career, she was ranked as the number three recruit in the United States.
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