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| Full name | Kim Marie Willoughby | ||||||||||||
| Born | November 7, 1980 Houma, Louisiana, USA |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Spike | 315 cm (124 in) | ||||||||||||
| Block | 300 cm (120 in) | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||
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Kim Marie Willoughby (born November 7, 1980) is an American indoor volleyball player. She is 5'10" (1.78 m) and is an outside hitter. In 2007, she played professionally for the Italian Serie A League Familia Chieri. In April 2008, she joined the U.S. national team.[1] Willoughby made her Olympic debut at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, helping the USA to a silver medal.
Playing with Colussi Sirio Perugia she won the bronze medal at the 2008–09 CEV Indesit Champions League, and she was awarded "Best Receiver".[2]
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Kim was born in Houma, Louisiana, and grew up in Napoleonville, Louisiana, where she attended Assumption High School.[3] She not only played volleyball, but also lettered in track & field and basketball. She led her high school volleyball team to three consecutive state championships and was named the Louisiana Player of the Year her junior and senior seasons and was a First Team All-American.
Her parents are Vincent Gaines and Lula Willoughby. During Kim's junior year, her mother was in a car accident that led to two strokes and her being paralyzed from the waist down. More tragedy struck after Kim's boyfriend was shot after an argument and died, and she admits that she was angry and fought often when she was young.[4]
Four time U.S. Olympian Danielle Scott-Arruda is her third cousin.[5]
Willoughby has had a record with the law, for assault. In September 2008, she was arrested, was charged with first degree assault and eventually plead not guilty stemming from an incident in December 2006.[6] The incident occurred when Willoughby allegedly caused serious bodily injuries to a woman, Sara Daniel, at Pipeline Cafe in Kakaako. The alleged assault led to Daniel suffering severe bone fractures in her face. Willoughby claimed self-defense, but prosecutor Sherri Chun disagreed, saying "This incident was not self-defense. She (Willoughby) followed her (Daniel) out of the club, and that's when this all happened."[7] Willoughby posted $50,000 bail.[8] On May 18, 2009, Willoughby plead no contest in a plea agreement with the state and was sentenced to five years probation.[9]
On June 28, 2007, Willoughby was charged with first and second degree assault, with both degrees stemming from separate incidents, one being in 2006.[8] On June 8, 2001, Honolulu police charged her with abuse of a family or household member and third-degree assault. Five days after police charged Willoughby in the case, the victim filed for a temporary restraining order against her, leading to a judge to issue a three-year protective order.[8]
Willoughby tested positive for nandrolone after a match for her Italian team Perugia in April 2009. On September 11, 2009, it was announced that Willoughby was given a two year suspension from the Italian Olympic Committee, to end on July 10, 2011.[10]
At the University of Hawaiʻi, Willoughby was a three time American Volleyball Coaches Association All-American and was selected as the National Player of the Year in 2003.[11] As a senior in 2003, she ranked second nationally in kills per game with 6.59 while adding averages of 2.99 digs and 0.62 aces per game. She hit .372 in her final collegiate season to help the Rainbow Wahine to the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Tournament national semifinals for the second consecutive year. For her career, she averaged 5.91 kills per game, which ranked third-best in NCAA history at the time. Also had career totals of 1,440 digs, 194 aces and 291 blocks over 459 career games.
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