Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth are American beach volleyball players and former indoor volleyball standouts. From HS state championships to NCAA conference crowns and tournament MVP, to All-American mentions, their accomplishments at such a young age are many. Winners of their last 5 regional tournaments, They ran roughshod through most of the best beach players in the country. They are now at LSY, about to finish their last year for University's sand program. LSU was ranked #1 nationally (pre-COVID), and the year before, Nuss played for the pair one team where she was 33-4, and was part of only the third team in NCAA history to amass 100 victories. Her new partner, Kloth, picked up the game rather quickly after playing indoor at Creighton, where as an outside hitter she helped take her team to the NCAA Elite Eight.
Tune in, as we chat up being unassuming as an advantage, LSU's momentum leading up to this possible championship run, AVP Next in Atlantic City and Clearwater, their reaction to COVID shutting down their 2020 season, the awesomeness of head coach Russell Brock, iron sharpening iron, the easiest and hardest things to bring to the beach from indoor, the struggle of transition setting and how important it is in partnerships, life in South Dakota, thoughts on a "Power five" in NCAA sand volleyball, generational talent in their age group, book and films, and MORE!
