Along with partner Misty May-Treanor, Kerri had one of the longest and most impressive winning streaks in professional sports after winning 89 straight matches on the AVP Tour as well as the international circuit between 2003 and 2004. In 2007 her 20 wins (domestic and international combined) tied her with Misty for the most wins in a single season.
Kerri captured the public's imagination in 2004 by bringing home a Gold Medal from the Athens Summer Games, and soon afterwards started a stretch of 50 consecutive match victories. Kerri and Misty have also captured the SWATCH-FIVB World Championships in 2003 (Rio de Janeiro), 2005 (Berlin) and 2007 (Gstaad).
In 2006, Kerri became the fourth American woman to surpass $1 million in career earnings, accomplishing the feat in Chicago. She and Misty established AVP team records for wins (13) and prize money ($408,800), while Kerri set the standard for season wins by an individual (14) and prize money ($242,650).
Kerri on the AVP Tour
In 2008, Kerri and Misty captured Gold again at the Beijing Summer Games.
Kerri has led the AVP in both blocks and hitting percentage in 2005, 2006 and 2007. She has been the top-ranked player each season she has played domestically. In February 2007 Kerri won the individual exhibition event in Albany, N.Y.
Kerri at the Beijing 2008 Summer Games
Kerri came to the beach with impeccable indoor credentials. She graduated from Stanford University with a BA in American Studies. While there, she became only the second player in NCAA history to receive First-Team All-American honors all four seasons (1996-1999). She was also the first player in PAC-10 history to record 1,500 kills (1,553), 1,200 digs (1,285) and 500 blocks (502). Kerri is considered to be one of the best all-around players in collegiate history.
Born to Margie and Tim Walsh on August 15, 1978, Kerri grew up playing sports with her older brother Marte and her younger sisters Kelli and KC. She comes from an athletic family background as her father played minor league baseball for the Oakland A's and her mother was named two-time MVP in volleyball at Santa Clara.
Before her successful transition to the beach, Kerri had a thriving indoor career where she was a member of the United States National Team for two seasons (1999-2000) and was a right side hitter on the 2000 Olympic Team, helping the team play in the medal round and finish fourth in Sydney.
Kerri currently resides in Hermosa Beach, California with her husband Casey Jennings, one of the top men's volleyball players on the Tour. The two were married December 4, 2005. Both players won in Seaside Heights in 2006, making them the second married couple to win on the same weekend, joining Mike and Patty Dodd, who accomplished the feat four times. Walsh and Jennings again both won in San Francisco in 2007.