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$60,000 Evian National Championship
August 8 - 10, 1997

(5) Krista Blomquist/Christine Podraza

Krista Blomquist

Photo: John Bartelt

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 27, 1965 (60 yrs old)

Home Town:

Branford, CT

Height:

5'10"

College(s):

Connecticut

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (3 times)

Career Winnings:

$84,059.50

Christine Schaefer Podraza

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 27, 1968 (57 yrs old)

Home Town:

Cincinnati, OH

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

Minnesota

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (WPVA Fairfax 1996)

Career Winnings:

$120,313.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	9	10	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	US$6,200.00
WPVA	7	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	$24,172.00
Overall	9	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	US$30,372.00

Previous Hermosa Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1993	Kristine Bailey - 17th	Kengelin Bell - 13th
1994	Bev Lidyoff - 17th	Kengelin Bell - 13th
1995	Gayle Stammer - 7th	Lisa Arce - 9th
FIVB 1995	Gayle Stammer - 27th	Lisa Arce - 9th
1996	Wendy Fletcher - 9th	Karrie Poppinga - 9th
FIVB 1996	Wendy Fletcher - 9th	Karrie Poppinga - 7th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
WPVA	8/2-3/1997	New York Indoor	6	6th	0	$3,000.00
WPVA	7/12-13/1997	Chicago Open	7	3rd	64	$5,700.00
WPVA	6/27-29/1997	U.S. Open	8	9th	32	$1,890.00
WPVA	6/21-22/1997	Atlantic City Open	6	9th	32	$1,575.00
WPVA	6/13-15/1997	Irving Open	6	5th	48	$3,000.00

National Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/8/1997	Winner 1	Jennifer Marzahl / Suzie Turner (28)	Won 15-8
Fri, 8/8/1997	Winner 2	Pat Keller / Valinda Roche (12)	Won 15-9
Fri, 8/8/1997	Winner 3	Karrie Poppinga / Angela Rock (4)	Won 16-14
Fri, 8/8/1997	Winner 4	Liz Masakayan / Elaine Youngs (9)	Lost 11-15
Fri, 8/8/1997	Contender 6	Leanne McSorley / Jennifer Meredith (10)	Won 15-10
Fri, 8/8/1997	Semi-Finals	Karolyn Kirby / Nancy Reno (2)	Lost 9-15
Fri, 8/8/1997	Bronze Medal	Liz Masakayan / Elaine Youngs (9)	Won 15-13

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$6,200.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$6,200.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Krista Blomquist												Christine Podraza
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,100.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,100.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,875.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,250.00
22	0	0	0	0	2	10	1	2	0	$21,350.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	15	0	0	0	1	4	5	2	1	0	$17,675.00
											Challenger	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,650.00
25	0	0	0	0	2	12	1	2	0	$26,325.00	Total	18	0	0	1	1	4	7	2	1	0	$24,675.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
1997	WPVA	6	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	$22,005.00	18	9	66.7 %
Total	WPVA	6	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	$22,005.00	18	9	66.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Krista Blomquist													Christine Podraza
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1991	WPVA
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1992	WPVA
12	0	0	0	0	1	7	4	0	0	$1,425.00	1993	WPVA	10	0	0	0	0	1	7	2	0	0	$950.00
13	0	0	0	1	3	7	2	0	0	$7,575.00	1994	WPVA	14	0	0	0	0	10	4	0	0	0	$12,200.00
14	0	0	0	0	5	9	0	0	0	$8,225.00	1995	WPVA	14	0	0	1	3	5	5	0	0	0	$15,285.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$0.00	1995	FIVB	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	$3,750.00
11	0	0	0	2	4	4	1	0	0	$15,412.50	1996	WPVA	15	1	0	3	1	8	2	0	0	0	$43,375.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$3,675.00	1996	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	$10,650.00
											1996	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,650.00
11	0	0	3	0	3	5	0	0	0	$18,040.00	1997	WPVA	11	0	0	3	0	4	4	0	0	0	$18,165.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,400.00	1997	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$5,200.00
70	0	0	3	3	16	36	9	1	2	$55,752.50	Total	Total	78	1	0	8	5	32	28	3	1	0	$111,225.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches	3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall	Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0		0		0		0-0		0		0		0		0-0		0-0	0-0	0	0	18-9	66.7%
1996-1997	0		0		0		0-0		0		0		0		0-0		0-0	0-0	0	0	18-9	66.7%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	12	100.0%	0-12	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	9	100.0%	0-9	0.0%	0-0	0-0	0	0	12-9	57.1%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Head to Head Results
Blomquist/Podraza lead the series against the field 12-9 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Arce/McPeak 0-2
7/12/97	WPVA	Chicago Open	Semi-Finals	Arce/McPeak	1	Blomquist/Podraza	7	15-9
6/27/97	WPVA	U.S. Open		Arce/McPeak	1	Blomquist/Podraza	8	15-8
Trail the series against # 2 Kirby/Reno 1-2
8/8/97	WPVA	National Championships	Semi-Finals	Kirby/Reno	2	Blomquist/Podraza	5	15-9
7/12/97	WPVA	Chicago Open	Winner 3	Blomquist/Podraza	7	Kirby/Reno	2	15-11
6/13/97	WPVA	Irving Open	Winner 4	Kirby/Reno	2	Blomquist/Podraza	6	15-10
Trail the series against # 3 Fontana/Hanley 0-1
6/13/97	WPVA	Irving Open	Contender 6	Fontana/Hanley	3	Blomquist/Podraza	6	15-3
Lead the series against # 4 Poppinga/Rock 2-0
8/8/97	WPVA	National Championships	Winner 3	Blomquist/Podraza	5	Poppinga/Rock	4	16-14
7/12/97	WPVA	Chicago Open	Bronze Medal	Blomquist/Podraza	7	Poppinga/Rock	4	15-4
Trail the series against # 6 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 0-1
6/21/97	WPVA	Atlantic City Open	Contender 4	Roque/Shupryt Knoop	5	Blomquist/Podraza	6	15-13
Lead the series against # 7 Castro Kehl/Stammer 1-0
6/27/97	WPVA	U.S. Open		Blomquist/Podraza	8	Castro Kehl/Stammer	9	15-2
Trail the series against # 9 Masakayan/Youngs 1-2
8/8/97	WPVA	National Championships	Bronze Medal	Blomquist/Podraza	5	Masakayan/Youngs	9	15-13
8/8/97	WPVA	National Championships	Winner 4	Masakayan/Youngs	9	Blomquist/Podraza	5	15-11
6/27/97	WPVA	U.S. Open		Masakayan/Youngs	15	Blomquist/Podraza	8	15-11
Lead the series against # 10 McSorley/Meredith 3-1
8/8/97	WPVA	National Championships	Contender 6	Blomquist/Podraza	5	McSorley/Meredith	10	15-10
7/12/97	WPVA	Chicago Open	Winner 4	Blomquist/Podraza	7	McSorley/Meredith	11	15-8
6/21/97	WPVA	Atlantic City Open	Winner 2	McSorley/Meredith	11	Blomquist/Podraza	6	15-13
6/13/97	WPVA	Irving Open	Winner 2	Blomquist/Podraza	6	McSorley/Meredith	11	15-12
Lead the series against # 11 Oliver/Wood 1-0
7/12/97	WPVA	Chicago Open	Winner 2	Blomquist/Podraza	7	Oliver/Wood	10	15-7
Lead the series against # 12 Keller/Roche 1-0
8/8/97	WPVA	National Championships	Winner 2	Blomquist/Podraza	5	Keller/Roche	12	15-9
Lead the series against # 17 Baily/Reale 1-0
6/21/97	WPVA	Atlantic City Open	Contender 3	Blomquist/Podraza	6	Baily/Reale	17	15-5
Lead the series against # 28 Marzahl/Turner 1-0
8/8/97	WPVA	National Championships	Winner 1	Blomquist/Podraza	5	Marzahl/Turner	28	15-8