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Megan Kraft:
 
Megan Kraft
United States  
 
Vital Statistics
 

Photo: Rick Atwood
Birth Date September 27, 2002 (22 years old)
Home Town San Diego, CA
Resides San Diego, CA
Height 6'0"
College Southern California
  Best Finish Winnings
United States 3rd (2 times) $46,175
   AVP 3rd (2 times) $46,175
International 1st (3 times) $71,895
   FIVB 1st (2 times) $71,895
   FIVB AGWC 1st $0
NORCECA 1st $1,000
   NORCECA 1st $1,000
Overall 1st (4 times) $119,179
 
Bio Bits

Beach Bits:
• In Huntington Beach 2019 Kraft and Dalaynie Maple became the youngest team to ever advance from the qualifier on the AVP Tour. The high school teammates (and later college teammates) were both 16 years old. The duo beat three tandems of sisters, including two sets of twins, and placed 13th.
• In 2022 Kraft and Emily Stockman played in 11 international events, more than any other American tandem (men or women) on the World Beach Pro Tour.

2022: Kraft teamed with Emily Stockman, and in their first tournament Kraft reached her first AVP semifinal, finishing in third place. The duo played four times, with their next best finish being a fifth in Manhattan Beach. Internationally Kraft played once with Savvy Simo, winning a gold medal in a Futures Event in Turkiye. Kraft and Stockman played 11 times, the most of any American duo. The pair won a gold medal in a Futures Event in Poland and advanced to two other semifinals.
2021: Kraft played twice on the AVP Tour, advancing from the qualifier in Atlanta with Savvy Simo to place seventh, then finishing ninth in Manhattan Beach with Tina Graudina. Kraft placed ninth on the World Beach Pro Tour with Sara Hughes, and then lost in the qualifier with Kimberly Hildreth. Kraft and Delaynie Maple won the FIVB U-19 World Championships in Thailand, going 8-0 in matches including the qualifier.
2020: Kraft played in one international event, advancing from the qualifier and placing fourth in Guam alongside Delaynie Maple.
2019: Kraft and Delaynie Maple advanced from the qualifier in Huntington Beach in the season opener and placed 13th. After losing in the qualifier in Seattle, the duo earned a wildcard into Hermosa Beach and finished in fifth place.
2018: Kraft made her AVP debut at the age of 15, losing in the qualifier in Hermosa Beach alongside 16-year old Delaynie Maple, her high school teammate. Kraft and Maya Harvey advanced from the qualifier and placed ninth in the FIVB U-19 World Championships in China.

College: Kraft finished her freshman season playing beach volleyball at Southern Cal with a 30-3 match record with half of the matches coming on court 1. She went 14-1 in matches alongside 2020 Tokyo Olympian Tina Graudina (who placed fourth while representing Latvia). As a sophomore she had a 31-2 match record, mostly at the number two position with Sammy Slater. 

Personal: Kraft has a twin brother (Brian) and a sister (Kathleen). Her father, Mike, was a member of the heavyweight crew team at Navy, while her aunt (Terese Kraft) played volleyball at Cal State-Dominguez Hills. Kraft was Volleyball Magazine's number one rated beach recruit.
 
 
Career Summary
 
United States
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 21st 25th 29th 33rd 49th
2018 AVP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 41.0 319th 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2019 AVP 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 $4,200.00 533.0 77th 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
2021 AVP 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 $4,375.00 529.0 28th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 AVP 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 $12,100.00 3,514.0 49th 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 AVP 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 $13,400.00 3,906.5 47th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024 AVP 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 $12,100.00 3,142.5 31st 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)
  17
(507th)
0 0 2 0 6 3 2 $46,175.00
(130th)
11,666.0   2 0 0 0 1 0 1
 
International
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 21st 25th 29th 33rd 49th
2018 FIVB AGWC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $0.00 30.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 FIVB 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 $200.00 70.0 163rd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 FIVB AGWC 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 100.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 FIVB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $377.25 180.0 234th 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2022 FIVB 12 2 0 0 2 2 0 6 $26,427.25 3,385.0 10th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 FIVB 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 $14,250.00 2,370.0 61st 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
2024 FIVB 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 $30,750.00 1,970.0 60th 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)
  33
(448th)
3
(76th)
2 1 3 4 0 11 $72,004.50
(250th)
8,105.0   1 3 2 1 0 1 0
 
 
 
NORCECA
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 21st 25th 29th 33rd 49th
2023 NORCECA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,000.00 400.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)
  1
(423rd)
1
(59th)
0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,000.00
(145th)
400.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Overall
Total
(Rank)
  51
(512th)
4
(156th)
2 3 3 10 3 13 $119,179.50
(236th)
20,171.0   3 3 2 1 1 1 1
 
Red denotes ranked 1st
 
Victory List
 
Victory Date Assoc Location Partner Seed Winnings
1 12/11/2021 FIVB AGWC Phuket Delaynie Maple 27  
2 6/19/2022 FIVB Balikesir Savvy Simo 6 € 500
3 6/26/2022 FIVB Bialystok Emily Stockman 2 € 500
4 12/17/2023 NORCECA Juan Dolio Terese Cannon 2 $1,000
 
Partner Summary
 
AVP Pro Beach Tour
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 21st 25th 29th 33rd 49th
Emily Stockman 8 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 $25,500 7,420.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Delaynie Maple 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 $4,200 574.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
Terese Cannon 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 $12,100 3,142.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Savvy Simo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 $2,500 259.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tina Graudina 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $1,875 270.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 17 0 0 2 0 6 3 2 $46,175 11,666.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1
 
Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 21st 25th 29th 33rd 49th
Emily Stockman 18 1 0 0 2 3 0 8 $30,250 4,625.0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
Terese Cannon 9 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 $40,625 2,900.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Savvy Simo 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $500 200.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Delaynie Maple 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 $200 70.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sara Hughes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $320 100.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kimberly Hildreth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 80.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 31 2 2 1 3 4 0 10 $71,895 7,975.0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0
 
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball Jr/Youth
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 21st 25th 29th 33rd 49th
Delaynie Maple 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 100.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maya Harvey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $0 30.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 $0 130.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Overall
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 21st 25th 29th 33rd 49th
Emily Stockman 26 1 0 2 2 5 2 9 $55,778 12,045.5 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
Terese Cannon 13 1 2 1 0 4 0 1 $53,725 6,442.5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Delaynie Maple 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 $4,400 744.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
Savvy Simo 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 $3,025 459.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tina Graudina 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $1,875 270.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sara Hughes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $377 100.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maya Harvey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $0 30.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kimberly Hildreth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 80.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
 
Total 51 4 2 3 3 10 3 13 $119,179 20,171.0 3 3 2 1 1 1 1
 
 

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