University Southern California Trojans
Kara Namimatsu - 2027 USC Beach Volleyball Roster
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/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
Jersey Number 9
Kara Namimatsu
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Redondo Union HS
- Hometown:
- Redondo Beach, Calif.
2027 · FRESHMAN
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
PERSONAL
- Kara Namimatsu is in her first season with the Women of Troy.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Prepped at Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach, Calif.
- Also attended Bishop Montgomery High School where she also competed in indoor volleyball and track and field
- Played club beach volleyball for MBsand under Patty Dodd (2022-26)
- 2026 AVCA All-America honorable mention
- Two-time All-Del Rey League selection (2022, ‘23)
- 2026 Huntington Beach CBVA Women's Open gold medalist
- 2025 BVCA Open Division Club Champion
- 2025 Santa Monica CBVA Women's Open silver medalist
- 2025 Division 1 CIF Beach Volleyball Champion
- 2025 JVA Best of the Beach List
- 2024 Volleyball Magazine Top 50 Underclassmen
- 2023-24 AVCA Indoor Volleyball Phenom List
- 2022 Del Rey League indoor volleyball champions
- 2022 Bishop Montgomery Beach Volleyball team MVP
- Four-time Scholar-Athlete Award
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Trained with the USA Volleyball National Team Development Program from 2023-2026.
PERSONAL
- Kara Cobos Namimatsu was born on Dec. 20, 2007, in Las Vegas, Nev.
- Parents are Ken and Saundra Namimatsu
- Aunt LeeAnne Sera won back-to-back NCAA basketball championships with USC (1983, ‘84)
- Cousin Brandon Mascorro played safety for Idaho football (2002-05)
- Cousin Austin Mascorro played baseball at CSU Pueblo (2014-15) where he earned RMAC All-League Defensive Player and Gold Glove honors
- Cousins Sarah and Cameron Mendez played for California Lutheran’s women’s lacrosse team (2017-21)
- Names NBA MVP and U.S. Olympian Stephen Curry as her sports hero because she loves the way he leads by example
- Lists spam musubi, tacos, and sushi as her favorite foods
- Enjoys drawing and baking in her free time
- Favorite show is The Bear
- Aspires to keep giving back to the Trojan community and to be involved in some way with USC Athletics
- Majoring in business administration at the USC Marshall School of Business
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