Geena Urango

Geena St. Clair Urango (born Geena St. Clair Urango; August 2, 1989) is an American professional beach volleyball player and former indoor volleyball player.

Personal life

Urango was born on August 2, 1989, to parents Tino and Kathi. Her birth name was "Gina St. Claire Urango"; her first name spelling was changed from "Gina" to "Geena" after her mother did numerology on the spelling of "Gina", concluding that if they kept that spelling, her future would not look promising or good. Both her parents loved the name too much to choose a different one, so they agreed to change the spelling. She also played two years for the U.S. Youth National Team in 2005 and 2006 and played on the Junior National Team. She was a member of the gold-medal team that won the 2006 NORCECA championship in Monterrey, Mexico.

She played in every indoor match at USC during her career except for 3 matches. She was voted a member of the Pac-10 All-Freshman Team Honorable Mention in 2007 and was the team captain in 2010 for the indoor team and the beach team in 2012. In October 2019, Urango won a gold medal with her teammates at the 2019 World Beach Games that were held in Doha, Qatar in the 4x4 beach volleyball event. She had eight kills in the final match versus Brazil.

Urango partnered with Falyn Fonoimoana in August 2021, finishing in 13th place at the Women's AVP $100,000 Gold Series Atlanta Open.

In August 2022, she became AVP champion when she won the Atlanta Gold Series with partner Julia Scoles, marking her first AVP championship victory. With Scoles in 2022, the duo has played in six AVP tournaments, advancing to two semifinals, three finals, and one championship.

Awards and honors AVP Most Improved Player (2016)