Kelsey Robinson

Kelsey Marie Robinson Cook (born June 25, 1992) is an American volleyball player. She has been a member of the United States women's national volleyball team since 2014. A three-time Olympian, Robinson has a gold, silver, and bronze medal from the 2020, 2024, and 2016 Olympics respectively.

Early life Robinson was raised in Bartlett, Illinois. She attended St. Francis High School and graduated in 2010.

College career Robinson was recruited by coach John Cook at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, but initially turned down the opportunity to play there due to believing she was not good enough to play at Nebraska. She played for three years at the University of Tennessee, where she was named the 2011 SEC Player of the Year. She then transferred to Nebraska where she played for her senior year and also on the inaugural Nebraska beach volleyball team. In 2013, she was named the Big Ten Player of the Year, and was named as one of four finalists for the Honda Sports Award in volleyball.

Pro and international career Robinson Cook was part of the USA national team that won the 2014 World Championship gold medal when their team defeated China 3–1 in the final match.

Robinson won the 2016–17 CEV Champions League silver medal with Imoco Volley Conegliano after losing the final match 0–3 to the Turkish VakıfBank Istanbul winning also the Best Outside Spiker award.

In May 2021, she was named to the 18-player roster for the FIVB Volleyball Nations League tournament. that was played May 25 – June 24 in Rimini, Italy. It was the only major international competition before the 2020 Summer Olympics in July.

On June 7, 2021, US National Team head coach Karch Kiraly announced she would be part of the 12-player Olympic roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. USA won the gold medal for the first time in history.

Robinson was also a member of the US National Team during the 2024 Paris Olympics, where she won a silver medal with the team.

Clubs Beijing (2014–2015) Leonas de Ponce (2015) Imoco Volley Conegliano (2015–2016) Beijing (2016–2017) Imoco Volley Conegliano (2017) Vakıfbank Istanbul (2017–2019) Fenerbahçe (2019–2020) Guangdong Evergrande (2020–2021) Fenerbahçe (2021) Toyota Auto Body Queenseis (2021) Imoco Volley Conegliano (2022–2024) LOVB Atlanta (2024–present) Jakarta Electric PLN (2024-2025)

Awards

Individual 2015–16 Italian League "Most valuable player" 2016–17 CEV Champions League "Best outside spiker" 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best outside hitter" 2019 FIVB World Cup "Best outside hitter" 2022 FIVB Club World Championship "Best outside hitter" 2025 Indonesia Proliga "Best Outside Hitter"

Clubs

2017–18 CEV Champions League – 16px Champion, with Vakıfbank S.K. 2018 Turkish Super Cup – 16px Runner-Up, with Vakıfbank S.K. 2018 FIVB Club World Championship – 16px Champion, with Vakıfbank S.K.

National team