RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Each night, Kayla Banwarth would pack lunch for the next day, lay out her clothes and set an alarm to be out the door by 5 a.m.
The U.S. volleyball player spent about five months this year working as a volunteer assistant coach for the men's team at Pepperdine University. She worked under Karch Kiraly's former Olympic coach and current confidante, Marv Dunphy, and American assistant David Hunt.
The commitment made for a hectic schedule. Banwarth began her day with a 60-mile commute at the crack of dawn from Orange County to get to campus before rush hour.