An absolute force at the two-meter position, Kami Craig is considered one of the best centers ever in an international career that spanned 10 years with Team USA. Hailing from the Santa Barbara area, which is well known for producing strong women's water polo players, Craig quickly emerged as a talent to watch in the National Team pipeline. Kami credits her resilience and tenacity to the diagnosis of her learning differences at an early age, and she became a fierce advocate for herself in the classroom while carving out a legendary career in the pool. At USC Craig became the top player in the country, twice winning Cutino Award honors as the college game's MVP. At the same time, her National Team career got off to a great start as she claimed a FINA World Championship in 2007 as a teenager. The next year, as the youngest member of Team USA, Craig was part of a Silver-medal effort at the 2008 Beijing Games. While it was a stinging result for the heavily favored Americans, the result only galvanized her dedication to the red, white, and blue. From there the titles would stack up in rapid fashion. In 2009 a second World Championship arrived in Rome, and she capped her career with the Women of Troy to the tune of a NCAA title in 2010. In 2012 Craig played a major role in a breakthrough effort for Team USA: the program's first Olympic Gold medal. Most notably, Craig delivered pivotal goals in a semifinal victory to keep the Gold-medal dream alive. She followed that performance with another World Championship in 2015 and then finished her international career with a second-straight Olympic Gold at the Rio de Janeiro Games in 2016. The final staggering tally of championships saw Craig add three Pan American Games titles, two FINA World Cup titles, and nine FINA World League Final crowns to her Olympic and World title hardware. A member of the Pac-12 All-Century Team, Craig carved out a strong club career at home with the New York Athletic Club, winning multiple titles while also capping up abroad for the likes of Firenze and Olympiacos. Never far from the pool deck, Craig stays engaged with water polo by conducting camps and clinics while mentoring young athletes from a variety of sports.