President Donald Trump will appoint Olympic gold medalist and Long Beach City College volleyball coach Misty May-Treanor to co-chair the President's Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition.
May-Treanor is a beach volleyball legend, with three Olympic gold medals (2004, 2008 and 2012) and three Beach Volleyball World Championships gold medals (2003, 2005 and 2007).
She won bronze at the Pan American Games in 1999 and a NCAA Division I Championship at Long Beach in 1998.
POTUS appoints chairs and members of President’s Council on Sport, Fitness, and Nutrition.
— Jordan Schachtel (@JordanSchachtel) May 4, 2018
Some notables:
Fmr Yankee closer Mariano Rivera
Pats coach Bill Belichick
Olympic volleyball champ Misty May-Treanor
Johnny Damon
Herschel Walker
LPGA's Natalie Gulbis
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May-Treanor will advise the council on programs and initiatives that educate, engage and empower Americans to lead a healthy lifestyle.
She will be joined as a co-chair by former Yankees' closer Mariano Rivera and 1982 Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker.
All members will serve a two-year term.