U.S. Men's 2011 FIVB World League Media Guide by Bonnie Evans

2011 U.S. Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Na onal Team FIVB World League Media Kit 2008 Olympic and World League Gold Medalist Ranked No. 3 in the World Olympic Games: 1964, 1968, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 1984 Gold Medalist - Olympic Games 1988 Gold Medalist - Olympic Games 1992 Bronze Medalist - Olympic Games

Table of Contents Table of Contents.................................................................................................................3 Fast Facts .............................................................................................................................4 2011 World League Roster/Pronuncia on Guide/Roster Stats .............................................5 About the 2011 FIVB World League ..................................................................................6-7 2011 U.S. Men’s Schedule/World League TV Schedule .........................................................8 2010 U.S. Men’s Na onal Team Sta s cs (sponsored by DataProject) ..................................9 USA 2010 Schedule/Results ...............................................................................................10 Match Recaps for 2010 Pan American Cup ....................................................................11-14 Match Recaps for 2010 FIVB World League ...................................................................15-37 Match Recaps for Exhibi ons in Italy .................................................................................38 Match Recaps for FIVB World Championship ................................................................39-58 FIVB World Championship Individual Honors .....................................................................59 Photo Roster/Autograph Card for Team USA at FIVB World Championship ........................60 U.S. Men’s Na onal Team World Championship Player Bios .........................................61-80 U.S. Men’s Na onal Team Staﬀ Bios..............................................................................81-83 Past Olympians..................................................................................................................84 U.S. Men’s Na onal Team All-Time Results Versus Interna onal Compe

on ....................85

Interna onal Volleyball Fact Sheet ...............................................................................86-89 Credits: The 2011 U.S. Men’s Na onal Team World League Media Guide is a copyrighted publica on produced by USA Volleyball. Design: Bill Kauﬀman, USA Volleyball Associate Director of Media Rela ons and Publica ons and B.J. Hoeptner Evans, USA Volleyball Manager of Media Rela ons and Publica ons Contents: B.J. Hoeptner Evans, USA Volleyball Manager of Media Rela ons and Publica ons USA Volleyball, 715 South Circle Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80910 Phone: (719) 228-6800 E-Mail: info@usav.org Web Site: www.usavolleyball.org

Fast Facts 2008 Beijing Olympic Champions

Newsport Photo Back row from left: Marv Dunphy, David Lee, Scott Touzinsky, Gabe Gardner, Ryan Millar, Hugh McCutcheon, John Speraw, Ron Larsen, Carl McGown Front row from left: Dr. Chris Koutures, Aaron Brock, Riley Salmon, Sean Rooney, Tom Hoff, Rich Lambourne, Kevin Hansen, Reid Priddy, Lloy Ball, Jamie Morrison, Clay Stanley, Rob Browning

Headquarters: Address: Phone: Fax: Web site:

The American Sports Centers in Anaheim, Calif. 1500 Anaheim Blvd., Suite. 125 Anaheim, CA 92805 (714) 917-3535 (714) 917-3536 USAVolleyball.org

Head Coach: Phone: E-mail:

Alan Knipe (714) 917-3571 Alan.Knipe@USAV.org

Media Inquiries: Address:

B.J. Hoeptner Evans USA Volleyball National Office 715 South Circle Dr. Colorado Springs, CO 80910 (719) 228-6800 BJ.Evans@USAV.org

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International Federation: The FIVB (Federation Internationale de Volleyball — www.fivb.org) Regional Confederation: NORCECA (North, Central America and Caribbean — www.norceca.org) Sponsors: City of Anaheim, American Sports Center, Mizuno, Molten, Data Project

2011 U.S. World League Roster No. Name

Pos.

Age Ht.

Wt.

Hometown

College

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

OH OH Opp MB L OH S OH MB OH S MB Opp S Opp OH MB OH OH MB

24 28 26 29 36 25 35 33 33 26 25 29 33 29 35 25 24 28 27 26

190 220 250 231 198 205 219 196 216 187 216 210 230 205 227 205 198 190 200 190

West Seneca, N.Y. Wheaton, Ill. Pleasanton, Calif. Alpine, Calif. Tus n, Calif. Lakewood, Calif. Korce, Albania Richmond, Va. Alpine, Utah San Clemente, Calif. Irvine, Calif. Fountain Valley, Calif. Honolulu, Hawaii Newport Beach, Calif. Fountain Valley, Calif. Yorba Linda, Calif. Cincinna , Ohio St. Louis, Mo. Cape Canaveral, Fla. Saugus, Calif.

Penn State Pepperdine UCSB Long Beach State BYU Long Beach State USC Loyola Marymount BYU UC Irvine Pepperdine BYU Hawaii Stanford BYU UC Irvine Penn State Long Beach State Long Beach State UC Irvine

Ma Anderson Sean Rooney Evan Patak David Lee Rich Lambourne Paul Lotman Donald Suxho Reid Priddy Ryan Millar Brian Thornton Jonathan Winder Russell Holmes Clay Stanley Kevin Hansen Gabe Gardner Jayson Jablonsky Max Holt Sco Touzinksy Robert Tarr David Smith

6-10 6-9 6-8 6-8 6-3 6-7 6-5 6-5 6-8 6-3 6-8 6-8 6-9 6-5 6-10 6-5 6-9 6-6 6-6 6-7

Head Coach: Alan Knipe (Hun ngton Beach, Calif.) Assistant Coach: Gary Sato (Los Angeles, Calif.) Technical Coordinator: Chris Jackson (Springfield, Mass.) Athle c Trainer: Aaron Brock (Storm Lake, Iowa)

Pronuncia on Guide 3 Evan Patak.....................................................................................................................PAT-ek (rhymes with attic) 7 Donald Suxho.................................................................................................................SOO-show 9 Ryan Millar......................................................................................................................Mill-AR (not like Miller) 11 Jonathan Winder...........................................................................................................WIN-der (rhymes with cinder)

Roster Sta s cs Minimum Age: 24.1 (Ma Anderson) Maximum Age: 36.1 (Rich Lambourne) Average Age: 29.2 Minimum Height: 6-3 (Rich Lambourne/Brian Thornton) Maximum Height: 6-10 (Gabe Gardner/Ma Anderson) Average Height: 6-7 Minimum Na onal Team Selec ons: 18 (Brian Thornton) Maximum Na onal Team Selec ons: 264 (Ryan Millar) Average Na onal Team Selec ons: 98

About the 2011 FIVB World League THE EVENT: The FIVB World League is a men’s volleyball compe on created in 1990. It consists of 16 teams from around the world compe ng over the course of seven weeks. The total prize purse for the event is more than $20 million, with the overall winner receiving $1 million for winning the final round. During the first six weekends, known as the Con nental Round, the teams compete in pools of four. The teams within a pool all play each other in two matches on the road and two at home. The winners of each of the pools qualify for the Final Round along with the final round host and the best three secondplace team from each pool. In 2011, Poland, which is in the United States’ pool, is the final round host. The United States has competed in World League 14 mes in 1990-95, 2000-01 and 2006-11. Its best finish was first place in the 2008 World League. It also finished third in 1992 and 2007. Teams choose 14 players from their 20-man rosters for each World League Con nental Round weekend. Prior to each match, the teams must designate 12 players for the roster. THE COMPETITION: The U.S. Men’s Na onal Team, ranked fi h in the world by the FIVB, is in Pool A in 2011 along with Brazil, Poland and Puerto Rico. Brazil, ranked No. 1 in the world, has won World League nine mes, including every edi on since 2002, except for 2008 when the United States won. In 2010, Brazil went 11-1 in the Con nental Round to win its pool. In the Final Round, it beat Argen na and Serbia in pool play, then topped Cuba in the semifinals and beat Russia in the final. Brazil is also the reigning champion of the FIVB World Championship and the FIVB World Cup. The United States’ record against Brazil is 60-69. The U.S. Men are 7-11 against Brazil since 2000. The last me the two teams met in an oﬃcial interna onal event was in the gold medal match of the 2008 Olympic Games, which the U.S. Men won, 20-25, 25-22, 2521, 25-23. Brazil is led by Head Coach Bernardo Rezende, who is in his 10th year. Poland, ranked 10th in the world, has never won a World League medal. In 2010, Poland finished third in its pool to Cuba and Germany with a 6-6 record and placed 10th overall. Poland has a new coach in Italy’s Andrea Anastasi. It will also have several new players on the roster as veterans Mariusz Wlazly (opposite), Daniel Plinski (middle blocker), Michal Winiarski (outside hi er) and Pavel Zagumny (se er) will not be with the team. The U.S. Men have a record of 31-14 against Poland since 1981. Since 2000, the United States is 6-5 against Poland, including a 0-4 record when the United States hosted Poland in the 2006 FIVB World League. Puerto Rico, ranked 15th in the world, is making its World League debut a er defea ng Portugal to in a qualifying series. Puerto Rico’s greatest achievement over the last few years was at the 2007 FIVB Men’s World Cup, where it finished sixth. In 2006, Puerto Rico qualified for its first FIVB World Championship in over 20 years, and in 2007 won its first NORCECA medal (silver). Puerto Rico is led by its Argen nean Head Coach Carlos Cardona. U.S. OUTLOOK: The U.S. Men is taking a strong team into the 2011 FIVB World League with nine players on the roster from the 2008 team that won World League and the Olympic gold medal in Beijing: Opposite Gabe Gardner (San Clemente, Calif.), se er Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.), libero Rich Lambourne (Tus n, Calif.), middle blocker David Lee (Alpine, Calif.), middle blocker Ryan Millar (Alpine, Utah), outside hi er and current team captain Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.), outside hi er Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.), opposite Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawaii) and outside hi er Sco Touzinsky (St. Louis, Mo.). The roster also boasts 2004 Olympian Donald Suxho (Korce, Albania). Others returning from past World League rosters are outside hi er Ma Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.), opposite Evan Patak (Pleasanton, Calif.), outside hi er Paul Lotman (Lakewood, Calif.), se er Jonathan Winder (Irvine, Calif.), middle blocker Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.), outside hi er Jayson Jablonsky (Yorba Linda, Calif.), middle blocker Max Holt (Cincinna , Ohio) and middle blocker David Smith (Saugus, Calif.).

About the 2011 FIVB World League Making their debut on the U.S. World League roster are outside hi er Robert Tarr (Cape Canaveral, Fla.) and se er Brian Thornton (San Clemente, Calif.). A er winning the 2008 World League, the U.S. Men won their pool and placed sixth in the Final Round in 2009. In 2010, the U.S. Men finished second to Russia in its pool and did not make it to the Final Round. The United States placed eighth overall in 2010. However, the team has not had a full roster of healthy players in the last two years. Head Coach Alan Knipe (Hun ngton Beach, Calif.), who took over the team in 2009, believes his team has a shot at the Final Round in 2011. “Our goal is to improve with every set and every match on every weekend,” Knipe said. “If we do that, we can make it to the final round.” As always, World League will mean a lot of travel for the team, which will spend its first three weekends on the road in Poland (May 27-28), Puerto Rico (June 3-4) and Brazil (June 10-11), before returning to the United States for matches in Hoﬀman Estates, Ill. (Poland on June 17-18), Tulsa, Okla. (Brazil on June 24-25) and Long Beach, Calif. (Puerto Rico on July 1-2). “It’s a grind, but it’s the same for every team,” Knipe said. “But spending the first three weekends on the road can be good for bonding and team unity. “It all depends on how you address it. I try to look at the posi ve.” Photo above courtesy of the FIVB

2011 U.S. Men’s Schedule Date: May 27-28 Event: FIVB World League Opponent: Poland Loca on: Atlas Arena in Lodz, Poland

Date: July 1-2 (7 p.m. PT both nights) Event: FIVB World League Opponent: Puerto Rico Loca on: Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, Calif.

Date: June 3-4 Event: FIVB World League Opponent: Puerto Rico Loca on: Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Date: July 6-10 Event: FIVB World League Final Round Opponent: Teams must qualify Loca on: Gdansk-Sopot, Poland Date: July 20-24 Event: The London Volleyball Invita onal for Men Opponent: Various Loca on: Earls Court Conference Centre, London

Date: June 11-19 Event: Pan American Cup (A2 Team) Opponent: Various Loca on: Ga neau, Canada

Date: Aug. 27-Sept. 4 Event: NORCECA Men’s Con nental Championship Opponent: Various Loca on: Dominican Republic or Puerto Rico

Date: June 11-12 Event: FIVB World League Opponent: Brazil Loca on: Mineirinho in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Date: Oct. 14-30 Event: Pan American Games Opponent: Various Loca on: Guadelajara, Mexico

Date: June 17-18 (7 p.m. CT both nights) Event: FIVB World League Opponent: Poland Loca on: Sears Centre Arena in Hoﬀman Estates, Ill.

Date: Nov. 20-Dec. 4 Event: FIVB World Cup Opponent: Teams must qualify Loca on: Japan

Date: June 24-25 (7 p.m. CT both nights) Event: FIVB World League Opponent: Brazil Loca on: Reynolds Center at the University of Tulsa (Okla.)

2011 World League TV Schedule Versus (All mes ET) USA vs. Poland at Hoﬀman Estates, Ill. June 25: 3:30 p.m. June 26: 3:30 p.m.

The 2011 FIVB World League will be shown via tape delay on Universal Sports and Versus. Universal Sports (All mes ET) USA at Poland June 8: 6:30 p.m. June 9: 6:30 p.m.

USA vs. Brazil at Tulsa, Okla. July 1: 5:30 p.m. July 2: 5:30 p.m.

USA at Puerto Rico June 15: 6:30 p.m. June 16: 6:30 p.m.

USA vs. Puerto Rico at Long Beach, Calif. July 7: 5:30 p.m. July 8: 5:30 p.m.

USA at Brazil June 22: 6:30 p.m. June 23: 6:30 p.m.

World League Finals in Poland July 16: 5:30 p.m.

2010 U.S. Men’s Sta s cs

13 2 8 4 15 1 16 6 2 17 12/16 9 10 10 3 6 13 7 3

No.

STANLEY ROONEY PRIDDY LEE HOLMES ANDERSON JABLONSKY LOTMAN TARR HOLT CLARK MILLAR SMITH SALMON PATAK BITTNER BRUNNER LIPSITZ McKINNEY

Name

66 61 42 75 52 35 18 55 18 41 17 23 18 23 40 11 13 8 5

Sets Played 191 170 136 85 70 94 63 60 56 41 46 28 30 41 31 28 13 10 3

Total Kills 2.89 2.79 3.24 1.13 1.35 2.68 3.50 1.09 3.11 1.00 2.71 1.22 1.67 1.78 0.77 2.55 1.00 1.25 0.60

Kills Per Set 42.9 41.5 47.4 48.6 56.0 40.0 56.3 41.3 44.8 52.6 50.5 50.0 53.6 42.7 37.3 52.8 46.4 45.5 60.0

Kill Pct. 78 60 42 22 15 52 11 29 26 12 12 7 3 25 18 5 2 4 2

Hi ng Errors 445 410 287 175 125 235 112 145 125 78 91 56 56 96 83 53 28 22 5

0.254 0.268 0.328 0.360 0.440 0.179 0.464 0.324 0.240 0.372 0.374 0.464 0.482 0.167 0.325 0.434 0.393 0.273 0.200

Total Hi ng A empts Pct. 33 3 7 10 7 8 4 5 2 3 4 6 3 0 8 1 0 1 0

Service Aces 0.50 0.05 0.16 0.13 0.13 0.23 0.22 0.09 0.11 0.07 0.24 0.26 0.17 0.00 0.20 0.09 0.00 0.13 0.00

Aces Per Set 28 25 8 55 38 8 9 7 11 13 2 16 14 4 3 4 15 4 0

Stuﬀ Blocks 0.42 0.41 0.19 0.73 0.73 0.29 0.50 0.18 0.61 0.32 0.12 0.69 0.78 0.17 0.07 0.36 1.15 0.50 0.00

Blocks Per Set

80 60 55 21 10 41 36 36 29 6 9 6 4 19 23 7 4 0 2

Digs

1.21 0.98 1.31 0.28 0.19 1.17 2.00 0.65 1.61 0.15 0.53 0.26 0.22 0.29 0.57 0.64 0.31 0.00 0.40

Digs Per Set

252 198 161 150 115 112 76 72 69 57 52 50 47 46 42 33 28 15 3

Points

0.20

3.82 3.25 3.83 2.00 2.21 3.20 4.22 1.31 3.83 1.39 3.06 2.17 2.61 2.00 1.05 3.00 2.15 1.88 0.60

Points Per Set

Name

13 32 11 14

Sets Played

71 176 46 89

Running Sets

3 3 4 0

Faults

181 553 162 210

S ll Sets

255 732 212 299

Total A empts

1.45 3.59 4.18 4.94

Average Run Per Set

0.01

0.33 0.54 0.43

21 7 6 0.09 1

1 0.00 0.00 0.00

1.47 2.00 1.43 2 0.73

1.42 0 0 0

16.16

94 26 20 0.45 8 114 2.00 2.19 1.00

1,616

0.17 0.23 0.14 10 0.00 0.00 8 35 3

7.66

11 3 2 0.05 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00

766

0.03 0.15 0.07 1 0.09 0.00 0 0 0

2.94

2 2 1 0.00 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00

294

0.304 0.500 0.167 0 - .200 1.00 0 0 0

1.12

23 4 6 - .200 5 1 0.00 0.00 0.00

112

3 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 0

0.290

34.8 50.0 50.0 2 0.00 100.0 0 0 0

2,676

0.13 0.15 0.21 20.0 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 435

8 2 3 0.05 0 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 43.5

64 13 14 1 11 80 0 0 0 12.11

HANSEN SUXHO THORNTON WINDER 22 HILDEBRAND LAMBOURNE REFT 4 WATTEN 16 McGUIRE 3 100

1,211

14 7 5 7 11 5 19 1 19 TOTALS

No.

SUXHO HANSEN HILDEBRAND THORNTON

SETTING STATISTICS (as determined by the FIVB and/or NORCECA)

7 14 11 5

2010 U.S. Men’s Final Results (14-7) Date

Opponent (Record)

Result

City

Points Leader *

NORCECA Pan American Cup in Puerto Rico (Matches not counted in overall results as U.S. sent an A2 team) 5/25 Mexico W (19-25, 25-23, 25-18, 26-28, 15-9) San Juan, Puerto Rico Bi ner (26) 5/26 Puerto Rico W (19-25, 25-19, 25-18, 25-23) San Juan, Puerto Rico Clark (22) 5/27 Dominican Republic W (25-14, 25-18, 25-18) San Juan, Puerto Rico Jablonsky (13) 5/28 Brazil W (26-24, 26-24, 25-18) San Juan, Puerto Rico Clark (14) 5/29 Argen na W (25-23, 25-21, 30-28) San Juan, Puerto Rico Jablonsky (19)

A end 325 4,381 850 2,000 1,300

Final Standings: 1. USA, 2. Argen na, 3. Puerto Rico, 4. Brazil, 5. Canada, 6. Dominican Republic, 7.Mexico FIVB World League 6/4 Russia (0-1) 6/5 Russia (0-2) 6/11 Finland (1-2) 6/12 Finland (2-2) 6/18 Egypt (3-2) 6/19 Egypt (4-2) 6/25 Finland (4-3) 6/26 Finland (5-3) 7/2 Egypt (6-3) 7/3 Egypt (7-3) 7/9 Russia (8-3) 7/10 Russia (8-4)

L (15-25, 24-26, 14-25) L (14-25, 22-25, 25-21, 18-25) W (25-27, 25-18, 27-25, 25-18) W (18-25, 25-23, 25-21, 28-26) W (25-19, 25-15, 14-25, 25-21) W (25-20, 25-22, 11-25, 25-14) L (22-25, 25-14, 20-25, 25-19, 11-15) W (25-21, 18-25, 25-19, 25-23) W (20-25, 31-29, 25-17, 21-25, 15-12) W (20-25, 25-18, 19-25, 25-22, 18-16) W (25-21, 27-25, 25-23) L (18-25, 25-22, 17-25, 19-25)

Ekaterinburg, Russia Ekaterinburg, Russia Tampere, Finland Tampere, Finland Concord, N.C. Concord, N.C. Hoﬀman Estates, Ill. Hoﬀman Estates, Ill. Cairo, Egypt Cairo, Egypt Wichita, Kan. Wichita, Kan.

Anderson (10) Anderson (19) Rooney (20) Rooney (18) Stanley (13) Stanley (14) Stanley (20) Anderson/Stanley (16) Stanley (16) Rooney (20) Priddy (14) Priddy (16)

4,504 4,324 3,940 4,560 2,986 3,132 3,500 4,000 5,460 6,750 5,025 5,450

Final Standings: 1. Brazil, 2. Russia, 3. Serbia, 4. Cuba, 5. Argen na, 6. Italy, 7. Bulgaria, 8. USA, 9. Germany, 10. Poland, 11. Netherlands, 12. France, 13. Finland, 14. Egypt, 15. China, 16. Korea Gela, Italy Exhibi ons (Matches not counted in overall results) 9/20 Pallavolo Gela W (25-18, 25-22, 25-15) 9/22 Pallavolo Gela W (25-19, 25-22, 25-18)

Gela, Italy Gela, Italy

Holt (15) Rooney (11)

NA NA

FIVB World Championship in Italy 9/25 Mexico (9-4) 9/26 Venezuela (10-4) 9/27 Argen na (11-4) 9/29 Czech Republic (11-5) 9/30 Cameroon (12-5) 10/4 France (13-5) 10/5 Italy (13-6) 10/8 Germany (14-6) 10/9 Russia (14-7)

Reggio Calabria, Italy Reggio Calabria, Italy Reggio Calabria, Italy Ancona, Italy Ancona, Italy Rome, Italy Rome, Italy Modena, Italy Modena, Italy

Stanley (22) Stanley (17) Priddy (18) Priddy (11) Stanley (27) Stanley (13) Stanley (21) Stanley (14) Rooney (13)

2,600 3,400 4,600 3,200 3,950 2,700 9,500 3,424 4,700

W (22-25, 19-25, 25-18, 25-22, 15-11) W (25-19, 25-23, 25-19) W (22-25, 27-25, 25-22, 25-20) L (19-25, 22-25, 22-25) W (23-25, 25-14, 25-27, 25-20, 15-7) W (25-16, 25-14, 25-23) L (25-14, 23-25, 26-28, 22-25) W (25-22, 25-20, 25-23) L (19-25, 21-25, 19-25)

Final Standings: 1. Brazil, 2. Cuba, 3. Serbia, 4. Italy, 5. Russia, 6. USA, 7. Bulgaria, 8. German, 9. Argen na, 10. Czech Republic, 11. France, 12. Spain, 13T. Cameroon, 13T. Egypt, 13T. Japan, 13T. Mexico, 13T. Poland, 13T Puerto Rico, 19T. Australia, 19T. Canada, 19T. China, 19T. Iran, 19T. Tunisia, 19T. Venezuela * Match leaders are based on DataVolley Sta s cs and not oﬃcial P-2 stats.

2010 U.S. Men’s Na onal Team Match Capsules U.S. MEN’S A2 TEAM FIGHTS OFF MEXICO IN PAN AM CUP OPENER USA .................................19 Mexico.............................25

25 23

25 18

26 28

AMERICANS WIN PAN AM CUP POOL BY RALLYING PAST HOST PUERTO RICO

15 9

USA .................................19 Puerto Rico ......................25

25 19

25 18

25 23

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (May 25, 2010) – The U.S. Men’s A2 Volleyball Team struggled, but survived to defeat Mexico, 3-2 (19-25, 25-23, 25-18, 26-28, 15-9) on Tuesday in its first match of the 2010 Pan American Cup at Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (May 26, 2010) – The U.S. Men’s A2 Volleyball Team secured a victory in Pool B with a 19-25, 25-19, 25-18, 25-23 victory over Puerto Rico on Wednesday at the 2010 Pan American Cup at Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The U.S. Men’s A2 Team is now 1-0 in pool play and will face host Puerto Rico (1-0) at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday to determine the pool winner. Puerto Rico defeated Mexico (25-20, 21-25, 25-23, 25-18) on Monday.

However, both the United States (2-0) and Puerto Rico (1-1) will have to play in Thursday’s quarterfinals. Idle Brazil joined Argen na in Friday’s semifinals with a be er points-ra o (1.105) than Team USA (1.085), which will face Dominican Republic at 6:30 p.m. ET on Thursday. Puerto Rico will play Canada in the later quarterfinal.

Oﬃcially, Dean Bi ner (Lakewood, Calif.) led the U.S. Men with 24 points on 21 kills (0.46 a ack percentage) and three blocks. Robert Tarr (Cape Canaveral, Fla.) added 20 points on 16 kills (0.39 a ack percentage) and four blocks. Jayson Jablonsky (Yorba Linda, Calif.) scored 17 points on 13 kills (0.42 a ack percentage), three blocks and one ace. David Smith (Saugus, Calif.) contributed 13 points on eight kills (0.53 a ack percentage), and a match-high five blocks. Ivan Contreras led Mexico with 27 points, including a match-high 26 kills, and Jesus Rangel chipped in 17. The United States’ overall a ack percentage was 0.43 as compared to 0.40 for Mexico. The U.S. out-blocked Mexico 18-7. But Mexico scored 36 points on U.S. errors while Team USA only converted 25 Mexican errors into points. “Mexico battled as hard as I have ever seen,” U.S. Men’s A2 Head Coach Rick McLaughlin said. “This is a young team and we look forward to continue improving with the tournament. The competition is very even from one to nine.” “We had to scratch and fight for the victory,” U.S. Team Captain Tyler Hildebrand (Mesa, Ariz.) said. “We had to play our best against these guys.”

Courtesy of NORCECA

“I am a li le frustrated because we had the chance to win but in the fi h set we made mistakes with our a acks,” Mexico Head Coach Jorge Azair said. “But I am sa sfied with the composure my young players kept against a big opponent like United States.”

Among the other U.S. players, Max Lipsitz (Williamsville, N.Y.) scored nine points on six kills, two blocks and one ace. Hildebrand, at se er, was credited with one point on a block and 25 running sets on 119 a empts. Carson Clark (Santa Barbara, Calif.) had one point on one ace. Libero Dus n Wa en (Long Beach, Calif.) was credited with 19 excellent recep ons on 27 a empts and a match-high 11 digs on 43 a empts. Tarr was credited with 22 excellent recep ons on 34 a empts and Jablonsky had 19 excellent recep ons on 27 a empts. McLaughlin started Tarr and Jablonsky at outside hi er, Lipsitz and Smith at middle blocker, Bi ner at opposite, Hildebrand at se er and Wa en at libero.

Carson Clark (Santa Barbara, Calif.) led all scorers on Wednesday with 24 points on a match-high 21 kills (0.63 a ack percentage), one block and two aces. Jayson Jablonsky (Yorba Linda, Calif.) added 14 points on 11 kills (0.48 attack percentage) and three blocks. Robert Tarr (Cape Canaveral, Fla.) contributed 12 points on eight kills (0.42 a ack percentage) and a matchhigh four blocks. Jose Rivera led Puerto Rico with 20 points and Victor Rivera added 11. Puerto Rico won the first set Courtesy of NORCECA comfortably, but its dependence on opposite Hector “Picky” Soto became obvious when he suﬀered a le groin injury early in the second set and was lost for the rest of the match. “Unfortunately Picky got injured but that is not an excuse,” Argen nean Coach of Puerto Rico Carlos Cardona said. “We made many errors in defense and also in our a acks. Obviously we didn’t have an opposite to score 30 points every night so we will have to distribute the load in our next matches.” Among other U.S. scorers, David Smith (Saugus, Calif.) scored six points on six kills (0.40 a ack percentage). Theo Brunner (Ridgefield, Conn.) added six points on three kills and three blocks. Se er Brian Thornton had one point on one block and was also credited with 28 running sets on 88 a empts. He set the team to a 0.50 a ack percentage. Libero Dus n Wa en (Long Beach, Calif.) was credited with six excellent digs on 19 a empts at 12 excellent recep ons on 17 a empts. Tarr had 18 excellent recep ons on 36 a empts. The teams were close in overall sta s cs as the U.S. Men’s A2 Team out-blocked Puerto Rico 12-8 while Puerto Rico had slightly more aces (3-2) and kills (51-49). But the big diﬀerence was in team errors where Brazil had 32 and Team USA held to 22. U.S. Men’s A2 Head Coach Rick McLaughlin started Jablonsky and Tarr at outside hi er, Brunner and Smith at middle blocker, Clark at opposite, Thornton at se er and Wa en at libero. Ma McKinney (Santa Ynez, Calif.) and Dean Bi ner (Lakewood, Calif.) played as subs tutes.

Clark, Brian Thornton (San Clemente, Calif.) and Theo Brunner (Ridgefield, Conn.) played as subs tutes.

2010 U.S. Men’s Na onal Team Match Capsules U.S. MEN ADVANCE TO PAN AM CUP SEMIS, DEFEAT DOMINICAN REPUBLIC USA .................................25 Dominican Republic .........14

25 18

TEAM USA SWEEPS BRAZIL TO REACH PAN AM CUP TITLE MATCH

25 18

USA .................................26 Brazil ...............................24

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (May 27, 2010) – The U.S. Men’s A2 Volleyball Team advanced to the semifinals of the 2010 Pan American Cup a er sweeping Dominican Republic, 25-14, 25-18, 25-18 on Thursday at Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (May 28, 2010) – The U.S. Men’s A2 Volleyball Team will play for the gold medal on Saturday at the 2010 Pan American Cup a er sweeping Brazil, 26-24, 26-24, 25-18 in Friday’s semifinal at Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Team USA (3-0) will face Brazil (2-0) in Friday’s first semifinal match at 7 p.m. ET. Puerto Rico (2-1) will play Argen na (2-0) at 9 p.m.

Team USA (4-0) will face Argen na (3-0) in Saturday’s gold-medal match. Argen na came back to defeat Puerto Rico, 3-2 (27-29, 23-25, 25-20, 25-22, 15-10) in Friday’s late semifinal. Brazil (2-1) will play Puerto Rico (2-2) in the bronze-medal contest.

Jayson Jablonsky (Yorba Linda, Calif.) led the United States with 12 points on nine kills (0.64 a ack percentage), two blocks and one ace. Robert Tarr (Cape Canaveral, Fla.) added 11 points on six kills (0.60 attack percentage) a match-high three blocks and two aces. Carson Clark (Santa Barbara, Calif.) contributed nine points on seven kills (0.63 a ack percentage), one block and one ace. Jose Caceres led Dominican Republic with 11 points. Victor Ba sta added eight.

The U.S. Men’s A2 Team had to fight oﬀ set point in each of the first two sets against Brazil, but took control of the third, gaining a 15-7 lead before coas ng to victory. “The first two sets could have gone either way and perhaps we play the match again and the result is the reverse,” U.S. Men’s A2 Team Head Coach Rick McLaughlin said. “We somehow weathered the storm in the first two sets, but these Brazilian guys really can block and have a great future. We served very well and the key was turning around the second set.” “The United States team had a very fast oﬀense today and also a fast defense touching a lot of balls,” Brazilian Head Coach Rubinho Leonaldo said. “We had a lot of problems with our recep on, but above all there was a beau ful game played by USA.” Carson Clark (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and Jayson Jablonsky (Yorba Linda, Calif.) paced the U.S. team. Clark finished with 13 points on a matchhigh 13 kills (0.45 a ack percentage) while Jablonsky scored 13 points on 11 kills (0.58 a ack percentage), one block and one ace.

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“These two teams have played each other many mes and it was a good ba le,” U.S. Men’s A2 Head Coach Rick McLaughlin said. “We started well and kept it going with good serves. The Dominican coach does a good job with his talented team.” “The Americans were the superior team by far,” Dominican Head Coach Jacinto Campechano said. “They dictated the game with their serves and didn’t let us play. We need to be more consistent but to get that we also need to play more interna onal matches.”

Robert Tarr (Cape Canaveral, Fla.) added 11 points on 11 kills (0.35 a ack percentage) and David Smith (Saugus, Calif.) notched 11 points on seven kills (0.58 a ack percentage), three blocks and one ace.

As a team, the United States led in a ack percentage (0.64-0.36), blocking (9-4) and aces (7-3). Among other U.S. scorers, Dean Bi ner (Lakewood, Calif.) who shared me at opposite with Clark, scored seven points on six kills and one ace. Theo Brunner (Ridgefield, Conn.) finished with six points on four kills and two blocks.

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Brazil was led by Rogerio Nogueira and Renan Buia , who each had 11 points.

David Smith (Saugus, Calif.) scored three points on one kill and two aces. Ma McKinney (Santa Ynez, Calif.) added three points on three kills. Max Lipsitz (Williamsville, N.Y.) scored two points on two kills.

Brazil out-blocked Team USA 14-7. But the U.S. Men’s A2 team had 47 kills (0.46 a ack percentage) while Brazil had 36 (0.35 a ack percentage). The United States also took advantage of 21 errors by Brazil while only commi ng 15.

Se er Brian Thornton scored two points on one kill and one block. He was credited with 20 running sets on 56 a empts.

Among other U.S. scorers, Theo Brunner (Ridgefield, Conn.) scored seven points on four kills and three blocks.

Libero Andy McGuire was credited with 11 excellent recep ons and no faults on 16 a empts. He also had four digs on 18 a empts.

Se er Brian Thornton (San Clemente, Calif.) scored one point on one kill. He was also credited with 15 running sets and no faults on 80 a empts.

McLaughlin started Jablonsky and Tarr at outside hi er, Brunner and Smith at middle blocker, Clark at opposite, Thornton at se er and McGuire at libero.

Libero Dus n Wa en (Long Beach, Calif.) was credited with 11 excellent recep ons and no faults on 18 a empts. He had five digs and nine faults on 17 a empts. Tarr led the team in digs with seven and five faults on 14 a empts.

Bi ner subs tuted for Clark in the second set and started the third. Lipsitz started the third set for Brunner. McKinney subs tuted for Tarr in the second and third sets.

McLaughlin started Jablonsky and Tarr at outside hi er, Brunner and Smith at middle blocker, Clark at opposite, Thornton at se er and Wa en at opposite.

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (May 29, 2010) – The U.S. Men’s A2 Volleyball Team won its third straight Pan American Cup tle on Saturday as it swept Argen na in the gold medal match, 25-23, 25-21, 30-28 on Saturday at Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The U.S. Men’s A2 Team won the tournament with a 5-0 record. Argen na took silver at 3-1. Puerto Rico defeated Brazil in the bronze medal match, 3-1 (25-18, 25-17, 16-25, 25-17). Jayson Jablonsky (Yorba Linda, Calif.), selected as the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, led the U.S. Men’s A2 Team with 19 points on 15 kills (0.65 a ack percentage), three blocks and the United States’ only ace. Robert Tarr (Cape Canaveral, Fla.) added 13 points on 11 kills (0.48 a ack percentage) and two blocks. “It was a tough match but we kept our game plan,” Tarr said. “Argen na is a great team. They kept coming back and never quit. I am just happy for everybody.

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David Smith (Saugus, Calif.) totaled nine points on eight kills (0.66 attack percentage) and one block. Carson Clark (Santa Barbara, Calif.) collected nine points on eight kills (0.36 attack percentage) and one block. Theo Brunner (Ridgefield, Conn.) scored eight points on three kills

and a match-high five blocks. For Argen na, Cris an Poglajen compiled 17 points and Federico Pereyra and Gustavo Gius niano added 15 and 14 respec vely. “I am really happy for my guys who kept improving with every match of the tournament,” U.S. Men’s A2 Head Coach Rick McLaughlin said. “It was a real ba le between two teams with the same characteris cs, good se ers and two good outside hi ers.

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The United States out-blocked Argen na 12-2. Argen na had more total kills than the U.S. (49-46) and more aces (6-1), but Team USA’s a ack percentage was 0.50 while Argen na’s was 0.43. The United States also scored on 21 Argen nean errors while commi ng only 15. The Argen neans praised the play of the United States during the post-match press conference. “We lost to a team that played be er than us,” Coach Alejandro Grossi said. “Their a ack was amazing and played great defense stretching us to the limit of our ability.” Argen na’s Demian Gonzalez added: “I am sad because we couldn’t win but also happy because our team had the chance to compete in this tournament which was good for our young squad,” Among other U.S. players, se er Brian Thornton (San Clemente, Calif.) scored one point on one kill and was also credited with 26 running sets and no faults on 75 a empts. Libero Dus n Wa en (Long Beach, Calif.) had four digs and 10 faults on 21 a empts. He was also credited with nine excellent recep ons and three faults in 17 a empts. Tarr led the U.S. with 18 excellent recep ons and two faults in 38 a empts. McLaughlin started Jablonsky and Tarr at outside hi er, Brunner and Smith at middle blocker, Clark at opposite, Thornton at se er and Wa en at libero. Dean Bi ner (Lakewood, Calif.), Lipsitz (Williamsville, N.Y.), Tyler Hildebrand (Mesa, Ariz.) and Ma McKinney (Santa Ynez, Calif.) all played as subs tutes.

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1 2 3 4 5 USA 15 24 14 RUS 25 26 25 U.S. Men Fall to Russia in FIVB World League Opener EKATERINBURG, Russia (June 4, 2010) – The U.S. Men’s Na onal Volleyball Team’s 2010 World League campaign got oﬀ to a rough start on Friday as the United States fell to Russia, 25-15, 26-24, 25-14 in Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Team USA group photoa from the opening weekend of the 2010 FIVB World League. (FIVB photo)

The two teams will play again on Saturday (June 5,) at 6 p.m. in Russia (8 a.m. ET, 5 a.m. PT) in their second pool play match of the six-week con nental round. Outside hi er Ma Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) led the U.S. Men with nine points on eight kills and one block. Middle blocker David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) added eight points on six kills, one block and one ace. Outside hi er Riley Salmon (League City, Texas) scored eight points on eight kills. Russian middle blocker Dmitriy Muserskiy led all scorers with 13 points on eight kills, a match-high four blocks and one ace. Opposite Teras Khtey added 12 points on a match-high 10 kills and two blocks. According to the oﬃcial sta s cs, Russia out-blocked Team USA 9-4 and led in aces 8-2. The U.S. Men were credited with 28 kills and 22 errors on 80 a empts. Russia had 40 kills and 11 errors on 76 a empts. Team USA struggled on serve receive with 12 “excellents” and 10 errors on 64 a empts. “Russia made it hard for us with their service,” U.S. Men’s Head Coach Alan Knipe said in an FIVB release. “And unfortunately, we made some unforced errors in the second set when we had a chance to e the score. The service and recep on made the diﬀerence in the game. We failed to show our usual standard of playing.”

Ma Anderson awaits to serve against Russia (FIVB photo)

U.S. middle blocker Ryan Millar (Alpine, Utah) added: “It was really tough match and probably we made some tac cal mistakes. I hope tomorrow will come with the diﬀerent performance.” Millar finished the match with five points on three kills and two blocks. Opposite Evan Patak (Pleasanton, Calif.) had three points on three kills. Se er Donald Suxho (Korce, Albania) was credited with one point on an ace. Suxho was credited with eight running sets (assists) and on fault on 31 a empts. Se er Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.), who came in for Suxho at the end of the second set and started the third, was credited with four running sets and one fault on 37 a empts. Libero Rich Lambourne (Tus n, Calif.) was credited with five digs and one fault on 11 a empts. He was also credited with five “excellent” recep ons and three faults on 19 a empts. Knipe started Anderson and Salmon at outside hi er, Lee and Millar at middle blocker. Patak at opposite, Suxho at se er and Lambourne at libero. Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) started the third set for Anderson at outside hi er. Paul Lotman (Lakewood, Calif.), Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.) and Max Holt (Cincinna , Ohio) played as subs tutes.

Team USA huddles around head coach Alan Knipe in the 2010 FIVB World League opener versus Russia. (FIVB photo)

Rich Lambourne (5), Ma Anderson (1) and David Lee. (FIVB photo) 16

1 2 3 4 5 USA 14 22 25 21 RUS 25 25 21 25 U.S. Men Come Up Short Again Versus Russia EKATERINBURG, Russia (June 5, 2010) – The U.S. Men’s Na onal Volleyball Team gave a much be er performance on Saturday in its second 2010 FIVB World League match, but Russia s ll came out on top 3-1 (25-14, 25-22, 21-25, 25-21) in Ekaterinburg, Russia. A er being swept by Russia on Friday, the U.S. Men fall to 0-2 in Pool C. Russia is 2-0. Team USA will travel to Tampere, Finland for its next two pool play matches on June 11-12. Russia will host Egypt.

Riley Salmon a acks through the Russian block. (FIVB photo)

“We played be er today than we did yesterday and hopefully we’ll play even be er in Finland next weekend where I expect another two tough games,” U.S. middle blocker Ryan Millar (Alpine, Calif.) said. Outside hi er Riley Salmon (League City, Texas) paced the U.S. Men with 18 points on 15 kills (0.55 a ack percentage) and three blocks. Ma Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.), playing opposite, scored 16 points on 15 kills (0.44 a ack percentage) and one block. Middle blocker David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) totaled 12 points on eight kills (0.80 a ack percentage) and four blocks. “I am pleased that today we played be er than yesterday,” U.S. Head Coach Alan Knipe (Hun ngton Beach, Calif.) said. “And I was also pleased with the fact that the team came back into the game a er the first set even though we didn’t play so well. Hopefully we’ll be improving from weekend to weekend as our goal is to qualify for the final round.” Russian opposite Maxim Mikhaylov led all scorers with 23 points on a match-high 19 kills (0.56 a ack percentage), three blocks and one ace. Russia led the U.S. Men in aces 3-1 and in blocks 13-12. Russia’s a ack percentage was 0.51 (58 kills, 19 faults, 114 a empts) while the United States’ was 0.44 (50 kills, 22 faults, 114 a empts). The U.S. was credited with 14 digs and three faults on 43 a empts. It had 13 excellent recep ons and three faults on 83 a empts. Among the other U.S. players, outside hi er Paul Lotman (Lakewood, Calif.), who started for Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) in the second set and played the rest of the match, scored nine points on eight kills (0.42 a ack percentage) and the United States’ only ace. Millar scored four points on two kills and two blocks. Rooney finished with three points on two kills and one block. Se er Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.) scored one point on a block. He was credited with 20 running sets (assists) and two faults on 102 a empts. Knipe started Rooney and Salmon at outside hi er, Lee and Millar at middle blocker, Anderson at opposite, Hansen at se er and Lambourne at libero. Lotman started the second set for Rooney and played the rest of the match. Even Patak (Pleasanton, Calif.) played as a serving subs tute. Max Holt (Cincinna , Ohio) also played as a subs tute.

Ryan Millar eyes the ball and a late Russia block. (FIVB photo)

Alan Knipe discusses the match in the press conference. (FIVB photo)

1 2 3 4 5 USA 25 25 27 25 FIN 27 18 25 18 Team USA Wins First 2010 World League Match TAMPERE, Finland (June 11, 2010) – A er losing the first set to Finland, the U.S. Men’s Na onal Volleyball Team woke up to win the next three and captured its first 2010 FIVB World League victory, 3-1 (25-27, 25-18, 27-25, 25-18) on Friday in Tampere, Finland. The U.S. Men improved their World League record to 1-2 while Finland fell to 1-2. The two teams will play again on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. local me (11:30 a.m. ET; 8:30 a.m. PT). In the other Pool C match on Friday, Russia defeated Egypt, 3-1 (26-24, 22-25, 25-21, 25-15). U.S. outside hi er Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) led all scorers with 22 points on a match-high 21 kills (0.57 kill percentage) and one block. Opposite Ma Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) added 16 points on 13 kills (0.37) kill percentage, one block and two aces. Middle blocker Ryan Millar (Alpine, Utah) scored 13 points on seven kills (0.87 kill percentage), three blocks and a match-high three aces.

Ma Anderson (1) and Ryan Millar (9) form a blocking wall against a Finland a ack. (FIVB photo)

Middle blocker David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) totaled 12 points on a match-high nine blocks, two kills, and one ace. Outside hi er Riley Salmon (League City, Texas) contributed 10 points on 10 kills (0.45 kill percentage). “I think that this was well played match from both teams at this early stage of World League,” U.S. Head Coach Alan Knipe (Hun ngton Beach, Calif.) said in an FIVB release. “Finland was very aggressive in serves and put a pressure to us. I am very happy with my team.” An Siltala paced Finland with 20 points on 18 kills and two aces. Urpo Sivula added 16 points on 15 kills and one ace. They were the only Finnish players in double digits. The U.S. Men out-blocked Finland 14-7 and the two teams were ed in aces 6-6. The U.S. scored 29 points on Finland errors while commi ng only 20. U.S. se er Donald Suxho (Korce, Albania) was credited with 23 running sets and no faults on 85 a empts. He set the U.S. team to a 0.46 kill percentage and a 0.33 hi ng percentage. Finland’s kill percentage was 0.44 but its hi ng percentage was 0.27.

Rich Lambourne (5) passes under the watchful eye of head coach Alan Knipe in the background. (FIVB photo)

The United States had 41 digs, led by Suxho with 12 and two faults on 16 a empts. U.S. libero Rich Lambourne (Tus n, Calif.) was credited with 11 digs and three faults on 15 a empts and Salmon had seven digs and one fault on nine a empts. Salmon led in “excellent” service recep ons with 16 and four faults on 30 a empts. Rooney was credited with 15 excellent service recep ons and no faults on 21 a empts. Lambourne had 11 excellent recep ons and one fault on 17 a empts. Knipe (Hun ngton Beach, Calif.) started Rooney and Salmon at outside hi er, Lee and Millar at middle blocker, Anderson at opposite, Suxho at se er and Rich Lambourne at libero. He stuck with the starters throughout the match. Evan Patak (Pleasanton, Calif.) played as a subs tute. U.S. Men’s Na onal Team Head Coach Alan Knipe responds to ques ons a er the Americans win their first World League match of 2010. (FIVB photo)

Rich Lambourne (5) keeps the ball in play as Sean Rooney (2) watches the play. (FIVB photo)

1 2 3 4 5 USA 18 25 25 28 FIN 25 23 21 26 Americans Even Up World League Record, Down Finland TAMPERE, Finland (June 12, 2010) – Ge ng great play in the fourth set from some of its younger athletes, the U.S. Men’s Volleyball Team held oﬀ three set points to defeat Finland, 3-1 (18-25, 25-23, 25-21, 28-26) on Saturday in an FIVB World League match in Tampere, Finland. The U.S. Men improved their record to 2-2 in Group C and they sit in second place as they return to the United States to play two pool play matches against Egypt (1-3) on June 18-19 in Concord, N.C. In the other Group C match on Saturday, Russia improved its record to 4-0 with a 3-2 (23-25, 25-19, 25-17, 22-25, 15-8) over a scrappy Egyp an team. In Finland, outside hi er Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) led the U.S. Men in scoring for the second night in a row with 18 points on 15 kills (0.52 kill percentage), two blocks and one ace. Opposite Evan Patak (Pleasanton, Calif.) added 13 points on 10 kills (0.40 kill percentage), two blocks and one ace.

The U.S. celebrates its second straight win over Finland on the road. (FIVB photo)

Middle blocker David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) once again led all players in blocks with six. He added five kills and an ace for 12 total points. Outside hi er Paul Lotman (Lakewood, Calif.) also scored 12 points on 12 kills (0.52 kill percentage). Finland’s An Siltala led all scorers with 22 points on a match-high 19 kills, two blocks and one ace. “Finland played great. They definitely gave us all we could handle,” said Millar, who is ac ng as U.S. team captain while Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.) remains away from the team due to a family emergency. “The fourth set ended up being a huge set.” The U.S. Men out-blocked Finland 16-11. The teams were ed in aces with five apiece. Finland led in kills with 65 as compared with 51 for the United States. But Finland was hurt by 24 team errors that o en came at the worst mes while the U.S. commi ed only 14. Among other U.S. scorers, Millar had 10 points on four kills, four blocks and two aces. Suxho scored four points on two kills and two blocks. Opposite Ma Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) totaled two points on two kills and middle blocker Max Holt (Cincinna , Ohio) scored one point on an important kill in the fourth set. Suxho was credited with 25 running sets and one fault in 94 a empts and set the U.S. to a 0.44 kill percentage and a 0.28 hi ng percentage. U.S. libero Rich Lambourne (Tus n, Calif.) was credited with 15 “excellent” recep ons and no faults on 23 a empts. He also had four digs and five faults on nine a empts. Patak led the team in digs with eight in nine a empts. U.S. Men’s Head Coach Alan Knipe (Hun ngton Beach, Calif.) started Riley Salmon (League City, Texas) and Rooney at outside hi er, Lee and Millar at middle blocker, Anderson at opposite and Lambourne at libero. Lotman subs tuted for Salmon in the first set and played the rest of the match. Patak subs tuted in the first three sets and started for Anderson in the fourth. Holt also played as a subs tute.

Donald Suxho sets with Sean Rooney coming in for the spike against Finland. (FIVB photo)

Paul Lotman passes against Finland. (FIVB photo)

1 2 3 4 5 USA 25 25 14 25 EGY 19 15 25 21 U.S. Men Score Victory over Egypt CONCORD, N.C. (June 19, 2010) – The U.S. Men’s Na onal Volleyball Team held oﬀ a determined Egyp an team that never gave up, defea ng the African zone champion, 3-1 (25-19, 25-15, 14-25, 25-21) on Friday in an FIVB World League match at Cabarrus Arena in Concord, N.C. Team USA holds on to second place in Pool C and improves its record to 3-2. Egypt, in last place, falls to 1-4. Two players making their 2010 World League debuts led the U.S. Men. Opposite Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawaii) scored 15 points on a match-high 14 kills (0.44 hi ng percentage) and one block. Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.) added 11 points on nine kills (0.64 hi ng percentage), one block and one ace. “It’s great to be back playing with the guys,” said Priddy, the team captain who had to leave the team before its first match against Russia due to a family emergency. “This match was fun. It was intense.”

Clay Stanley is ready to unleash a devasta ng serve against Egypt. (FIVB photo/Gerry Wall)

Middle blocker David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) scored eight points on two kills, a match-high four blocks and a match-high two aces. Middle blocker Ryan Millar (Alpine, Utah) scored eight points on five kills, three blocks and one ace. Outside hi er Ma Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) scored eight points on seven kills. Mohamed Badawy paced Egypt with 14 points on 13 kills and one block. Ahmed El Kotb added 11 points on nine kills, one block and one ace. Team USA out-blocked Egypt 11-7 and had six aces while Egypt had three. Team USA was credited with a 0.26 hi ng percentage and a 0.43 kill percentage. Egypt’s hi ng and kill percentages were the same. Star ng U.S. se er Donald Suxho (Korce, Albania) was injured in the third set and replaced by Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.). The switch seemed to aﬀect the United States’ rhythm and it lost the set 25-14. The U.S. came back in the fourth set led by Anderson, who subs tuted for star ng outside hi er Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) in the third set and started the fourth. He scored on five kills and one ace in the fourth set. Among other U.S. players, Rooney and outside hi er Riley Salmon (League City, Texas) each finished with four points on four kills. Suxho had three points on two blocks and one ace. Evan Patak (Pleasanton, Calif.) had one point on an ace. Suxho was credited with 15 running sets and one fault on 45 a empts. Hansen was credited with 11 running sets and no faults in 38 a empts. Libero Rich Lambourne (Tus n, Calif.) led the team in excellent recep ons with 10 and one fault on 19 a empts. Rooney had nine excellent recep ons and no faults on 16 a empts. Lambourne also led the team in digs with eight and two faults in 15 a empts. Knipe started Priddy and Rooney at outside hi er, Lee and Millar at middle blocker, Stanley at opposite, Suxho at se er and Lambourne at libero. Anderson subs tuted for Rooney in the third set and started the fourth. Salmon came in for Priddy in the second set and started the third and fourth. Hansen subs tuted for Suxho in the third set and started the fourth. Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.) and Patak played as subs tutes.

Donald Suxho sets with David Lee providing an a acking op on. (FIVB photo/Gerry Wall)

Reid Priddy passes an Egypt serve. (FIVB photo/Gerry Wall)

1 2 3 4 5 USA 25 25 11 25 EGY 20 22 25 14 Americans Down Egypt to Improve to 4-2 CONCORD, N.C. (June 19, 2010) –U.S. Men’s Na onal Volleyball Team Head Coach Alan Knipe put a group of Olympic gold medalists on the floor in the fourth set to put away Egypt, 3-1 (25-20, 25-22, 11-25, 25-14) in an FIVB World League match at Cabarrus Arena. Team USA improved its World League Record to 4-2 at the League’s halfway point and secured its hold on second place in Pool C. Egypt fell to 5-1.

Kevin Hansen (14), Ryan Millar (9) and Sean Rooney (behind Egypt attacker) put up one of USA’s 15 blocks. (FIVB photo/Gerry Wall)

The United States was led by 2008 Olympic MVP opposite Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawaii) with 14 points on eight kills, two blocks and a matchhigh four aces. Outside hi er Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) added 11 points on 10 kills and one block. Outside hi er Ma Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) scored 10 points on nine kills and one ace. Egypt was paced by Mohamed El Daabousi with 18 points on a match-high 16 kills and two aces. Abdel La f Ahmed added nine points on four kills, four blocks and one ace. Team USA had seven aces to Egypt’s six and 13 blocks to Egypt’s 11. Team USA scored on 28 Egypt team errors while commi ng only 22. The U.S. Men had a kill percentage of 0.39 and a hi ng percentage of 0.19. A er the U.S. Men had won the first two sets, the third set saw them fall behind early and never regain their foo ng. For the fourth set, Knipe (Hun ngton Beach, Calif.) said he was “looking for a combina on of size and ball control and for guys who were playing well right now.” Knipe started the fourth set with 2008 Olympic gold medalists Rooney, Stanley, outside hi er Riley Salmon (League City, Texas),middle blockers David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) and Ryan Millar (Alpine, Utah), se er Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.) and libero Rich Lambourne (Tus n, Calif.). The veteran team made quick work of Egypt with a 25-14 fourth-set victory.

Team USA celebrates during its second straight win over Egypt and its fourth consecu ve win overall in the FIVB World League. (FIVB photo/ Gerry Wall)

“It’s not about losing the third set, it’s about how we lost,” said U.S. Team Captain Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.) who was not on the floor in the fourth set but was a starter on the 2008 Olympic team. “We had ball control errors. Wins start with good passing and we have to be mindful of that if we want to do big things.” Among other U.S. players, Millar had nine points on four kills, four blocks and one ace. Lee scored six points on two kills and four blocks. Salmon added five points on four kills and one block. Opposite Evan Patak (Pleasanton, Calf.) scored two points on a block and an ace and outside hi er Paul Lotman (Lakewood, Calif.) had one point on a kill. Hansen, who played the en re match at se er, was credited with 24 running sets and no faults on 72 a empts. Lambourne at libero was credited with eight digs and one fault in 11 a empts. He also had seven excellent recep ons and two faults in 16 a empts. Anderson had eight excellent recep ons and three faults in 22 a empts. Rooney had eight excellent recep ons and no faults in 15 a empts. Knipe started Anderson and Rooney at outside hi er, Lee and Millar at middle blocker, Stanley at opposite, Hansen at se er and Lambourne at libero. Salmon subs tuted for Anderson in the third set and started the fourth. Patak played as a subs tute for Stanley and started the third set. Lotman played as a subs tute.

Evan Patak spikes against Egypt. (FIVB photo/Gerry Wall)

Kevin Hansen (14) sets with David Lee (4) approaching for an a ack. (FIVB photo/Gerry Wall)

1 2 3 4 5 USA 22 25 20 25 11 FIN 25 14 25 19 15 Finland Stuns U.S. Men on American Soil HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (June 25, 2010) – Paced by Urpo Sivula and Ma Hietanen, Finland stunned the U.S. Men’s Na onal Volleyball Team with a 3-2 (25-22, 14-25, 25-20, 19-25, 15-11) victory before 3,500 on Friday at the Sears Centre Arena.

Fans get into the USA-Finland match held in Hoﬀman Estates, Ill. (FIVB photo/Rob Grabowski)

Finland improves to 2-5 in Pool C while Team USA falls to 4-3, but remains in second place behind Russia (7-0). Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawaii) led the U.S. Men’s Team with 21 points on 15 kills (0.52 hi ng percentage), three blocks and three aces. David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) added 15 points on 10 kills (0.5 hi ng percentage), four blocks and one ace. U.S. Team Captain Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.) scored 13 points on 11 kills (0.3 hi ng percentage), one block and one ace. “Finland outplayed us,” Priddy said. “I can’t point to one specific phase that they beat us. “We didn’t pass as well as we can and we didn’t take care of the ball.” Sivula led all scorers with 31 points on a match-high 28 kills, two blocks and one ace. Hietanen added 17 points on 14 kills, two blocks and one ace. An Siltala scored 11 points on 10 kills and one ace. Team USA finished with eight aces while Finland had seven. The U.S. Men also out-blocked Finland 14-8. Finland got 60 points on a acks (0.4 hi ng percentage) while the U.S. Men totaled 53 (0.38 hi ng percentage). “I thought Finland took good swings in transi on and we didn’t,” U.S. Head Coach Alan Knipe (Hun ngton Beach, Calif.) said. “Overall, I don’t like the pa ern of us coming out without emo on or passion. It’s something we need to correct. We need to be prepared to play like we did in Set 2 at the beginning of the match.”

Rich Lambourne passes versus Finland. (FIVB photo/Rob Grabowski)

Among other U.S. players, Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.) scored nine points on five kills and four kills. Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) added six points on five kills and one ace. Max Holt (Cincinna , Ohio) scored four points on three kills and one ace. Paul Lotman (Lakewood, Calif.) scored three points on three kills. Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.) added three points on one kill and two blocks. Evan Patak (Pleasanton, Calif.) had one point on an ace. At se er Hansen was credited with 28 running sets and no faults on 91 a empts. At libero, Rich Lambourne (Tus n, Calif.) was credited with six digs and six faults on 14 a empts. He also had 11 excellent recep ons and two faults on 27 a empts. Priddy had 12 excellent recep ons and three faults on 21 a empts. Lotman totaled 11 excellent recep ons and no faults on 14 a empts. Knipe started Priddy and Rooney at outside hi er, Lee and Holmes at middle blocker, Stanley at opposite, Hansen at se er and Lambourne at libero. Holt started for Holmes in the fourth and fi h sets. Lotman subs tuted for Rooney in the third set and started the fourth and fi h. Patak played as a subs tute.

Kevin Hansen sets David Lee. (FIVB photo/Rob Grabowski)

David Lee (4) and Clay Stanley form a block against Finland. (FIVB photo/Rob Grabowski)

1 2 3 4 5 USA 25 18 25 25 FIN 21 25 19 23 U.S. Men Bounce Back to Defeat Finland HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (June 26, 2010) – Looking much more like a team ranked No 2 in the world, the U.S. Men’s Na onal Volleyball Team took down Finland on Saturday, 3-1 (25-21, 18-25, 25-19, 25-23) in an FIVB World League pool play match at Sears Centre Arena. Team USA improved to 5-3 in Pool C.

Reid Priddy passes against Finland. (FIVB photo/Rob Grabowski)

Veteran opposite Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawaii) led the U.S. with 19 points on 15 kills (0.35 hi ng percentage), one block and three aces. The U.S. Men got strong play from some of its younger players, including outside hi er Ma Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) with 16 points and middle blocker Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.) with 12 points on eight kills and a match-high four blocks. Outside hi er Paul Lotman (Lakewood, Calif.), who took over for star ng outside hi er Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.) in the second set a er Priddy le with an injury termed a “tweaked” hamstring, scored seven points on five kills, one block and one ace. “On our side of the net we were concerned with what we could control,” U.S. Men’s Head Coach Alan Knipe (Hun ngton Beach, Calif.) said. “We had 24 hours to change our mindset (from Friday) and we did that. I thought it was important that we improve in transi on and we did that.” “Winning the first set was really important,” U.S. middle blocker David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) said. “Alan pointed out that in the last five matches we’ve lost (going back to 2009), we lost the first set. It was be er for us to win that first set and set the tone.”

Paul Lotman (6), David Lee (4) and Kevin Hansen put up a triple-block against Finland. (FIVB photo/Rob Grabowski)

Finland was paced for a second night by Urpo Sivula, who led all scorers with 22 points on 22 kills, and An Siltala with 15 points on 11 kills, three blocks and one ace. Team USA finished with 12 blocks to Finland’s 10 and eight aces to Finland’s seven. The U.S. Men had a 0.34 hi ng percentage while Finland’s was 0.41. The United States was credited with 34 digs and eight faults while Finland had 21 digs and 16 faults. Finland had 36 excellent recep ons and eight faults while the U.S. had 31 excellent recep ons and seven faults. Among other U.S. players, Lee scored 10 points on seven kills (0.5 hi ng percentage), two blocks and one ace. Before he le the match, Priddy had seven points on six kills (0.46 hi ng percentage) and one block. Opposite Evan Patak (Pleasanton, Calif.) had one point on an ace while middle blocker Max Holt (Cincinna , Ohio) had one point on a block. Se er Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.) had one point on one block. Hansen was credited with 29 running sets and no errors on 104 a empts. U.S. libero Rich Lambourne was credited with 15 digs and three faults on 21 a empts as well as six excellent recep ons and no faults on 19 a empts. Lotman led in excellent recep ons with 12 and two faults in 27 a empts. Knipe started Anderson and Priddy at outside hi er, Lee and Holmes at middle blocker, Stanley at opposite, Hansen at se er and Lambourne at libero.

Paul Lotman hits between the antenna and the Finland block. (FIVB photo/Rob Grabowski)

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1 2 3 4 5 USA 20 31 25 21 15 EGY 25 29 17 25 12 U.S. Men Edge Egypt in Nail-Biter CAIRO, Egypt (July 2, 2010) – The U.S. Men’s Na onal Volleyball Team escaped with a 3-2 (20-25, 31-29, 25-17, 21-25, 15-12) in an FIVB World League match on Friday in Cairo. The U.S. Men improve to 6-3 in Pool C and maintain their second-place standing. Egypt falls to 1-8 and sits in fourth.

David Lee blocks an Egypt a ack onto the spiker’s head. (FIVB photo)

The U.S. Men were paced by opposite Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawaii) who had 17 points on a team-high 16 kills and one ace. Middle blocker Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.) finished with 16 points on seven kills and a match-high nine blocks. Outside hi er Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) totaled 13 points on 12 kills and one block. Outside hi er Paul Lotman (Lakewood, Calif.) added 10 points on eight kills, one block and one ace. Egypt’s Ahmed Abdelhay led all scorers with 23 points on a match-high 21 kills, one block and one ace. Saleh Youssef added 17 points on 13 kills and four blocks. “Egypt played very hard, especially in the first and second sets and they put our side under pressure,” U.S. Head Coach Alan Knipe (Hun ngton Beach, Calif.) told the FIVB. “We need to improve our performance if we hope to go the final round.” The United States led Egypt in aces, 3-2, but Egypt led in successful a acks, 59-53 and blocks 16-14. Egypt gave up 42 points on errors while the U.S. had 31 team errors. Team USA had a hi ng percentage of 0.24 and an a ack percentage of 0.43. Egypt’s hi ng percentage was 0.25 and its a ack percentage was 0.41. The U.S. Men were hurt by 19 service errors, but Egypt had 28.

Ma Anderson squeezes an a ack past the Egyp an block. (FIVB photo)

The U.S. was credited with two digs and 21 faults while Egypt totaled eight digs and 27 faults. The U.S. Men were credited with seven “excellent” recep ons while Egypt had 13. Among other U.S. players, middle blocker David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) finished with eight points on five kills and three blocks. Ma Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) totaled four points on four spikes. Opposite Evan Patak (Pleasanton, Calif.), playing as a serving subs tute, scored one point on an ace and se er Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.) had one point on a kill. Hansen was credited with 31 running sets and one fault on 119 a empts. Libero Rich Lambourne (Tus n, Calif.) was credited with one dig and one excellent recep on. Rooney led the team in excellent recep ons with five. U.S. Head Coach Alan Knipe (Hun ngton Beach, Calif.) started Anderson and Lotman at outside hi er, Lee and Holmes at middle blocker, Stanley at opposite, Hansen at se er and Lambourne at libero. Rooney subs tuted for Anderson in the second set and started the rest of the match. Patak and Max Holt (Cincinna , Ohio) both played as subs tutes. Ma Anderson, David Lee and Kevin Hansen force an Egypt a ack over their triple block. (FIVB photo)

Alan Knipe on the sideline versus Egypt. (FIVB photo)

1 2 3 4 5 USA 20 25 19 25 18 EGY 25 18 25 22 16 U.S. Men Out of Africa With Two Wins Over Egypt

The U.S. and Egypt squads come together before their second match in Cairo. (FIVB photo)

CAIRO, Egypt (July 3, 2010) – The U.S. Men’s Na onal Volleyball Team got all it could handle from Egypt, but came away with an FIVB World League Intercon nental Round pool play victory, 3-2 (20-25, 25-18, 19-25, 25-22, 18-16) on Saturday in Cairo. Team USA improved its record to 7-3 and remains in second place in Pool C. Russia is in first place with a 9-1 record. The U.S. Men were paced by outside hi er Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.), who scored 20 points on 15 kills, four blocks and one ace. Opposite Evan Patak (Pleasanton, Calif.) added 12 points on nine kills, one block and two aces. Middle blocker David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) added 10 points on eight kills, one block and one ace. Egypt’s Ahmed Abdelhay led all scorers with 25 points on a match-high 24 kills and one block. Mohamed Badawy scored 17 points on 12 kills and five blocks. Abdel La f Ahmed added 15 points on eight kills, five blocks and two aces.

Russell Holmes hits around the Egypt block. (FIVB photo)

A er the U.S. needed five sets to defeat Egypt on July 2, U.S. Head Coach Alan Knipe (Hun ngton Beach, Calif.) made many lineup changes in the rematch with every player on the 12-man roster star ng at least one set. The United States out-served Egypt with seven aces and 13 faults as opposed to two aces for Egypt, which had 18 faults. Egypt out-blocked the U.S. 15-12. The United States’ hi ng percentage was 0.21 while its kill percentage was 0.38. Egypt’s hi ng percentage was 0.26 and its kill percentage was 0.42. The U.S. was credited with four digs, led by Patak with two, while Egypt had eight digs with 23 faults. The U.S. was credited with 11 excellent recep ons, led by Rooney’s seven. Egypt totaled 29 excellent recep ons. Among other U.S. players, outside hi er Paul Lotman (Lakewood, Calif.) scored eight points on six kills, one block and one ace. Middle blocker Max Holt (Cincinna , Ohio) scored six points on five kills and one block. Outside hi er Ma Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) had five points on four kills and one block and middle blocker Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.) totaled five points on three kills and two blocks. Se er Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.) scored four points on one kill and three blocks and opposite Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawaii) added two points on two kills.

Team USA overcomes a 2-1 set deficit to defeat Egypt. (FIVB photo)

Hansen was credited with 17 running sets and no faults in 59 a empts. Tyler Hildebrand (Mesa, Ariz.), who took over for Hansen in the third set and started the fourth and fi h, totaled 14 running sets and one fault in 48 a empts. Knipe started Riley Salmon (League City, Texas) and Lotman at outside hi er, Lee and Holmes at middle blocker, Stanley at opposite, Hansen at se er and Rich Lambourne (Tus n, Calif.) at libero. Patak played as a serving subs tute in the first set, then took over for Stanley to start the second and started the rest of the match at opposite. Rooney took over for Salmon at the le side in the first set and started the rest of the match. Holt replaced Holmes in the third set and started the fourth and fi h. Anderson subs tuted for Lotman in the third set and started the fourth and fi h.

Alan Knipe and David Lee during the post-match press conference. (FIVB photo)

David Lee during the post-match press conference. (FIVB photo) 34

1 2 3 4 5 USA 25 27 25 RUS 21 25 23 Americans Surprise Pool Leader Russia to Stay in Hunt WICHITA, Kan. (July 9, 2010) – Figh ng for every point, the U.S. Men’s Na onal Volleyball Team surprised Pool C leader Russia with a 25-21, 2725, 25-23 sweep in an FIVB World League Intercon nental Round match on Friday at Koch Arena. With the win, the USA improves to 8-3 in Pool C and remains in second place while Russia gets its second loss at 9-2. United States outside hi er Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.) led all scorers with 15 points on 11 kills (0.39 hi ng percentage), three blocks and an ace. Opposite Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawaii) scored 12 points on 11 kills (0.28 hi ng percentage) and one block. Middle blocker Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.) finished with 12 points on 10 kills (0.69 hi ng percentage) and two blocks.

The U.S. Men remained alive for a World League Final Round berth with its block. (FIVB photo/John Davis)

U.S. Head Coach Alan Knipe (Hun ngton Beach, Calif.) singled out Holmes for praise. “I thought Russell Holmes had a great match at middle blocker playing for Ryan Millar (who was not on the roster),” Knipe said. “The most important thing for us has been ge ng our play up to a level we find acceptable.” Semen Poltavskiy led Russia with 14 points on 13 kills and one ace. Tara Khtey and Alexander Volkov each had nine points. The United States out-blocked Russia 8-5, but Russia led in spikes 53-49 and in aces 3-1. Team USA’s hi ng percentage was 0.33 and its a ack percentage was 0.46. Russia’s hi ng percentage was 0.32 and its a ack percentage was 0.52. Russia was hurt by 17 service errors while the U.S. had 10. Among other U.S. scorers, outside hiter Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) had five points on four kills and one block. Middle blocker David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) finished with three points on two kills and one block. Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.) totaled two points on two a acks, including a cri cal p in the second set. Hansen was also credited with eight running sets and no faults on 68 a empts. “I thought Kevin Hansen set his best match of World League,” Knipe said. “When your se er is having a good match, it puts the team in good shape to win.” Libero Rich Lambourne (Tus n, Calif.) was credited with 12 excellent serve recep ons and three faults on 23 a empts. Rooney was credited with 11 excellent serve recep ons and no faults on 15 a empts. Rooney also led the team in digs with six and one fault in nine a empts. Knipe started Rooney and Priddy at outside hi er, Lee and Holmes at middle blocker, Stanley at opposite, Hansen at se er and Lambourne at libero. Evan Patak (Pleasanton, Calif.) played as a subs tute.

Sean Rooney spikes against Russia. (FIVB photo/John Davis)

Reid Priddy serves versus Russia to keep the USA alive for the World League Final Round. (FIVB photo/John Davis)

1 2 3 4 5 USA 18 25 17 19 RUS 25 22 25 25 U.S. Men’s World League Season Ends Early WICHITA, Kan. (July 10, 2010) – Russia got the two set victories it needed on July 10 and went on to defeat the U.S. Men’s Na onal Volleyball Team, 3-1 (25-18, 22-25, 25-17, 25-19) to win Pool C in the final pool play match of the 2010 FIVB World League at Koch Arena on the campus of Wichita State University. Russia completes pool play with a record of 10-2 and will advance to the final round in Cordoba, Argen na. The U.S. Men end World League with an 8-4 record and will not advance to the final round for the first me in four years.

Alan Knipe in the huddle with David Lee and Alfee Re . (FIVB photo/ John Davis)

Outside hi er Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.) led the U.S. with 15 points on a match-high 14 kills (0.35 hi ng percentage) and one block. Opposite Clay Stanley (Hawaii) added 13 points on 10 kills, two blocks and one ace. Middle blocker Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.) contributed 11 points on eight kills (0.57 hi ng percentage), two blocks and one ace. Dmitriy Muserskiy paced Russia with 15 points on seven spikes, a matchhigh seven blocks and one ace. Taras Khtey scored 14 points on eight kills, two blocks and a match-high three aces. Russia out-blocked the United States 22-9. It also had five aces to the USA’s two. Russia’s successfully completed 42 percent of its a ack a empts while Team USA completed 38. “Russia missed a lot of serves last night,” U.S. Men’s Head Coach Alan Knipe (Hun ngton Beach, Calif.) said of the United States’ sweep of Russia in their match on Friday. “They didn’t miss as many tonight. Because of that we ended up oﬀ the net a lot and they got a lot of blocks.” Among other U.S. players, outside hi er Ma Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) totaled nine points on eight kills and one block. Outside hi er Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) added two points on one kill and one block. Opposite Evan Patak (Pleasanton, Calif.) scored two points on two kills. Middle blocker David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) scored two points on one kill and one block. Middle blocker Max Holt added two points on one kill and one block and Kevin Hansen (Newport Bach, Calif.) had one point and one kill. “This was disappoin ng,” Lee said. “We definitely wanted to finish World League with a win and perhaps have the opportunity to advance to the final six. I thought we played well at mes, but we gave up a lot of runs of five or six points.” Hansen, who started at se er, was credited with four running sets and no faults on 61 a empts. Tyler Hildebrand (Mesa, Ariz.), who subs tuted for Hansen in the third set and started the fourth, was credited with seven running sets and one fault on 45 a empts.

Ma Anderson prepares to serve against Russia. (FIVB photo/John Davis)

Libero Alfee Re (Oxnard, Calif.) was credited with nine digs. Priddy also had nine digs and also was credited with 23 excellent recep ons. Re had 11 excellent recep ons. Knipe started Priddy and Rooney at outside hi er, Lee and Holmes at middle blocker, Stanley at opposite, Hansen at se er and Re at libero. Anderson started the second set for Rooney and finished out the match. Holt took over for Lee in the fourth set. Patak and outside hi er Paul Lotman (Lakewood, Calif.) played subs tutes.

Evan Patak stays loose in case he is called upon versus Russia. (FIVB photo/John Davis)

USA (right) and Russia shake hands prior to the final match of the FIVB World League Intercon nental Round. (FIVB photo/John Davis) 38

2010 U.S. Men’s Na onal Team Match Capsules U.S. MEN SWEEP GELA IN FRIENDLY MATCH IN ITALY USA .................................25 Pallavolo Gela ..................18

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GELA, Italy (Sept. 20, 2010) – The U.S. Men’s Na onal Volleyball Team won a friendly match against Pallavolo Gela, part of Italy’s Serie A2 league, before about 1,500 fans on Monday in Gela, Italy.

GELA, Italy (Sept. 22, 2010) – The U.S. Men’s Na onal Volleyball Team won its second friendly match against Pallavolo Gela, part of Italy’s Serie A2 league, on Wednesday in Gela, Italy.

Ge ng 15 points from middle blocker Max Holt (Cincinna , Ohio) and 11 points each from middle blocker Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.) and opposite Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawaii), the U.S. Men defeated Gela, 25-18, 25-22, 25-15.

Team USA got 11 points from outside hi er Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) and seven from middle blocker Max Holt (Cincinna , Ohio) to defeat Gela, 25-19, 25-22, 25-18.

The U.S. Men are playing the friendly matches to prepare for the FIVB World Championships, which begin Saturday. The United States will open in Reggio Calabria against Mexico at noon PT (8 p.m. in Italy). On Monday in Gela, a city in the south of Sicily, Italy, Holt scored his 15 points on 10 kills (0.64 hi ng percentage) and five blocks. Holmes added 11 on three kills (0.22 hi ng percentage), a match-high six blocks and a match-high two aces. Stanley scored 11 points on 11 kills (0.77 hi ng percentage). Outside hi er Ma Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) contributed nine points on eight kills (0.37 hi ng percentage) and one block. Outside hi er Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) had four points on four kills (1.0 hi ng percentage) and outside hi er Paul Lotman (Lakewood, Calif.) scored four points on two kills (0.18 hi ng percentage), one block and one ace. Opposite Carson Clark (Santa Barbara, Calif.) scored one point on a kill (0.25 hi ng percentage). Libero Rich Lambourne (Tus n, Calif.) was credited with 16 recep ons, 75 percent posi ve and 62 percent excellent. Lotman was credited with 15 recep ons, 73 percent posi ve and 53 percent excellent.

The U.S. Men le Thursday for Reggio Calabria, Italy, where it will open the 2010 FIVB World Championships against Mexico at noon PT (8 p.m. local) on Saturday. Rooney, who entered the match for Ma Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) midway through the second set and started the third, led all scorers with 11 points on a match-high 11 kills (0.86 hi ng percentage). Holt scored on five kills (0.23 hi ng percentage), one block and one ace. Anderson scored six points on six kills (0.67 hi ng percentage). Middle blocker Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.) scored five points on three kills (0.32 hi ng percentage) and two blocks. Opposite Carson Clark (Santa Barbara, Calif.) scored five points on four kills (0.30 hi ng percentage) and one ace. Outside hi ers Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.) and Riley Salmon (League City, Texas) each scored four points on four kills (Priddy: 0.50 hi ng percentage; Salmon: 0.28 hi ng percentage). Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawaii) scored four points on three kills (0.50 hi ng percentage) and one ace. Se er Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.) scored four points on one kill (1.0 hi ng percentage), one block and a match-high two aces.

Outside hi er Valdir Sequira paced Gela with 15 points on 12 kills, two blocks and one ace. Outside hi er Paulo Veloso Pinto added 12 points 10 kills and two blocks.

U.S. libero Rich Lambourne (Tus n, Calif.) was credited with 20 recep ons, 70 percent posi ve and 50 percent excellent with no errors. Priddy added 14 recep ons, 79 percent posi ve and 71 percent excellent with no errors.

The U.S. hi ng percentage was 0.48 (39 kills on 71 a empts with five errors). Gela’s was 0.18 (31 kills on 92 a empts with 14 errors).

Outside hi er Paulo Veloso Pinto led Gela with eight points on seven kills and one block.

The U.S. Men out-blocked Gela 13-6 and had three aces to Gela’s one.

The U.S. Men had a hi ng percentage of 0.49 (41 kills on 74 a empts and five errors) while Gela’s hi ng percentage was 0.25 (33 kills on 80 a empts and 13 errors). The U.S. had five aces while Gela had none, the Team USA had 12 service errors and Gela had 10. Gela out-blocked the U.S. Men 5-4.

U.S. Men’s Na onal Team Head Coach Alan Knipe (Hun ngton Beach, Calif.) started Anderson and Lotman at outside hi er, Holmes and Holt at middle blocker, Stanley at opposite, Hansen at se er and Lambourne at libero. Rooney entered the match in the second set for Anderson; then started the third set in place of Lotman. Clark subs tuted for Stanley in the third set.

U.S. Head Coach Alan Knipe (Hun ngton Beach, Calif.) started Priddy and Anderson at outside hi er, Holmes and Holt at middle blocker, Stanley at opposite, Hansen at se er and Lambourne at libero. Rooney replaced Anderson in the second set and started the third. Clark replaced Stanley in the second set and started the third. Salmon replaced Priddy in the second set and started the third. Se er Jonathan Winder (Irvine, Calif.) replaced Hansen in the second set and started the third. Outside hi er Paul Lotman (Lakewood, Calif.) also played as a subs tute.

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Team USA group photo at the FIVB World Championship. (FIVB photo)

USA Rallies Against NORCECA Rival Mexico to Open 2010 FIVB World Championship REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy (Sept. 25, 2010) - The U.S. Men’s Na onal Volleyball Team fought hard and rallied from an 0-2 deficit to defeat Mexico 3-2 (22-25, 19-25, 25-18, 25-22, 15-11) on Saturday in the opening match of the 2010 FIVB World Championship in Reggio Calabria, Italy. Opposite Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawaii) led the U.S. Men with 22 points on 15 kills (0.33) hi ng percentage, four blocks and a match-high three aces. Outside hi er Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) added 18 points on 17 kills (0.47 hi ng percentage) and one block. Middle blocker Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.) totaled 12 points on eight spikes (0.40 hi ng percentage), three blocks and one ace. “I’m happy to win such a great match in the beginning,” U.S. Head Coach Alan Knipe (Hun ngton Beach, Calif.) said in an FIVB press release. “I want to underline the great game of Mexico. In the first two sets they played be er than us. In the third set, our team increased the level of play and with the help of Stanley we were able to win. We never underes mated Mexico. We have great respect for them.” The U.S. Men had a hi ng percentage of 0.27 (55 kills on 120 a empts and 22 errors) while Mexico’s was 0.32 (65 kills on 127 a empts with 24 errors). The U.S. had six aces and 10 service errors while Mexico had two aces and 18 service errors. Both teams finished with nine blocks, but the U.S. was charged with 34 blocking faults while Mexico had 15. The U.S. was credited with 56 excellent service recep ons and two faults on 83 a empts. Mexico was credited with 52 excellent service recep ons and five faults on 91 a empts. Mexico was credited with 37 digs. The United States had 32. Gerardo Contreras led Mexico with 22 points on 19 kills and three blocks. Carlos Guerra added 21 points on a match-high 21 kills. Among other U.S. players, outside hi er Ma Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) scored six points on five a acks (0.14 hi ng percentage) and one ace. Middle blocker David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) finished with five points on four kills (0.22 hi ng percentage) and one block. Outside hi er Riley Salmon (League City, Texas) totaled three points on three spikes. Outside hi er Paul Lotman (Lakewood, Calif.) had two points on two kills and setter Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.) totaled two points on one kill and one ace.

Sean Rooney hits through the Mexico block. (FIVB photo)

Lambourne was credited with 17 excellent recep ons and no faults on 26 a empts and 11 digs and three faults on 16 a empts. Rooney was credited with 19 excellent recep ons and one fault on 25 a empts along with 10 digs and no faults on 10 a empts. U.S. Men’s Head Coach Alan Knipe started Anderson and Rooney at outside hi er, Lee and Holmes at middle blocker, Stanley at opposite, Hansen at se er and Lambourne at libero. Salmon replaced Anderson at outside hi er in the second set and started the third and fourth. Lotman subs tuted for Salmon in the fourth set and started the fi h. Se er Jonathan Winder (Irvine, Calif.) also played as a subs tute.

David Lee (4) blocks a Mexico a ack with Clay Stanley (13) providing assisantace. (FIVB photo)

Clay Stanley a acks versus Mexico. (FIVB photo)

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U.S. Men Blank Venezuela to Assure Spot in FIVB World Championship Second Round REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy (Sept. 26, 2010) - The U.S. Men’s Na onal Volleyball Team swept Venezuela on Sunday, 25-19, 25-23, 25-19, and assured itself a spot in the second round of the 2010 FIVB World Championship in Reggio Calabria, Italy, by improving to 2-0 in Pool D.

Reid Priddy spikes against Venezuela. (FIVB photo)

“Today we have played be er than yesterday,” U.S. Head Coach Alan Knipe (Hun ngton Beach, Calif.) said in an FIVB press release. “The game was more intense. We need to further improve our performance. Raise our quality level and find the right balance. “I think tomorrow it will be important to be aggressive from the start and make a good percentage of points in the a ack. Argen na plays very fast and we are looking forward to mee ng them for the top of the pool.” Opposite Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawaii) led the U.S. Men for a second straight day and led all scorers with 16 points (0.67 hi ng percentage) on a match-high 11 kills and a match-high five aces. Outside hi er Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) also had a strong match with 10 points on nine kills (0.57 hi ng percentage) and one block. Outside hi er Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.), playing in his first 2010 World Championship match a er being le oﬀ the roster on Saturday, finished with nine points on nine kills (0.16 hi ng percentage). Priddy was also credited with 10 excellent recep ons and no errors on 15 a empts. “We aim to find the right rhythm in the match to try to seek more points, especially with the service,” Priddy said. “We will analyze the mistakes made during the match today and correct them. Argen na has a very strong team of young players and they have excellent tac cs.”

Sean Rooney (2) passes against Venezuela while Rich Lambourne (5) slides behind him. (FIVB photo)

As a team, the U.S. Men had a hi ng percentage of 0.42 (41 kills and 10 errors on 74 a empts). Venezuela’s hi ng percentage was 0.31 (37 kills and 14 errors on 75 a empts). Team USA out-blocked the South Americans 4-2 and had six aces while Venezuela had two. Ivan Marquez and Luis Arias each had 10 points for Venezuela. Among other U.S. players, middle blocker Max Holt (Cincinna , Ohio) finished with seven points on seven a acks (0.33 hi ng percentage). David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) had six points on four kills (0.5 hi ng percentage) and two blocks. Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.) had two points on one kill and one block and middle blocker Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.) scored one point with an ace. Libero Rich Lambourne (Tus n, Calif.) was credited with 11 excellent recep ons and one fault on 15 a empts. Rooney was credited with 11 excellent recep ons and one fault on 20 a empts. Hansen was credited with 19 running sets and no faults on 60 a empts. A running set is defined as a set from a player that puts their hi er against one blocker or none.

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Kevin Hansen sets Max Holt during Team USA’s win over Venezuela. (FIVB photo)

Rich Lambourne receives against Venezuela. (FIVB photo)

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U.S. Men Rally Past Argentina to Win FIVB World Championship First Round Pool REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy (Sept. 27, 2010) - The U.S. Men’s Na onal Volleyball Team won its first pool at the FIVB World Championships on Monday, defea ng Argen na 3-1 (22-25, 27-25, 25-22, 25-20) in Reggio Calabria, Italy.

Max Holt forces Argen na to hit into the net. (FIVB photo)

The U.S. Men won Pool D with a 3-0 record and will move on to Ancona to play the next round on Sept. 30-Oct. 2. Outside hi er Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.) led the U.S. Men on Monday with 20 points on 16 kills (0.43 hi ng percentage), three blocks and one ace. Opposite Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawaii) had a slow start, but finished with 17 points on 14 kills (0.29 hi ng percentage), two blocks and one ace. “It was a very diﬃcult game,” Priddy said in an FIVB press release. “Argenna defended very well and put us under pressure with their fast a acks. It is a team that has a great coach and good players. We knew we had to fight each game from the beginning to the end if we wanted the victory.” Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) added 14 points on 13 kills (0.26 hi ng percentage) and one block. The U.S. Men’s hi ng percentage was 0.36 (56 kills and 13 errors on 119 a empts). Argen na’s hi ng percentage was 0.20 (57 kills and 31 errors on 128 a empts). Team USA out-blocked Argen na 10-8 while Argen na had four aces while the U.S. was credited with two. Argen na was a fast-paced team with a great ability to dig. Argen na finished with 43 digs and 19 errors on 71 a empts while the U.S. Men totaled 35 digs and 12 errors on 51 a empts. Argen na was also credited with 48 excellent recep ons and two faults on 79 a empts. Team USA was credited with 37 excellent recep ons and four faults on 75 a empts.

Reid Priddy hits high over the Argen na block. (FIVB photo)

Federico Pereyra led Argen na with 19 points on 16 kills, one block and two aces. Facundo Conte, son of Argen na’s three- me Olympic volleyball player Hugo Conte, scored 15 points on 13 a acks and two blocks. Among other U.S. players, middle blocker Max Holt (Cincinna , Ohio) finished with eight points on five a acks (0.36 hi ng percentage) and three blocks. Middle blocker Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.) totaled eight points on eight kills (0.73 hi ng percentage). Se er Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.) scored one point on a block. Hansen was credited with 17 running sets on 92 a empts. U.S. libero Rich Lambourne (Tus n, Calif.) was credited with 21 excellent recep ons. He also led the United States in digs with nine. U.S. Head Coach Alan Knipe (Hun ngton Beach, Calif.) started Rooney and Priddy at outside hi er, Holmes and Holt at middle blocker, Stanley at opposite, Hansen at se er and Lambourne at libero.

Kevin Hansen, Max Holt and Reid Priddy form a triple block versus Argen na. (FIVB photo)

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Kevin Hansen (14) and Max Holt (17) put up a block versus Argen na. (FIVB photo)

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Team USA Handed First Loss of World Championship by Czech Republic to Open Second Round ANCONA, Italy (Sept. 30, 2010) - The U.S. Men’s Na onal Volleyball Team suﬀered its first loss of the 2010 FIVB World Championship on Thursday, falling to Czech Republic 25-19, 25-22, 25-22 in Ancona, Italy. The U.S. Men fell to 3-1 overall and 0-1 in Pool L. The U.S. Men were paced by outside hi ers Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) and Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.) and opposite Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawaii), who each scored 11 points. Rooney scored on eight kills (0.33 hi ng percentage) and three blocks. Priddy (0.21 hi ng percentage) and Stanley (0.48 hi ng percentage) each scored on 11 kills. “Tonight the Czech team played very well and we weren’t able to stay with them in both serving and receiving,” Priddy said in an FIVB release. “Our blocks and a acks weren’t eﬀec ve enough and I know we can play a be er level of volleyball.”

Kevin Hansen sets David Lee during the Americans’ match with Czech Republic. (FIVB photo)

Czech Republic served tough, scoring with six aces while Team USA had none. Czech Republic out-a acked the U.S. Men 46-37 and had a 0.38 hitng percentage while the United States’ was 0.29. The teams were even on blocks with seven each. The U.S. Men were credited with 39 excellent recep ons and nine faults on 63 a empts along with 46 digs and 17 errors on 67 a empts. The Czech Republic had 38 excellent recep ons and four faults on 56 attempts. It was credited with 47 digs and 14 faults on 66 a empts. Czech opposite Jan Stokr led all scorers with 15 points on 11 kills, one block and three aces. Jiri Popelka added 13 points on 11 kills and two aces and Peter Platenik scored 12 points on 12 a acks. Among other U.S. scorers, middle blocker Max Holt (Cincinna , Ohio) had six points on four kills (0.43 hi ng percentage) and two blocks. Middle blocker Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.) added four points on two kills and two blocks. Se er Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.) scored one point on a block and middle blocker David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) scored one points with a kill. Priddy led the U.S. in digs with 13 and four faults on 17 a empts. Libero Rich Lambourne (Tus n, Calif.) added 12 digs. Priddy also led in service recep ons with 15 excellents, while Lambourne had 11 excellents. Rooney had 11 excellents and no faults on 15 a empts. Hansen was credited with 35 running sets and no faults on 72 a empts. U.S. Men’s Head Coach Alan Knipe (Hun ngton Beach, Calif.) started Rooney and Priddy at outside hi er, Holmes and Holt at middle blocker, Stanley at opposite, Hansen at se er and Lambourne at libero. Lee started the third set for Holmes. Winder and Outside hi er Paul Lotman (Lakewood, Calif.) played as subs tutes.

Rich Lambourne passes versus Czech Republic. (FIVB photo)

Russell Holmes a acks versus Czech Republic. (FIVB photo) 48

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U.S. Men Win Five-Set Battle Over Cameroon ANCONA, Italy (Oct. 1, 2010) - U.S. Team Captain Reid Priddy celebrated his birthday on Friday by leading the U.S. Men’s Na onal Volleyball Team to an emo onal 3-2 (23-25, 25-14, 25-27, 25-20, 15-7) victory over Cameroon on Friday at the FIVB World Championship in Ancona, Italy. The U.S. Men improved to 4-1 overall and 1-1 in Pool L and are s ll alive to advance to the third round. If Czech Republic beats Cameroon, the U.S. Men will finish second in the pool and will advance to Pool O in Rome. If Cameroon should win, then all three teams would finish 1-1 and it would come down to the e-breaker, which is the points ra o.

Cameroon hits an a ack into the block of Kevin Hansen (14) and Max Holt (17) while Clay Stanley (13) is posi oned to dig the ball. (FIVB photo)

Priddy (Richmond, Va.), an outside hi er who turned 33, scored 26 points on 22 kills (0.43 hi ng percentage) and four aces. Opposite Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawaii) finished with 27 points on 21 kills (0.44 hi ng percentage), one block and a match-high five aces. “It’s been a diﬃcult year and a half. We’ve had a lot of adversity, family issues, problems with the team and it’s been diﬃcult to find our team rhythm,” Priddy said. “And I’m not sure we found that tonight either. Tonight’s match seemed like a street fight. Cameroon played a good match.” Outside hi er Paul Lotman (Lakewood, Calif.) finished with 10 points on seven kills (0.70 hi ng percentage), two blocks and one ace. Five of Lotman’s points came in the e-breaker, where he had four kills and one block. Middle blocker Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.) also finished with 10 points on six kills (0.23 hi ng percentage), three blocks and one ace. Cameroon’s Jean Patrice Ndaki Mboulet led all scorers with 29 points on a match-high 27 kills and Cameroon’s only two aces. Nathan Wounembaina added 17 points on 16 kills and one block. Olivier Nongny Mefani scored 12 points on seven kills and a match-high five blocks.

Clay Stanley (13) celebrates the American victory over Cameroon by posing with Volly, the 2010 FIVB World Championship mascot. (FIVB photo)

As a team, the United States hit 42 percent (65 kills and 15 errors on 119 a empts). Cameroon hit 31 percent (59 kills and 22 errors on 118 a empts). Team USA out-blocked Cameroon 9-8 and had 12 aces while Cameroon had two. The U.S. was credited with 50 excellent serve recep ons on 76 a empts. Lotman led the U.S. Men with 23 excellent recep ons on 33 a empts. Priddy and Lambourne each added 13 excellent serve recep ons. Cameroon had 45 excellent serve recep ons and 12 faults on 89 a empts. The U.S. was credited with 53 digs, led by se er Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.) with 14 digs. Stanley had 10 digs and four faults on 16 a empts while libero Rich Lambourne (Tus n, Calif.) finished with nine digs. Cameroon had 50 digs. Among other U.S. scorers, middle blocker Max Holt (Cincinna , Ohio) had seven points on six kills and one ace. Hansen scored four points on one a ack and three blocks. Outside hi er Ma Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) and middle blocker David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) each scored one point on one kill. Hansen was credited with 46 running sets and no faults on 116 a empts. A running set is defined as a set from a player that puts their hi er against one blocker or none.

U.S. Men’s Na onal Team Captain Reid Priddy (le ) and Head Coach Alan Knipe at the press conference following the win over Cameroon. (FIVB photo)

Max Holt (17) takes a set from Kevin Hansen in USAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s five-set win over Cameroon. (FIVB photo)

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Team USA Stuns France in Dominating Fashion ROME, Italy (Oct. 4, 2010) - The U.S. Men’s Na onal Volleyball Team stunned France with a 25-16, 25-14, 25-23 victory on Monday at the FIVB World Championship at the PalaLo oma ca in Rome, Italy. The victory gives the United States a 1-0 record (5-1 overall) in the threeteam Pool O. The pool winner will stay in Rome to play in the World Championship semifinal round against the first-place teams from the other three pools. The second-place team will travel to Modena to play against the other second-place teams for fi h-eighth places. The thirdplace team will go to Florence to play for ninth-12th places against the other third-place teams.

Clay Stanley (13) and David Lee (right) put up a block against the France a ack. (FIVB photo)

Opposite Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawaii), the 2008 Olympic Games MVP, was once again the star for the United States on Monday, finishing with 14 points on six kills, four blocks and a match-high four aces. Outside hi er Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) added 11 points on a matchhigh nine kills and two blocks. Middle blocker David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) scored 11 points on six kills and five blocks. Outside hi er Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.) scored 10 points on six kills and four blocks. “We got oﬀ to an excellent start,” U.S. Head Coach Alan Knipe (Hun ngton Beach, Calif.) said in an FIVB release. “Our a ack and block percentage was almost perfect. I am quite sa sfied with our performance, especially with respect to our technical level.

Team USA celebrates a point against France, but maintains its focus on winning the match. (FIVB photo)

“We are definitely playing be er than at the beginning of the tournament, since we finally have a ained the con nuity of one lineup. Playing on a daily basis gives us the opportunity to obtain that stability necessary to win matches. The match with Mexico was a rude awakening but it made us stop thinking and start playing.”

Kevin Hansen sets David Lee. (FIVB photo)

The French team was without its leading scorer, outside hi er Antonin Rouzier, who injured his ankle on Friday during a match against Japan. It showed, as France’s hi ng percentage is listed as .02 (30 kills and 28 faults on 77 a empts) while the United States hit 0.28 (31 kills and 12 faults on 67 a empts). The United States also dominated on the block, 17-7, and had five aces while France had one. The U.S. Men had 30 excellent service recep ons on 44 a empts and had 23 digs. France had 46 excellent service recepons on 62 a empts to go with 26 digs. Gerald Hardy-Dess scored nine points for France on four kills and five blocks. Among the United States’ other scorers, middle blocker Max Holt (Cincinna , Ohio) had four points on three kills and one block. Se er Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.) scored three points on one kill, one block and one ace. U.S. libero Rich Lambourne (Tus n, Calif.) led the United States in digs with seven while also leading the team in excellent recep ons with 14 on 18 a empts. Priddy had 11 excellent recep ons on 16 errorless a empts. Hansen was credited with 21 running sets and no faults on 58 a empts.

Reid Priddy passes versus France. (FIVB photo)

Sean Rooney (2) and teammates are ecsta c during the U.S. sweep of France. (FIVB photo) 52

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U.S. Men Cannot Close Out Italy for Semifinal Berth ROME, Italy (Oct. 5, 2010) - The U.S. Men’s Na onal Volleyball Team started strong, but could not close out a victory over host Italy and fell 3-1 (14-25, 25-23, 28-26, 25-22) on Tuesday at the FIVB World Championship before a crowd of 9,500 at the PalaLo oma ca in Rome, Italy.

FIVB Men’s World Championship host Italy had a large crowd on hand for its match versus Team USA. (FIVB photo)

The loss gives the United States a 1-1 record (5-2 overall) in the threeteam Pool O. The U.S. Men will have to wait for Italy (1-0, 6-0 overall) to play France (0-1 in pool, 4-2 overall) at noon PT on Wednesday to find out their fate. If Italy defeats France, Italy will stay in Rome to play in the World Championship semifinal round and Team USA will travel to Modena to play against the second-place teams from three other pools for fi h-eighth places. If France defeats Italy, then each team would be 1-1 and their fates will be determined by the e-breaker, which is the points ra o. U.S. opposite Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawaii) led all scorers with 20 points on 15 kills, two blocks and a match-high three aces. Outside hi er Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.) added 19 points on a match-high 16 kills and three blocks. Outside hi er Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) scored 14 points on 12 kills and two blocks. “First of all it was a very emo onal match, but Italy is playing at home in a World Championship and there is going to be emo ons,” U.S. Head Coach Alan Knipe (Hun ngton Beach, Calif.) said. “We had many opportuni es to win the second set and take a 2-0 lead but didn’t capitalize.” Alessandro Fei paced Italy with 17 points on 13 kills, three blocks and one ace. Cris an Savani added 16 points on 13 spikes, two blocks and one ace. Matej Cernic scored 12 points on 11 a acks and one block.

Jonathan Winder (le ), David Lee (4) and Reid Priddy (8) form a triple block against Italy. (FIVB photo)

Clay Stanley hits down the line versus Italy. (FIVB photo)

The U.S. Men out-blocked Italy 15-12 and had five aces to Italy’s two. Italy also had 12 service errors to the United States’ 11. Italy finished with 53 kills and a hi ng percentage of 0.21. Team USA had 51 kills and a hi ng percentage of 0.23. The U.S. was credited with 62 digs to Italy’s 68. and 22 faults on 90 a empts. The U.S. Men were credited with 45 excellent service recep ons on 75 a empts. Italy was credited with 43 excellent recep ons on 81 a empts. Among other U.S. scorers, middle blocker David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) scored eight points on four kills, three blocks and one ace. Middle blocker Max Holt (Cincinna , Ohio) totaled four points on two kills and two blocks. Middle blocker Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.) scored three points on one kill, one block and one ace. Se er Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.) totaled two points on one kill and one block. Se er Jonathan Winder (Irvine, Calif.) scored one point on a block. Libero Rich Lambourne (Tus n, Calif.) led the U.S. in digging with 17 digs. Stanley was second in digs with 12. Priddy led the team in excellent recep ons with 21 on 31 errorless a empts. Lambourne added 14 recepons on 24 a empts. Hansen was credited with 22 running sets on 90 a empts. Winder, who played most of the third set, had four running sets on 19 a empts. Knipe started Priddy and Rooney at outside hi er, Lee and Holt at middle blocker, Stanley at opposite, Hansen at se er and Lambourne at libero.

Kevin Hansen sets Max Holt. (FIVB photo)

Sean Rooney (2) hits high over the Italian block. (FIVB photo)

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U.S. Men Blank Germany, Advance to Fifth-Place Match MODENA, Italy (Oct. 8, 2010) - The U.S. Men’s Na onal Team (6-2 overall) advanced to the FIVB Men’s World Championship fi h-place match with a 25-22, 25-20, 25-23 victory over Germany (3-5) before a crowd of 3,400 at the Palapanini on Friday in Modena. Russia (6-2), the Americans’ next opponent, defeated Bulgaria (4-4) in Friday’s other match.

David Lee a acks between the German late block. (FIVB photo) Alan Knipe watches intently from the sideline. (FIVB photo)

No ma er the fi h-place match outcome, the U.S. Men will have their best World Championship finish since 1994, when they placed third. Opposite Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawaii) led the U.S. Men on Friday with 14 points on nine kills (0.25 hi ng percentage), three blocks and a match-high two aces. Outside hi er Paul Lotman (Lakewood, Calif.) added 12 points on nine kills (0.31 hi ng percentage) and three blocks. Middle blocker David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) had nine points on three kills (0.75 hi ng percentage), a match-high five blocks and one ace. Se er Jonathan Winder (Irvine, Calif.) made his first oﬃcial start for the U.S. Men’s Na onal Team and played the en re match. “It was an important match for us and a good experience for our young se er Winder playing against an experienced team,” said U.S. Men’s Head Coach Alan Knipe (Hun ngton Beach, Calif.) in an FIVB release. “And that goes also for our outside hi er Paul Lotman. We s ll need to improve in a lot parts of our game but the blocking made up for our shortcomings.” As a team, the U.S. hi ng percentage was 0.29 on 34 kills and 11 errors on 79 a empts. Germany’s hi ng percentage was 0.26 on 44 kills and 20 errors on 91 a empts. The U.S. Men out-blocked Germany 15-6. The U.S. Men also had four aces while Germany had none and was hurt by 14 service errors as opposed to eight for the U.S. Men. The U.S. Men benefi ed from 22 German team errors while commi ng 15. Among other U.S. scorers, outside hi er Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) totaled eight points on seven kills (0.23 hi ng percentage) and one block. Middle blocker Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.) scored five points on two kills, two blocks and one ace. Outside hi er Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.), who played as a subs tute, scored four points on three kills and one block and Winder scored one point on a kill.

Sean Rooney reaches to make solid contact with ball. (FIVB photo)

Rooney led the team in excellent recep ons with 13 and no faults on 19 a empts. Lotman added 11 excellent recep ons and no faults on 14 a empts. Libero Rich Lambourne (Tus n, Calif.) had eight excellents and no faults on 12 a empts. Stanley led the team in digs with six, while Lambourne also had six digs. Winder was credited with nine running sets on 64 a empts. Knipe started Rooney and Lotman at outside hi er, Lee and Holmes at middle blocker, Stanley at opposite, Winder at se er and Lambourne at libero. Priddy played in the first and third sets as a subs tute. Germany’s Jochen Schops led all scorers with 18 points on a match-high 18 kills. Robert Kromm added 15 points on 14 kills and one block.

Reid Priddy at the USA-Germany press conference. (FIVB photo)

Germany hits into the combined block of Clay Stanley (13) and David Lee (4). (FIVB photo) 56

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Team USA Concludes World Championship in Sixth Place Team USA (right), led by David Lee (4) and Rich Lambourne (5), shake the hands of Russia before the match starts. (FIVB photo)

MODENA, Italy (Oct. 9, 2010) - The U.S. Men’s Na onal Volleyball Team ended the 2010 FIVB World Championship in sixth place a er falling to Russia 25-19, 25-21, 25-19 on Saturday in Modena, Italy. The sixth-place finish marks the best FIVB World Championship finish for the U.S. Men (6-3 overall) since they finished third in 1994. Russia finishes the World Championship in fi h place with a 7-2 record. Outside hi er Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) paced the U.S. Men with 13 points on 13 kills (0.42 hi ng percentage). Opposite Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawaii) added nine points on seven kills (0.42 hi ng percentage) and two blocks. Middle blocker David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) contributed seven points on five kills (0.63 hi ng percentage) and two blocks. Russian opposite Maxim Mikhaylov led all scorers with 20 points on 17 kills and three blocks. Outside hi er Taras Khtey added 13 points on 11 kills, one block and one ace. The U.S. struggled to block the tall Russian team. Russia finished with 45 kills and 11 errors on 82 a empts for a hi ng percentage of 0.41. The U.S. Men finished with 29 kills and were limited to a hi ng percentage of 0.17. Russia out-blocked the U.S. Men 12-6 and had two aces while Team USA had none.

From le to right, Clay Stanley, David Lee and Sean Rooney form a triple block against Russia. (FIVB photo)

“During the tournament we got the answers to many things we wanted to know,” U.S. Head Coach Alan Knipe (Hun ngton Beach, Calif.) said in an FIVB press release. “Stanley and Rooney had a lot of pressure carrying the oﬀensive load and it finally caught up with them. Tonight the Russian serve was very good and we couldn’t a ack well.” Russia finished with 24 digs and four errors while Team USA had 15 digs. The U.S. Men finished with 36 excellent recep ons while Italy had 29 excellent recep ons and no errors. Among other U.S. scorers, middle blocker Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.) scored three points on two kills and one block. Outside hitter Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.) scored one point on a kill. Outside hitter Ma Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) scored one point on a block and middle blocker Max Holt (Cincinna , Ohio) scored one point on a kill. Priddy led the team in digs with five and libero Rich Lambourne added three digs. Stanley had three digs. Lambourne led the team in excellent recep ons with 14 on 19 a empts. Rooney had 13 recep ons on 19 errorless a empts. Star ng se er Jonathan Winder (Irvine, Calif.) was credited with nine running sets on 40 a empts. Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.), who took over for Winder toward the end of the second set and finished the match, was credited with eight running sets on 22 a empts. Knipe started Rooney and Priddy at outside hi er, Holmes and Lee at middle blocker, Stanley at opposite, Winder at se er and Lambourne at libero. Paul Lotman (Lakewood, Calif.) subs tuted for Priddy in the second set and started the third. Hansen subs tuted for Winder in the second set and started the third. Anderson subs tuted for Lotman in the third set. Holt subs tuted for Holmes in the second set and started the third.

Reid Priddy gets his finger ps on the ball against Russia. (FIVB photo)

Clay Stanley a acks cross court from his opposite posi on. (FIVB photo)

INDIVIDUAL HONORS CLAY STANLEY (USA) Best Server Stanley Earns FIVB World Championship Best Server ROME, Italy (Oct. 10, 2010) - Clay Stanley of the U.S. Men’s Na onal Volleyball Team was named Best Server of the FIVB Men’s World Championship on Sunday in Rome, Italy. Stanley (Honolulu, Hawaii), who plays opposite and was the Most Valuable Player at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, was presented with the award following the comple on of the World Championship final in which Brazil defeated Cuba, 25-22, 25-14, 25-22. The U.S. Men’s Team placed sixth at Worlds a er falling to Russia 25-19, 25-21, 25-19 on Saturday in Modena, Italy. Stanley finished the tournament with 23 aces and 36 faults on 155 attempts and averaged 0.70 aces per set. Stanley started all 33 sets in which the U.S. played at Worlds. The next best server a er Stanley was Bulgaria’s Vladimir Nikolov who finished with 18 aces and 22 faults on 129 sets for an average of 0.53 per set. Stanley was also the United States’ top scorer, and sixth among all scorers, at the World Championship with 150 points on 109 kills, 18 blocks and 23 aces. Outside hi er Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.) was the team’s second leading scorer, and 21st overall, with 100 points on 84 kills, 11 blocks and five aces. Outside hi er Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) was third among U.S. players and 22nd overall with 99 points on 88 kills and 11 blocks. Rooney was the team’s leading spiker and 20th overall with 88 kills and 21 faults on 184 a empts for a success percentage of 47.83 percent. Stanley’s 18 blocks (0.55 per set) led the U.S. Men and was 11th among all blockers. Middle blocker David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) also had 18 blocks and averaged 0.55 per set, but was 12th among all blockers due to a greater number of a empts.

Clay Stanley with his FIVB Men’s World Championship Best Server Award. (FIVB photo)

U.S. libero Rich Lambourne (Tus n, Calif.) was fi h among all liberos with 199 excellent recep ons and digs and 39 faults on 307 a empts for an average of 6.03 per set. Lambourne was sixth among all diggers with 76 digs and 30 faults on 115 a empts for an average of 2.3 per set. Lambourne was ninth among all receivers with 123 excellents and nine faults on 192 a empts and an average of 59.38 excellent recep ons per set. U.S. se er Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.) was 10th among all setters with 184 running sets and no faults on 585 a empts for an average of 5.58 running sets per set.

Clay Stanley (middle) on the FIVB World Championship honors podium. (FIVB photo)

U.S. Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Na onal Team Roster - 2011 FIVB World League

#1 Ma Anderson Outside Hi er * 6-10 West Seneca, New York

#2 Sean Rooney Outside Hi er * 6-9 Wheaton, Illinois

#3 Evan Patak Opposite * 6-8 Pleasanton, California

#4 David Lee Middle Blocker * 6-8 Alpine, California

#5 Rich Lambourne Libero * 6-3 Tus n, California

#6 Paul Lotman Outside Hi er * 6-7 Lakewood, California

#7 Donald Suxho Se er * 6-5 Korce, Albania

#8 Reid Priddy Outside Hi er * 6-5 Richmond, Virginia

#9 Ryan Millar Middle Blocker * 6-8 Alpine, Utah

#10 Brian Thornton Se er * 6-3 San Clemente, Calif.

#11 Jonathan Winder Se er * 6-8 Irvine, California

#12 Russell Holmes Middle Blocker * 6-8 Fountain Valley, California

#13 Clay Stanley Opposite * 6-9 Honolulu, Hawaii

#14 Kevin Hansen Se er * 6-5 Newport Beach, California

#15 Gabe Gardner Opposite * 6-10 San Clemente California

#16 Jayson Jablonsky Outside Hi er * 6-5 Yorba Linda, California

#17 Max Holt Middle Blocker * 6-9 Cincinna , Ohio

#18 Sco Touzinsky Outside Hi er * 6-6 St. Louis, Missouri

#19 Robert Tarr Outside Hi er * 6-6 Cape Canaveral, Florida

#20 David Smith Middle Blocker * 6-7 Saugus, California

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points per game, racked up 77 kills (2.85 kills per game) and added four aces, 10 blocks and 32 digs. 2006 – Was a member of the Men’s Junior Na onal Team that finished second at the NORCECA Men’s Junior Con nental Championship and qualified for the 2007 FIVB Men’s Junior World Championship. 2005 – Was a member of the U.S. Boys Youth Na onal Team that competed at the Four Na on Tournament in Cabo Frio, Brazil.

Ma Anderson Outside Hi er * 6-10 West Seneca, N.Y. College: Penn State Birth Date: April 18, 1987 Joined Team: 2008 PERSONAL: Born Ma hew John Anderson on April 18, 1987, in Buffalo, N.Y.... Mother is Nancy Anderson. Ma hew’s father, Michael Anderson, died in January 2010... Has three older sisters, Jennifer, Joelle and Amy and one older brother Joshua, one brother-in-law Rialdo, two nephews Aedan and Tris n and two nieces, Alexis and Juliana... Sister Joelle played volleyball at the College of Saint Rose... Sister Amy played volleyball and basketball at Hilbert College... Names Oasis as favorite musical entertainer, buffalo wings from Buffalo, N.Y., as favorite food, and Top Gun as favorite movie... Anderson a ended West Seneca West High School (N.Y.) and led the boys volleyball team to a 17-0 regular-season record during his senior season... Squad was the 2004 Division I champions and Ma served as team captain... Ma was a member of the Eden Volleyball Club in Eden, N.Y. ... Ma finished his junior year at Penn State in spring of 2008 where he majored kinesiology... In 2008, Ma le Penn State early to play for the Hyundai Capital Skywalkers, a professional volleyball club in Korea... He con nued to play for the Skywalkers during the winter of 2009. MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 – FIVB World League. 2010 – FIVB World Championship. FIVB World League. 2009 – Brazil Tour... FIVB World League. 2008 – America’s Cup... Pan American Cup (gold medal). 2007 – FIVB Men’s Junior World Championship. 2006 – NORCECA Men’s Junior Con nental Championship (silver medal). 2005 – Four Na on Tournament.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2008 – AVCA Co-Player of the Year with Paul Lotman of Long Beach State His team won the NCAA Na onal Championship with a victory over Pepperdine in the final... Named Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament... AVCA All-American first team... EIVA Player of the Year... First Team All-EIVA... Led the Ni any Lions with 5.64 kills per game on .390 hi ng... A two- me EIVA Player of the Week... AVCA Na onal Player of the Week on Feb. 11... Had 15 or more kills in a regularseason match on 18 occasions... Had at least one dig in every match and had 17 matches of four or more digs, also recorded a block in all but two contests. 2007 – AVCA Second Team All-America... First Team All-EIVA... EIVA Championship All-Tournament Team... Averaged 4.35 kills per game as an opposite... Added 33 service aces, good for second on the team and ninth on the all- me single-season chart... Provided 104 total digs and 69 total blocks, good for averages of 1.02 digs per game and 0.68 blocks per game... Set a new career high and Penn State rally-scoringera record with 35 kills (on .452 hi ng) in the five-game win at No. 4 UC Santa Barbara (3/12)... also set a new rally-scoring record for a acks in that match with 62... Produced 24 double-digit kill matches for the season... Had six matches of 20 or more kills and 14 contests of 15 or more kills. 2006 – Second Team All-East... Played in 91 games and all 30 matches... Averaged 2.21 kills per game, 0.16 service aces per game, 1.09 digs per game and 0.62 blocks per game... Ma was one of six Ni any Lions to record more than 200 kills for the season... led the team in kills on six occasions, including a career-high 17 versus Ohio State (2/10).

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – During the winter of 2010-11, Ma played for Tonno Callipo Vibo Valen a in Italy’s Serie A League... Ma finished the season as the U.S. Men’s fi h-leading scorer with 112 points and an average of 3.20 points per set. He had 94 kills on 235 a empts. He was third on the team in aces with eight (0.23 per set)... Ma played in four sets for the U.S. Men at the FIVB World Championship in Italy. He scored seven points on six kills and one ace. The U.S. Men placed sixth… Ma played in 31 sets of the FIVB World League where he tallied 83 kills (2.68 per set) and his 212 total a empts was third on the team. He ranked 31st among the League’s best a ackers and he finished third on the team with 3.06 points per set. He also totaled 95 points, 7 aces (0.14 per set) and 18 digs (0.37 per set). 2009 – During the winter of 2009, Ma played for the Hyundai Capital Skywalkers in Korea… Ma had a serious case of pneumonia during the 2009 summer season, but s ll finished sixth on the team in scoring with 71 points in 21 sets (3.38 points per set). He finished the 2009 season averaging 2.9 kills per set with a hi ng percentage of 0.419. A er returning from pneumonia, Ma started four out of five matches during the U.S. Men’s Brazil Tour on Sept. 22-27. The U.S. Men - a group of veterans and newer players - did not win a match. Ma was the high scorer with 10 points in the team’s final match in Brazil... Ma started five World League matches before falling ill with pneumonia and si ng out the rest of the tournament. He finished with 69 points on 58 kills, eight blocks and three aces (21 sets). He was the high scorer with 11 points in the team’s victory on June 26 in China. The team went on to win its pool and finish sixth in the final round. 2008 – Ma played on the U.S. Men’s Team that traveled to Cuiaba, Brazil for the America’s Cup in September. The team finished fi h. Ma scored 44 points on 39 kills and five blocks in three matches (13 sets)... Ma was a member of the U.S. Men’s team that won gold at the 2008 Pan American Cup from June 2-7 in Winnipeg, Manitoba... He scored 29 points on 25 kills, two blocks and two aces during the tournament... Was a member of the U.S. Men’s Training Team that traveled to Japan from May 17-25 to help prepare the Japanese Na onal team for Olympic qualifica on. 2007 – Ma was a star ng outside hi er for the Men’s Junior Na onal Team that finished seventh at the FIVB Men’s Junior World Championship in Rabat, Morocco... He recorded 91 total points for an average of 3.37

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Gabe Gardner Opposite * 6-10 San Clemente, California College: Stanford Birth Date: March 18, 1976 Joined Team: 1999 PERSONAL: Born Gabriel Bryan Gardner in 1976 in San Diego, Calif.... Now calls Sacramento, Calif., home... Parents are Frank and Deborah Gardner... Has three brothers: Phinney, Zack and Nick... Phinney is a former member of the U.S. Water Polo na onal team and also played at UC Berkeley... Gabe and his wife Julie were married in Athens, Greece, in 2004, following the Olympic Games... In 2007, they welcomed son Harper to the family. In 2010 they had a second son, Finn.. Gabe a ended San Clemente (Calif.) High School and also was the goal keeper on the water polo team... Gabe was named the Orange County Athlete of the Year in 1995... Gabe graduated with a human biology degree from Stanford... While they were at Stanford, Gabe and now-wife Julie used to doubledate with Google founder Sergey Brin and his then-girlfriend, who also went to Stanford. Brin was in the process of star ng Google and once asked Gabe about working for the Web search engine, but Gabe chose volleyball instead... Enjoys surfing, beach volleyball and playing the guitar... Was an Overseas Pro League Champion twice (Argen na 2003 and Turkey 2005)... Gabe speaks fluent Spanish... Gabe re red from the U.S. Men’s Team following the 2008 Olympics, but played the winter of 2008-09 for Ural Ufa in the Russian Super League. MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 – FIVB World League 2008 – Olympic Games (Gold Medal)... FIVB World League (Gold Medal)... Four Na ons’ Tournament (Gold Medal)... NORCECA Con nental Olympic Qualifying Championship (Gold Medal). 2007 – FIVB World Cup... NORCECA Con nental Championship (Gold Medal)... FIVB World League (Bronze Medal). 2006 – FIVB World Championships... FIVB World League... Argen na Tour. 2005 – FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal). 2004 – NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)... Japan Tour... Houston Series... USA Global Challenge (Gold Medal)... Serbia and Montenegro Tour (Silver Medal)... Olympic Games (Fourth Place). 2003 – Colorado/Nebraska Tour... Canada Tour... Pan American Games (Fourth Place)... World Cup (Fourth Place). 2002 – Dallas Tour... Six-Na on Tournament (Italy)... Louisville Tour. 1999 - Pan American Games. 1998 – France Trip... Portugal Trip. 1995 – World University Games. INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 – Following the 2008 Olympic Games, Gabe took a break from the U.S. Men’s Na onal Team, but con nued to play overseas in Russia (2008-2010) and Italy (2010-11). U.S. Head Coach Alan Knipe asked Gabe to rejoin the team for the 2011 World League. 2008 – Gabe finished the 2008 season with 134 kills in 42 sets played (3.19 kills per set). He had a hi ng percentage of 0.40. Gabe averaged .12 aces per set, .45 blocks per set and 1.17 digs per set... Gabe finished the 2008 Olympic Games with a gold medal and played in matches against China and Japan... Helped the U.S. Men win a gold medal at the FIVB World League. Scored 65 points in pool play with 55 kills, eight blocks and two aces... Helped the U.S. Men to a gold medal at the Four Na ons Tournament on May 11-13 in Germany... Helped the U.S. Men win to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by winning the NORCECA Olympic Qualifier in Caguas, Puerto Rico. 2007 – Gabe moved from outside hi er to opposite at the start of the 2007 season and adjusted well... Gabe finished the season as the team’s fourth-leading scorer with 329 points. He averaged 3.82 points per set. Averaged 3.27 kills per set... Gabe was the United States’ second-leading scorer and 18th overall at the FIVB World Cup where the U.S. Men finished fourth. He finished with 118 points on 101 kills, 12 blocks and five aces. His 101 kills was second best for the U.S. Men. Gabe was the leading scorer in three World Cup matches for the U.S. Men, including the final match agaainst Russia, in which he scored 21 points as the U.S. Men lost in five sets... Was the United States’ sixth-leading scorer of the NORCECA Con nental Championship, where he shared me at opposite with Clay Stanley. Gabe finished with 27 points on 24 kills, one block and two aces... Gabe

Was the United States’ Courtesy of FIVB leading “spiker”, and third overall, in World League pool play and was credited with a success percentage of 62.23. In the final round, he was credited with a 55.84 percent success rate, which was the best among the U.S. players and fourth overall. He was also the team’s second-leading scorer in both pool play and the final round. 2006 – Competed in the FIVB World League where the U.S. Men finished ed for 10th... Gabe helped the win the Argen na series 4-1. 2005 – Earned a gold medal in August at the FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament as the USA Men qualified for the 2006 World Championships. 2004 – Gabe made his firstever Olympic appearance in Athens, Greece as the USA Men finished fourth overall... Team USA qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, by winning the NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Caguas, Puerto Rico on Jan. 10... he men posted a perfect record of 6-0 en route to the gold medal, which included a come-from-behind, 3-2 win over Cuba in the championship match... Scored 10 points on nine kills and one service ace in the championship match. 2003 – Returned from a leg injury suﬀered at the Pan American Games in August to play in the World Cup in November... Saw considerable ac on and finished seventh on the team in scoring with 62 points on 56 kills and six blocks. 2002 – Played in the first three tours of the season... S ll ranked second on the team in kills per set (2.28) and fourth in points per set (2.70)... Was eighth on the team in kills (91) and in total points (108)... Scored 18 points (14 kills, three blocks, one ace) as the U.S. swept defending Olympic champion Yugoslavia on June 6 for its only win in Italy. 1999 – Started for the Pan American Games squad at outside hi er. 1998 – Led the team with 25 kills in a match against Portugal... Also tallied 16 kills in the last match of the series against Portugal. COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: Played two seasons at USC and one year at Stanford. 1999 – Led Stanford with 6.79 kills per game in 47 games and 13 matches played... Despite missing nine matches, s ll second on the team with 319 kills... Ranked third on the squad with 1.64 digs per game. 1998 – Sat out a season a er transferring from USC. 1997 – Played in 15 matches for USC before deciding to transfer... Was third on the team with 342 kills, hi ng .308... Added 41 blocks, 90 digs and 13 aces... Posted 20 or more kills 11 mes and hit the 30-plus kill plateau three mes... Registered a career-high 41 kills against Pepperdine in his last match as a Trojan. 1996 – As a starter, led the Trojans with 490 kills, hi ng .245... Ranked 11th na onally in kills per game (5.51)... Named to the Asics/ Volleyball Magazine Freshmen All-America team and earned honorable men on All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federa ons honors. COLLEGE: 2010 – American Volleyball Coaches Associa on First Team all American… First Team All-MPSF… Set UCI single-season records for service aces (50) and a ack a empts (1,259) as well as ranking fourth in kills (564)… Played 108 sets for UCA… Finished the season with 625 points on 541 kills (.306 hi ng percentage), 12 aces (0.11 per set), 7 solo blocks and 58 block assists… Carson also had 196 digs (1.81 per set). 2009 – Helped UC Irvine win the NCAA Men’s Na onal Championship... Named to the NCAA All-tournament Team... Second Team AVCA All-America... Named MPSF Freshman of the Year as well as first team and All-Freshman team accolades... Led the team with a 3.90 kill average, which was 17th in the country and eighth in the MPSF... Hit .336 overall which was 25th in the country... Ranked eighth among MPSF players in points per set at 4.51... Tallied 25 aces. 2008 – Redshirted.

Kevin Hansen Se er * 6-5 Newport Beach, California College: Stanford Birth Date: March 19, 1982 Joined Team: 2005 PERSONAL: Born Kevin Christopher Hansen on March 19, 1982 in Newport Beach, Calif. ... Son of Erik and Ann Hansen... Has two sisters, Kristen and Erika... Married Sarah Engle in August of 2009... Sarah was a four-year volleyball le erwinner and Academic All-Conference standout as an outside hi er at the University of Delaware (2001-04)... Sarah’s sister Ashley is a standout volleyball player at the University of Texas and played on the 2007 U.S. Women’s Junior Na onal Team... Kevin majored in economics at Stanford University and has a master’s degree in communica ons... Thinks most people would be surprised to know “I shoot up with needles at least four mes a day” because he is diabe c... Was diagnosed with Type I diabetes when he was 10-years-old and told that sports would be diﬃcult to pursue... Goals oﬀ the court are “to have a family and eventually work in the sports marke ng industry”... Says “Being able to represent your country while compe ng in foreign ones” is the best part about being on the Na onal Team... Wants to live “on a sailboat traveling the world”... Says carbs are the luxury item he could not live without... Lists Jesus as the person he would most like to have dinner with... Describes himself as “compe ve, athle c and spiritual”... Played in Russia for Fakel Novy Urengoi during the winters of 2008-09 and 2009-10. MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 – FIVB World League. 2010 – FIVB World Championship... FIVB World League. 2009 – NORCECA Con nental Championship (Silver Medal)... 2010 FIVB World Championship Qualifier (Gold Medal)... FIVB World League. 2008 Olympic Games (Gold Medal)... FIVB World League (Gold Medal)... Four Na ons’ Tournament (Gold Medal)... NORCECA Con nental Olympic Qualifying Championship (Gold Medal). 2007 – NORCECA Con nental Championship (Gold Medal)... Americas’ Cup (Gold Medal)... Pan American Games (Silver Medal)... FIVB World League (Bronze Medal). 2006 - FIVB World League... Argen na Tour. 2005 – World University Games (11th Place). INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – During the winter of During the winter of 2010-11, Kevin played for Fakel Courtesy of FIVB Novy Urengoi in Russia’s Superleague... Kevin finished the 2010 season, according to the team’s DataVolley sta s cs, with 21 points (eight kills, two 11 blocks, two aces) in 64 sets (0.33 points per set). He was second on the team in digs behind libero Rich Lambourne with 94 (1.47 digs per set). Kevin was credited with 176 running sets and three faults for an average of 3.59 running sets per set in FIVB compe ons... Kevin played in 29 sets and started 28 for the U.S. Men at the FIVB World Championship where they finished sixth. Kevin finished 10th among all se ers with 184 running sets and no faults on 585

total a empts for an average of 5.58 running sets per set. He also scored 18 points on five kills, eight blocks and two aces... Kevin played in 32 sets during the FIVB World League and tallied 176 running sets and 553 s ll sets, good enough for 14th place among the League’s best se ers. He also paced the U.S. men with his sets and averaged 3.59 per set. A running set is defined as a set from a player that puts their hi er against one blocker or none. S ll sets happen when a player sets an a acker and there are two blockers or more. He also posted two kills from the se ng posi on and 21 digs (0.43 per set). 2009 – Kevin shared starter du es at se er with Donald Suxho in 2009... He was credited with 114 running sets (assists) in 47 sets played for an average of 2.42 per set... Kevin finished the season with a 0.444 hi ng percentage and was credited with 15 blocks (0.32 blocks per set) and 51 digs (1.08 digs per set)... Kevin helped the U.S. Men to a sixth-place finish in the 2009 World League. 2008 – Kevin finished the 2008 season with 36 points in 63 sets played. He averaged 0.21 kills per set; 0.11 aces per set; 0.25 blocker per set and 1.22 digs per set. His hi ng percentage was 0.44... Kevin helped the U.S. Men win the Olympic gold medal in Beijing as the backup se er to Lloy Ball. Kevin started a match against China and played all three sets. He also played in matches against Venezuela and Japan.... Kevin helped the U.S. Men win its first World League gold medal. Hansen started seven pool play matches and the team lost only one of those. He finished 16th among all se ers in World League pool play with 168 running sets and seven faults for an average of 4.2 running sets per set. He had 22 points on 10 kills, 10 blocks and two aces... Kevin helped the U.S. Men to a gold medal at the Four Na ons Tournament on May 11-13 in Germany... Kevin was the backup se er to Lloy Ball at the NORCECA Con nental Olympic Qualifier, which the U.S. Men won, qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Games. Hansen had playing me in all five matches as the U.S. Men finished the tournament with a kill percentage of 60 and a hi ng percentage of 53. 2007 – Kevin finished the season having played 74 sets for the U.S. Men. He was credited with 21 kills, nine aces and 22 blocks and averaged 0.7 points per set... Kevin was the backup se er for Lloy Ball at the FIVB World Cup tournamemt where the U.S. men finished fourth. Hansen started in victories over Egypt and Korea and subs tuted in four others and was credited with 72 assists and two faults in 131 a empts... Kevin was the backup se er for Lloy Ball at the NORCECA Men’s Con nental Championship in Anaheim, Calif., where the U.S. Men won the gold medal and qualified for the FIVB World Cup. Kevin played the en re match against Barbados and was credited with 23 assists as the team’s hi ng percentage was 74 percent... Kevin was the backup to star ng se er Lloy Ball at the Americas’ Cup and the NORCECA Con nental Championship... Kevin was the third-leading se er at the Pan American Games and helped carry the U.S. Men to the silver medal. He was credited with 6.88 sets per set... Kevin was the United States’ secondleading blocker and 10th overall at the Pan Am Games with seven scoring blocks in 30 a empts for an average of 0.44 per set... Kevin was the fourth-leading se er in the World League final round and was credited with an average of six sets per set... Played in eight World League poolplay matches and started five. Finished 17th among all World League se ers in pool play with a 2.71 set average per set played. 2006 – Played in Greece during the winter of 2006 and spring of 2007... Was the backup se er to Donald Suxho on the World League team... Kevin helped the team finish 4-1 in Argen na. COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: Finished his career third on Stanford’s list of career leaders with 5,036 assists... Only the third player in Stanford men’s volleyball history to amass 5,000 career assists... Four- me All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federa on (MPSF) selec on... Ranked ninth all- me among Stanford se ers averaging 12.89 assists per game. 2005 – Kevin averaged 12.70 assists, 1.91 digs, 0.53 blocks and 0.23 aces per game... First-Team All-MPSF ... American Volleyball Coaches Associa on (AVCA) First-Team All-American ... MPSF Academic All-Conference. 2004 – Named Volleyball magazine Third-Team All-American... Molten/MPSF Player of the week... Led the team in hi ng percentage (.445), serving aces (18), digs (188), and digs per game (1.92). 2003 – Played in all 29 matches... MPSF Honorable Men on for the second straight season... Distributed 1,318 assists, the sixth-most assists in a single season in program history... Finished the season with a 13.05 assists per game average, good for the 14th best average in the na on. 2002 – Honorable Men on All-MPSF... Guided Stanford to a .360 team hi ng percentage in MPSF play. The 1,317 assists was the seventh-highest single-season total in school history.

Russell Holmes Middle Blocker * 6-8 Fountain Valley, California College: Brigham Young Birth Date: July 1, 1982 Joined Team: 2009 PERSONAL: Born Russell Kenneth Holmes on July 1, 1982 in Anaheim, Calif. ... Parents are Mark and Tamara (Tami) Holmes... Has a younger brother, Dane, and an older sister, Leah… Russell’s wife’s name is Julie and their daughter, Sadie Rae, was born in June 2007... Russell served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of La er-day Saints to London, England... Started playing volleyball as a junior at Fountain Valley High School with friends… Graduated from Fountain Valley in 2001… Also le ered three years ... In 2001 his Long Beach club team won the Junior Olympics gold medal and he was named an All-American… Named to Volleyball Magazine’s Fab 50 in 2001… He enjoys beach volleyball, surfing and snowboarding… Russell is an Eagle Scout… He graduated from BYU in 2008 with a degree in sociology… His most admired person is his father: “for his pa ence, love, support, integrity and hard work. He is someone I aspire to be like as a father and husband”… His happiest moment in life was witnessing the birth of his daughter.

for the second straight season... Named to the All-MPSF Second Team... Team captain... Played in all 29 matches, star ng 28... Played in a teamhigh 99 games during the season... Named Sports Imports/AVCA Na onal Player of the Week Jan. 29 for his performance against Penn State and Loyola-Chicago at the Outrigger Hotels Invita onal in Hawaii... Named the Outrigger Hotels Invita onal Tournament Most Outstanding Player award... Set a BYU season record for block solos with 28, bea ng out the previous record of 22 formerly held by Ryan Millar... Led the team in hi ng percentage (.438), total blocks (144), blocks per game (1.45), block solos (28) and block assists (116)... Led the na on in block solos (28)... Recorded double digits in kills in eight matches... Hit .500 or be er in 11 matches. 2006 – Named to the AVCA All-America Second Team... Earned second-team All-MPSF honors... A Student Athlete Academic Center Scholar Athlete... Started all 27 matches and was the only player on the team to play in all 104 games... Finished sixth in the na on with a .456 hi ng percentage and third in MPSF play at .462... Averaged 1.49 blocks per game, eighth in the na on... Fourth in the MPSF in blocks per game, averaging 1.53 in league play... Had 155 total blocks, ed for second most in a BYU rally scoring season... Had 143 block assists, the fi h most in a BYU season... Recorded double-digit kills 12 mes... Hit .400 or be er 18 mes. 2005 - Played in 30 matches and appeared in 98 games... Started 13 matches... Recorded 107 kills while hi ng .368... Totaled 67 blocks... Had a career-high 14 kills against Penn State on Jan. 6. 2004 - Freshman red shirt the year BYU won the NCAA Na onal Championship.

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 – FIVB World League. 2010 – FIVB World Championship... FIVB World League. 2009 – Brazil Tour... FIVB World League. INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – During the winter of 2010-11, Russell played for Vivo/Minas in Brazil’s Superliga... Russell was the U.S. Men’s Team’s fi h-leading scorer in 2010 with 115 points (2.21 points per set) on 70 kills (0.44 hi ng percentage), 38 blocks (0.73 blocks per set) and seven aces (0.13 blocks per set). His 38 blocks was second on the team... Russell played in 25 sets and started 23 at the FIVB World Championship in Italy where the U.S. Men finished sixth. He was the team’s fi h-leading scorer with 46 points on 29 kills, 12 blocks and five aces. He was the team’s third-leading blocker and 29th overall with 12 blocks and 18 faults on 51 a empts for an average of 0.36 blocks per set... Russell played in 27 sets during the FIVB World League. He posted 43 kills (1.52 per set) and his .524 hi ng percentage was the team-high. His 23 stuﬀ blocks (0.47 per set) was good enough for second place among the team’s leaders and 33rd among the League’s best blockers. He tallied a service ace and three digs. He finished the League with 41 points (1.52 per set). 2009 – Played the winter of 2009-10 for HYPO Tirol Innsbruck in Austria. The team won its second-straight Austrian Cup Championship and finished fi h in the CEV Cup... Russell was part of the U.S. Men’s team that traveled to Brazil for five exhibi on matches. The United States did not win a match; but Russell scored 30 points, including seven blocks, in 15 sets played... Russell saw limited playing me in five World League pool play matches. U.S. Men went on to finish sixth. 2008-09 – Played overseas for Austria’s HYPO Tirol in the Middle European Volleyball Zone Associa on, winning the MEVZA Cup and the Austrian Cup. COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2008 – Started in all 30 matches and all 113 games ... Named AVCA First-Team All-American... Earned All-MPSF First Team accolades... Finished the season fourth in the na on in hi ng percentage at 0.454 and second in the na on averaging 1.52 blocks per game... Awarded MPSF Player of the Week honors on Feb. 19... Recorded two double-doubles on the season... Set new career highs with 19 kills vs. Stanford (Feb. 22), 33 a empts at UC Irvine (Feb. 15), six digs and 11 block assists at UC Irvine (Feb. 16), and three assists three separate mes in the season... Eleven total blocks Feb. 16 ed for the third best mark in school history since adop ng interna onal rules in 2001... 172 total blocks is the second best mark in school history since adop ng interna onal rules and fourth all me... Led the team in hi ng percentage (.454), blocks with 172 total (15 solo and 157 assists) on the season ... Recorded 10 or more kills in 13 matches. 2007 – A second team AVCA All-America honoree

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MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2010 – FIVB World Championship...FIVB World League. 2009 – Pan American Cup (Gold Medal). 2007 – FIVB Men’s Junior World Championship (7th). 2006 – NORCECA Men’s Junior Con nental Championship (Silver Medal). 2005 – Four Na ons Tournament.

Max Holt Middle Blocker * 6-9 Cincinna , Ohio College: Penn State Birth Date: March 12, 1987 Joined Team: 2009 PERSONAL: Born Maxwell Philip Holt on March 12, 1987 in Cincinna , Ohio... Parents are Kim and Angie Holt... Has two older siblings, Megan and Nick, and a younger brother, Sam, who also plays volleyball... Max was a six- me le erwinner (four in volleyball and two in soccer) for Purcell Marian (Ohio) High School... Named the Ohio Player of the Year following senior season in 2005... First team all-state as a junior and third team all-region as a sophomore... Played for the Cincinna A ack club team... Squad was Flight 1 champions at the 2004 Junior Na onal Championship… Max names Ben Harper as favorite musical entertainer, history as favorite school subject, the Cincinna Bengals as favorite pro sports team and Chad Johnson as favorite athlete... Graduated from Penn State in 2009 with a degree in journalism.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – Max played for Copra Morpho Piacenza in Italy’s Serie A league during the winter of 2010-11... Max played in 41 sets for the U.S. Men in 2010, finishing with 57 points on 41 kills (0.372 hi ng percentage), 13 blocks (0.32 blocks per set) and three aces (0,07 aces per set)... Max appeared in 22 sets and started 21 at the FIVB World Championship in Italy where the U.S. Men finished sixth. He finished the tournament with 37 points on 28 kills, eight blocks and one ace. He averaged 0.24 blocks per set... Max appeared in 19 sets during the FIVB World League and had a hi ng percentage of .471, second best for the team. He also tallied 10 kills (0.53 per set), two stuﬀ blocks (0.04 per set) and two service aces (0.04 per set). He finished the League with 14 total points (0.74). 2009 – Max played for Bluvolley Verona in Itayl’s Serie A League during the winter of 2009-10. Played on the Pan American Cup team that won the gold medal in Chiapas, Mexico… Max started all four matches and played 16 sets… He finished with 56 points on 41 kills, 10 blocks and 5 aces. 2007 – Was a star ng middle blocker for the U.S. Men’s Junior Na onal Team that finished seventh at the FIVB World Championship in Rabat, Morocco… Scored 56 points for the championship... Provided 42 kills for an average of 1.55 kills per set on .400 hi ng... Added five blocks and six digs. 2006 – Was a star ng middle blocker on the U.S. Men’s Junior Na onal Team that finished second to Cuba at the NORCECA Con nental Championship in Monterrey, Mexico… Max was named the tournament’s Best Blocker. COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2009 (Senior) – Named AVCA Division I All American for the second year as Penn State advanced to the NCAA Championship match where it lost to USC… Max was named the 2009 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Associa on (EIVA) Player of the Year and was on the EIVA All-East First Team… He ranked first in the na on in aces per game and hi ng percentage. 2008 (Junior) – AVCA First Team All-American... NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team... First Team All-EIVA... EIVA All-Championship Team... four- me EIVA Player of the Week... Outrigger Invita onal All-Tournament Team... Played in 100 of 103 games and all 31 matches... Recorded 318 kills, 48 service aces, 41 digs and 130 total blocks... Averaged 3.18 kills per game on .548 hi ng, good for first on the team, in the na on and second on Penn State’s singleseason hi ng percentage record list. 2007 (Sophomore) – First Team All-EIVA... EIVA Championship All-Tournament Team... Ac ve Ankle/Long Beach State Guesthouse Classic All-Tournament Team... played in every game of the season, averaging 2.71 kills per game on .447 hi ng, good for 12th on the Penn State single-season hi ng percentage list... Had 13 mul ple-kill matches, including racking up a career-high 21 at Juniata (3/28). 2006 (Freshman) – First Team All-East... EIVA All-Championship team... played in all 30 matches and 108 games... Averaged 2.17 kills per game on .415 hi ng (15th in the na on) with 0.23 service aces per game, 0.44 digs per game and 1.19 blocks per game... Led the team with 129 total blocks, good for 13th on Penn State’s single-season record list... Had nine double-digit kill matches, including four of the last six contests.

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Jayson Jablonsky Outside Hi er * 6-5 Yorba Linda, California College: UC Irvine Birth Date: June 6, 1986 Joined Team: 2008 PERSONAL: Born Jayson Michael Jablonsky on July 23, 1985, in Orange, Calif.... Parents are Paul and Be y Jablonsky... Has two older siblings, Ma and Heather... Jayson married Tammara Koehler in July of 2009... Jayson a ended Esperanza High School (1999-2003) where he also played soccer... Played for the Balboa Bay Volleyball Club... Studied criminology at UC Irvine... Sushi is his favorite food... J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” is his favorite book... His favorite movie is Edward Scissorhands... The Oﬃce is his favorite television show... Listens to rock music with AFI as his favorite band... Likes to watch hockey and the Anaheim Ducks are his favorite professional team... Enjoys playing the guitar, the beach and trying to surf... His happiest moment in life has yet to come, but his fondest sports memory was winning the 2007 NCAA Division I men’s volleyball na onal championship. MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 – FIVB World League. 2010 – Pan American Cup (Gold Medal). 2009 – Brazil Tour... 2010 FIVB World Championship Qualifier for NORCECA Group F (Gold Medal)… FIVB World League. 2008 – America’s Cup... Pan American Cup (Gold Medal). 2007 – World University Games (Bronze Medal). INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – Jayson played the winter of 201011 for Olympiakos in the Hellenic League... Jayson played on the U.S. Men’s A2 Team that won the Pan American Cup in San Juan, Puerto Rico... Jayson was named the tournament MVP and Best Spiker... He led all spikers with 59 kills and eight errors on 110 total a empts (53.64 success percentage). Jayson concluded the tournament with a total of 75 points, good for second place among leading scorers... He was fi h among all blockers with an average of 0.67 blocks per set... He was the

United States’ leading server and 10th overall with four aces and four faults on 72 a empts for an average of 0.22 aces per set... Jayson was the United States’ leading receiver and seventh overall with 51 excellent recep ons and four faults on 83 a empts for an eﬃciency percentage of 56.63. 2009 – Jayson played the 2009-10 winter season for Leones de Ponce, but had to leave the team early due to injury... Jayson finished the season with a 0.600 hi ng percentage, with 27 kills and no errors on 45 a empts in 15 sets. He finished the season averaging 1.93 points per set... Jayson accompanied the team on a Tour of Brazil, playing in five exhibi on matches... Jayson was the United States’ third-leading scorer and seventh overall as the U.S. Men won the 2010 FIVB World Championship Qualifier for NORCECA Group F held Aug. 15-17 in Irvine, Calif. He finished with 22 points on 20 kills and two aces. He finished third among all spikers with 20 kills and four errors in 31 a empts for a success percentage of 64.52… Jayson helped the U.S. Men finish sixth in the FIVB World League tournament. 2008 – Played on the U.S. Men’s Team that finished fi h at the America’s Cup in Brazil... Was an alternate for the U.S. Men’s Olympic Team... Played on the gold-medal winning 2008 Pan American Cup team (June 2-7 in Winnipeg, Manitoba)... Scored 32 points on 25 kills, five blocks and two aces in the tournament... Was a member of the U.S. Men’s Training Team that traveled to Japan to prepare the Japanese squad for Olympic qualifica on from May 1725. 2007 – Helped the U.S. men win the bronze medal at the World University Games in Bangkok, Thailand. 2005 – Played on the U.S. Junior Na onal Team that finished eighth in the 2005 FIVB Men’s U-21 World Volleyball Championships in Andhra Pradesh, India. 2004 – Helped the U.S. Junior Na onal Team to a second place finish at the 2004 NORCECA Junior Men’s Volleyball Championship in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2007 – Helped UC Irvine to the NCAA Division I Men’s Volleyball Na onal Championship... Jayson was named secondteam All-America by the American Volleyball Coaches Associa on (AVCA)... Second team All-MPSF selec on... Named to the NCAA all-tournament team a er totaling 32 kills in two matches... In the postseason, he averaged 4.30 kills and 4.89 points per game... Averaged 3.89 kills, 1.58 digs and 4.61 points per game overall... Led the team against MPSF opponents with a 3.80 kill average... Ranked 18th na onally in aces (.371). Also was fourth in aces (0.38) among MPSF players and 10th in points per game (4.57)... UCI’s all- me ace leader with 128. Had 46 aces, firing at least one in 28 of 34 matches this year. 46 aces ed for second in the season record book... Totaled kills in double-digits in 29 of 34 matches... Ends his career second in kills with 1,528 and in career a ack a empts (3,081). Fourth in career digs (595)... Named Sports Imports/AVCA Na onal Player of the Week Jan. 22... Named to the 2007 Elephant Bar All-Tournament team. 2006 – Named AVCA Na onal Player of the Year as well as MPSF Player of the Year... First team All-America and All-MPSF... Named UCI’s Male Athlete of the Year... First-team Asics/ Volleyball Magazine All-American and Player of the Year... Named to the NCAA All-Tournament team... Averaged 4.17 kills per game which ranked 17th in the country, was 18th in points (4.89) and 11th in aces (.367)... Also averaged 1.61 digs and 0.65 blocks per game... Led the team with 40 service aces, which ranked second most in a season at UCI... Had 454 kills, which is seventh in the UCI season records and 892 a empts which is 10th... Following the end of the season, he ranks seventh in career kills (1,046), 10th in a empts (2,102) and fourth in aces (82)... Named AVCA Na onal Player of the Week and MPSF Player of the Week on Feb. 13 and AVCA Na onal Player of the Week on Mar. 20. 2005 – Named second-team All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federa on (MPSF)... Named second team AllAmerican by Volleyball Magazine... Led the team in kills, averaging 4.03 per game... Averaged 1.26 digs and 0.59 blocks per game... Totaled 27 service aces... Averaged 21 kills over the last five matches... Recorded kills in double-figures 24 mes... Led the team against conference opponents with a 4.09 kill average, which ranked sixth in the league... Ranked eighth in points (4.70) among MPSF players... Named MPSF Player of the Week Feb. 7... Totaled 415 kills which ranks eighth most in a season at UCI, also had 814 a ack a empts which is 10th best in a season... Fired five service aces against Cal State Northridge which is ed for the second best mark in a match... Hit .750 against UC Santa Barbara to rank sixth in match hi ng percentage. 2004 – Third on the team in kills, averaging 2.54 per game... Averaged 1.37 digs and 0.57 blocks per game... Totaled 15 service aces... Recorded kills in double-figures seven mes.

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Rich Lambourne Libero * 6-3 Tus n, California College: Brigham Young Birth Date: May 6, 1975 Joined Team: November 2000 PERSONAL: Born Richard Edward Lambourne on May 6, 1975 in Louisville, Ky. ... Now calls San Diego, Calif., home... Parents are Paul and Ann Lambourne... Has one brother, Stuart, and two sisters, Gwen and Tracy... Stuart was MVP at Foothills High and played volleyball briefly at BYU... Rich enjoys golf, beach volleyball and tennis... Majored in Japanese at BYU... Following the U.S. Men’s gold medal victory at the Olympic Games, Rich appeared on Oprah Winfrey’s Olympic show and the Bonnie Hunt Show. He was a star on the Hunt show, as Bonnie flirted with him... Rich was badly injured during a bike accident when he was 6. He skinned his shoulder to the bone and mangled the right side of his face. Says of the accident, “I could have been much uglier but due to my loving parents and medical science, I am only mostly una rac ve”... His favorite food is Mexican... Pillars of the Earth is his favorite book... South Park and Family Guy are his favorite television shows... His favorite sports to watch include basketball, golf and football... Notes that he is a “bandwagon guy” when it comes to favorite professional sports teams... Michael Jordan is his favorite athlete... Lists his mom as his most admired person because of her “strength of character, convic on and faith”... Says he is “super sarcas c.” MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2011 – FIVB World League. 2010 – FIVB World Championship... FIVB World League. 2009 – NORCECA Con nental Championship (Silver Medal)... Brazil Tour... 2010 FIVB World Championship Qualifier for NORCECA Group F (Gold Medal)… FIVB World League. 2008 – America’s Cup... Olympic Games (Gold Medal)... FIVB World League (Gold Medal)... Four Na ons’ Tournament (Gold Medal)... NORCECA Con nental Olympic Qualifying Championship (Gold Medal). 2007 – FIVB World Cup... NORCECA Con nental Championship (Gold Medal)... Americas’ Cup (Gold Medal)... Pan American Games (Silver Medal)... FIVB World League (Bronze Medal). 2006 – FIVB World Championships... FIVB World League... Pan American Cup (Gold Medal)... Argen na Tour. 2005 – Pacific Northwest Tour vs. Netherlands... USOC Interna onal Sports Invita onal (Silver Medal)... Argen na Tour... Americas’ Cup (Gold Medal)... FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)... NORCECA Con nental Championships (Gold Medal)... World Grand Champions Cup (Silver Medal). 2003 – Colorado/ Nebraska Tour... Canada Tour... Japan Tour (Training Team)... NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal). 2002 – Louisville Tour. 2001 – Japan Tour... World League... NORCECA Zone Championships. INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – Rich joined Fart Kielce in Poland’s PlusLiga in January, 2011... Rich started all 33 of the United States’ sets at the FIVB World Championship in Italy where the U.S. Men finished sixth. Rich finished fi h among all liberos with 199 “excellents” and 39 faults for an average of 6.03 per set. Rich was the U.S. Men’s leading digger and sixth overall with 76 digs and 30 faults on 115 a empts for an average of 2.30 per set. He was also the team’s leading receiver and ninth overall with 123 excellents and nine faults on 192 a empts for an eﬃciency percentage of 59.38... Rich played in 45 sets over the course of the FIVB World League Intercon nental Round and led the team with 64 digs (1.31 per set). He also ranked 11th amongst the League’s best in both digs and liberos, where he tallied 150 “excellents”. He averaged 3.06 “excellents” per set. 2009 – Rich finished the season with 137 digs in 71 sets for an average of 1.93 digs per set.... He joined the U.S. Team for the Brazil Tour in which they played five exhibi on matches in Brazil... Rich was the United States’ best digger and second overall a the NORCECA Con nental Championship. He was credited with 40 digs and 23 faults on 85 a empts. He averaged 2.35 digs per set. He was also ranked the third-best libero overall... Rich helped the U.S. win the 2010 FIVB World Championship Qualifier on Aug. 15-17 in Irvine, Calif. He won Best Digger (0.89 digs per set), Best Receiver (23 excellents and no faults in 29 a empts) and Best Libero (31 excellents and four faults in 64 a empts)… Rich was the United States’ star ng libero in every match but one of the 2009 FIVB World League, where the U.S. Men placed sixth... Rich averaged 1.84 digs per set in pool play and had 94 excellent recep ons on 294 a empts. He

was fourth among liberos in the final round with 24 “excellents” on 48 a empts and an average of four per set. 2008 – Played the 2008-09 winter season in Russia for Lokomo v Belogorie. Played with the U.S. Men’s Team that finished fi h at the America’s Cup in Brazil... Played in every set of the Olympic Games and helped the U.S. Men to the gold medal. He was credited with 64 digs and 147 “excellent” service recep ons on 230 total a empts for a success percentage of 63.91... Played in every set of the FIVB World League and was named best libero of the final round as the U.S. Men won their first World League tle. Finished the final round with 45 digs and 25 faults in 74 total a empts for an average of three digs per set. He was also credited with 76 “excellent” recep ons on 131 a empts for an eﬃciency percentage of 55... Played in all 15 sets for the U.S. Men at the NORCECA Olympic Qualifier as Team USA won and qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games. Rich was credited with 59 recep ons and 29 digs. He was named Best Libero and Best Receiver of the tournament. 2007 – Rich played in 147 sets for the U.S. Men, which was every set played in the season. He finished the year with 337 digs, averaging 2.29 digs per set... Rich ranked fourth among all liberos at the 2007 World Cup, finishing with 229 “excellent” recep ons in 369 a empts for a success percentage of 59.62. The U.S. Men finished fourth... Rich was the third best digger of the NORCECA Con nental Championship with 25 digs, 22 recep ons and six faults in 53 a empts... Rich was named the Best Libero of the 2007 World League. He finished the final round with an average of 1.79 digs per set and 42 “excellent” serve recep ons out of 87 a empts. Rich finished second among all World League “serve receivers” in pool play with a 65.47 eﬃciency percentage. 2006 – Was the star ng libero for all U.S. matches in 2006 and played 119 sets...Led the team in digs with 264... Helped the team remain undefeated (4-0) during the inaugural Pan American Cup in June and was named the tournament’s best digger... Played on the Argen na tour when the team went 4-1. 2005 – Was the team’s star ng libero all season... Played every set of every match (119 sets overall) and led the team in digs with 283... Rich capped the 2005 season as a member of the USA squad that captured the silver medal at the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup in November in Japan... The Americans, who lost to defending Olympic gold medalist Brazil in the first match of the tournament, lost just one set the rest of the way as they defeated Japan (3-1), 2004 Olympic silver medalist Italy (3-0), Egypt (3-0) and China (3-0) en route to their fi h medal in five events this season... Earned “Best Libero” honors as the USA Men stunned the world’s best team when it defeated 2004 Olympic gold medalist Brazil in five sets to win the America’s Cup tournament in Brazil on Aug. 7... Earned a gold medal as Team USA won its second-straight NORCECA Con nental Championship with a four-set victory over Cuba on Sept. 15... The USA Men qualified for the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup with the win... Named “Best Receiver” and earned a gold medal in August at the FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament as the USA Men qualified for the 2006 World Championships. 2004 – Was one of six alternates for the 2004 USA Men’s Olympic Volleyball Team. 2003 – Started for the United States in the NORCECA Zone Championships in Mexico as Team USA captured the gold medal and a berth in the 2003 World Cup, the first Olympic qualifier. 2002 – Competed with teammate Erik Sullivan for the star ng libero posi on...Played in just one tour during the year (Louisville Tour vs. Australia and Canada)... Played in 29 totals sets during the year and racked up 76 digs (2.62 per set). 2001 – Captured the Best Digger award at the NORCECA Zone Championships in August as the U.S. earned the silver medal... Finished third on the team in digs with 102... Played professionally with the Vienna HotVolleys in Austria a er the Courtesy of FIVB Na onal Team season ended. COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 1999 – Started at outside hi er on BYU’s first-ever na onal championship team... Played in 82 games and posted 252 kills, 205 digs, 88 blocks and a .348 hi ng percentage. 1998 - Played in 21-of-22 matches... Recorded 150 kills, 133 digs and 78 blocks. 1997 - Ranked fourth na onally with 2.73 digs per game... Named Mountain Pacific Sports Federa on Player of the Week on March 22... Set a career-high with 23 digs against na onally ranked Hawai’i.

David Lee Middle Blocker * 6-8 Alpine, California College: Long Beach State Birth Date: March 8, 1982 Joined Team: June 2003 PERSONAL: Born David Cameron Lee on March 8, 1982 in Alpine, Calif.... Parents are Mac and Robin Lee... Also has two older brothers named Nathan and Mark... David is the tallest member of his immediate family... Played high school volleyball at Granite Hills High School in El Cajon... Played club volleyball for Seaside Volleyball Club... Enjoys listening to reggae and watching volleyball and basketball... Majored in human development... Favorite foods are filet mignon and lobster... Favorite professional team is the Los Angeles Lakers... Following the Olympics, David played the 2008-09 winter season for Sisley Treviso in Italy’s Serie A League. MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2011 – FIVB World League. 2010 – FIVB World Championship... FIVB World League. 2009 – NORCECA Con nental Championship (Silver Medal)... 2010 FIVB World Championship Qualifier for NORCECA Group F (Gold Medal)… FIVB World League. 2008 – Olympic Games (Gold Medal)... FIVB World League (Gold medal)... NORCECA Con nental Olympic Qualifying Championship (Gold Medal). 2007 – FIVB World Cup... NORCECA Con nental Championship (Gold Medal)... Pan American Games (Silver Medal)... FIVB World League (Bronze Medal). 2006 – FIVB World League... Pan American Cup (Gold Medal)... Argen na Tour. 2005 – Pacific Northwest Tour vs. Netherlands... USOC Interna onal Sports Invita onal (Silver Medal)... Argen na Tour... America’s Cup (Gold Medal)... FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)... NORCECA Con nental - Championships (Gold Medal). 2003 – World University Games (Bronze Medal). INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – David played the winter of 201011 for Kuzbass Kemerovo in Russia’s Super League... David finished the 2010 season having played in 75 sets, the second most on the team. He finished as the team’s fourth-leading scorer with 150 points on 85 kills (0.36 hi ng percentage), 55 blocks (0.73 blocks per set) and 10 aces (0.13 aces per set). His 55 blocks led the team and his 10 aces put him second... David played in 26 sets of the FIVB World Championship in Italy where the U.S. Men finished sixth. He was the United States’ fourth-leading scorer with 48 points on 28 kills, 18 blocks and two aces. His 18 blocks ed him with Clay Stanley as the team’s leading blocker with an average of 0.55 per set. He was 12th among all blockers... David was the only player to play in all 49 sets of pool play for the U.S. Men in the FIVB World League. He finished pool play as the League’s fourth-best blocker with his 40 total stuﬀ blocks and 0.82 blocks per set. He also tallied 58 kills (1.18 per set) and had an a acking percentage of .333. He ranked 32nd on the League’s best servers list with eight aces (0.16 per set). He finished the League with 106 points and averaged 2.16 points per set. 2009 – David played for Lokomo v Novosibirsk in the Russian Super League during the winter of 2009-10... David was the U.S. Men’s leading blocker in 2009 with 49 stuﬀ blocks in 66 sets for an average of 0.74 per set. He was the team’s thirdleading scorer with 176 points on 113 kills, 49 blocks and 14 aces. He had the third most aces on the team... David helped the team to a secondplace finish at the 2009 NORCECA Con nental Championship in Puerto Rico... David helped the U.S. Men win the 2010 FIVB World Championship Qualifier on Aug. 15-17 in Irvine, Calif. … David helped the U.S. Men to a sixth-place finish at World League. He was the leading blocker in the final round, but did not receive the award because the U.S. Men did not play for a medal. He finished with eight blocks and six errors in 26 a empts for an average of 1.33 blocks per set... David was the United States’ leading blocker and fourth overall in the con nental (pool play) round with 30 blocks and 32 errors in 80 a empts and an average of 0.67 blocks per set. 2008 – Finished the 2008 season as the team’s fourth leading scorer with 243 points in 95 sets played (2.56 points per set). Finished as the second-leading blocker with 63 (0.66 per set). Tallied 168 kills and had a hi ng percentage of 0.58... David helped the U.S. Men win the gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Finished second among all blockers at the Olympics with 33 kill blocks for an average of 1 per set. Finished ninth among all scorers (third among U.S. scorers) with 90 points

on 53 kills, 33 blocks and four aces. In the United States’ semifinal match against Russia, David came up big in the fi h set, tallying a kill and block on consecu ve plays to yield a 13-12 advantage. A er Russia ed the set at 13-all, Lee ended the match with a kill and block. He scored four of his 12 points in the final five points of the match.... Finished seventh among all blockers in the World League final round with eight blocks for an average of 0.53 per set as the U.S. Men won their first World League tle. Was 13th among all blockers in pool play with an average of .45 blocks per set... David scored 28 points on 21 kills and seven blocks at the NORCECA Con nental Olympic Qualifier, which the United States won to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games. 2007 – David moved up from backup to part- me starter (sharing me with Tom Hoﬀ) in 2007 and finished the season second on the team in stuﬀ blocks with 69 for an average of 0.67 blocks per set. He was sixth on the team in scoring with 230 points... David was the United States’ second-leading blocker and third overall at the FIVB World Cup, where the U.S. Men finished fourth. David had 25 blocks, 36 faults and 47 rebounds in 108 a empts and averaged 0.63 blocks per set... David was the top U.S. blocker and fourth overall at the NORCECA Con nental Championship. He was credited with 13 scoring blocks, seven errors and 13 rebounds on 32 a empts. He was the United States’ leading scorer in its NORCECA victory over Barbados, finishing with 12 points on six kills and six blocks... David was the top U.S. blocker and second overall at the Pan American Games where he was credited with 12 blocks for an average of 0.75 per set... David was the United States’ leading blocker and 10th overall in the final round of World League where he was credited with an average of 0.43 per set... Started seven out of 10 World League pool-play matches and played in 10. Did not make the trip to play France in pool play... Was the 13th best blocker among all World League compe tors in pool play with a 0.56 average per set. Was the second-leading U.S. blocker behind Ryan Millar. 2006 – Played in six FIVB World League matches in place of Ryan Millar... Played two matches in the inaugural Pan America Cup in June with a 4-0 record... Helped the team finish 4-1 on the Argen na tour. 2005 – David played just 65 of 119 sets during the year but s ll finished second in total blocks with 59... Also finished second in blocks per set (0.91) and fi h in total points with 162... Scored five points on four kills and one block as the USA Men stunned the world’s best team when it defeated 2004 Olympic gold medalist Brazil in five sets to win the America’s Cup tournament in Brazil on Aug. 7... Named “Best Blocker” and earned a gold medal in August at the FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament as the USA Men qualified for the 2006 World Championships... Led Team USA in scoring with nine points on four kills, four blocks and one ace in a 3-0 win over Barbados on Aug. 25 at the WCQT. 2003 – Scored 20 points as the U.S. Men captured the bronze medal at the World University Games with a 3-2 win over France in Daegu, South Korea. COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2004 – Was named a first team AVCA All American. 2003 – Named to the All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federa on (MPSF) second-team... Led the team and conference with a .483 hi ng percentage... Recorded a team-high 1.18 blocks per game. 2002 Appeared in 118 games as a sophomore...Averaged 2.64 kills and 0.95 blocks per game. 2001 – Averaged 1.17 kills and 0.75 blocks per game... Recorded five blocks in a match three mes.

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eighth in the 2005 FIVB Men’s U-21 World Volleyball Championship in Andhra Pradesh, India.

Paul Lotman Outside Hi er * 6-7 Lakewood, California College: Long Beach State Birth Date: Nov. 3, 1985 Joined Team: 2008 PERSONAL: Born Paul Michael Lotman on Nov. 3, 1985, in Lakewood, Calif. … Parents are Albert (deceased) and Kathleen Lotman... Has two older brothers, Mark and Steven and an older sister, Shelley… A ended Los Alamitos High School (1999-2003)… Played for the Surf City club team in Hun ngton Beach… Graduated from Long Beach State in 2008 with a degree in sociology… Chipotle is his favorite food... ”Angels and Demons” by Dan Brown is his favorite book… Favorite movie is Wedding Crashers and Entourage is his favorite TV show… Steve Nash is his favorite professional athlete and the Dallas Mavericks are his favorite team… Listens to hip-hop and house music… Enjoys beach volleyball… Admires his brother for his recovery from drug abuse… Likes to watch college basketball, volleyball, tennis and college football… His happiest moment in life was playing in his first collegiate volleyball game and his fondest sports memory is playing volleyball. MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 – FIVB World League. 2010 – FIVB World Championship...FIVB World League. 2009 – NORCECA Con nental Championship (Silver Medal)... Tour of Brazil... 2010 FIVB World Championship Qualifier for NORCECA Group F (Gold Medal)... FIVB World League. 2008 – Pan American Cup (Gold Medal). 2007 World University Games (Gold Medal). 2005 – FIVB Men’s U-21 World Championship.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2008 – Named AVCA co-Player of the Year along with Penn State’s Ma Anderson... Named AVCA First Team All-American... Named MPSF Player of the Year... Led 49ers to the semifinals of the NCAA tournament... Averaged a team-best 5.44 kills per game while adding 1.51 digs per contest, all while hi ng 0.326... Paul tallied 20 or more kills 14 mes in the season. He tallied double-figures in kills in 29 of the 30 matches... Paul led the team with 60 service aces, a 49er single-season record. Paul finished second on the 49er career service ace chart with 135 aces. He ranked seventh in career kills (1,408) and ninth in career digs (631). 2007 – Named honorable men on All-MPSF a er averaging 4.51 kills and 1.60 digs per game... Finished first on the team with 496 kills, 176 digs and 34 aces... Was third on the team with 88 blocks... Named the Most Valuable Player of the Ac ve Ankle/Long Beach Guesthouse Classic (March 16-17) a er helping the 49ers to a 2-0 record averaging a .387 hi ng percentage, 4.8 kills, 1.5 digs and 1.4 blocks per game... Named the Sports Imports/AVCA Division I-II Men’s Na onal Player of the Week and the MPSF Player of the Week on March 19... Recorded double digits in kills in 27 matches with seven double-doubles on the season. 2006 – Had a strong first year as a full- me starter... Averaged 2.00 kills, 1.66 digs and 0.72 blocks per game while hi ng .234... Hit double digits in kills seven mes... Career-high 18 kills in win at UC Santa Barbara... Finished ed for second on the team with his 204 total digs ... Second on the team with 30 service aces. 2005 – Played in 23 matches and 64 games on the year ... Averaged 1.23 kills per game while hi ng .238 ... Seventh on the team with 11 service aces and ed for fi h on the squad with 88 digs (1.38 dpg) ... 36 total blocks in 64 games (0.56 bpg) ... Career-high 11 kills in 25 a empts vs. UC Santa Barbara (1/15). 2004 – Redshirt season.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – Paul played for Marmi Lanza Verona in Italy’s Serie A League during the winter of 2010-11... Paul played in 55 sets for the U.S. Men during the 2010 season. He finished eighth on the team in scoring with 72 points on 60 kills (0.324 hi ng percentage), seven blocks (0.18 blocks per set) and five aces (0.09 aces per set). He also had 36 digs (0.65 digs per set), ed for sixth on the team... Paul played in 30 sets during the FIVB World Championship in Italy where the U.S. Men finished sixth. He started nine sets. He finished the tournament with 24 points on 18 kills, five blocks and one ace. He finished the tournament with a kill percentage of 0.53... Paul played in 25 pool play sets for the U.S. Men during the FIVB World League and posted 25 kills (1.71 per set). He tallied four aces (0.08 per set) and three stuﬀ blocks (0.04 per set). His 45 “excellents” ed him for 24th among the League’s best receivers and third best on the team. He totaled 50 points (.152) in his 25 set appearances. 2009 – Played for the French team Poi ers during the winter of 2009-10.... Finished the 2009 season with 32 points on 22 kills, seven aces and three blocks in 17 sets played... Helped the U.S. Men to the silver medal at the NORCECA Con nental Championship in Puerto Rico... Traveled to Brazil with a U.S. Men’s Team made up of veterans and newcomers for five exhibi on matches on Sept. 22-27. The team did not win a match. Paul was the high scorer in two of the matches with 12 points in each... Helped U.S. Men win the FIVB World Championship Qualifier on Aug. 15-17 in Irvine, Calif. Paul played in six sets and scored 10 points on nine kills and one ace... Helped the U.S. Men to a sixth place finish at World League. 2008 – Played for PAOK in Greece during the winter of 2008-09... Helped U.S. Men win the gold medal at the Pan American Cup in Winnipeg, Canada. 2007 – Helped the U.S. Men win the bronze medal at the World University Games in Bangkok, Thailand. 2005 – Played on the USA Junior Na onal Team that finished

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MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 – FIVB World League. 2010 – FIVB World League. 2008 – Olympic Games (Gold Medal)... FIVB World League (Gold Medal)... NORCECA Con nental Olympic Qualifying Championship (Gold Medal). 2007 – FIVB World Cup... NORCECA Con nental Championship (Gold Medal)... Americas’ Cup (Gold Medal)... FIVB World League. 2006 – FIVB World Championships... FIVB World League... Pan American Cup (Gold Medal)... Argen na Tour. 2005 – FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)... NORCECA Con nental Championships (Gold Medal)...World Grand Champions Cup (Silver Medal). 2004 – NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)... Houston Series... USA Global Challenge (First Place)... Olympic Games (Fourth Place). 2003 – NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal)... World Cup (Fourth Place). 2002 – Florida Tour... World Championships. 2001 – Did not play with the Na onal Team. 2000 – Americas’ Cup... Australia Tour... Con nental Cup... Korea Tour... Olympic Games... World League. 1999 – Americas’ Cup... Japan Trip... Interna onal Volleyball Challenge... Italy Trip.

blocks per set. He was the second-leading scorer on the U.S. Men’s Team (behind Reid Priddy) with 350 points. Ryan averaged 2.75 points per set... Ryan was second among all blockers in the World Cup, where Team USA placed fourth, with a total of 27 blocks in 40 sets for an average of 0.675 blocks per set... Ryan was the United States’ third-leading scorer, and 19th overall, at the NORCECA Con nental Championship. He finished the tournament with 45 points on 36 kills, eight blocks and one ace over five matches... Ryan was the second-leading blocker overall, and the U.S. leader at Americas’ Cup with an average of 0.60 blocks per set... Ryan was second among all blockers at the end of World League pool play with 36 blocks in 89 a empts and an average of 0.80 blocks per set. 2006 – Served as team captain when Tom Hoff was not on the court... Led the team in scoring blocks with 51... Was fourth on the team in points scored with 122... Played in six out of 12 World League matches. The matches he missed were due to the birth of his son, Max... Ryan helped the team win the inaugural Pan American Cup in June. 2005 – Ryan earned “Best Blocker” accolades at the season-ending FIVB World Grand Champions Cup as the United States won the silver medal with a 4-1 record... He finished the event tops in both total blocks (20) and blocks per set (1.18). Captured “Best Blocker” honors as Team USA won its second-straight NORCECA Con nental Championship with a four-set victory over Cuba on Sept. 15... The USA Men qualified for the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup with the gold-medal win... Also earned a gold medal in August at the FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament as the USA Men qualified for the 2006 World Championships. 2004 – Ryan made his second-straight Olympic appearance in Athens, Greece as the USA Men finished four overall... Ranked fourth on the team in scoring with 70 points on 53 kills, 16 blocks and one service ace... Tied for fourth overall in total blocks with 16... Team USA qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, by winning the NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Caguas, Puerto Rico on Jan. 10... The men posted a perfect record of 6-0 en route to the gold medal, which included a come-from-behind, 3-2 win over Cuba in the championship match. 2003 – Finished second among all players at the World Cup in blocking with 27 total stuffs (an average of 0.73 per set)... Was also second on the team in scoring (and 18th overall) with 116 total points on 87 kills, 27 blocks and two service aces. 2002 – Re-joined the team in August and helped guide the team to a ninth-place finish at the World Championships in Argen na. 2001 – Did not play with the Na onal Team... Played professionally with Bossini Mon chiari in Italy. 2000 – Led the team with a .573 hi ng percentage at the Americas’ Cup... Second on the squad with 64 kills and 10 blocks... Recorded 108 kills, 32 blocks, nine aces and a .439 hi ng percentage in World League play... et a career high with six blocks against the Netherlands... Helped team USA qualify for the 2000 Sydney Olympics with 25 kills, four blocks, three aces and a .462 hi ng percentage at the Con nental Cup... Posted 47 kills, 11 blocks and three aces on the Korea Tour... Played professionally in Italy for Volley Forli. 1999 – Star ng middle blocker on the second-place Americas’ Cup team... Helped the team defeat Italy and Yugoslavia on the trip to Italy with 41 kills, 12 blocks and a team-leading .515 hi ng percentage... Earned his first interna onal experience on the Japan Tour, pos ng a team-leading .590 hi ng percentage with 44 kills and nine stuff blocks.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – Ryan played for Asseco Resovia Rzeszów during the winter of 2010-11... Ryan suffered a sprained ankle during prac ce prior to the FIVB World Championship and was not on the roster... Ryan played in 23 sets in the FIVB World League. He posted 25 kills (1.09 per set) and averaged a hi ng percentage of .333. His 18 (0.37 per set) stuff blocks was good enough for 33rd among the League’s best blockers. He also totaled six aces (0.12 per set) and a total of 49 points (2.13 per set). 2009 – Ryan took the 2009 summer off from the U.S. Men’s Team. But he played during the winter of 2009-10 for Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediye in Turkey. 2008 – Ryan played the 2008-09 winter seasons for Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediye in Turkey. Ryan finished the 2008 season as the team’s third leading scorer with 253 points in 98 sets (2.58 points per set). He was the team’s leading blocker with 67 (0.68 blocks per set). He finished with 174 kills and a h ng percentage of 0.47... Ryan helped the U.S. Men to the gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games, star ng in every match at middle blocker. Ryan was eighth among all scorers at the Olympic with 97 points on 66 kills, 26 blocks and five aces. Ryan’s 26 blocks put him fourth among all blockers with an average of 0.79 per set. Ryan was the United States’ leading scorer in the pool play match against Japan with 10 points. During the gold medal match against Brazil, Ryan had the winning set for teammate Clay Stanley’s final kill... Ryan helped the U.S. Men to their first World League gold medal. Ryan led the U.S. and was fi h overall in blocking in the final round with nine blocks, 18 faults and 24 rebounds on 51 a empts for an average of 0.60 blocks per set. He was third among all blockers in pool play with 25 blocks for a 0.63 average per set. Ryan was the United States’ fourth-leading scorer and ninth overall in pool play with 37 points on 26 kills, nine blocks and two aces... Ryan was named Top Blocker at the NORCECA Olympic qualifier as the U.S. Men won the tournament and qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games. Millar was third among the U.S. players in scoring with 42 points on 32 kills and 10 blocks. 2007 – Ryan was named USAV’s male indoor player of the year for 2007. He played in 127 sets in 2007, more sets than any other player besides libero Rich Lambourne. Ryan led the U.S. Men in blocks in 2007 with 84, averaging 0.66

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: One of only five players to earn AVCA First-Team All-American three Courtesy of FIVB mes. 1999 – Led BYU to its first NCAA tle... Volleyball Magazine Na onal Player of the Year... American Volleyball Coaches Associa on (AVCA) First-Team All-American... First-Team All-MPSF... Finished the season ranked first in the country in hi ng percentage (.498) and blocks per game (.2.14). 1998 –AVCA and Volleyball Magazine First-Team All-American... First-Team AllMPSF... Posted a season-high 31 kills against Pepperdine... Finished second in the na on in blocks per game (2.02). 1997 – AVCA and Volleyball Magazine First-Team All-American... MPSF Player of the Year... Finished the year ranked No. 4 in the country in kills per game (6.47) and posted a career-high 48 kills against Pepperdine. 1996 – Volleyball Magazine Freshman of the Year... Third-Team All-MPSF... Ranked second in the country in blocks per game and set a single-match record with 18 total blocks.

Ryan Millar Middle Blocker * 6-8 Alpine, Utah College: Brigham Young Birth Date: Jan. 22, 1978 Joined Team: 1999 PERSONAL: Born Ryan Madsen Millar on Jan. 22, 1978 in San Dimas, Calif. ... Parents are Steven and Mardi... He is married to Suzanne... Together, they are proud parents of Max, born in 2006 and Oliver, born in 2010... Ryan also has two brothers: James and Jon... Enjoys snowboarding, golfing and being with his wife... Graduated from BYU in 2001 with a degree in sociology... In July 2006, Millar was named as an assistant coach for the BYU men’s volleyball team under Head Coach Tom Peterson... In August 2006, Ryan was named co-interim head coach of the BYU men’s volleyball team a er Peterson’s sudden resigna on. A er one season with the BYU men’s program, Millar returned to the U.S. Men’s Na onal Team and removed his name from considera on for the BYU head coaching posi on... His most defining moment was ge ng married at 19... His happiest moment in sports was winning the gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games... While celebra ng the gold medal victory, Ryan held up a poster of son, Max... Disneyland held a parade for Ryan following the gold medal victory. He also got to throw out the first pitch at an LA Dodgers game and appeared on the Oprah Winfrey and Bonnie Hunt shows... Lists his life goals as “I want to be a great husband, I want to be a great father, and I want to coach an NCAA school to a Na onal Championship”... He would also like to play on the Senior PGA Tour... Lists his gold medal and his golf clubs as his most prized possessions.

Evan Patak Opposite * 6-8 Pleasanton, California College: UC Santa Barbara Birth Date: June 23, 1984 Joined Team: 2008 PERSONAL: Born Evan Hoburg Patak on June 23, 1984, in Santa Maria, Calif.... Parents are Kim and Gloria Patak... Has an older sister, Jessica... Evan played basketball and volleyball for Foothill High School (19982002) in Pleasanton... Evan played club volleyball for Diablo Valley... Graduated from UC Santa Barbara (2007) where he majored in sociology and minored in sports management... Caddyshack is his favorite movie and Top Gear and Entourage are his favorite TV shows... Enjoys mountain biking, wakeboarding, and golfing... His favorite genre of music are Hip Hop, Metal, House and Filthy Dubstep... Golden State Warriors are his favorite professional team... Admires his parents... Likes to watch extreme sports and college basketball. MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 – FIVB World League. 2010 – FIVB World League. 2009 – NORCECA Con nental Championship (Silver Medal)... 2010 World Championship Qualifier for NORCECA Group F (Gold Medal)... FIVB World League. 2008 – America’s Cup... Pan American Cup (Gold Medal)... Four Na ons’ Tournament (Gold Medal). 2007 – World University Games (Bronze Medal). 2003 – World University Games (Bronze Medal). INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – Evan played for the Air Jumbos in Korea during the winter of 2010-11... Evan appeared in 40 sets during the FIVB World League and tallied eight service aces (0.16 per set) that ed him for second place among the teams’ leaders and 34th among the League’s best servers. He also posted 40 kills (0.65 per set) and 13 digs (0.27 per set). 2009 – Played the winter of 2009-10 for Halkbank in the

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Turkish men’s league... Evan shared the star ng opposite role with Clay Stanley and finished the 2009 season as the U.S. Men’s second-leading scorer with 221 points on 159 kills, 46 aces and 20 blocks. His 46 aces were by far the most on the team and he averaged 0.74 aces per set... Evan was named best server at the NORCECA Con nental Championship as the U.S. Men won the silver medal. He finished with 10 aces... Evan was named the MVP and Best Server of the 2010 World Championship Qualifier as the United States won all three matches to qualify for the World Championship. Evan was the United States’ leading scorer and second overall with 37 points on 20 kills, two blocks and 15 aces in six sets played... Evan was the United States’ second-leading scorer in pool play at the FIVB World League as he shared star ng opposite du es with Clay Stanley. He finished with 114 points on 91 kills, six blocks and 17 aces. His 17 aces put him third among all servers with an average of .38 per set. 2008 – Played fall of 2008 for Aon hotVolleys in Vienna before moving to PAOK in Greece in January of 2009.... Evan was a member of the U.S. Men’s Team that placed fi h at the America’s Cup in Brazil. He was the United States’ leading scorer with 44 points in 13 sets (3.38 points per set)... Was an alternate for the Olympic team... Was named MVP and best server of the Pan American Cup in Winnipeg, Manitoba, as a young U.S. Men’s team won the gold medal, defea ng host Canada in the final... Was part of a training team that traveled to Japan to help the Japanese men’s na onal team prepare for its Olympic qualifying tournament... Played professionally for San Juan Playeros in Puerto Rico and Aris Thessalonica in Greece. 2007 – Was the United States’ leading scorer as the team won the bronze medal at the World University Games in Bangkok, Thailand. 2003 – Helped the United States win a bronze medal at the World University Games in Daegu, Korea (Aug. 21-31). COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2007 – First team American Volleyball Coaches Associa on (AVCA) All-America... Led the country in kills (5.78/game), service aces (.948/game), and points (7.09/game)... The 2007 All-MPSF First Team selec on led the league in kills (5.98/game), aces (1.02/game), and points (7.40/game) in conference matches... Put down 30 or more kills seven mes this season and set a new school single-season record with 110 aces... Finished his career with 2,112 kills, second in program history, and is UCSB’s all- me leader in aces with 255. 2006 – Played in 20 matches and started 19 (72 games) before becoming ineligible... Despite missing nine matches, Patak was the na onal leader in kills per game at 5.88 (423 kills), aces per game at .722 (52 aces), and points per game (7.10)... In MPSF matches only, Patak led the league in kills per game at 6.06 (327 kills, 54 games), aces per game at .741 (40 aces), and points per game (7.13)... Had double figures in kills in all but one match... Posted 20 or more kills in 12 contests... His season-high of 31 kills came in his final match of the year at Cal State Northridge (3/31)... The 31 kills was the most by any Gaucho all season... Aced opponents five or more mes in five matches, including a season-high seven against Hawai’i (1/14)... Set a new hi ng percentage career-high by going 19-2-26 for a .654 clip against UC San Diego (3/3)... His season-high in points was 36 at Cal State Northridge (3/31), which was the highest point total put up by any UCSB player in 2006... Led the Gauchos in kills (423), kills per game (5.88), a empts (810), aces (52), aces per game (.72), total points (501.5), and points per game (6.97). 2005 – Named First Team All-American and First Team All-MPSF, appearing in 106 games... Led the team with 1,149 total a acks, including 63 in two matches against Hawai’i... Led the na on with 586 kills, including a single match-high of 48 at Stanford to set an NCAA Division I-II rally scoring-era record with 53 total points... Set a new single season UCSB record a er leading the Gauchos with 58 service aces... Finished the season third with 55 block assists, including a career-high nine at Hawai’i... Totaled 110 digs on the season, third on the squad... Twice named MPSF Player of the Week, once earning AVCA Na onal Player of the Week accolades. 2004 – Earned AVCA and MPSF Newcomer of the Year and Second Team All-American honors... Ranked fourth na onally with a 5.63 points per game average, fi h with a per game kill average of 4.75, and 13th in ace percentage at .385... Led the league in kill average (5.04), ranked fourth in ace average (.406), and fi h in points average (5.15)... Led the team with 432 kills, pos ng 32 against Cal State Northridge... Also led the Gauchos with 840 total a acks... Added a team-high 35 service aces, ranked second with 104 digs and third with 80 blocks.

Reid Priddy Outside Hi er * 6-5 Richmond, Virginia College: Loyola Marymount Birth Date: Oct. 1, 1977 Joined Team: 2000 PERSONAL: Born William Reid Priddy on Oct. 1, 1977 in Richmond, Va.... Parents are Ken and Sharon Priddy... Also has three sisters: Brooke, Kara and Dylan... Reid married Lindsay Pierce in March 2007. The couple lives in Southern California and has a son, Caden, born in September of 2010... Enjoys wakeboarding, surfing and making humorous videos... Graduated from LMU with a degree in communica on studies in 2000... Was also recruited by Cal State Northridge, USC and UC Santa Barbara... Plays beach volleyball on the AVP tour when he has me away from the na onal team... Reid started playing volleyball a er his family moved from Richmond to Florida where he tried it in a summer-school PE class... When his family later moved to Phoenix, Ariz., in 1994, he played for Mountain Pointe High School, par cipa ng in the first year of varsity volleyball in the state. As a junior, he led the school to its first state championship in 1995. He graduated from high school in 1996. “Men’s volleyball was such a new sport in our area that there was no example to follow. At the me we would shop at the thri store for our clothes, trying to find the craziest ou it we could. We were very ac ve, playing beach volleyball, wake-boarding, going to the lake and jumping off rocks and stuff like that.”... Reid has an Internet radio show called The NET Live devoted to volleyball, which he hosts with former U.S. Men’s player Kevin Barne . MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 – FIVB World League. 2010 – FIVB World Championship... FIVB World League. 2009 – NORCECA Con nental Championship. 2008 – Olympic Games (Gold Medal)... FIVB World League (Gold Medal)... NORCECA Con nental Olympic Qualifica on Championship (Gold Medal). 2007 – FIVB World Cup... NORCECA Con nental Championship (Gold Medal)... Americas’ Cup (Gold Medal)... FIVB World League (Bronze Medal). 2006 – FIVB World Championships... FIVB World League... Pan American Cup (Gold Medal)... Argen na Tour. 2005 – World Grand Champions Cup (Silver Medal). 2004 – NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)... Japan Tour ... Houston Series... USA Global Challenge (Gold Medal)... Serbia and Montenegro Tour (Silver Medal)... Olympic Games (Fourth Place). 2003 – Colorado/Nebraska Tour... Canada Tour... Pan American Games (Fourth Place)... NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal)... World Cup (Fourth Place). 2002 – Bulgaria Tour... Greece Tour... Florida Tour... World Championships. 2001 – Japan Tour... World League... World Championship Qualifier... NORCECA Zone Championships... Jeep America’s Cup. 1999 – Pan American Games. INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – Reid played for Zenit Kazan in Russia’s Superleague during the winter of 2010-11. The team won the league tle... Reid served as the U.S. team captain for the 2010 season... He finished the season as the team’s third leading scorer with 161 points on 136 kills (0.33 hi ng percentage), eight blocks (0.19 blocks per set) and seven aces (0.16 aces per set) in 42 sets played. He was third on the team in kills and fi h in digs with 55 (1.31 digs per set)... He played in 26 sets for the U.S. Men at the FIVB World Championship in Italy where the U.S. Men finished sixth. Reid was the U.S. Men’s second-leading scorer and 21st overall, finishing with 100 points on 84 kills, 11 blocks and five aces. He was the team’s third-leading spiker and 28th overall with 84 kills and 33 faults on 191 a empts for a success percentage of 43.98... He played in 17 sets for the U.S. men in the FIVB World League and tallied 51 kills. His 3.00 kills per set was the team high and his .382 a acking percentage was good enough for third among the team. He also tallied seven stuff blocks (0.14 per set) and 16 digs (0.33 per set). He finished the League with 51 points and his 3.00 points per set was good enough for a fourth place finish on the squad. 2009 – Reid played the winter of 2009-10 for Lokomo ve Novosibirsk in Russia... Reid took most of the summer of 2009 off from the U.S. Men’s Team and played some beach volleyball on the AVP tour. He returned to the team for the NORCECA Con nental Championship, where he ed with Evan Patak as the team’s leading scorer, finishing with 49 points on 40 kills, six blocks and three aces as the U.S. Men finished second. His hi ng percentage for the tournament was 0.44. 2008 – Reid played the winter of 200809 for Lokomo ve Novosibirsk in Russia... Reid helped the U.S. Men win the gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games. Reid finished fourth among all scorers and second among U.S. scorers with 112 points on 93 kills, 10 blocks and nine aces. His kill efficiency percentage of 30.1 put him 10th among all hi ers. Reid was fi h among servers with an average of 0.27 aces per set. He averaged 1.79 digs per set... Helped the U.S. Men win their first FIVB World League tle. Reid and teammate Clay Stanley ed for second in scoring in the final round behind Serbia’s Ivan Miljkovic. Reid finished the final round with 63 points on 53 kills, six blocks

and four aces. Reid was also the team’s leading scorer in pool play with 101 points on 82 kills, 10 blocks and nine aces... Reid helped the U.S. Men qualify for the Olympics by winning the NORCECA qualifying tournament on Jan. 6-11 in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Priddy scored 24 points on 19 kills, three aces and two blocks. 2007 – Reid was the United States’ leading scorer in 2007 with 525 points scored in 121 sets for an average of 4.34 points per set. His season-high was the 21 points he scored against Poland in the third-place match at World League. Reid led the team in kills with 421 in 822 a empts. Reid ed Clay Stanley for most aces on the team in 2007 with 29. He was second on the team in digs with an average of 2.1 digs per set and was third in stuﬀ blocks with 65... Reid was the United States’ scoring leader in the World Cup, World League and NORCECA Con nental Championship... Reid finished the World Cup ed for ninth overall with 139 points scored on 112 kills, 15 blocks and 12 aces. Reid was the United States’ leading receiver and second overall at the World Cup with a 71.43 eﬃciency percentage... Reid finished the NORCECA Championship with 72 points on 63 kills, six aces and three blocks in five matches... He was the leading receiver at the Americas’ Cup tournament with 66 “excellents” and only one fault in 96 a empts. He also had 29 service recep ons... Priddy just missed winning the World League’s Top Scorer award when he was passed by Russia’s Semen Poltavsky in the final match. Priddy finished the World League final round with 61 points scored on 53 kills, four blocks and four serves. He completed pool play as the tournament’s third-leading scorer with 181 points on 143 kills, 24 blocks and 14 kills in 12 matches. 2006 – Led the team in overall scoring in 2006 with 416 and in overall kills with 343. His kill percentage was 48 percent... Also led the team in aces with 26. Was second on the team in scoring blocks with 47... Led the U.S. team in scoring in seven out of 12 World League matches, including 21 points against Serbia & Montenegro... Was one of the overall World League leaders in scoring and hi ng during pool play... Helped the U.S. team go undefeated (4-0) at the inaugural Pan American Cup in June... Reid led the team in scoring on the Argen na tour... Had the high score in the first (18), third (23) and fi h (16) matches in Argen na. 2005 – Reid made his indoor season debut in Japan at the World Grand Champions Cup as the USA Men claimed the silver medal with a record of 4-1... Played in each of the final four matches (eight out of 13 sets) and scored 27 points on 23 kills, two blocks and two service aces... Finished ninth three mes in 10 Associa on of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) tournaments during the year. 2004 – Reid made his first-ever Olympic appearance in Athens, Greece as the U.S. Men finished fourth overall... Reid finished second on the team and 11th overall in total scoring with 86 points on 72 kills, 11 blocks and three service aces... Team USA qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, by winning the NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Caguas, Puerto Rico on Jan. 10... The men posted a perfect record of 6-0 en route to the gold medal, which included a come-from-behind, 3-2 win over Cuba in the championship match... Scored a match-high 16 points on 13 kills and three blocks in the championship match. 2003 – Emerged as one of the star ng outside hi ers on the le side... Served as the team captain at the Pan American Games... Ba led an abdominal injury for much of the season but s ll finished third on the team in kills (224) and fourth on the squad in service aces (17). 2002 – Rejoined the team in late July... Played in 58 of a possible 141 sets during the year... Led the team in total points (70), kills (60) and blocks (eight) in six matches at the World Championships... Finished the season first on the team in points per game (2.98) and sixth in total points (173)... Also had 92 kills, 66 digs, 21 blocks and 10 service aces. 2001 – Led the team in kills (258) and digs (184)... Finished second on the team in blocks (41) and was ed for third in service aces (14)...Played professionally for t he Vienna Hotvolleys in Austria. 2000 – Was one of four alternates for the Olympic Games in Courtesy of FIVB Sydney, Australia. COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2000 – Earned American Volleyball Coaches Associa on first-team All-America honors as a senior at Loyola Marymount University. 1999 – Earned AVCA second-team All-America honors for the second-straight season... Also garnered second-team all-Mountain Pacific Sports Federa on (MPSF) honors... Led the team in kills (435), kills per game (5.80) and service aces (35). 1998 – Became the first AllAmerican in school history when he was named to the second-team AVCA All-American team... Led the Lions with 391 kills and in matches with 10-or-more kills (17)... Was second on the team in kills per game (4.83), digs (178) and digs per game (2.20)... Also earned all-MPSF honorable men on accolades. 1997 - Appeared in 18 matches (42 games)... Posted 150 kills, 70 digs and 12 service aces.

Sean Rooney Outside Hi er * 6-9 Wheaton, Illinois College: Pepperdine Birth Date: Nov. 13, 1982 Joined Team: May 2007 PERSONAL: Born Sean Michael Rooney on Nov. 13, 1982 in Wheaton, Ill.... Parents are Mike and Carol Rooney... Sean also has two sisters, Melissa and Megan... Sean a ended Wheaton-Warrenville South High School. He was the 2001 Illinois State Player of the Year as he led the team to a state championship. He also competed in golf and basketball... He competed in the 1999 Junior Olympics, with the U.S. Junior Na onal Team in 2000, and with the AAU Na onal championship teams in 2000 and 2001, garnering the MVP award in 2001... He graduated from Pepperdine in 2005 with a degree in business administra on... In 2004, Rooney joined the AVP beach volleyball tour. His highest placing was fi h, which he achieved three mes... He was the tallest player on the AVP tour... During the winters of 2006 and 2007, Rooney played for the Hyundai Capital Skywalkers in the Korean League. He led the team to two Korean League tles and was named the league’s most valuable player both years. He was considered a sports celebrity in South Korea... In 2007-08, he played for Dinamo-Yantar in Kaliningrad, Russia... In 2008-09 and 2009-10 he played for Fakel Novy Urengoi in Russia... Enjoys the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jack Johnson, The Grateful Dead, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Dave Ma hews and the Coun ng Crows... SportsCenter is his favorite TV show.... Calls his grandfather his role model for “devo ng his life to helping others.” MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 – World League. 2010 – FIVB World Championship... FIVB World League. 2009 – NORCECA Con nental Championship (Silver Medal)... 2010 FIVB World Championship Qualifier for NORCECA Group F (Gold Medal)... FIVB World League. 2008 – Olympic Games (Gold Medal)... FIVB World League (Gold Medal)... NORCECA Con nental Olympic Qualifying Championship (Gold Medal). 2007 – FIVB World Cup... Americas’ Cup (Gold Medal)... Pan American Games (Silver Medal)... FIVB World League (Bronze Medal). 2003 – World University Games (bronze). INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – Sean played for Acqua Paradiso Monza Brianza in Italy’s Serie A league during the winter of 2010-11... Sean finished the 2010 season as the team’s second-leading scorer with 198 points (3.25 points per set) on 170 kills (0.27 hi ng percentage), 25 blocks (0.41 blocks per set) and three aces (0.05 aces per set) in 61 sets played. Sean was second on the team in kills. He also had 60 digs (0.98 digs per set), which was fourth best on the team... Sean played in every set of every U.S. match at the FIVB World Championship in Italy, except for a five-set victory over Cameroon, for a total of 28 sets played. The U.S. Men placed sixth at the World Championship. Sean was the United States’ thirdleading scorer and 22nd overall with 99 points on 88 kills and 11 blocks. He led the U.S. in spikes and was 20th overall with 88 kills and 21 faults on 184 a empts for a success percentage of 47.83... Sean played in 33 sets in the FIVB World league and was the teams second best scorer with 104 total points and 3.15 points per set. His 89 kills (2.70 per set) was good enough for 32nd place among the league’s top hi ers. He also tallied 12 stuﬀ blocks (0.24 per set) and his 21(0.43 per set) digs placed him ed for second best on the squad. 2009 – Sean was named USA Volleyball’s Male Player of the Year for 2009. He finished as the team’s leading scorer with 258 points on 224 kills, 22 blocks and 12 aces. His 224 kills were by far the best on the team and his hi ng average was 0.435. Sean also led the team in digs with 80 (1.19 per set)... Sean was the U.S. Men’s third-leading scorer at the NORCECA Con nental Championship in Puerto Rico with 48 points on 40 kills, seven blocks and one ace... Sean was named Best Spiker at the 2010 FIVB World Championship Qualifier for NORCECA Group F on Aug. 15-17 in Irvine, Calif., as the U.S. won all three matches and qualified for the 2010 World Championship. Sean finished the compe on with 19 kills and one error on 29 a empts for a success percentage of 65.52... Sean was the United States’ leading scorer in both pool play and the final round of the FIVB World League compe on, where the U.S. Men finished sixth. Sean started every pool play match except the final one against Netherlands. He finished pool play with 167 points on 149 kills, 15 blocks and three aces in 42 sets to put him eighth overall. In the final round, he had 20 points on 17 kills, two blocks and one ace in six sets. 2008 – Sean finished the 2008 season with 167 points (2.98 points per set) and a hi ng percentage of .41. He also finished with 140 kills (2.50 per set) and 20 blocks... Sean helped the U.S. Men win the Olympic gold medal in Beijing. Primarily played as a subs tute and serving specialist... Helped the U.S. Men win their first FIVB World League tle. Led the team in scoring with 20 points in a loss to Bulgaria on June 21...Helped the

U.S. Men win the Four Na ons Tournament on May 11-13 in Germany... Sean was named “Best Spiker” of the NORCECA Con nental Olympic Qualifying tournament on Jan. 6-11 in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Sean finished the tournament with 46 points on 43 kills and three blocks. The U.S. Men won the tournament and qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games. 2007 – Sean finished the season as the team’s seventhleading scorer with 151 points. He averaged 2.07 points per set in 73 sets played. His hi ng percentage was 0.444 and he averaged 1.88 kills per set... Sean was named the Most Valuable Player of the U.S. Men’s match against Egypt at the FIVB World Cup. Sean scored 18 points on 15 kills, two blocks and one ace as the United States won in straight sets... Sean was the team’s leading scorer at the Pan American Games and third overall with 64 points on 58 kills, five blocks and one ace in five matches. He was the Pan Am Games’ leading “spiker” with an eﬃciency percentage of 42.11... Traveled to every World League match and started in four. 2003 – Played with the 2003 World University Games team that won a bronze medal in Daegu, Korea. COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2005 – By the end of his college career, Sean ranked second na onally among NCAA Division I-II players in points per game with 6.35 while hi ng .395 on the season as he led Pepperdine to the 2005 NCAA na onal championship... He extended his consecu ve double-digit kill match streak to 50 matches, while averaging 1.46 digs and 0.49 aces per game. Rooney totaled 20 or more kills in 14 matches, including two 30-plus kill contests in 2005... Sean tallied season-highs of 44.5 points, 36 kills and seven aces versus Pacific in the seasonopening match on Jan. 14. He contributed a double-double of 22 kills and 10 blocks versus Long Beach State on Jan. 27... Sean was a four- me AVCA All-American and only the seventh male student-athlete to achieve such an honor. 2004 – Had a stellar season culmina ng in being named Volleyball Magazine’s Player of the Year... Postseason accolades included being named AVCA first team All-American and Volleyball first team All-American... Tabbed MPSF first team All-Conference... Led the team with 461 kills and hit .406 for the year... Banged out double-digit kills in final 25 matches of the season and 26 of 28 total... Recorded a season-high four service aces twice (Santa Barbara, Northridge) and ended the season with 29 total... Only double-double of the season came against Long Beach State (Feb. 4)... Finished year with 88 total blocks... Hit .667 with 10 kills on 15 swings without an error against Loyola. 2003 – Named First Team All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Associa on (AVCA) and by Volleyball Magazine; Sean was also tabbed First-Team All-MPSF. As a key component to the Wave’s 24-6 season, Sean led the team with a total of 480 kills (.354 hi ng percentage) and also led the team in kills per game, with an average of 4.53. Sean Courtesy of FIVB also contributed 25 service aces and 83 total blocks on the season. On January 9, 2003, Sean obtained an individual season-high 22 kills in a five-game win over Cal Bap st. Sean also added an individual season-best 12 digs and four service aces in the 5-game decision loss to Lewis in the NCAA Championship semifinals on May 1, 2003... Averaged 4.53 kills, .16 assists, .24 service aces, 1.59 digs and .78 blocks per game. 2002 – Selected the American Volleyball Coaches Associa on (AVCA) and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federa on (MPSF) “Freshman of the Year”... Helped Pepperdine compile a 29-5 record and advance to the NCAA tle match before losing a four-game decision to Hawaii... The Waves captured the regular season MPSF tle with a 20-2 mark and won the league’s post-season tournament... A second team All-American selec on by the AVCA and a second team All-MPSF pick as a rookie... Led the Waves with 510 kills, an average of 4.11 a game, and notched an impressive .378 a ack percentage... Posted double-figure kill totals in 31 of the team’s 34 matches... Notched careerbest total of 28 kills against UCLA... Recorded 26 service aces, 171 digs and 72 total blocks... Recorded career-high total of seven blocks against UC Irvine.

David Smith Middle Blocker * 6-7 Saugus, California College: UC Irvine Birth Date: May 15, 1985 Joined Team: 2009 PERSONAL: Born David Smith on May 15, 1985 in Panorama City, Calif… Parents are Rick and Nancy… Has an older brother, Robert, and a younger sister, Kristen… David married wife, Kelli in 2008... David a ended Saugus High School (1999-2003) where he played both volleyball and soccer… Studying civil engineering at UC Irvine… Shredded beef is his favorite food… The Bible is his favorite book… Favorite big screen flick is the Italian Job...Watches The Oﬃce… Favorite bands are Supertones and Switchfoot… Anaheim Angels are his favorite professional team… Enjoys music and golf… Admires his parents for their unwavering support and love… Likes to watch basketball…Winning the 2007 NCAA Division I men’s volleyball na onal championship is his happiest sports memory... David was named the MVP of the 2007 USA Volleyball Adult Open... David was born with mild-to-severe hearing loss. He wears hearing aids to assist him on and oﬀ the court... Played during the 2009-10 winter season for San Sebas an in the Puerto Rican men’s league. Led the league in blocks during the regular season and was named to the All-Star team.

five mes… Recorded a block assist in every match this season, recording seven or more blocks nine mes…UCI career block assists leader with 471 and total blocks leader with 520… Sixth in UCI career solo blocks with 49… Set a UCI season record with 160 block assists. 2006 – Named All-MPSF honorable men on... averaged 2.19 kills per game and owned a .412 hi ng percentage... ranked 16th na onally in hi ng and ranks third best in the UCI season record book... second on the team with a 1.27 blocking average which was 14th in the country... hit .700 or be er six mes, including .769 in the regular season mee ng with Penn State, the eighth best mark in a match at UCI... had 13 block assists versus Long Beach State (4/1) which ed the UCI match record... his 129 block assists was third in the season record book and his 143 total blocks ranked fourth in a season... is ranked fourth in career block assists (301) and total blocks (338). 2005 – Averaged 2.16 kills per game... second on the squad in hi ng percentage at .401, which ranks third on the UCI season list...second on the team with a 0.86 blocking average...recorded kills in double-digits 11 mes. 2004 – Averaged 2.22 kills per game which was fourth on the squad...led the team in hi ng percentage at .369, which ranks ninth in the UCI season records...second on the team with a 1.03 blocking average... had 102 block assists, which is ninth most in a season at UCI... recorded kills in double-digits eight mes... totaled a career-high nine block assists against USC and pounded a career-best 17 kills against Penn State...recorded at least one block assist in all but two matches... hit .846 against Pacific which ranks third in the UCI match record books... also ranks eighth in match hi ng percentage with a .737 clip versus Pepperdine.

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2010 – Pan American Cup (Gold Medal). 2009 – Brazil Tour… 2010 World Championship Qualifier for NORCECA Group F (Gold Medal)… FIVB World League. 2007 – World University Games (bronze medal). 2005 – FIVB Men’s Junior World Championship. 2004 – NORCECA Junior Men’s Volleyball Championship (silver medal). INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – David played during the winter of 2010-11 for Unicaja Almeria in Spain’s club league... David was on the U.S. Men’s A2 Team that won the Pan American Cup in San Juan, Puerto Rico. David was the team’s fourth-leading scorer and 18th among all scorers with 42 points on 30 kills, nine blocks and three aces. 2009 – David was part of a group of mostly young players who traveled to Brazil on Sept. 22-27 for five friendly matches. The U.S. lost all five... David won the Best Blocker award at the World Championship Qualifier on Aug. 15-17 in Irvine, Calif., as the U.S. Men won the event. David finished with nine blocks and five errors on 22 a empts and an average of one block per set… David was not originally on the roster to play at World League, but was added at the last minute when Riley Salmon couldn’t play. He ended up ge ng playing me in all but two pool play matches and started five sets. He played as a subs tute in two final round matches. 2007 – Played on U.S. Men’s Team that won the bronze medal at the World University Games in Bangkok, Thailand. 2005 – Played on the U.S. Men’s Junior Na onal Team that finished eighth in the 2005 FIVB Men’s U-21 World Volleyball Championships in Andhra Pradesh, India. 2004 – Helped the USA Junior Na onal Team to a second place finish at the 2004 NORCECA Junior Men’s Volleyball Championship in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2007 – Named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team…Named first team All-American and first team All-MPSF… Led the na on with a .559 hi ng percentage, a new UCI season record…Hit .567 (61-6-97) in UCI’s five post-season wins… Averaged 2.44 kills per game overall… Hit .573 (199-23-307) against MPSF opponents which led the conference…Topped the squad with a 1.37 blocking average overall (6th na onally) and had a 1.44 mark versus MPSF teams (3rd)… Hit .500 or be er in 23 of the 34 matches this year, including hi ng .800 or above

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Clay Stanley Opposite * 6-9 Honolulu, Hawaii College: Hawaii Birth Date: July 3, 1987 Joined Team: 2008 PERSONAL: Born Clayton Iona Stanley on Jan. 20, 1978 in Honolulu, Hawai’i... Parents are Jon Stanley and Sandra Haine... Has three brothers: Reese Haine, Wil Stanley and Jon Stanley, and two sisters Taeya Stanley and Natasha Haine... His father played on 1968 Men’s Olympic Volleyball Team and is a member of the Volleyball Hall of Fame... His mother played in the IVA for the Denver Comets... Clay’s late step-grandfather, Tom Haine, was also on 1968 Men’s Olympic Volleyball Team... Many members of his family were on hand to see Clay with the Olympic gold medal in 2008 in Beijing, where he was named the MVP of the tournament... Clay did not play volleyball in high school. Kaiser High School in Honolulu did not have a boys’ team when he was there... He played basketball, occupied the goal in water polo and skateboarded... He took up volleyball a er having fun at a Junior Olympics tournament when he was 17... Nicknamed “Bird”... Majored in Spanish at Hawai’i... Enjoys surfing and playing video games... Played for the Russian club team Zenit Kazan during the winters of 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10. MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 – FIVB World League. 2010 – FIVB World Championship... FIVB World League. 2009 – NORCECA Con nental Championship (Silver Medal)... 2010 FIVB World Championship Qualifier for NORCECA Group F (Gold Medal)... FIVB World League. 2008 – Olympic Games (Gold Medal)... FIVB World League (Gold Medal)... NORCECA Con nental Olympic Qualifying Championship (Gold Medal). 2007 – FIVB World Cup... NORCECA Con nental Championship (Gold Medal)... Americas’ Cup (Gold Medal)... FIVB World League (Bronze Medal). 2006 – FIVB World Championships... FIVB World League. 2005 – NORCECA Con nental Championships (Gold Medal)...World Grand Champions Cup (Silver Medal). 2004 – NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)... Japan Tour...Houston Series... USA Global Challenge (Gold Medal)... Serbia and Montenegro Tour (Silver Medal)... Olympic Games (Fourth Place). 2003 – Colorado/Nebraska Tour... Canada Tour... NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal)... World Cup (Fourth Place). 2002 – Louisville Tour... Bulgaria Tour... Greece Tour... Florida Tour... World Championships. 2001 – Japan Tour... World League... NORCECA Zone Championships... Jeep America’s Cup. 1999 – World University Games... Pan American Games. INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – During the winter of 2010-11, Clay played for Ural Ufa in the Russian Super League... Clay was named the USA Volleyball Men’s Indoor Player of the Year for 2010... Clay finished the season as the team’s leading scorer with 252 points (3.82 points per set) on 191 kills (0.25 hi ng percentage), 28 blocks (0.42 blocks per set) and 33 aces (0.50 aces per set). His kills and aces led the team. He also had 80 digs (1.21 digs per set), which was third best on the team... Clay played every set (33) of every match (9) for the United States at the FIVB World Championship in Italy where the team placed sixth. He was named the tournament’s Best Server, finishing with 23 aces and 36 faults on 155 a empts for an average of 0.70 aces per set. Clay was the United States’ leading scorer at the World Championship and sixth overall, finishing with 150 points on 109 kills, 18 blocks and 23 aces. His 18 blocks ed him for the team lead with David Lee and he was 11th among all blockers with an average of 0.55 blocks per set. Clay was second on the team in digs with 51 and 21 faults in 79 a empts for an average of 1.55 digs per set... Clay played in 33 sets in World League and was the team’s best scorer with 113 points good enough for 31st among league players. He was also the team leader in points per set with 3.42. His 2.76 kills per set was the teams’ second highest and he posted the team-high 91 kills. He tallied 12 aces (0.24 per set) and 10 stuﬀ blocks (0.24 per set) while also pos ng 14 digs (0.35 per set). The U.S. Men placed second in their World League pool and did not advance to the final round. 2009 – Played for the Russian club team Zenit Kazan during the winters of 2009-10. Clay finished 2009 as the fi h-leading scorer on the team, finishing with 137 points on 107 kills, 16 aces and 14 blocks in 42 sets. His hi ng percentage was 0.445. His 16 aces put him second on the team... Scored 22 points on 17 kills, four blocks and one ace at the NORCECA Con nental Championship as the U.S. Men finished second... Clay helped the U.S. Men win the gold medal at the 2010 FIVB World Qualifier on Aug. 15-17 in Irvine, Calif. ... Clay played in eight World League pool play matches, spli ng me with fellow opposite Evan Patak, and started both final round matches as the U.S. Men won their pool and went on to finish sixth. Clay finished World League pool play with 80 points on 63 kills, five blocks and 12 aces... Clay was the United States’ third leading scorer in the final round with 18 points on 17 kills and one ace. 2008 – Played for the Russian club team Zenit Kazan during the winter of 2008-09. Clay finished the 2008 season as the team’s co-leading scorer with 356 points (3.83 points per set) and as the team leader in service aces with 36 (.39 aces per set). He finished second on the team in kills with 281 (3.02 kills per set) and third on the team in digs with 112 (1.20 digs per set). He had a total of 39 blocks (.42 blocks per set), and a hi ng percentage of 0.42... Clay was named MVP of the Olympic men’s volleyball

tournament as the U.S. Men finished with a gold medal. Clay was the top scorer of the tournament with 146 points on 116 kills, 15 blocks and 15 aces. He was also the leading server, averaging 0.45 aces per set. He was the leading scorer in seven out of eight of the United States’ matches. Clay finished fi h among hi ers with an eﬃciency percentage of 32.91... Clay helped the U.S. Men win their first World League tle and was ed with teammate Reid Priddy for second in scoring in the final round. Clay finished with 63 points on 50 kills, eight blocks and five aces. Stanley’s five aces put him fourth among all servers in the final round with an average of 0.33 per set. Clay had 11 aces in pool play to finish seventh overall... Clay was named the top server at the NORCECA Olympic Qualifier as the U.S. Men qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games. Clay finished the qualifier as the top U.S. scorer with 49 points on 33 kills, 10 aces and six blocks. 2007 – Clay played for the Russian club team Zenit Kazan during the winter of 2007-08. Clay finished the 2007 season with 39 aces to e Reid Priddy for the team lead. He was fi h on the team in scoring with 281 points and averaged 2.81 points per set... Clay was the United States’ leading server and fi h overall at the 2007 FIVB World Cup, where the U.S. Men finished fourth. He finished with 13 aces in 91 a empts and had an average of 0.33 aces per set... Clay was named Best Server for the NORCECA Con nental Championship. He was credited with eight aces, 39 serve hits and 15 faults on 62 a empts for an average of 0.47 aces per set. He was also the United States’ second-leading scorer and 13th overall with 59 points on 47 kills, eight aces and four blocks... Clay was the United States’ leading scorer at Americas’ Cup and second overall with 55 points on kills, six blocks and five aces... Clay was the United States’ leading server, and fourth overall, in the final round of the World League tournament. He was credited with four aces, six faults and 17 serve hits in 27 a empts for an average of 0.29 aces per set. Clay did not rejoin the team for World League un l the matches in France on June 8-9 because his Russian club team (Dynamo Kazan) played in the final of the Russian Superleague, which it won. 2006 – Struggled with a knee injury throughout the season... Was the team’s thirdleading scorer in World League matches with 94 points in 12 matches. Led the team in aces in World League play with 16. 2005 – Clay capped the 2005 season as a member of the USA squad that captured the silver medal at the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup in November in Japan... The Americans, who lost to defending Olympic gold medalist Brazil in the first match of the tournament, lost just one set the rest of the way as they defeated Japan (3-1), 2004 Olympic silver medalist Italy (3-0), Egypt (3-0) and China (3-0) en route to their fi h medal in five events this season... He led the United States in scoring in each of the five matches in Japan... Clay blasted 10 kills with two service aces and one block in the win over China and finished third among all scorers with 82 points on 65 kills, nine blocks and eight service aces... Scored a team-high 14 points as Team USA won its secondstraight NORCECA Con nental Championship with a four-set victory over Cuba on Sept. 15... The USA Men qualified for the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup with the gold-medal win. 2004 – Clay made his first-ever Olympic appearance in Athens, Greece as the USA Men finished fourth overall... Clay led the team and finished fi h overall in scoring with 110 points on 83 kills, 17 aces and 10 blocks... His 17 aces ranked second among all players in the tournament... His father, Jon, was a starter on the 1968 USA Men’s Olympic Volleyball Team... Together, they become the first father-son Olympians in USA Volleyball history... Captured Best Server honors as Team USA qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, by winning the NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Caguas, Puerto Rico on Jan. 10... The men posted a perfect record of 6-0 en route to the gold medal, which included a come-from-behind, 3-2 win over Cuba in the championship match. 2003 – Named Most Valuable Player of the NORCECA Zone Championships in September a er leading Team USA to the gold medal and a berth in the 2003 World Cup, the first Olympic qualifier... Led the United States in scoring (and finished 11th overall) at the World Cup with 128 points on 97 kills, 17 service aces and 14 blocks. 2002 – Rejoined the team in June and played an integral part in the team’s success... Played in just 75 of a possible 141 sets during the year but s ll finished the season ranked first on the team in service aces (33), second in points per set (2.88) and third in kills (161) and in total points (216). 2001 – Led the team in service aces (24) and finished second in kills (217)... Tied for third in blocks (20) and added 79 digs while hi ng .294 on the year... A er the Na onal Team season he played professionally for P.A.O.K. in Greece. COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2000 – Third-Team All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federa on... Ranked in the Top 15 of the na on with a 5.53 kill average... Led the MPSF in aces and ed team record with 54... Finished career 10th on all- me kill list at Hawaii... Had 39 kills in two games, against then-No.1 Long Beach (Feb. 16) and against then No.4 UCLA... Against Long Beach (Feb. 16) also recorded nine digs and seven blocks... Was moved to middle blocker posi on on April 7, recorded 12 kills and eight blocks, a career-high. 1999 – Recorded a team-high 4.95 kills per game... broke Hawai’i’s single-match kill record with 50 kills against UCLA... MPSF Player of the Week (Apr. 24)... Led the team in kills seven mes... Three matches with more than 30 kills and four with more than 20 kills... Had back-to-back 30-kill matches with 30 against UCSB (March 6) and 32 at Long Beach (March 12). 1998 – Redshirted the 1998 season. 1997 – Played in 22 matches... Recorded 11 kills, two solo blocks and five block assists against USC (April 11)... Had 11 kills in his debut against UC San Diego (Jan. 17)... Had season-high seven digs against Cal State Northridge (March 7). Courtesy of FIVB

Donald Suxho Se er * 6-5 Korce, Albania College: USC Birth Date: Feb. 21, 1976 Joined Team: 2001 PERSONAL: Born Donald Suxho on Feb. 21, 1976 in Albania... Donald has a son named Shane... Donald’s brother, Rando, also played volleyball in Albania... Donald was the star ng se er for the Albanian Na onal Team (1995-96) and junior na onal team (1991-96)... He also played for the Skenderbeu club team from 1991 to 1996 that was coached by his father, Petraq (who was an assistant for the Albanian na onal team and the head coach of the country’s junior na onal team), and the Studen club team that won the 1996 Albanian na onal championship... Donald prepped at Koci Bako High in Korce, Albania. He also played soccer and was a swimmer... Donald came to America in 1996 and lived in Massachuse s while searching for a college... Communica ons major at USC...Enjoys skiing, hiking, swimming, movies and traveling... Says one of the most defining moments in his life is choosing to play volleyball at USC because “I am who I am because of that”... His goals off the court are to “be the best person I can be and give my son a be er life than mine”... Most prized possessions are “my son and my family”... One of his fondest childhood memories is traveling to Bulgaria for the first me... Wants to vaca on in Tahi ... If he won the lo ery, he would buy his “parents all they want, open a savings account for my son” and party around the world with his friends... Says most people would be surprised that he has a big heart... Describes himself as “fun, outgoing and not picky”. MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2010 – FIVB World League. 2009 - 2010 FIVB World Championship Qualifier for NORCECA Group F (Gold Medal)... FIVB World League. 2006 – FIVB World Championships... FIVB World League... Pan American Cup (Gold Medal)... Argen na Tour. 2005 – Pacific Northwest Tour vs. Netherlands... USOC Interna onal Sports Invita onal (Silver Medal)...Argen na Tour... Americas’ Cup (Gold Medal)... FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)... NORCECA Con nental Championships (Gold Medal)... World Grand Champions Cup (Silver Medal). 2004 – NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)... Japan Tour... Houston Series... USA Global Challenge (First Place)... Serbia and Montenegro Tour (Second Place)... Olympic Games (Fourth Place). 2003 – Colorado/Nebraska Tour... Canada Tour... Pan American Games (Fourth Place)... NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal)... World Cup (Fourth Place). 2001 – World League... NORCECA Zone Championships. INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – Donald did not play for the U.S. in 2010 a er suffering an injury to his leg in an FIVB World League match against Egypt on June 18 in North Carolina... He played in 13 World League sets and placed 24th among the League’s best se ers, and second on the U.S. team, wth 71 running sets, 181 s ll sets. A running set is defined as a set from a player that puts their hi er against one blocker or none. S ll sets happen when a player sets an a acker and there are two blockers or more. He averaged 1.45 assists per set. He also ed for third among the team with 21 digs (0.43 per set). 2009 – Played for Italy’s Prisma Taranto during the winter of 2009-10... A er taking a season off from the U.S. team and playing professionally in the Middle East, Suxho returned under new head coach Alan Knipe and shared star ng se er du es with Kevin Hansen. He finished the season credited with 174 running sets (assists) and six faults on 780 a empts. He averaged 4.14 running sets per set. He also scored 21 points on seven kills, nine blocks and five aces in 42 sets... Suxho was named Best Se er at the FIVB World Championship Qualifier, where he finished with 18 running sets and no faults on 80 a empts, averaging 2.0 running sets per set... Suxho helped the U.S. Men win their pool at World League. They went on to finish sixth overall. Suxho was credited with 150 running sets and three faults on 644 a empts in pool play. That is an average of 3.33 running sets per set. 2007 – In March, Donald par ally ruptured his le

Achilles tendon while playing for Acqua Paradiso in Italy. He had surgery in Italy and then returned to the United States for rehab with the U.S. Men’s Na onal Team’s athle c trainer Aaron Brock. 2006 – Started every match at the World Championships...Was the star ng U.S. se er in every match of the FIVB World League... Started as se er for the inaugural Pan American Cup, but did not play the en re tournament due to a sprained ankle... Helped the team finish 4-1 in the Argen na series... Finished the season with 42 kills and 15 aces. 2005 – Nominated by USA Volleyball for the 2005 United States Olympic Commi ee (USOC) SportsMan of the Year honor... In his first year as the full- me starter, Donald quarterbacked Team USA to one of its most successful seasons in years...The Americans posted a record of 27-6 and earned five podium placements during the year, including a silver medal at the USOC Interna onal Sports Invita onal (San Diego, Calif.); a gold medal at the America’s Cup (Brazil); a gold medal at the FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament (Puerto Rico); a gold medal at the NORCECA Championships (Canada); and a silver medal at the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup (Japan)... Suxho led the team in service aces with 25 and helped the Americans post a stellar hi ng percentage of .376 on the season... He also finished third on the team in blocks with 48... He capped his first season as a starter for the USA squad that captured the silver medal at the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup in November in Japan... The Americans, who lost to defending Olympic gold medalist Brazil in the first match of the tournament, lost just one set the rest of the way as they defeated Japan (3-1), 2004 Olympic silver medalist Italy (3-0), Egypt (3-0) and China (3-0) en route to their fi h medal in five events this season... Started at se er as the USA Men stunned the world’s best team when it defeated 2004 Olympic gold medalist Brazil in five sets to win the America’s Cup tournament in Brazil on Aug. 7... Earned “Best Server” honors as Team USA won its second-straight NORCECA Con nental Championship with a four-set victory over Cuba on Sept. 15... The USA Men qualified for the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup with the gold-medal win... Also earned a gold medal in August at the FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament as the USA Men qualified for the 2006 World Championships. 2004 – Donald made his first Olympic appearance in Athens, Greece as the USA Men finished fourth overall. The U.S. Men were trailing Greece 2 sets to 1 and losing 5-0 in the fourth set when Head Coach Doug Beal brought Suxho in to replace starter Lloy Ball. Suxho helped the U.S. Men come back from a 20-12 deficit to win the fourth set 25-23 and the U.S. went on to win the fi h set 17-15... Team USA qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, by winning the NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Caguas, Puerto Rico on Jan. 10... The men posted a perfect record of 6-0 en route to the gold medal, which included a come-from-behind, 3-2 win over Cuba in the championship match... Served as the back-up se er to starter Lloy Ball. 2003 - Started at se er un l the NORCECA Zone Championships in Mexico as Team USA captured the gold medal and a berth in the 2003 World Cup, the first Olympic qualifier... Served as the back-up se er to starter Lloy Ball at the NORCECA championships and World Cup. COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2000 – American Volleyball Coaches Associa on (AVCA) Na onal Player of the Year... AVCA First-Team All-American... First-Team All Mountain Pacific Sports Federa on... Asics/Volleyball First-Team All-American...Led the team in assists (2,025) and aces (57) and ranked second in digs (169) and third in blocks (94). 1999 – AVCA First-Team All-American... Asics/Volleyball Second-Team All-American... SecondTeam All-MPSF... Set a USC single-season record with 63 aces...Ranked second in the country with a .594 acesper-game average and No. 7 with 17.6 assists per game. 1998 – Third-team All-MPSF... Played in each of the team’s 99 games...Recorded 1,518 assists, 214 digs, 103 blocks and 95 kills. 1997 – Star ng se er as a freshman... Set an NCAA single-match record with 129 assists against Ohio State... Posted 1,585 assists, 220 digs, 93 kills and 63 blocks.

Robert Tarr Outside Hi er * 6-6 Cape Canaveral, Florida College: Long Beach State Birth Date: Jan. 8, 1984 Joined Team: 2009 PERSONAL: Born Robert John Tarr on Jan. 8, 1984 in Cape Canaveral, Fla. …Parents are Rick Tarr and Susan Davis…A ended Rockledge High School from 1999-2002… Played club volleyball for Orlando Gold… A ended Long Beach State University from 2003-2006 and has a BA in communica ons… His favorite food is seafood…lists “Braveheart” as favorite movie… His happiest moment in volleyball was compe ng in the NCAA Na onal Championship match in 2004. MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2010 – Pan American Cup (Gold Medal). 2009 – Pan American Cup (Gold Medal). 2008 – Pan American Cup (Gold Medal). 2007 – World University Games (Bronze Medal). 2005 – World University Games. INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – Played the winter of 2010-11 for Al Ahli Sports Club in Qater... Played with the Pan American Cup team that won the gold medal in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Tarr was the United States’ second-leading scorer and fi h overall with 67 points on 52 kills, 13 blocks and two aces. Tarr was the United States’ second-leading blocker and third overall, averaging 0.72 blocks per set. 2009 – Played with the Pan American Cup team that won the gold medal in Chiapas, Mexico. Robert scored 63 points on 58 kills, four blocks and one ace in 16 sets. 2007 – Played with the 2007 World University Games that finished third in Thailand. 2005 – Played with the 2005 World University Games team in Izmar, Turkey (Aug. 11-21).

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COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2006 – First Team AVCA All-American…First Team All-MPSF…MPSF Molten Player of the Week (4/10)… All-Tournament at UCSB/E-Bar Classic… All-Tournament at the Ac ve Ankle Classic… Season-high 35 kills in win over CS Northridge… Led team averaging 4.85 kills per game… No. 5 in na on in kills per game (4.85)…No. 5 in na on in points per game (5.68)… No. 18 in service aces per game (0.33)… Double figures in kills 32 mes this season… No. 2 in MPSF with 4.83 kills per game in MPSF matches. Reached 1,000 career kills vs. CS Northridge (1/6)… No. 6 all- me with 1,556 kills… No. 7 all- me with 86 career aces… Single season record 32 matches in double figure kills.

2005 – First Team AVCA All-American… Second Team Volleyball Magazine All-American…2nd Team All-MPSF… “Most Improved” by Volleyball Magazine… Tied for 5th in 2005 in na on with 4.87 kills per game… Career-high 36 kills at Stanford (2/26/05). 2004 – Compiled 182 kills, 77 digs, 32 blocks, and 18 aces for the 49ers in 2004… He registered his first double-double of the season with a match-high 11 kills and a season-high 10 digs in a 3-0 victory over Rutgers-Newark on Mar. 19… He was named to the Beach Bash (Mar. 19-20) All-Tournament Team a er compiling 21 kills, four aces, 14 digs, and six blocks. 2003 – Was inserted into the star ng line-up on Feb. 12 at Pacific, and quickly registered a double-double with 17 kills and 11 digs... Registered doubledigits in kills in 13 of the 18 matches he played... Had a string of five consecu ve matches with 12 or more kills... Totaled 232 kills, 89 digs, and 26 blocks in 63 games.

Brian Thornton Se er * 6-3 San Clemente, California College: UC Irvine Birth Date: April 22, 1985 Joined Team: 2009 PERSONAL: Born Brian Charles Thornton on April 22, 1985, in San Clemente, Calif. ... Parents are Mike and Colleen Thornton… Has a younger brother and sister… A ended San Clemente High School (2000-03)… Played for the Balboa Bay Club… A UCI/Big West Scholar-Athlete majoring in sociology… Fish and lobster are his favorite foods… Favorite book is “Catcher in the Rye” by J. D. Salinger… Favorite movie is Good Will Hun ng… Anaheim Angels are his favorite professional team… Enjoys Entourage, football and college basketball on TV… Admires his brother for his a tude and approach to life… His fondest sports memory is winning an NCAA Division I men’s volleyball na onal championship. MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 – FIVB World League. 2010 – Pan American Cup (Gold Medal). 2009 – Tour of Brazil... Pan American Cup (Gold Medal). 2007 – World University Games (Bronze Medal) INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – Played the winter of 2010-11 for Chaumont in France’s B League... Was the star ng se er for most matches of the Pan American Cup in San Juan, Puerto Rico where the U.S. Men’s A2 Team won the gold medal... Placed third among all se ers with a 4.94 average running sets (assists) per set and did not receive a single se ng fault for the en re tournament. 2009 – Accompanied a group of veteran and younger players on a five-match tour of Brazil... Played in the 2009 Pan American Cup where the United States won the gold medal in Chiapas, Mexico. 2007 – A member of the World University Games team that won the bronze medal in Thailand. COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2007 – Named to the NCAA All-Tournament team a er recording 110 assists and 15 digs as Irvine defeated IPFW to win the NCAA Men’s Volleyball Championship…Second team All-America and third team All-MPSF pick… Averaged 13.27 set assists on the season, which ranked fourth na onally and 12.65 versus conference opponents which also ranked fourth… Averaged 1.42 digs and 0.74 blocks per game overall…Guided the Anteaters to .351 team hi ng percentage this year which ranked fourth na onally…Had 12 service aces… UCI’s all- me assists leader (4,662)... Set the UCI season set assist record with 1,645… Named MPSF Player of the Week on Jan. 8…Named MVP of the Elephant Bar Tournament. 2006 – Second team All-American as well as

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All-MPSF... Second team Asics/Volleyball Magazine All-American... Averaged 13.70 set assists which led the na on... His 1,548 assists rank third in the UCI season record book... Also averaged 1.60 digs and 0.65 blocks per game... His 181 digs rank 10th best in a single season...Had 22 service aces... Fourth all- me in UCI assists (3,017). 2005 – Recorded 1,320 set assists, which is the fourth best single season total in the UCI record books... Averaged 12.57 set assists and 1.38 digs per game... Ranked 11th na onally and fourth in the MPSF in assists... Had 21 service aces on the year... Ranks seventh all- me in assists (1,469)...had a career-high 65 assists versus Pacific. 2004 – Averaged 9.31 set assists and 0.69 digs per game.

Con nental Championship and scored nine points on seven kills and two aces in the match against Barbados on Sept. 17. 2003 – Played on the 2003 World University Games team that won a bronze medal in Daegu, Korea. His Long Beach State teammates David Lee and Tyler Hildebrand were also on the team, which was coached by Arnie Ball, father of U.S. Na onal Team se er Lloy Ball, and head men’s volleyball coach at IPFW.

Sco Touzinsky Outside Hi er * 6-6 St. Louis, Missouri College: Long Beach State Birth Date: April 22, 1982 Joined Team: 2007 PERSONAL: Born Sco Joseph Touzinsky on April 22, 1982 in St. Louis, Mo. ... Parents are Charles and Anne Touzinsky... Sco has two older brothers, Chip and Keith... Sco married wife Angelique Vogel, a promo onal spokesmodel, in 2006... Their son Logan was born in September of 2010... Sco a ended St. John Vianney High School in St. Louis from 1997-2000... Sco ’s Vianney jersey number was re red in a ceremony a er he returned home from winning the Olympic gold medal in Beijing... He a ended Long Beach State University 2001-05 and graduated with a degree in communica on studies... Sco ’s favorite food is sushi... His favorite movie is Gone in 60 Seconds... Sco ’s favorite TV show is Entourage... His favorite sports team is the St. Louis Cardinals, but his favorite athlete is Michael Jordan... Sco admires his mother for all she has done for him without complaining... On Dec. 18, 2004, Sco tore his ACL while compe ng in a match in Greece, where he was playing for a club team. He had surgery on March 1, but was told he might never play volleyball at the professional level again. A er six months of intense rehab, he was back playing professional volleyball in Belgium.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: Finished his career at Long Beach State as the career and single-season ace leader. 2004 – First-team All-American... Sco became the all- me ace leader at Long Beach State with two against Stanford on Jan. 23. With the 133rd ace of his career, Sco passed Brent Hilliard’s mark of 132 set in 1993... ranks fi h all- me at the school with 1,625 kills, falling 16 kills shy of fourth-place David McKienzie. Sco became just the third player in NCAA Division I-II to score 40 or more kills in an all rally-scoring match when he posted 40 versus BYU on Jan. 30... Long Beach State played BYU in the NCAA men’s volleyball championship match in Honolulu, Hawai’i. BYU won 15-30, 30-18, 20-30, 32-30, 19-17. 2003 – Second-team All-American. 2001 – MPSF Freshman of the Year.

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 – FIVB World League. 2010 – FIVB World League. 2009 – Brazil Tour... 2010 World Championship Qualifier for NORCECA Group F (Gold Medal)... FIVB World League. 2008 – America’s Cup... Olympic Games (Gold medal)... FIVB World League (Gold medal)... Four Na ons Tournament (Gold medal)... NORCECA Con nental Olympic Qualifying Championship (Gold Medal). 2007 – NORCECA Con nental Championship (Gold medal). 2003 – World University Games (Bronze medal). INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – During the winter of 2010-11, Sco played for SCC Berlin in Germany’s club league... Sco was on the preliminary roster for the FIVB World League but did not see any playing me. 2009 – Played the winter of 2009-10 for Turkey’s Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediye... Sco finished 2009 as the U.S. Men’s seventhleading scorer with 62 points on 55 kills, four blocks and three aces. His hi ng percentage was 0.371. He aslo had 40 digs and averaged 0.87 blocks per set... Sco accompanied a team of veterans and rookies on a five-match tour of Brazil... Sco was on the roster for the FIVB World Championship Qualifier but did not play due to injury... Sco helped the U.S. Men win their pool during the FIVB World League. The team finished sixth in the final round. Sco played in 46 World League sets and finished with 62 points on 55 kills, four blocks and three aces. 2008 – Played the winter of 2008-09 for Turkey’s Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediye.... Sco helped the U.S. Men win the gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games, serving primarily as a serving specialist. Sco helped the U.S. Men win their first FIVB World League tle... Sco was the leading scorer in the United States’ exhibi on match with Germany on May 15 in Chemnitz, Germany. 2007 – Sco made the 12-man roster for the NORCECA

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Jonathan Winder Se er * 6-8 Irvine, California College: Pepperdine Birth Date: Jan. 4, 1986 Joined Team: 2008 PERSONAL: Born Jonathan Stevens Winder on Jan. 4, 1986, in Irvine, Calif. ... Parents are Bill (deceased) and Jean Winder... Has an older brother, Jordan, and an older sister, Jenille... Jonathan married wife Jaimie-Rose Winder in 2010... A ended Woodbridge High School (200004) in Irvine, Calif., where he played both basketball and volleyball... He was named Sea View League Male Athlete of the Year... Graduated from Pepperdine in April 2008 with a degree in adver sing... Says his favorite food is ar chokes... Favorite book is “Ruthless Trust” by Brennan Manning... Favorite movie is Anchorman... Enjoys watching The Oﬃce on TV as well as college basketball... Fly-fishing is his hobby... Admires his father, who died when Jonathan was 4, because “he lived his life not for himself but for his family, his friends and God”... Chicago Cubs are his favorite professional team and Dwight Howard is his favorite athlete... Happiest moment in life was ge ng bap zed... Winning the 2005 NCAA Men’s Volleyball Na onal Championship is his fondest sports memory. MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2011 – FIVB World League. 2010 – FIVB World Championship. 2009 – NORCECA Con nental Championship... Brazil Tour... FIVB World League. 2008 - Pan American Cup. 2007 – World University Games (Bronze Medal). 2005 – FIVB Men’s Junior (U-21) World Championship. 2004 – NORCECA Junior Men’s Volleyball Championship (Silver Medal). INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – In the winter of 2010-11, Jonathan played in Greece for PAOK Thessaloniki... Jonathan served as the backup to Kevin Hansen at the FIVB World Championship in Italy… He played in 22 sets. He started all three sets in a 3-0 victory over Germany and he also started two sets in the final fi h-place match against Russia... For the tournament, he was credited with one point on one block. He also had eight running sets and two faults on 29 a empts for an average of 0.30 running sets per set. A running set is defined as a set from a player that puts their hi er against one blocker or none. 2009 – Jonathan was the backup se er for Kevin Hansen at the NORCECA Con nental Championship in Puerto Rico where the U.S. Men finished second... Jonathan accompanied the team to Brazil where it played five exhibi on matches against the Brazilian Men’s Na onal Team. He started three matches at se er... Jonathan helped the U.S. Men’s Team place sixth in the FIVB World League. He played as a subs tute in pool play matches. 2008 – Helped lead the U.S. Men to the gold medal at the 2008 Pan American Cup from June 2-7 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada... Scored six points during the tournament on one kills, three aces and two blocks... Was a member of the U.S. Men’s Training Team that traveled to Japan to prepare the Japanese for Olympic qualifying. 2007 – Helped the U.S. win the bronze medal at the World University Games in Bangkok, Thailand. 2005 – Played on the USA Junior Na onal Team that finished eighth in the 2005 FIVB Men’s U-21 World Volleyball Championships in Andhra Pradesh, India. 2004 – Helped the U.S. Junior Na onal Team win the silver medal at the 2004 NORCECA Junior Men’s Volleyball Championship in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

with a victory in the final over BYU (28-30, 28-30, 32-30, 30-27, 15-8)... Averaged 12.51 assists per game along with 1.97 digs, 0.91 blocks and 0.68 kills. Winder had seven assist-dig double-doubles... He set the school career record for assists on Jan. 19 at Stanford. He became the first Wave to surpass the 4,000 mark against UC Irvine on Jan. 23, and then went past 5,000 during the fourth game of the MPSF Tournament final against BYU on April 26... He was named Pepperdine’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year for 2007-08. 2007 – AVCA Division I-II Men’s Na onal Player of the Year... Mountain Pacific Sports Federa on (MPSF) Player of the Year... American Volleyball Coaches Associa on (AVCA) All-America first team... Second in NCAA Division I-II with 13.34 assists per game... Second in the league in assists per game (conference matches only) with 13.06, and led his team to a .328 hi ng percentage in conference play... Fi h in the conference in digs per game with 2.10, and averaged 1.04 blocks per game. 2006 – Named second-team All-American and third-team All-MPSF following his sophomore season... Averaged 13.30 assists per game, which ranked seventh na onally... Started all 25 matches and played in 90 games... Also averaged 1.64 digs, 1.14 blocks and 0.82 kills... Hit .388 with 74 kills on 139 swings... His most assists were 70 in five games (2/18 vs. Cal State Northridge), 64 in four games (1/14 vs. Pacific) and 52 in three games (4/8 vs. UC Santa Barbara)... Other season highs were seven kills (3/18 at UC Irvine), three aces (2/24 at Pacific), nine digs (3/1 at UCLA and 3/16 vs. UCLA) and eight blocks (1/14 vs. Pacific)... Earned MPSF AllAcademic honors. 2005 – Set the Waves to the NCAA championship and earned a spot on the all-tournament team... Named the AVCA Na onal Newcomer of the Year a er his freshman season... Also named a secondteam All-American, the MPSF Freshman of the Year and to the All-MPSF third team... Averaged 13.40 assists in 27 matches and 102 games... Also averaged 1.23 digs, 1.07 blocks and 0.54 kills... Hit .368 with 55 kills on 114 a empts... Named AVCA Na onal Player of the Week on March 13... His most assists were 72 in five games (3/12 vs. UCLA), 68 in four games (3/4 at Hawaii) and 51 in three games (3/31 at Long Beach State)... At the NCAA Championships, had 40 assists in the three-game win over Ohio State (5/5) and 52 in the five-game win over UCLA (5/7)... Had two assist-dig double-doubles, ge ng 57-11 at Stanford (1/15) and 46-11 vs. Cal State Northridge (4/28)... Had one assist-block double-double and narrowly missed a triple-double with 54 assists, 10 blocks and nine digs at Cal State Northridge (4/15).

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2008 – AVCA All-American first team... Led his team to the NCAA Na onal Championship match, where it fell to Penn State (27-30, 33-31, 30-25, 30-23)... Named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team... Named MPSF Tournament MVP. Pepperdine won the tournament

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He was the head coach for the U.S. Men’s Team that won a bronze medal at the 2007 World University Games in Thailand.

Alan Knipe

“I am very excited about the opportunity to work with these great athletes. There is a very good and successful group coming back from the Olympics,” Knipe said. “A lot of these guys have a lot of great volleyball le in them. Plus, I worked with many of the younger players during the past two summers and they are a nice group.”

Head Coach * 3rd Year Home: Hun ngton Beach, California

USA Volleyball named Alan Knipe its U.S. Men’s Team head coach on April 1, 2009. In his first season with the team, Knipe finished with a 16-6 record, including a victory at the World Championship Qualifier, a second-place finish at the NORCECA Con nental Championship and a sixth-place finish in the FIVB World League. In 2010, he led the U.S. Men to a 14-7 record, including a sixth place finish at the FIVB World Championship and an eight place in the FIVB World League. To coach the U.S. Men, Knipe, 41, took a leave of absence from Long Beach State, where he has been the head coach for the past nine years. Two of Knipe’s former players – David Lee and Sco Touzinsky – were members of the U.S. Men’s Olympic Volleyball Team that won the gold medal in 2008 in Beijing. Knipe was an assistant coach when U.S. Team Captain Tom Hoﬀ played at Long Beach State.

Knipe has run the Southern California tryouts for USA Volleyball’s high performance department since 1999. He was an assistant coach for the U.S. Boys’ Youth Na onal Team in 1999 and has helped at high performance camps in other years. Knipe also played on the U.S. Na onal Team in 1992-93 and competed at World League. Knipe is in his 17th year with the 49ers men’s volleyball program, including three years as a player (1990-92) and five years as an assistant (19962000). Long Beach State is ranked seventh in the most recent Bison/AVCA Division I-II Men’s Coaches Top 15 Poll In his nine seasons as the head coach of the Long Beach State, Knipe has led the 49ers to one NCAA final (2004) and one semifinal appearance (2008) along with six other postseason appearances in nine years. He earned 2008 Mountain Pacific Sports Federa on (MPSF) Coach of the Year honors and was also named 2008 Volleyball Magazine Coach of the Year as Long Beach State advanced to the NCAA semifinals behind AVCA co-Player of the Year Paul Lotman. Knipe was named the 2004 AVCA Na onal Coach of the Year when he guided his squad to an appearance in the NCAA Championship match, where it fell to BYU.

“Anyone who gets involved with volleyball sets their sights on being involved with the Olympic team,” Knipe said. “I don’t think that changes from your playing days to your coaching days.

In the 1994 and 1995 seasons, Knipe served as the head men’s volleyball coach at Golden West College. In his second season, the Rustlers won the California State JC tle and Knipe was named California State Coach of the Year.

“I would not have been able to take this posi on if I did not work at Long Beach State. They were great to work with in making this happen and giving me a leave of absence.” Knipe took over for Hugh McCutcheon, who guided the U.S. Men’s Team to victories at the 2008 FIVB World League and the Beijing Olympics. McCutcheon took over the U.S. Women’s Team in January.

Knipe played at Long Beach State from 199092, winning the NCAA Championship in 1991 and being named All-America in 1992. Knipe graduated from Long Beach State in 1992 with a degree in communica ons.

“I am very excited to have Alan join the USA Volleyball staﬀ and lead our men’s team toward London in 2012. This is a very big hire,” USA Volleyball CEO Doug Beal said. “His experience and success with USAV’s na onal and high performance programs have been outstanding. I look for him to con nue the momentum the U.S. men built in 2008.”

Knipe played on the Bud Light 4-Man Pro Beach Volleyball Tour and has won seven USA Volleyball Na onal Open Championships with Team Paul Mitchell. In 1995, Knipe played for Spoleto in the Italian Pro League and in 1996 he played for the Zellik Club in Belgium.

“I think Alan will do a great job con nuing the success of the men’s program,” McCutcheon said. “He’s an excellent coach with a lot of collegiate experience that will allow a seamless and successful transi on into the interna onal arena.”

A graduate of Hun ngton Beach’s Marina High School in 1987, Knipe spent one year at Orange Coast College before transferring to Long Beach State.

Knipe has a long rela onship with USA Volleyball. Most recently, he served as the head coach for the U.S. Men’s Na onal Team at the 2008 Pan America Cup in Winnipeg, Canada, where it won a gold medal.

Knipe lives in Hun ngton Beach, Calif., with his wife, Jennifer, and their two sons, Aidan and Evan. The U.S. Men’s Volleyball Team trains at the American Sports Centers in Anaheim, Calif.

His brother, Eric, was a player on that team. He was also an assistant for the teams that won the 1986 World Championship and the 1987 Pan American Games.

Dr. Gary Sato

Sato served as head coach for the U.S. Men’s gold-medal win at the 1985 FIVB World Cup in Japan and was voted the Most Valuable Coach of the tournament. In 1992 he returned as assistant coach for the Olympic Team that won the bronze medal.

Assistant Coach * 3rd Year Hometown: Los Angeles, California

Sato’s coaching career has included pro beach championships and he was the head coach for the U.S. beach team at the 2007 Pan American Games. Dr. Gary Sato (Los Angeles) had been involved with the U.S. Men’s Na onal Volleyball Team for more than 20 years when he rejoined the team as assistant coach under Head Coach Alan Knipe in the summer of 2009. “A er seeing the teams perform so well at the Olympic Games in Beijing, it rekindled the fire in me,” Sato said. “The situa on with the men’s program, being in Anaheim and the women moving there was similar to the circumstances when I first joined the program in 1984 (when both teams were based in San Diego). “I’m excited to be back. I was telling people that USA Volleyball had gone green and they recycled me.” In his first year back as an assistant coach, he helped the team to a 16-6 record, including a victory at the FIVB World Championship Qualifier, a second-place finish at the NORCECA Con nental Championship and a sixth-place in the FIVB World League. In 2010, he helped the U.S. Men to a 14-7 record, including a sixth place finish at the FIVB World Championship and an eight place in the FIVB World League. He also coached the U.S. Men’s Youth Team, which included his son, Andrew, to a second-place finish at the NORCECA Con nental Championship in Guadalajara, Mexico. Sato first served as an assistant coach for the U.S. Men’s Team from 198488, including the team that won the 1988 Olympic gold medal in Seoul.

Sato played volleyball at Santa Monica High School and Santa Monica College before moving on to UC Santa Barbara, where he was an AllAmerican outside hi er. Sato is the eldest of six children known worldwide for their contribu ons to the sport. Brother Eric won the Olympic gold medal with the U.S. Men in 1988 and a bronze in 1992. Sister Liane won the Olympic bronze medal with the U.S. Women in 1992 and also played on the ’88 Olympic team. Brothers Sco (San Diego State) and Glenn (Loyola Marymount) both played college volleyball and Glenn also coached. Sato graduated with a degree in kinesiology from Pepperdine University where he took over the head coaching posi on of the women’s team in 1979 and held it un l 1982. He has also won two NCAA Na onal Championships as an assistant and volunteer coach with Pepperdine’s men’s volleyball teams in 1978 and 2005. From 1989-92 Sato studied at the Southern California University of Health Sciences and graduated as a Doctor of Chiroprac c. Just prior to rejoining the U.S. Men’s Na onal Team in 2009, Sato worked at Sato Chiroprac c along with serving as a coach for the Santa Monica Beach Volleyball Club and as the technical director for the Sinjin Smith Volleyball Academy HAX. Sato has three children: Andrew, Ka e and Malia.

Aaron Brock

Chris Jackson

Director, Sports Medicine and Performance to the U.S. Na onal Teams 6th Year

Technical Coordinator 3rd Year Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona

Hometown: Storm Lake, Iowa Chris Jackson Jackson (Phoenix, Ariz.) joined the U.S. Men’s Team in 2009 from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, where he was an assistant coach for the men’s volleyball team for one year. Prior to his tenure with Grand Ganyon University, Jackson served as an assistant coach for both the men’s and women’s programs at University of Southern California, including a part of the 2007 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship na onal semifinalist team. He also served as an assistant coach for the 2008 U.S. Boys’ Youth Na onal Team that won the NORCECA Con nental Championship. “Chris has all the skills required to be great in our technical coordinator posi on,” U.S. Head Coach Alan Knipe said. “He is self-mo vated, organized and great with the guys. He has a solid background in Data Project so ware and most importantly, he knows how to grind.” Jackson was on the coaching staﬀ at Phoenix Brophy Prep from 200406, which included a state tle in 2005. His 16-year old group from the Southern California Volleyball Club finished fourth in the na on. Jackson played high school volleyball at Glendale Deer Valley in Arizona. He went on to play at Brigham Young University and was a freshman on its na onal championship team in 2004. He is a 2007 graduate of Arizona State University.

Aaron Brock (Storm Lake, Iowa) just completed his fi h year in 2010 as the full- me cer fied athle c trainer for the U.S. Men’s Na onal Team at its headquarters at the American Sports Centers in Anaheim, Calif. In 2009, he added the tle of Director of Sports Medicine and Performance to the U.S. Na onal Teams. In 2008, he helped the U.S. Men’s Team as it won the Olympic gold medal in Beijing and its first FIVB World League tle. Before joining the U.S. Men’s Team in 2006, Aaron worked with the U.S. Water Polo Team at the 2003 Pan American Games and the 2004 Olympic Games. He also has experience with high school and NCAA Division I and Division III sports teams as well as professional football and basketball teams. Brock, who was a four-sport high school athlete in Storm Lake, Iowa, went to the University of Iowa for both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Brock is married and has a son who was born in 2006. He lives with his family in Southern California. Brock’s day starts around 8 a.m. when he writes up rehabilita on and treatment protocols. He also gets the players ready for prac ce with taping and stretching exercises. Once prac ce starts, he runs a 15-minute injury-preven on session that includes core abdominal and back exercises and propriocep on exercises for ankle and knee stability. Finally, there are shoulder exercises to generate strength and wake up the muscles. Players who can’t prac ce due to injury will go to the athle c training room and do rehab. Brock monitors prac ce in case there is an injury. A er prac ce, Brock runs a stretching session. Then it’s me for more treatments for the athletes who are playing and prac cing while injured.

All-Time U.S. Men’s Indoor Volleyball Olympians 1964 (Tokyo) 9th Place Mike Bright Barry Brown Keith Erickson William Griebenow Richard Hammer Jacob Highland Ron Lang Charles Nelson Mike O’Hara Ernie Suwara John Taylor Pete Velasco, Jr. Head Coach: Harry Wilson Assistant Coach: But DeGroot 1968 (Mexico City) 7th Place John Alstrom Mike Bright Wink Davenport Smi y Duke Tom Haine John Henn Butch May Danny Pa erson Larry Rundle Jon Stanley Rudy Suwara Pete Velasco, Jr. Head Coach: Jim Coleman Assistant Coach: John Lowell Trainer: Joe Abrahams 1984 (Los Angeles) Gold Medal Aldis Berzins Craig Buck Rich Duwelius Dusty Dvorak Karch Kiraly Chris Marlowe Pat Powers Steve Salmons Dave Saunders Paul Sunderland Steve Timmons Marc Waldie Head Coach: Doug Beal Assistant Coach: Bill Neville 1988 (Seoul) Gold Medal Craig Buck Bob Ctvrtlik Sco Fortune Karch Kiraly Ricci Luy es Doug Par e Jon Root Eric Sato Dave Saunders Jeﬀ Stork Troy Tanner Steve Timmons Head Coach: Marv Dunphy Assistant Coach: Gary Sato Assistant Coach: Jim Coleman Team Manager: Gary Moy

1992 (Barcelona) Bronze Medal Nick Becker Carlos Briceno Bob Ctvrtlik Sco Fortune Dan Greenbaum Brent Hilliard Bryan Ivie Doug Par e Bob Samuelson Eric Sato Jeff Stork Steve Timmons Head Coach: Fred Sturm Assistant Coach: John Cook Assistant Coach: Gary Sato Team Manager: Kevin Ring 1996 (Atlanta) 9th Place Lloy Ball Bob Ctvrtlik Sco Fortune John Hyden Bryan Ivie Mike Lambert Dan Landry Jeff Nygaard Tom Sorensen Jeff Stork Ethan Wa s Bre Winslow Head Coach: Fred Sturm Assistant Coach: Rudy Suwara Assistant Coach: Rod Wilde Team Manager: Eric Daly 2000 (Sydney) 11th Place Lloy Ball Kevin Barne Tom Hoff John Hyden Mike Lambert Dan Landry Chip McCaw Ryan Millar Jeff Nygaard George Roumain Erik Sullivan Andy Wi Head Coach: Doug Beal Assistant Coach: Marv Dunphy Assistant Coach: Rod Wilde Team Leader: Jim Coleman

2004 (Athens) 4th Place Lloy Ball Kevin Barne Brook Billings Phil Eatherton Gabe Gardner Tom Hoﬀ Ryan Millar Reid Priddy Riley Salmon Clay Stanley Erik Sullivan Donald Suxho Head Coach: Doug Beal Assistant Coach: Hugh McCutcheon Assistant Coach: Rob Browning Assistant Coach: Carl McGown Team Consultant: Marv Dunphy Team Leader: Al Monaco Trainer: Nick Metskas 2008 (Beijing) Gold Medal Lloy Ball Gabe Gardner Kevin Hansen Tom Hoﬀ Rich Lambourne David Lee Ryan Millar Reid Priddy Sean Rooney Riley Salmon Clay Stanley Sco Touzinsky Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon Assistant Coach: John Speraw Assistant Coach: Ron Larsen Technical Consultant: Marv Dunphy Technical Coach: Jamie Morrison Team Doctor: Chris Koutures Athle c Trainer: Aaron Brock

USA All-Time Versus Interna onal Compe

Country

Rec 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010

Argen na

40-8

0-0

2-1

3-0

1-0

2-0

0-0

0-1

0-0

1-0

1-2

1-0

0-0

5-0

2-0

2-1

1-1

0-0

2-0

5-1

4-1

3-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

Australia

17-1

0-0

3-1

3-0

4-0

0-0

4-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

Barbados

9-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

2-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

0-0 0-0

Brazil

60-69 7-5

0-1

0-2

7-8

2-1

5-0

11-3

5-0

1-0

1-4

1-0

1-4

1-12

1-4

1-5

0-1

0-0

2-2

1-2

4-4

1-5

1-1

0-2

2-0

1-1

0-1

2-1

2-0

0-0

Bulgaria

22-13 0-0

0-1

4-0

6-0

1-0

0-0

0-1

0-0

0-4

2-1

0-0

2-1

0-0

0-1

0-0

0-1

1-0

2-3

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

Cameroon Canada Chile China Costa Rica Cuba

2-0

0-0

93-34 7-0

8-1

8-0

2-2

4-3

1-0

5-0

2-2

5-1

0-5

5-2

4-5

1-1

6-4

6-0

0-0

1-0

7-1

3-3

1-2

1-1

3-1

5-0

2-0

0-1

2-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

43-12 0-0

0-0

2-0

3-2

0-0

5-0

1-0

6-0

2-1

0-0

1-0

0-1

3-1

0-0

3-2

2-3

0-0

6-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

3-0

0-0

1-1

3-1

0-0

1-0

0-0

71-68 1-2

0-0

4-6

5-7

9-4

9-5

6-3

14-0

0-3

0-7

1-3

1-8

1-5

2-0

4-4

0-1

0-2

4-1

0-1

0-2

0-0

1-1

2-0

1-0

0-1

0-0

1-0

Cuba “B”

0-3

0-0

0-2

0-1

0-0

Czech “B”

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

Czech Rep.

20-5

0-0

1-0

5-0

2-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

5-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-4

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

0-1

Denmark

3-0

0-0

3-0

0-0

Domin. Rep.

13-0

1-0

0-0

2-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

2-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

Egypt

11-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

2-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

4-0

Finland

13-1

0-0

5-0

1-0

0-0

4-0

0-0

3-1

France

37-16 0-0

2-0

0-0

2-0

6-0

2-1

4-1

1-2

5-4

0-0

1-0

0-0

2-1

3-0

1-2

2-1

0-0

1-0

0-1

0-0

0-1

3-2

0-0

1-0

Germany

17-5

0-0

2-2

1-0

0-0

2-2

1-0

3-0

0-0

4-0

0-0

1-1

0-0

2-0

0-0

1-0

Greece

12-8

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

2-2

0-4

0-0

1-0

0-0

3-2

0-0

2-0

0-0

Guatemala

6-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

2-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

Hai

4-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

Honduras

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

India

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

Iran

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

Iraq

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

23-39 0-0

4-2

0-0

0-1

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-5

1-3

2-1

0-4

0-2

1-4

0-0

0-2

3-3

0-2

0-0

1-5

0-1

1-0

0-1

4-0

1-0

3-1

0-1

0-0

1-0

0-0

136-59 3-6

11-4

5-4

8-0

12-0

4-0

8-0

8-1

3-4

6-6

7-7

3-9

5-4

7-3

8-0

4-4

4-1

6-1

0-0

2-4

0-0

1-0

3-1

1-0

4-0

5-0

1-0

0-0

6-1

0-0

4-0

1-0

0-0

11-0

1-0

3-2

0-0

1-0

0-0

2-1

4-2

0-0

5-1

0-0

1-0

0-0

Italy Jamaica Japan Korea

1-0 45-7

0-0

Libya

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

Mexico

24-0

1-0

2-0

1-0

3-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

2-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

2-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

2-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

2-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

24-31 0-0

0-0

3-0

0-0

1-0

3-7

0-2

4-2

1-4

0-0

0-2

3-2

1-0

0-0

0-1

0-2

0-1

1-3

0-1

0-0

1-0

2-3

0-0

3-1

0-0

Neth. Ant. Netherlands Panama Poland

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

2-0

0-0

31-14 0-0

6-0

3-3

11-2

1-0

0-0

4-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

2-4

0-0

4-0

0-0

0-4

1-1

1-0

0-0

0-0 0-0

Portugal

3-0

0-0

3-0

0-0

Puerto Rico

22-1

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

2-0

0-0

2-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

3-0

0-0

3-1

2-0

1-0

0-0

Romania

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

Russia

0-1

4-1

8-2

5-4

6-2

9-3

8-1

3-3

2-3

4-1

1-3

0-0

2-1

0-0

0-1

0-2

0-0

0-1

0-0

2-5

0-0

0-2

1-0

0-1

1-4

0-0

1-0

0-0

Serbia/Mont. 10-12 0-0

1-0

0-0

3-2

0-0

0-1

1-0

0-2

0-0

1-1

0-1

1-0

0-0

1-3

0-0

2-1

0-1

0-0

Slovakia

0-0

1-0

0-0

Russia “B”

56-43 0-0 1-0 1-0

0-0

Slovenia

4-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

3-0

0-0

Spain

16-5

0-0

2-0

0-0

1-3

4-0

0-0

1-1

4-0

0-0

0-1

4-0

0-0

Sweden

10-4

0-0

1-0

0-0

4-1

5-3

0-0

Thailand

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

Tunisia

8-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

Ukraine

1-1

0-0

1-1

0-0

Venezuela

11-3

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

0-1

1-0

0-1

1-0

2-0

0-0

0-1

1-0

0-0

1-0

Virgin Is.

2-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

925-456 22-13 47-16 44-16 55-18 56-11 47-9 49-9 64-8 39-19 21-37 29-23 26-31 18-38 27-26 36-27 28-8 11-8 47-19 32-15 28-18 15-17 19-17 23-6 20-9 27-6 18-14 33-8 29-5 16-6

14-7

1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010

Total

Interna onal Volleyball Fact Sheet • World Cup included for two years - 50 percent reduc on the second year.

Introduc on: Volleyball has major interna onal compe ons every year and, at its highest level, is a physically demanding sport played by some of the world’s most elite athletes. Of course, volleyball is also a popular recrea onal ac vity enjoyed by more than 38 million persons in the United States (more than any team sport but basketball) and more than 800 million persons globally, making it the world’s most popular par cipant sport. This fact sheet is designed to provide more understanding about interna onal volleyball and its major compe ons, including the Olympic Games.

• Senior Con nental Championships included for two years - 50 percent reduc on the second year; points are also granted for the qualifica on matches to the best non-qualified teams. • Men’s World League / Women’s World Grand Prix included for one year. Top 40 teams in the FIVB World Ranking (as of Jan. 15, 2011):

Interna onal Governing Body: The interna onal governing body for volleyball is the Federa on Interna onale de Volleyball (FIVB), headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. The FIVB is the world’s largest sports federa on, with more than 200 member na ons. Under the direc on of its president, Dr. Ruben Acosta of Mexico, the FIVB oversees the administra on of volleyball throughout the world and is responsible for producing several major events, including the Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, World League and World Grand Prix. Na onal Governing Body: The na onal governing body (NGB) for volleyball in the United States is USA Volleyball, formerly known as the United States Volleyball Associa on. Founded in 1928, USA Volleyball is responsible for the administra on of all forms of volleyball in the United States, including producing the annual USA Open Volleyball Championships, Junior Olympic Championships and the USA Outdoor Na onal Championships. As mandated by the 1978 Amateur Sports Act, USA Volleyball is responsible to the U.S. Olympic Commi ee (USOC) and the FIVB for training and nomina ng the teams which represent the United States in the Olympic Games and other important volleyball compe ons worldwide. Major Compe ons: The four major events on the interna onal volleyball calendar are the Olympic Games (men and women, indoor and beach), World Championships (men and women, indoor and beach), World Cup (men and women, indoor), World League (men, indoor) and World Grand Prix (women, indoor). All events are conducted quadrennially, with the excep ons of the annual World League/Grand Prix and the biennial Beach World Championships. World Rankings: Following the decision of the FIVB Board of Administra on, a new system of point a ribu on based on a new scale has been implemented for the FIVB World Ranking of Volleyball Na onal Teams. The following compe ons are now included: • Senior World Championships included for four years - 25 percent reduc on each year. Points are also granted for the qualifica on matches, to the best non-qualified teams.

Women (Points) 1. Brazil (200) 2. USA (174) 3. Japan (143.5) 4. Italy (139.5) 5. Russia (127.5) 6. China (124) 7. Poland (83.5) 8. Cuba (76) 9. Serbia (70) 10. Germany (67.5) 11. Turkey (63.5) 12. Netherlands (62) 13. Dominican Republic (46.5) 14. Thailand (45.5) 15T. Algeria (37.5) 15T. Peru (37.5) 17. Puerto Rico (37) 18. Korea (35) 19. Kazakhstan (34.5) 20. Canada (28.5) 21. Czech Republic (26.5) 22. Costa Rica (22.5) 23T. Croa a (21.5) 23T. Kenya (21.5) 25T. Tunisia (21) 25T. Argen na (21) 27. Mexico (19.5) 28. Cameroon (18) 29. Trinidad & Tobago (17) 30T. Belgium (16.5) 30T. Senegal (16.5) 30T. Azerbaijan (16.5) 33T. Belarus (16) 33T. Romania (16) 35. Venezuela (15.5) 36. Columbia (15) 37. Chinese Taipei (14) 38. Uruguay (13) 39. Bulgaria (12.5) 40. Botswana (12)

• Olympic Games included for four years - 25 percent reduc on each year. Points are also granted for the qualifica on matches, to the best non-qualified teams.

Men (Points) 1. Brazil (210) 2. Russia (156) 3. Serbia (149.5) 4. Cuba (141.5) 5. USA (134) 6. Italy (131.5) 7. Bulgaria (98.5) 8. Argen na (84.5) 9. Germany (72.5) 10. Poland (67.5) 11. China (54.5) 12. France (51) 13. Egypt (45.5) 14. Japan (42.5) 15. Venezuela (38.5) 16. Puerto Rico (37.5) 17T. Cameroon (37) 17T. Czech Republic (37) 19. Iran (33.5) 20. Spain (33) 21. Mexico (32.5) 22. Canada (29.5) 23. Korea (28.5) 24. Tunisia (27.5) 25. Algeria (24.5) 26T. Netherlands (27.75) 26T. Australia (23.5) 28. Finland (20.5) 29. Dominican Republic (19.5) 30. Morocco (18.5) 31. Colombia (18) 32. Kazakhstan (17) 33T. Panama (16.5) 33T. Slovakia (16.5) 35. Romania (15.5) 36. Portugal (15) 37T. India (14.5) 37T. Indonesia (14.5) 39T. Estonia (16) 39T. Slovenia (16)

Olympic Games: Volleyball made its debut in the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. Twelve teams in both the men’s and women’s draw earn the right to compete: Past Olympic Champions (Men) 1964: Soviet Union (USA, ninth) 1968: Soviet Union (USA, seventh) 1972: Japan, (USA, DNQ) 1976: Poland (USA, DNQ) 1980: Soviet Union (USA, DNQ) 1984: USA 1988: USA 1992: Brazil (USA, third) 1996: Netherlands (USA, ninth) 2000: Yugoslavia (USA, 11th) 2004: Brazil (USA, fourth) 2008: USA Past Olympic Champions (Women) 1964: Japan (USA, fi h) 1968: Soviet Union (USA, eighth) 1972: Soviet Union (USA, DNQ) 1976: Japan (USA, DNQ) 1980: Soviet Union (USA, DNP) 1984: China (USA, second) 1988: Soviet Union (USA, seventh) 1992: Cuba (USA, third) 1996: Cuba (USA, seventh) 2000: Cuba (USA, fourth) 2004: China (USA, fi h) 2008: Brazil (USA, second) World Championships: The World Championships are held every four years in the second year a er the Olympics. The site, usually separate for the men’s and women’s compe ons, is determined by the FIVB based on bids received from interested ci es. The 24 berths for the men and women are gained in the following manner (2006 informa on is provided in parenthesis where available): • Host country • Defending World Champions • FIVB determined the appropriate number of qualificaon spots for each con nent/zone based on performance at the 2002 World Championships and the number of teams registered for the 2006 World Championships. Each con nent/zone played a World Championships Qualifica on Tournament in early 2002. Past World Champions (Men) 1949: Soviet Union (USA, DNP) 1952: Soviet Union (USA, DNP) 1956: Czechoslovakia (USA, sixth) 1960: Soviet Union (USA, seventh) 1962: Soviet Union (USA, DNP) 1966: Czechoslovakia (USA, 11th) 1970: East Germany (USA, 18th) 1974: Not held 1978: Soviet Union (USA, 19th) 1982: Soviet Union (USA, 13th) 1986: USA 1990: Italy (USA, 13th) 1994: Italy (USA, third) 1998: Italy (USA, ninth) 2002: Brazil (USA, ninth) 2006: Brazil (USA, 10th) 2010: Brazil (USA, sixth)

Past World Champions (Women) 1952: Soviet Union (USA, DNP) 1956: Soviet Union (USA, ninth) 1960: Soviet Union (USA, sixth) 1962: Japan (USA, DNP) 1966: Japan (USA, second) 1970: Soviet Union (USA, 11th) 1974: Japan (USA, 12th) 1978: Cuba (USA, fi h) 1982: China (USA, third) 1986: China (USA, 10th) 1990: Soviet Union (USA, third) 1994: Cuba (USA, sixth) 1998: Cuba (USA, 13th) 2002: Italy (USA, second) 2006: Russia (USA, ninth) 2010: Russia (USA, fourth) World Cup: The World Cup is held every four years, in the year prior to the Olympic Games. Though originally held at various sites, it has been hosted by Japan since 1977. Prior to 1991, the World Cup took place in the year immediately following the Olympics. The 12 berths in the World Cup for men and women are gained in the following manner: • Host country (Japan- Men and Women) • Defending World Cup champion • Winners of the five zone championships • The highest-placed team (of each zone) not qualified for the Olympic Games in accordance with the ranking of the zone championships. Past World Cup Champions (Men) 1965: Soviet Union (USA, DNP) 1969: East Germany (USA, DNP) 1973: Soviet Union (USA, seventh) 1977: Soviet Union (USA, 10th) 1981: Soviet Union (USA, DNQ) 1985: USA 1989: Cuba (USA, fourth) 1991: Soviet Union (USA, third) 1995: Italy (USA, fourth) 1999: Russia (USA, fourth) 2003: Brazil (USA, fourth) 2007: Brazil (USA, fourth) Past World Cup Champions (Women) 1973: Soviet Union (USA, sixth) 1977: Japan (USA, seventh) 1981: China (USA, fourth) 1985: China (USA, DNQ) 1989: Cuba (USA, DNQ) 1991: Cuba (USA, fourth) 1995: Cuba (USA, seventh) 1999: Cuba (USA, ninth) 2003: China (USA, third) 2007: Italy (USA, third)

Zone Championships: The volleyball world is divided into five interna onal zones.The United States is in the NORCECA (North America Central America Caribbean) Zone, with championships held every other year at various sites. The other zones are Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. The frequency of zone championships compe on varies in each of the five sec ons. Any na on in a par cular zone may par cipate in its zone championships whenever such a compe on is conducted. Past NORCECA Champions (Men) 1969: Cuba (USA, third) 1971: Cuba (USA, second) 1973: USA 1975: Cuba (USA, third) 1977: Cuba (USA, fi h) 1979: Cuba (USA, fi h) 1981: Cuba (USA, second) 1983: USA 1985: USA 1987: Cuba (USA, second) 1989: Cuba (USA, third) 1991: Cuba (USA, second) 1993: Cuba (USA, second) 1995: Cuba (USA, second) 1997: Cuba (USA, second) 1999: USA 2001: Cuba (USA, second) 2003: USA 2005: USA 2007: USA 2009: Cuba (USA, second) Past NORCECA Champions (Women) 1969: Mexico (USA, bronze) 1971: Mexico (USA, DNP) 1973: Cuba (USA, third) 1975: Cuba (USA, second) 1977: Cuba (USA, third) 1979: Cuba (USA, second) 1981: USA 1983: USA 1985: Cuba (USA, second) 1987: Cuba (USA, second) 1989: Cuba (USA, third) 1991: Cuba (USA, second) 1993: Cuba (USA, second) 1995: Cuba (USA, second) 1997: Cuba (USA, second) 1999: Cuba (USA, second) 2001: USA 2003: USA 2005: USA 2007: Cuba (USA, second) 2009: Dominican Republic (USA, fourth)

World League and World Grand Prix: The World League features the top 12 men’s volleyball teams in the world in compe on for a total purse that has grown to $15 million since the inaugural season in 1990. Teams are divided into three, four-team pools and each country playing the other teams in their pool four mes (twice at home, twice on the road). The winner and runner-up in each pool advance to a seeded playoff round. The regular season is usually played in May and June with playoffs in early July. The World Grand Prix is the women’s counterpart to the World League, and offers a total purse of $2 million to its 12-team field. Teams play in different four-team pools each weekend, at roundrobin tournaments hosted by ci es throughout Asia. The three teams with the best records join the host country for the Grand Prix Finals. The regular season is played in August and earlySeptember with playoffs in mid-September. World League Champions 1990: Italy (USA, fourth in pool) 1991: Italy (USA, third in pool) 1992: Italy (USA, first in pool, third overall) 1993: Brazil (USA, fi h in pool) 1994: Italy (USA, fourth in pool) 1995: Italy (USA, fourth in pool) 1996: Netherlands (USA, DNP) 1997: Italy (USA, DNP) 1998: Cuba (USA, DNP) 1999: Italy (USA, DNP) 2000: Italy (USA, first in pool, sixth overall) 2001: Brazil (USA, third in pool, ed-ninth overall) 2002: Russia (USA, DNP) 2003: Brazil (USA, DNP) 2004: Brazil (USA, DNP) 2005: Brazil (USA, DNP) 2006: Brazil (USA, third in pool) 2007: Brazil (USA, third in finals) 2008: USA 2009: Brazil (USA, sixth) 2010: Brazil (USA, eighth) World Grand Prix Champions 1993: Cuba (USA, seventh regular season) 1994: Brazil (USA, fi h regular season) 1995: USA 1996: Brazil (USA, fi h) 1997: Russia (USA, eighth) 1998: Brazil (USA, eighth) 1999: Russia (USA, DNP) 2000: Cuba (USA, sixth) 2001: USA 2002: Russia (USA, sixth) 2003: China (USA, third) 2004: Brazil (USA, third) 2005: Brazil (USA, eighth) 2006: Brazil (USA, seventh) 2007: Netherlands (USA, eighth final, seventh preliminary) 2008: Brazil (USA, fourth) 2009: Brazil (USA, ninth) 2010: USA

USA Volleyball – 2011 Fact Sheet Name: USA Volleyball Loca on: Colorado Springs, Colo. Founded: 1928 Membership: Approximately 262,000 Mission: USA Volleyball is the Na onal Governing Body (NGB) for all disciplines of volleyball in the United States and is oﬃcially recognized by the Federa on Interna onale de Volleyball (FIVB) and the United States Olympic Commi ee (USOC). As mandated by the Amateur Sports Act, USA Volleyball is responsible for the growth of the sport in America at the grassroots and most elite levels. USA Volleyball is the parent organiza on of the USA Na onal Teams. Chief Execu ve Oﬃcer: Doug Beal Head Coach USA Women: Hugh McCutcheon (Third Year with Women’s Team) Head Coach USA Men: Alan Knipe (Third Year with Men’s Team) Major 2011 Na onal Team Events: Senior Women’s Montreux Volley Masters (June 7-12, Montreux, Switzerland) Pan American Cup (June 29-July 9, Mexico) FIVB World Grand Prix (Aug. 5-29, Various Countries) NORCECA Con nental Championship (Sept. 10-18, Puerto Rico) Pan American Games (Oct. 14-20, Guadalajara, Mexico) FIVB World Cup (Nov. 4-18, Various Ci es in Japan) NORCECA Olympic Qualifica on Tournament (Dec. 10-18, TBA)

Senior Men’s FIVB World League (May 27-July 10, Various Countries) Pan American Cup (June 11-19, Canada) Olympic Test Event (July 20-24, London) NORCECA Con nental Championship (Aug. 27-Sept. 4, Puerto Rico) Pan American Games (Oct. 24-29, Guadalajara, Mexico) FIVB World Cup (Nov. 20-Dec. 4, Various Ci es in Japan)

Indoor High Performance and USAV Juniors (Youth and Junior) USAV Girls’ Junior Na onal Championships (June 25-July 4, Atlanta) USAV Boys’ Junior Na onal Championships (June 29-July 6, Minneapolis) FIVB Women’s Junior World Championship (July 21-30, Peru) USAV High Performance Championships (July 26-30, Tucson, Ariz.) FIVB Men’s Junior World Championship (Aug. 1-10, Brazil) FIVB Girls’ Youth World Championship (Aug. 12-21, Turkey) FIVB Boys’ Youth World Championship (Aug. 19-28, Argen na)

Beach FIVB SWATCH World Championships (June 13-19, Rome) FIVB Youth World Championships (June 22-26, Umag, Croa a) USA Beach Junior Tour Championship (July 23, Chicago) FIVB Junior World Championships (Aug. 31-Sept. 4, Halifax, Canada) U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball (Sept. 2-4, Cincinna , Ohio) NORCECA Beach Tour (Sept. 21-26, Chula Vista, Calif.) USAV Tour (TBA)

Other Events Si ng BIH (May 27-29, Sarajevo) USA Volleyball Open Na onal Championships (May 28-June 4, Dallas) U.S. Women’s Si ng Team Tour (Women’s, June 14-19, China) Si ng Con nental Cup (Men, July 9-17, England) World University Games (Men’s Indoor, Aug. 12-22, China) World University Games (Beach, Aug. 13-18, China) Si ng Con nental Cup (Women, Sept. 3-11, Ukraine) About USA Volleyball: Founded in 1928, USA Volleyball is a Colorado incorporated non-profit organiza on recognized by the United States Olympic Commi ee (USOC) and the Federa on Interna onal de Volleyball (FIVB) as the Na onal Governing Body for the sport of Volleyball in the United States. USA Volleyball is responsible for both the Olympic disciplines of indoor volleyball and beach volleyball. USA Volleyball has over 260,000 registered members, 12,000 teams and 5,300 clubs na onwide. With an annual budget in excess of $17 million dollars, USA Volleyball supports the USA men’s and women’s senior na onal team programs, youth and junior na onal teams, na onal championship events, coaching educa on and cer fica on programs, grassroots development, and programs for the disabled and Paralympic Teams. USA Volleyball has a rich tradi on of success as evidenced by winning an Olympic medal in every Olympic Games since 1984 and capturing numerous World Cup, World Championship and Con nental Championship tles. USA Volleyball is commi ed to and works toward opportunity for all to par cipate. It is an advocate for all Americans endeavoring to assure universal access to opportuni es at all levels of the game. For more informa on please visit www.usavolleyball.org. Other: USA Volleyball consists of 40 regional volleyball associa ons which manage grassroots playing opportuni es for the USA Volleyball membership and is aﬃliated with 36 member organiza ons (i.e. NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA, YMCA) that provide playing opportuni es at a variety of levels.