United States national beach volleyball team

The United States national beach volleyball team participates in international beach volleyball competitions and is governed by USA Volleyball.

Tournament record

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record[1]
Year U.S. Women's Beach Finishes U.S. Men's Beach Finishes
1996 did not medal

 Gold (Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes)
 Silver (Mike Dodd and Mike Whitmarsh)

2000 did not medal  Gold (Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana)
2004  Gold (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh) did not medal
2008  Gold (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh)  Gold (Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers)
2012

 Gold (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh)
 Silver (April Ross and Jennifer Kessy)

did not medal
2016

 Bronze (April Ross and Kerri Walsh-Jennings)

did not medal
2020

 Gold (April Ross and Alix Klineman)

did not medal

World Championship

World Championship record
Year U.S. Women's Beach Finishes U.S. Men's Beach Finishes
1997  Silver (Lisa Arce and Holly McPeak)[2]

 Silver (Canyon Ceman and Mike Whitmarsh)[3]
 Bronze (Dain Blanton and Kent Steffes)

1999

 Silver (Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan)[4]
 Bronze (Liz Masakayan and Elaine Youngs)

did not medal[5]
2001 did not medal[6] did not medal[7]
2003  Gold (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh)[8]  Silver (Dax Holdren and Stein Metzger)[9]
2005

 Gold (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh)[10]

did not medal[11]
2007

 Gold (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh)[12]

 Gold (Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers)[13]
2009

 Gold (Jennifer Kessy and April Ross)[14]

 Bronze (Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers)[15]
2011

 Silver (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh)[16]

did not medal[17]
2013 did not medal[18] did not medal[19]
2015 did not medal[20] did not medal[21]
2017  Silver (Lauren Fendrick and April Ross)[22] did not medal[23]
2019  Silver (Alix Klineman and April Ross)[24] did not medal[25]

Pan American Games

Year U.S. Women's Beach Finishes U.S. Men's Beach Finishes
1999  Silver (Jenny Pavley and Marsha Miller) did not medal
2003 did not medal did not medal
2007 did not medal  Silver (Ty Loomis / Hans Stolfus)
2011 did not medal did not medal
2015 did not medal did not medal
2019  Gold (Karissa Cook and Jace Pardon) did not medal
2023  Bronze (Corinne Quiggle and Sarah Murphy) did not medal

Current women's roster

Beach National Team as of June 26, 2022:[26]

Name Birth date and age Height Hometown College
Terese Cannon (1995-10-01) October 1, 1995 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) Pittsford, New York USC
Kelly Cheng (1995-09-18) September 18, 1995[27] 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Placentia, California USC
Emily Day (1987-08-09) August 9, 1987 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m) Torrance, California Loyola Marymount
Lauren Fendrick (1982-03-20) March 20, 1982 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Carlsbad, California UCLA
Betsi Flint (1992-08-13) August 13, 1992 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m) Phoenix, Arizona Loyola Marymount
Sara Hughes (1995-02-14) February 14, 1995 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m) Costa Mesa, California USC
Alix Klineman (1989-12-30) December 30, 1989 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Manhattan Beach, California Stanford
Taryn Kloth (1997-04-10) April 10, 1997 6 ft 4 in (1.92 m) Sioux Falls, South Dakota Creighton/LSU
Kelley Larsen Kolinske (1992-05-03) May 3, 1992 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m) San Diego, California Pepperdine
Zana Muno (1996-05-13) May 13, 1996 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Hermosa Beach, California UCLA
Kristen Nuss (1997-12-16) December 16, 1997 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) New Orleans, Louisiana LSU
Corinne Quiggle (1992-12-20) December 20, 1992 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m) Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida Pepperdine
April Ross (1982-06-20) June 20, 1982 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Costa Mesa, California USC
Sarah Schermerhorn (1988-11-23) November 23, 1988 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Colfax, North Carolina Elon
Savvy Simo (1998-09-08) September 8, 1998 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Rancho Santa Fe, California UCLA
Sarah Sponcil (1996-08-16) August 16, 1996 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m) Phoenix, Arizona Loyola Marymount/UCLA
Emily Stockman (1988-06-06) June 6, 1988 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Colorado Springs, Colorado Winthrop/Wichita State
Torrey Van Winden (1998-05-29) May 29, 1998 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Napa, California UCLA/Cal Poly/Florida State
Kerri Walsh Jennings (1978-08-15) August 15, 1978 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Saratoga, California Stanford

Current men's roster

Beach National Team as of December 16, 2023:[26]

Name Birth date and age Height Hometown College Ref.
Andy Benesh (1995-03-14) March 14, 1995 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Rancho Palos Verdes, California USC
Tri Bourne (1989-06-20) June 20, 1989 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Honolulu, Hawaii USC
Theo Brunner (1985-03-17) March 17, 1985 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Ridgefield, Connecticut UC Santa Barbara
Chase Budinger (1988-05-22) May 22, 1988 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Encinitas, California Arizona
Evan Cory (1997-11-14) November 14, 1997 6 ft 4 in (1.92 m) Metairie, Louisiana Lincoln Memorial [28]
Taylor Crabb (1992-01-26) January 26, 1992 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Honolulu, Hawaii Long Beach State [29]
Trevor Crabb (1989-09-05) September 5, 1989 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Honolulu, Hawaii Puget Sound/Long Beach State [30]
Miles Evans (1989-11-12) November 12, 1989 6 ft 4 in (1.92 m) Santa Barbara, California UC Santa Barbara [31]
Troy Field (1993-12-21) December 21, 1993 6 ft 4 in (1.92 m) Laguna Beach, California Saddleback [32]
Miles Partain (2001-12-18) December 18, 2001 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Pacific Palisades, California UCLA [33]
Taylor Sander (1992-03-17) March 17, 1992 6 ft 4 in (1.92 m) Huntington Beach, California BYU
Chaim Schalk (1986-04-23) April 23, 1986 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Red Deer, Canada Red Deer/Trinity Western
James Shaw (1994-03-05) March 5, 1994 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Woodside, California Stanford
Logan Webber (1995-10-29) October 29, 1995 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Grand Rapids, Michigan Cincinnati Christian [34]
Dave Wieczorek 1996 (age 28–29) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Chicago, Illinois Pepperdine

See also

References

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