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Albert Hannemann Founder/CEO BEACHFEST Events Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) AVP Tour Champion & 2009 U.S. Open Champion Olympic Festival Gold Medalist Director, AVP VIP Fan Experience & Juniors Camps. |
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Phil Dalhausser Olympic Gold Medalist 2009 16th player to surpass $1 million in career earnings. 3rd at the World Championships in Stavanger. Dalhausser dominated the AVP : Most Valuable Player, Best Offensive Player, & Best Defensive Player (Blocker) and sharing Team of the Year honors with Rogers. 2009 FIVB’s Best Hitter, Best Setter, and Best Offensive Player awards. |
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Kerri Walsh 2-time Olympic Gold Medalist AVP MVP (2003, 2004) 2003 AVP Best Offensive Player 2003, 2004, 2005 FIVB’s Best Hitter, Best Blocker & Sportsperson 2007 Best Offensive & Most Outstanding Player Award www.kerriwalsh.com |
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Sean Rosenthal a U.S. Olympian ranked in the top 10 in points in eachof the last five seasons, one of just three players to claim that 2006 FIVB Rookie of the Year award 2007 AVP Defensive Player of the Year |
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Sinjin Smith Original “King of the Beach” 11 International & World Championships 1ST player to reach 100 career open victories 1ST US Team to qualify for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics UCLA Sports Hall of Fame |
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Eric “The Body” Fonoimoana Olympic Gold Medalist He won at least one tournament for seven straight years between 1998 and 2004 2002 won 4 of the 6 times he made it to the finals 2005 reached the top 10 in terms of all-time tournaments played. A true community activist, Fonoimoana has dedicated much of his winnings and time off the beach to his foundation “Dig for Kids” which helps kids in inner cities excel in school and volleyball |
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Sean Scott 2009 claimed four championship titles 2005 finished as the third-ranked U.S. team & fourth-highest-ranked team worldwide 2007 season second in kills& 10th in hitting percentage 2005 Most Improved Player & lead the Tour in hitting percentage while ranking second in kills 1999 Rookie of the Year |
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Casey Jennings captured his first victory in Belmar in 2004 played in 11 championship matches from 2003 – 2006 2002 & 2003 AVP’s Most Improved Player 2003 Best Defensive Player |
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Keao Burdine A four-year starter at USC, she led the team to a 114-11 combined mark, including an NCAA record 52-match winning streak 2-time All-American 1st player to solely be named NCAA Championship MVP twice 2 national championships at USC “Fab 50? selection Member of the USA Junior National Team USA A2 Women’s National Team |
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Christina Hinds is a rising star on the AVP tour. She earned a Psychology degree from Pepperdine, where she was named the 2004 West Coast Conference defensive Player of the Year. |
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Angela Lewis 2009 ranked in the top 30 for the third straight year 2007 placed among the top 10 at 11 AVP tournaments with a pair of fifth-place finishes Graduated Sacramento State 2nd in career digs & fifth in kills Named Big Sky All-Academic team & All-Big Sky team www.angelalewisdesign.com |
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Eric Masson has been working with Volleyball Vacations since 2003. A Level 3 certified coach in Canada, Level 2-3 Master Learning Facilitator & Olympic team Canada coach on the FIVB World Tour, Eric “T-BONE” Masson has competed in Professional Beach Volleyball internationally since 1995. He has a Volleyball Vacations love story, Eric met Kai Lassen on the beaches of Cancun on the 2008 Volleyball Vacation to Mexico, and now they are married. |
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Jen Snyder was first-team all-Big West in both 1996 and 1997. Her Long Beach State team made it to the Final Four in 1997. She graduated with a degree in Communications. Following graduation Snyder played professionally in Switzerland for one season. |
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Matt Olson 2008 AVP Belmar Champion made it to Manhattan Beach Final in 2009 2007 Olson was fifth in hitting percentage (.427) and ninth in kill percentage (.556) on the AVP Tour. Between the 2004 and 2005 seasons, he competed on the Australian national tour, winning one event. |
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Megan Wallin is a rising star on the AVP Tour. 2005 Graduated from Michigan State University earning degrees in both Business and Marketing 2008 was her first year on the AVP tour 2009 13th place finish, her personal best, in the Muskegon, Michigan 2010 Selected to represent the USA as the only women’s team to compete in the NORCEA Cayman Islands event. |
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Michelle Williams 2005 ranked 10th in blocks on the AVP Tour 2006 she was 10th in kills 2006 finished as the ninth ranked team |
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Paige Davis 2004 graduated from the UV with a B.A. in Psychology A four-year starter, 1,000 in both career digs & kills ranked in the top 10 in career kills, digs and aces All-ACC Freshman team 2003 All-American honors |
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Suzanne Stonebarger 2006, they finished as the ninth ranked team on tou. Stonebarger ended the 2006 season with the second-most digs on the AVP tour Suzanne recently launched a skin care line, Signature 23 www.signature23.com |
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Ty Loomis Is one of the AVP Tour leaders in aces.2005 Won the Australian Championships Loomis played at Cal-Irvine, where he led the 1999-2000 team in kills. www.tyloomis.com |
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Aaron Wachtfogel U.S. National Team as a libero 2004 U.S. Amateur Champion. In his rookie season he finished in the top ten twice, once in the AVP Belmar Open and once in the season ending AVP Chicago Open, 2006 finished top 10 12 times 7th on the tour in kills 9th in kill percentage |
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Canyon Ceman has recently retired after a 16-year career that made him a beach volleyball icon. 2007 Inducted Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame 2000 Most Outstanding Player on the AVP 2002 Best Setter on the AVP |
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David Swatik 1999 3 domestic titles Swatik 1999 “King of the Beach” |

































