United States national beach volleyball team

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

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Tournament record

Summer Olympics

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

Gold medal icon.svg  Gold (Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes)
Silver medal icon.svg Silver (Mike Dodd and Mike Whitmarsh)

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

Gold medal icon.svg  Gold (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh)
Silver medal icon.svg Silver (April Ross and Jennifer Kessy)

did not medal
2016

Bronze medal icon.svg  Bronze (April Ross and Kerri Walsh-Jennings)

did not medal
2020

Gold medal icon.svg  Gold (April Ross and Alix Klineman)

did not medal

World Championship

World Championship record
YearU.S. Women's Beach FinishesU.S. Men's Beach Finishes
1997 Silver medal icon.svg Silver (Lisa Arce and Holly McPeak) [2]

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

1999

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

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

Gold medal icon.svg Gold (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh) [10]

did not medal [11]
2007

Gold medal icon.svg Gold (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh) [12]

Gold medal icon.svg Gold (Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers) [13]
2009

Gold medal icon.svg Gold (Jennifer Kessy and April Ross) [14]

Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze (Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers) [15]
2011

Silver medal icon.svg 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 medal icon.svg Silver (Lauren Fendrick and April Ross) [22] did not medal [23]
2019 Silver medal icon.svg Silver (Alix Klineman and April Ross) [24] did not medal [25]

Pan American Games

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

Current women's roster

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

NameBirth date and ageHeightHometownCollege
Terese Cannon October 1, 1995 (age 28)6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) Pittsford, New York USC
Kelly Claes September 18, 1995 (age 28) [27] 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Placentia, California USC
Emily Day August 9, 1987 (age 36)6 ft 1 in (1.86 m) Torrance, California Loyola Marymount
Lauren Fendrick March 20, 1982 (age 42)6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Carlsbad, California UCLA
Betsi Flint August 13, 1992 (age 31)5 ft 10 in (1.79 m) Phoenix, Arizona Loyola Marymount
Sara Hughes February 14, 1995 (age 29)5 ft 10 in (1.79 m) Costa Mesa, California USC
Alix Klineman December 30, 1989 (age 34)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Manhattan Beach, California Stanford
Taryn Kloth April 10, 1997 (age 26)6 ft 4 in (1.92 m) Sioux Falls, South Dakota Creighton/LSU
Kelley Larsen Kolinske May 3, 1992 (age 31)6 ft 2 in (1.87 m) San Diego, California Pepperdine
Zana Muno May 13, 1996 (age 27)5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) New Orleans, Louisiana UCLA
Kristen Nuss April 10, 1997 (age 26)5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sioux Falls, South Dakota LSU
Corinne Quiggle December 20, 1992 (age 31)5 ft 10 in (1.79 m) Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida Pepperdine
April Ross June 20, 1982 (age 41)6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Costa Mesa, California USC
Sarah Schermerhorn November 23, 1988 (age 35)6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Colfax, North Carolina Elon
Savvy Simo September 8, 1998 (age 25)5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Rancho Santa Fe, California UCLA
Sarah Sponcil August 16, 1996 (age 27)5 ft 10 in (1.79 m) Phoenix, Arizona Loyola Marymount/UCLA
Emily Stockman June 6, 1988 (age 35)6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Colorado Springs, Colorado Winthrop/Wichita State
Torrey Van Winden May 29, 1998 (age 25)6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Napa, California UCLA/Cal Poly/Florida State
Kerri Walsh Jennings August 15, 1978 (age 45)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Saratoga, California Stanford

Current men's roster

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

NameBirth date and ageHeightHometownCollegeRef.
Andy Benesh March 14, 1995 (age 29)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Rancho Palos Verdes, California USC
Tri Bourne June 20, 1989 (age 34)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Honolulu, Hawaii USC
Theo Brunner March 17, 1985 (age 39)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Ridgefield, Connecticut UC Santa Barbara
Chase Budinger May 22, 1988 (age 35)6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Encinitas, California Arizona
Evan Cory November 14, 1997 (age 26)6 ft 4 in (1.92 m) Metairie, Louisiana Lincoln Memorial [28]
Taylor Crabb January 26, 1992 (age 32)6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Honolulu, Hawaii Long Beach State [29]
Trevor Crabb September 5, 1989 (age 34)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Honolulu, Hawaii Puget Sound/Long Beach State [30]
Miles Evans November 12, 1989 (age 34)6 ft 4 in (1.92 m) Santa Barbara, California UC Santa Barbara [31]
Troy Field December 21, 1993 (age 30)6 ft 4 in (1.92 m) Laguna Beach, California Saddleback [32]
Miles Partain December 18, 2001 (age 22)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Pacific Palisades, California UCLA [33]
Taylor Sander March 17, 1992 (age 32)6 ft 4 in (1.92 m) Huntington Beach, California BYU
Chaim Schalk April 23, 1986 (age 37)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Red Deer, Canada Red Deer/Trinity Western
James Shaw March 5, 1994 (age 30)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Woodside, California Stanford
Logan Webber October 29, 1995 (age 28)6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Grand Rapids, Michigan Cincinnati Christian [34]
Dave Wieczorek 1996 (age 2728)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Chicago, Illinois Pepperdine

See also

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