Jake Gibb
Resides: Costa Mesa, Calif.
Height: 6-7
College: University of Utah
Current Coach: Mike Dodd
Olympic Experience: 2008 Men's Beach Volleyball
Web Site: www.jakegibb.com
View Jake's complete statistics at BVBInfo.com
PERSONAL: Born Jacob Spiker Gibb on Feb. 6, 1980, in Bountiful, Utah... Parents are Lawrence and Saundra Gibb... Jake and his twin brother Coleman are the youngest of 11 children (six boys, five girls)... Jake's wife's name is Jane. They were married in 2000... Jake attended Bountiful High School... He graduated from Utah in 2002 with a business degree... His hobbies are playing golf and basketball... Jake didn't start playing volleyball until he turned 21 and formed a beach volleyball team with Coleman... Jake likes to listen to Jack Johnson... His favorite movie is American Beauty... His favorite TV show is Curb Your Enthusiasm... Jake's father is his role model.
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011- Jake Gibb and partner Sean Rosenthal finished 17th in the season opener in Brazil, then rebounded in Shanghai with their first semifinal appearance since May 2009, ending a drought of 15 straight events without playing for a medal... 2010 – Jake and partner Sean Rosenthal competed in 10 FIVB events, finishing fifth four times (Prague Open [6/15-20] and FIVB Grand Slams in Gstaad [7/6-11], Klagenfurt [7/27-8/1] and Stare Jablonki [8/3-8])… They also finished ninth three times and 17th three times. The team finished with total winnings of $40,850. 2009 – Jake and partner Sean Rosenthal played six FIVB international tournaments, with their best finish a third at Myslowice, Poland (5/26-31). They won $24,972... While Sean was injured, Jake partnered with Matt Olsen for the AVP Crocs Tour World Challenge - USA vs. Brazil presented by Sanderson Ford in Glendale, Ariz. (9/25-27). The U.S. team defeated Brazil. Jake and Matt went 1-3. 2008 – Jake and partner Sean Rosenthal, ranked seventh, finished the 2008 Olympic Games tied for fifth after losing to Brazil's third-seeded Ricardo Santos and Emanuel Rego, 21-18, 21-16, in the quarterfinals. They finished with a record of 4-1. Gibb was eighth among all blockers with 19 blocks in five matches... Jake and Sean competed in eight FIVB events in 2008 as part of the Olympic qualifying process. They won the SWATCH FIVB World Tour event in Prague (May 6-11) but did not reach another podium... They secured the United States' second Olympic berth at the match in Moscow (July 1-6). Although Jake and Sean finished 17th, they accumulated enough points to stay ahead of Matt Fuerbringer and Casey Jennings. Jake and Sean have earned $42,650 on the FIVB tour this year. 2007 – Jake and Sean played in six international events, with fifth being their best finish. They won $26,950; 2006 – Jake and Sean played in six international events, winning one and finishing second twice. They won $53,225; 2005 – Jake and Stein Metzger played in seven FIVB tournaments, finishing second once and third twice. They won $48,375.
DOMESTIC HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – Jake and partner Sean Rosenthal played in six AVP events before the tour ceased operations on Aug. 13. Their best finish was second in Santa Barbara (4/29-5/2)… They finished third at Huntington Beach (6/3-6) and long Beach (7/24-25)… They won a total of $22,850… Jake finished the season partnered with Casey Jennings at the "Cincinnati Pro Beach Volleyball Players Championship" on Sept. 3-5 in Cincinnati, Ohio, where they finished third. 2009 – Jake and Sean Rosenthal played in 14 summer AVP tournaments and won one, gaining their first Manhattan Beach Open title as a team (Jake won with Stein Metzger in 2005). The pair also had for second-places and five thirds, good for $101,190. They finished the season ranked fifth. 2008 – Jake and Sean played in 12 summer AVP events and won three of them with three second places and two thirds. They won $96,500. They also won three out of seven Hot Winter Nights tournaments, good for $24,500... They won the AVP Cuervo Tournament and pocketed $12,500. 2007 – Jake and Sean played 17 AVP events, winning two, finishing second seven times and finishing third twice. They won $108,900. 2006 – Jake and Sean played 16 AVP events, winning one - the very first event they played together - finishing second five times and finishing third once. They won $95,650. 2005 – Jake and Stein Metzger played in 14 AVP events, winning four to lead the tour, finishing second three times and placing third five times. They won $110,950. 2004 – Jake and Adam Jewell played in 11 tournaments, winning one, finishing second twice and finishing third four times. They won $46,145. 2003 – Jake played eight AVP events with Ty Loomis and Adam Jewell. He finished third one time with Jewell. His partnerships won him $8,675. 2000-02 – Jake and Mike Daniel played 14 events but did not reach the top 10. They won a total of $825.
PARTNERS: 2010 - Sean Rosenthal. 2009 - Sean Rosenthal. 2008 - Sean Rosenthal 2007 - Sean Rosenthal 2006 - Sean Rosenthal. 2005 - Stein Metzger. 2004 - Adam Jewell. 2003 - Adam Jewell/Ty Loomis. 2002 - Mike Daniel. 2001 - Mike Daniel. 2000 - Mike Daniel.
HONORS: 2005 - AVP Most Valuable Player; AVP Team of the Year with Stein Metzger; FIVB Top Rookie. 2004 - AVP Most Improved Player.
