Sean Rosenthal
Resides: Corona Del Mar, Calif.
Height: 6-3
College: None
Olympic Experience: 2008 men's beach volleyball
View Sean's complete statistics at BVBInfo.com
PERSONAL: Born Sean Michael Rosenthal on June 19, 1980 in Torrance, Calif. ... Mother's name is Laura Hurlburt... Sean has five brothers and one sister... Sean attended Redondo Beach Union High School and graduated in 1998... He did not play organized volleyball, but grew up playing beach volleyball... Rosenthal made his AVP debut as a 17-year old in 1997... He enjoys playing all sports, especially golf and basketball.... He has a local legion of fans in the South Bay, known as "Rosie's Raiders."... He trains regularly in Hermosa Beach... Sean's nickname on the AVP tour is Superman… Sean had surgery to repair ligaments in his right wrist at the end of the 2009 season.
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011- Sean Rosenthal and partner Jake Gibb 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 – Sean and partner Jake Gibb 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 and a main draw match record of 27-20. 2009 – Sean and partner Jake Gibb competed in six FIVB World Tour events, with their best finish a third place in Myslowice, Poland. They placed ninth at the World Championship. They won $24,975. 2008 – Sean and partner Jake Gibb, 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. Sean was fourth among all diggers in the tournament with 38 digs in five matches. He was 12th among hitters with 73 kills... Sean and partner Jake Gibb 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 – Sean and Jake played in six international events, with fifth being their best finish. They won $26,950; 2006 – Sean and Jake played in six international events, winning one and finishing second twice. They won $53,225;
DOMESTIC HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – Sean and partner Jake Gibb 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. 2009 – Sean and Jake Gibb 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 – Sean and Jake 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 – Sean and Jake played 17 AVP events, winning two, finishing second seven times and finishing third twice. They won $108,900. 2006 – Sean and Jake 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 – Sean and Larry Witt played 14 AVP tournaments, finishing second once and third four times. They won $59,200. 2004 – Sean and Larry Witt played in 12 tournaments, winning one, finishing second twice and finishing third once. They won $31,410. 2003 – Sean and Larry Witt played in nine AVP events, winning one and finishing third twice. They won $22,895. 2000-02 – Sean and a variety of partners played 20 events but did not reach the podium. Combined, they won $12,720. 1997 – Sean was 16 when he made his AVP debut with Dale Smith.
PARTNERS: 2010 - Jake Gibb. 2009 – Jake Gibb. 2008 - Jake Gibb. 2007 - Jake Gibb. 2006 – Jake Gibb. 2005 - Larry Witt. 2004 - Larry Witt. 2003 - Larry Witt. 2002 - Mark Williams. 2001 - Casey Jennings/Jeff Carlucci/Mark Williams 2000 - Jeff Carlucci.
HONORS: 2007 - AVP Best Defensive Player. 2006 - FIVB Top Rookie. 2002 - AVP Best Server.
