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High School

Palos Verdes HS

Height

6-9

College

USC '17

Hometown

Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.

USAV Region

Southern California

CareerTimeline

Most Notable

  • Volleyball icon Professional beach volleyball athlete since 2018 ... made FIVB debut in 2021
  • Volleyball icon Has partnered in FIVB play with Miles Partain (2022) and Billy Allen
  • Volleyball icon Played indoor volleyball professionally in Switzerland
  • Volleyball icon Played indoor volleyball at USC 2014-17
  • Volleyball icon Member of 2014 and 2015 U.S. Men's U21 National Teams

Events

  • 2024 Paris Olympics - T5th with Miles Partain
  • flag icon 2024 BPT Vienna Elite 16 - T5th with Miles Partain
  • flag icon 2024 BPT Gstaad Elite 16 - T9th with Miles Partain
  • Medal 2024 BPT Ostrava Elite 16 - Bronze with Miles Partain
  • flag icon 2024 BPT Espinho Elite 16 - T9th with Miles Partain
  • flag icon 2024 BPT Brasilia Elite 16 - T5th with Miles Partain
  • flag icon 2024 BPT Tepic Elite 16 - T9th with Miles Partain
  • Medal 2023 NORCECA Beach Final - Bronze with Miles Partain
  • flag icon 2023 Beach Pro Tour Finals - T9th with Miles Partain
  • flag icon 2023 Beach World Championships - T5th with Miles Partain
  • flag icon 2023 Paris Elite 16 - T9th with Miles Partain
  • flag icon 2023 Hamburg Elite 16 - T5th with Miles Partain
  • Medal 2023 Montreal Elite 16 - Silver with Miles Partain
  • Medal 2023 Gstaad Elite 16 - Gold with Miles Partain
  • Medal NORCECA Punta Cana - Silver with Miles Partain
  • Medal 2023 Ostrava Elite 16 - Bronze with Miles Partain
  • flag icon 2023 BPT Challenge Saquarema - 4th with Miles Partain
  • flag icon 2023 BPT Challenge Itapema - T5th with Miles Partain
  • flag icon 2022 BPT Dubai Challenge No. 2 - T9th with Miles Partain
  • Medal 2022 BPT Dubai Challenge No. 1 - Gold with Miles Partain
  • flag icon 2022 BPT Maldives Challenge - T5th with Miles Partain
  • flag icon 2022 BPT Paris Elite 16 - T25th with Miles Evans
  • flag icon 2022 BPT Morocco Challenge - T9th with Miles Evans
  • flag icon 2022 BPT Espinho Challenge - T9th with Miles Evans
  • Medal 2022 BPT Songkhla Futures - Silver with Miles Evans
  • flag icon 2021 FIVB Rubavu - T17th with Billy Allen
  • flag icon 2021 FIVB Cancun #2 - international debut
  • flag icon 2015 FIVB U21 World Championships - with Men's U21 National Team (indoor)
  • Medal 2015 NORCECA Pan American Cup - Silver with Men's U21 National Team (indoor)
  • Medal 2014 NORCECA Men's U21 Continental Championship - Bronze with Men's U21 National Team

Personal Highlights

  • Volleyball icon Born in 1995
  • Volleyball icon Parents are Cheryl and Chad
  • Volleyball icon Majored in communication at USC
  • Volleyball icon Played at Southern California Volleyball Club ... led to SCVB to 17U gold at 2012 USAV Junior National Championships
  • Volleyball icon Also participated in 2012 High Performance Championships, making the all-tournament team

Related Links

Beach Volleyball Database
USC Bio

Andy on the USA Volleyball Show

Andy in the News

GOLD! Andy Benesh, Miles Partain shock the beach volleyball world with Gstaad Elite16 win
Andy Benesh: Most improved blocker in the world helping to revive USA beach volleyball
Benesh and Partain win fairytale Gstaad gold
USC Men’s Volleyball Alum Andy Benesh Claims Elite 16 Gold in Gstaad
SANDCAST: Andy Benesh: Playing with the GOATs and winning AVPs

 

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  • “The amount of exits Miles has missed from us talking about volleyball — one time we drove north of L.A. and he was supposed to drop me off in Torrance. We went 45 minutes too far."Andy on discussing volleyball with partner Miles Partain while driving to and from training.