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Most Notable

  • Volleyball icon Partnered with Andy Benesh since 2022
  • Volleyball icon Former partners include: Phil Dalhausser (2003-05, 2015-21); Ryan Doherty (2014); Theo Brunner (2013); Matt Fuerbringer (2010-12); Brad Keenan (2009); Sean Scott (2008)
  • Volleyball icon 2016, 2020 Olympian with Phil Dalhausser
  • Volleyball icon USAV Beach Team of the Year - 2015 with Phil Dalhausser
  • Volleyball icon USAV Men's Beach Player of the Year - 2015

Events

  • 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games - 9T with Phil Dalhausser
  • Medal 2021 FIVB Cancun Hub Tournament 3 - Bronze with Phil Dalhausser...was pair's 20th FIVB medal
  • flag icon 2021 FIVB Doha - Fourth with Phil Dalhausser
  • flag icon 2020 FIVB Doha - T5th with Phil Dalhausser
  • Medal 2019 FIVB Doha - Silver with Phil Dalhausser
  • flag icon 2019 FIVB Jinjiang - T5th with Phil Dalhausser
  • flag icon 2019 World Championships - T5th with Phil Dalhausser
  • Medal Top 2018 finishes with Phil Dalhausser include: FIVB Fort Lauderdale - Gold; FIVB Doha - 4th; and FIVB Gstaad - T5th
  • flag icon 2017 FIVB World Championships - T5th with Phil Dalhausser
  • Medal 2017 FIVB World Tour Finals - Gold with Phil Dalhausser
  • Olympic Rings 2016 Olympic Games - T5th with Phil Dalhausser
  • flag icon 2015 FIVB World Championships - Fourth with Theo Brunner
  • Medal 2015 FIVB World Tour Finals - Silver with Phil Dalhausser
  • Medal 2015 FIVB Xiamen - Gold with Phil Dalhausser ... his first World Tour gold

Personal Highlights

  • Volleyball icon Born in 1979
  • Volleyball icon Married to former pro beach player Brooke Niles; two sons, Gunnar and Cole
  • Volleyball icon Earned a sports management degree from Florida State
  • Volleyball icon Sister, Lauren, played soccer at Florida Atlantic
  • On wanting to pair with good friend Phil Dalhausser again in 2015..."For 10 years, I was trying to play with Phil again. In my mind, he was the best blocker in the world. We had chemistry. But I never asked him once to play together during those 10 years, until [2015],"