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Member of U.S. Men's National Team since 2015 (at age 18)
Played professionally in Italy since 2019
Won 2018 and '19 NCAA National Championships with Long Beach State
2017 and 2019 AVCA Player of the Year... four-time AVCA First Team All-American in college
Represented U.S. on Boys Youth National Team (indoor) and Beach U19 National Team
Joined USAV Pipeline in 2011
2023 Olympic Qualifier - Gold
2023 NORCECA Continental Championship - Gold
2023 Volleyball Nations League Final - Silver
2023 Volleyball Nations League Weeks One, Two, and Three
2022 FIVB World Championship - 6th
2022 FIVB Volleyball Nations League Final Round - Silver
2022 FIVB Volleyball Nations League Weeks Two and Three
2021 Tokyo Olympic Games - 10th
2021 FIVB Volleyball Nations League Preliminary Round - 7th
2019 FIVB World Cup - Bronze
2018 FIVB Volleyball Nations League Final Round - Bronze
2015 Pan American Games - U.S. Men's National Team Debut - 6th
2014 NORCECA Boys Youth U19 Continental Championship - Gold; MVP; Best Spiker
2014 FIVB Beach U19 World Championship - with Louis Richard
2014 Youth Olympic Games (beach) - with Louis Richard
2013 FIVB Beach U19 World Championship - with Lucas Yoder
Born in 1997
Parents are Torey and Gina. T.J. was one of six siblings who all played volleyball and all have names starting with T... sister Teagan represented U.S. on 2019 Beach U21 National Team and played beach for Grand Canyon University
Sister Teagan played women's beach volleyball at Grand Canyon University and competed at the U21 World Championships
At 24, DeFalco and teammate Kyle Ensing were the youngest players on the U.S. team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
TJ competed in beach volleyball at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games and at the U19 World Championships
Played junior volleyball at Huntington Beach Club
Won four medals (two gold) at the USA Volleyball Boys Junior National Championships from 2011-14...named Tournament MVP in 2013 and 2014
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