April 16, 2024

Beach Update: Olympic Points on the Line at Elite16 Tepic

In the latest beach update, a gold medal for Trevor Crabb and Theo Brunner at Challenge Guadalajara vaults them into the top spot for the U.S. men’s provisional Olympic rankings. We now look towards the next Elite16 event in Tepic, Mexico happening this week with all the top U.S. teams in the Olympic rankings. We also recap last week’s events that included a medal haul for the U.S. at all three BPT tournaments.

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Trevor Crabb and Theo Brunner win gold at 2024 BPT Guadalajara (FIVB).

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October 2, 2023

Beach Update: Kloth and Nuss Medal at Paris Elite 16

Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss earned their fifth medal on the FIVB Beach Pro Tour at Elite 16 Paris this past weekend. Kloth and Nuss took home silver, headlining a list of four U.S. teams that finished in the top-ten at the event.

September 25, 2023

Beach Update: U.S. Teams Earn Hardware in Halifax

Three U.S. pairs earned medals at BPT Futures Halifax, plus we turn our attention to the upcoming weekend of competition at Elite 16 Paris.

September 19, 2023

Beach Update: Keeter/Barnes Win 2023 Beach Collegiate Challenge

This edition of the beach update details the winners of the 2023 Men’s Beach Collegiate Challenge. We also preview coming events and check in on the latest FIVB rankings.

September 12, 2023

Beach Update: Van Gunst and Lindstrom Take Silver at BPT Miguel Pereira

In this week’s beach update, some of the best young men’s pairs from around the country are gearing up for the Men’s Beach Collegiate Challenge. Plus, we have a top finish for a U.S. Women’s Beach Pair at BPT Miguel Pereira.

September 5, 2023

Beach Update: World Championship Pools Set

2023 Beach World Championships draw ever closer, and this week's beach update checks in on the latest FIVB world rankings and sets the field for the U.S. pairs after the pools were announced last week.

August 29, 2023

Beach Update: U.S. Duos Bring Home Hardware at BPT Futures

U.S. Beach National Team stars of today gear up for the AVP Chicago Open, and an exciting new pair joins the fray for international competition. Meanwhile, the stars of tomorrow brought three medals back to the States from BPT Futures international events.

August 21, 2023

Beach Update: U.S. Pairs Shine at Stormy Manhattan Beach Open

Two major events on different sides of the beach volleyball landscape highlighted the last week, with athletes competing at the AVP Manhattan Beach Open and the BPT Elite 16 in Hamburg.

August 15, 2023

Beach Update: Top Teams Go for Gold in Hamburg

This week, FIVB Elite16 Hamburg kicks off with the top ranked U.S. Men's and Women's teams looking to bring home more hardware and improve their world rankings. It's also one of the biggest weekends on the calendar for AVP. The main draw of the Manhattan Beach Open begins on Friday and a number of U.S. National Team pairs will hope to have their names carved onto the pier as 2023 champs.

Terese Cannon, Scott Davenport and Sarah Sponcil

August 2, 2023

Davenport to Support and Coach Beach National Teams

TORRANCE, Calif. (Aug. 2, 2023) – USA Volleyball announces that it has hired Scott Davenport as its Beach National Team development coach. Davenport began his coaching career in indoor volleyball at Cal State Dominguez Hills, but quickly found his way to the beach. He began coaching for U.S. Beach National Team athletes in 2008 and...

Beach volleyball teams on the medal stand

July 31, 2023

Beach Update: Silver Streak in Montreal

The U.S. beach teams of Betsi Flint/Julia Scoles and Andy Benesh/Miles Partain each went the distance in the finals on Sunday before taking silver medals at the Pro Beach Tour Elite 16 event in Montreal, Canada

Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes

July 26, 2023

Beach Update: Big Points up for Grabs in Montreal

U.S. beach teams look to improve their rankings in the drive toward Paris 2028 this week at the Beach Pro Tour (PBT) Elite 16 event in Montréal, Canada

Trevor Crabb and Theo Brunner with their gold medals

July 18, 2023

Beach Update: Trevor Crabb, Theo Brunner Win 1st FIVB Gold in Espinho

U.S. men’s beach volleyball won a second straight international gold medal on Sunday as Theo Brunner/Trevor Crabb took the title at the Pro Beach Tour Espinho Challenge on Sunday in Portugal

Miles Partain and Andy Benesh on the podium

July 10, 2023

Beach Update: U.S. Teams Bringing More Cowbell from Gstaad

USA Volleyball beach teams are bringing home gold, silver and bronze medals and more cowbells from the Pro Beach Tour Elite 16 event in Gstaad, Switzerland on July 9

Kristen Nuss

July 4, 2023

Beach Update: Next Stop, Gstaad

As soon as the fireworks die down, consider pulling up VolleyballWorld.tv as qualifying at the Pro Beach Tour Elite 16 event in Gstaad, Switzerland begins at 11 p.m. PT on Tuesday night

Hailey Harward and Kelley Kolinske

June 15, 2023

Beach Update: Two Teams Qualify for Pan Am Games

The U.S. women’s beach team of Corinne Quiggle/Sarah Schermerhorn and the men’s beach team of Hagen Smith/Logan Webber qualified for the Pan American Games by winning the qualifier on June 13-14 in Manhattan Beach

U.S. beach teams

June 4, 2023

Beach Update: U.S. Teams Earn Silver, Bronze at Ostrava

U.S beach teams won silver and bronze medals on Sunday at Beach Pro Tour Elite 16 event in Ostrava, Czech Republic.Terese Cannon/Sarah Sponcil took the women’s silver medal. Andy Benesh/Miles Partain won the men’s bronze.

Kelly Cheng attacks vs Taryn Kloth

May 30, 2023

Beach Update: 11 U.S. Teams in Ostrava for Elite 16

Eleven U.S. beach volleyball teams are in Ostrava, Czech Republic this week for the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Elite 16 tournament, which begins on Wednesday and runs through Sunday

Cody Caldwell and Chase Frishman

April 24, 2023

Beach Update: U.S. Teams Mine Gold and Silver in Aguascalientes

U.S. beach teams won gold and silver medals at the opening 2023 NORCECA Beach Tour event on Sunday in Aguascalientes, Mexico

Miles Evans and Chase Budinger

April 17, 2023

Beach Update: Budinger/Evans Secure Silver in Saquarema

The U.S. beach team of Chase Budinger/Miles Evans fought through the qualifier, battled to the final and took the silver medal at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Saquarema Challenge on Sunday in Brazil.

Taylor Crabb and Taylor Sander

April 12, 2023

Beach Update: Six U.S. Teams in Brazil for Saquarema Challenge

Four U.S. men’s beach teams and two U.S. women’s teams are scheduled to begin play on Thursday in the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Challenge event on April 13-16 in Saquarema, Brazil

Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes

March 27, 2023

Cheng/Hughes on Top Again at Tepic Elite16

Kelly Cheng/Sara Hughes won their fourth title on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour since they reunited four months ago when they beat Brazil’s Eduarda ‘Duda’ Lisboa and Ana Patrícia Ramos on Sunday in the final of the Tepic Elite16 in Mexico