Todd Rogers

Professional beach volleyball player Todd Rogers was selected to join the U.S. Olympic volleyball team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.¹ Rogers and partner Phil Dalhausser won a gold medal in the men's beach volleyball event on August 22, 2008.²

Fast Facts

1. Born: September 30, 1973³
2. Birthplace: Santa Barbara, California¹
3. Resides: Solvang, California³
4. Height: 6'2"¹
5. Weight: 285 lbs¹
6. Spouse: Melissa³
7. Children: Hannah, Nate³
8. High school: San Marcos High School³
9. College: University of California, Santa Barbara⁴

Volleyball Career

Rogers joined the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) in 1995, while attending the University of California, Santa Barbara.⁴ In 1997, he was named the AVP's Rookie of the Year. He joined his current partner, Phil Dalhausser, in 2006.¹ They won the AVP Crocs Cup Championship and were selected as the AVP Team of the Year in 2007. Rogers is also a four-time AVP Best Defensive Player, the 2006 AVP MVP and the 2006 AVP "God of the Beach."⁵ Additionally, he served as an assistant volleyball coach at the University of California, Santa Barbara from 2000 to 2005.³

Career Highlights

• 1997: AVP Rookie of the Year⁵
• 2004: AVP Best Defensive Player⁵
• 2005: AVP Best Defensive Player, FIVB Best Setter⁵
• 2006: AVP Best Defensive Player, AVP MVP, "God of the Beach," FIVB Best Defensive Player⁵
• 2007: AVP Best Defensive Player, FIVB Best Defensive Player⁵
• 2007: AVP Crocs Cup Champion, AVP Team of the Year⁵
• 2008: Summer Olympics, gold medal²

Timeline

• 1993-96: University of California, Santa Barbara⁴
• 1995-present: Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP)⁵
• 1997-present: Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB)⁵
• 2008: Summer Olympics¹

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Phil Dalhausser | Volleyball | Summer Olympics 2008 | Olympic Volleyball | US Olympic Volleyball 2008 | University of California, Santa Barbara | Kerri Walsh | Misty May-Treanor | Jake Gibb | Sean Rosenthal

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