10-24-2024, 09:53 PM
1. U. S. Men's volleyball team featuring Stanford alum Erik Shiji ('12) and assistant coach Matt Fuerbringer ('97) swept Italy, 25-23, 30-18, 26-24 to win the Olympic bronze medal. Shoji holds rally-scoring NCAA records for career digs (1,402) and digs per set (3.16).
Shoji Secures Second Bronze - Stanford Cardinal - Official Athletics Website
Incidentally, Justin Lui, Stanford's libero from 2020-23 represented Team Canada at the 2024 Olympics. Lui is the 11th Cardinal to participate in the Men's Volleyball competition at the Olympics.
Lui Named to Olympic Roster - Stanford Cardinal - Official Athletics Website
2. Coach Fuerbringer is part of the Stanford Hall of Fame Class of 2024. His profile:
• Men’s Volleyball • 1994-97
• Member of 1997 NCAA championship team
• AVCA National Freshman of the Year (1994)
• 4-time AVCA All-American (1994-97)
• MPSF Freshman of the Year (1994) and member of 1997 MPSF championship team
• School record holder in career and single-season kills
• Assistant coach of United States Men’s National Team (2013-20, 2022-present), helping lead the Americans to bronze medals in 2016 and 2024
• AVP Rookie of the Year (2003) who won eight beach volleyball tournaments and reached career-high No. 5 world ranking
• Head coach of League One Volleyball (LOVB) Madison, a U.S. women’s professional team opening its inaugural season in Jan. 2025
3. 12 Stanford MVB players made the Pac-12 academic honor roll, and Stanford's MVB (and WVB and Beach VB) teams were all honored by the AVCA as recipients of the AVCA Team Academic Award. Stanford is the only university in the country to have all three teams so named.
Triple Threat - Stanford Cardinal - Official Athletics Website
Shoji Secures Second Bronze - Stanford Cardinal - Official Athletics Website
Incidentally, Justin Lui, Stanford's libero from 2020-23 represented Team Canada at the 2024 Olympics. Lui is the 11th Cardinal to participate in the Men's Volleyball competition at the Olympics.
Lui Named to Olympic Roster - Stanford Cardinal - Official Athletics Website
2. Coach Fuerbringer is part of the Stanford Hall of Fame Class of 2024. His profile:
• Men’s Volleyball • 1994-97
• Member of 1997 NCAA championship team
• AVCA National Freshman of the Year (1994)
• 4-time AVCA All-American (1994-97)
• MPSF Freshman of the Year (1994) and member of 1997 MPSF championship team
• School record holder in career and single-season kills
• Assistant coach of United States Men’s National Team (2013-20, 2022-present), helping lead the Americans to bronze medals in 2016 and 2024
• AVP Rookie of the Year (2003) who won eight beach volleyball tournaments and reached career-high No. 5 world ranking
• Head coach of League One Volleyball (LOVB) Madison, a U.S. women’s professional team opening its inaugural season in Jan. 2025
3. 12 Stanford MVB players made the Pac-12 academic honor roll, and Stanford's MVB (and WVB and Beach VB) teams were all honored by the AVCA as recipients of the AVCA Team Academic Award. Stanford is the only university in the country to have all three teams so named.
Triple Threat - Stanford Cardinal - Official Athletics Website
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