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2015 Usc Men's V 5 Usc Men's V 5 Usc Men's Volleyball 2020151 USC5 MEN’S USC VOLLEYBALL MEN'S VOLLEYBALL 4 NCAA Championships - 14 Final Fours - 18 Olympians - 33 All-Americans - 7 College Players of the Year VB Canada Photo Best Setter, Best Server FIVB Photo Team Gold Medal NORCECA Championships SETTER MICAH CHRISTENSON 2014 All-American First Team 2014 Lloy Ball Award Winner 2013-14 USA National Team Starter 2014 World League Gold Medalist 2013 NORCECA Gold Medalist PAGE 48 2015 USC MEN’S VOLLEYBALL 2015 USC MEN’S2015 VOLLEYBALL USC MEN’S VOLLEYBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Yr. Hometown (High School/Last School) 1 Jon Rivera 6-5 195 OPP Fr. San Juan, Puerto Rico (Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola) 2 Chris Lischke 6-8 215 MB Sr. St. Louis, MO (DeSmet) 3 Riley Mallon 6-3 165 DS-L Fr.* Manhattan Beach (Mira Costa) 4 Brooks Varni 6-2 175 L Jr. Manhattan Beach (Mira Costa) 5 Micah Christenson 6-6 195 S Sr. Honolulu, HI (Kamehameha-Kapalama) 6 Vinnie Rios 5-9 155 DS-L So.* Torrance (South Torrance/Pepperdine) 7 Lucas Yoder 6-4 170 OH So. San Clemente (San Clemente) 8 Michael Mullahey 6-5 195 S So.* Manhattan Beach (Loyola) 9 Alex Slaught 6-4 190 OH Jr. La Canada Flintridge (Loyola) 10 Cristian Rivera 6-6 215 OPP Sr. San Juan, Puerto Rico (Colegio San Jose) 12 Larry Tuileta 6-2 200 OH Fr. Honolulu, HI (Punahou) 13 Jack Wyett 6-4 185 OH Fr. Laguna Beach (Laguna Beach) 14 Christopher Orenic 6-3 170 OH So.* Manhattan Beach (Mira Costa) 15 Jack Yoder 6-3 205 S Fr.* San Clemente (San Clemente) 16 Robert Feathers 6-8 225 MB Sr. Pacific Palisades (Loyola) 18 Josh Kirchner 6-6 190 OP Jr. Sussex, WI (Hamilton) 19 Conor Inlow 6-6 195 OH Fr. Manhattan Beach (Mira Costa) 20 Tyler Cundiff 6-6 210 MB Jr.* Honolulu, HI (Iolani) 22 Tommy Leonard 6-8 215 MB Jr. Barrington, IL (Barrington) 23 Andy Benesh 6-8 195 MB So. Rancho Palos Verdes (Palos Verdes) *Used up redshirt year Head Coach: Bill Ferguson (ninth year) Assistant Coaches: Jeff Nygaard (fifth year), Cameron Green (fourth year) Volunteer Coach: John Xie (fourth year) Technical Coordinator/Director of Operations: Jason Kennedy (fourth year) Athletic Trainer: Lisa Noceti-DeWit Strength and Conditioning Coach: Brent Metz Team Consultant: Dr. Ken Ravizza Team Captains: Micah Christenson, Chris Lischke, Brooks Varni Top Row (left to right): Volunteer Assistant Coach John Xie, Assistant Coach Jeff Nygaard, Jon Rivera, Conor Inlow, Michael Mullahey, Tyler Cundiff, Tommy Leonard, Head Coach Bill Ferguson, Robert Feathers, Cristian Rivera, Andy Benesh, Josh Kirchner, Alex Slaught, Assistant Coach Cameron Green, Strength and Conditioning Brent Metz. Bottom Row (left to right): Technical Coordinator/Director of Operations Jason Kennedy, Jack Wyett, Riley Mallon, Lucas Yoder, Chris Lischke, PAGEMicah 46 Christenson, Brooks Varni, Jack Yoder, Christopher Orenic, Vinnie Rios, Athletic Trainer Lisa Nocetti-DeWit Not Pictured: Larry Tuileta 2015 USC MEN’S VOLLEYBALL 2015 USC MEN’S VOLLEYBALL SEASON OUTLOOK After a two-year absence, the USC men’s volleyball team is ready to “Michael has established himself as our setter in waiting,” said make a run at returning to the NCAA Championships. In fact, the 2015 Ferguson. “He would start for most teams in our league. He also has a version of the Trojans appears similar in makeup to the 2012 squad that tremendous serve and is a good blocking presence at the net. Jack made USC’s last NCAA trip, which was the third in a four-year span for improved immensely in the fall. On any other team in the league, he would a program that claims four NCAA titles and 14 NCAA Final Four appearances play a significant role.” in its history. USC is deep and experienced at middle blocker. Robert Feathers, “This team is very similar to our 2012 team that won the MPSF regular a 6-8 senior who started in 2012 (when he was the National Blocker of the season title and advanced to the NCAA Championship match,” said ninth- Year) and in 2013 then was a backup last season, appears ready to year head coach Bill Ferguson. “We have very similar personnel with resume a starting role. A career .380 hitter with 248 blocks, he hit a USC very similar abilities.” rally scoring era record .453 last year. Sophomore Four starters return from 2014, including one of Andy Benesh, at 6-8, was a 2014 Freshman All- the world’s top setters and two Freshmen All- American first team honoree while starting all season. Americans. There also is experience and depth at He led USC’s regulars in hitting percentage (.443) and every position. In all, 12 players on USC’s 20-man blocks (91) while also getting 190 kills and 60 digs. 2015 roster got into matches last season, including He played with the U.S. Junior National Team this past 10 who saw significant playing time. summer. “This team has the best culture and chemistry of “Robert had the best off-season of any player any team I’ve had here,” said Ferguson, a two-time I’ve ever coached,” said Ferguson. “He is ready to AVCA National Coach of the Year who has guided USC to three trips to the NCAA Championships, two have a season similar to his dominating freshman Mountain Pacific Sports Federation regular season year. He’s healthy and in the best shape of his career. crowns and an MPSF tourney title while going 11-6 His hard work this summer is paying off. Andy is a against crosstown rival UCLA. “It is the tightest-knit fierce competitor and one of the best all-around team I’ve had, the most self-motivated, the most self- middle blockers in the league. He can affect a match aware and the most selfless. The players understand as an attacker and as a blocker. He had a fantastic their individual roles better than any group I’ve ever freshman year.” had. Also competing for time in the middle are 6-8 “This also is the best serving team I’ve had at senior Chris Lischke, who had 16 starts last year, USC. We have the ability to score points from the and juniors Tommy Leonard, who at 6-8 has 11 service line with just about everyone in the lineup. career starts (including nine last season), and 6-6 This team will have a faster offense than we’ve had Tyler Cundiff, who has yet to play at USC. in recent years. It also has the ability to defend, dig Micah Christenson “Chris is our best blocker,” said Ferguson. “He and transition well.” once again will play a key role on our team as a leader off the court and Last year, USC nearly tripled its 2013 win total by going 16-11 overall as a player on the court. He should see significant action. Tommy gives (14-10 in the MPSF) and finished with a No. 10 national ranking. The Trojans us the best depth of any middle blocking corps in the country. He’d start posted wins over eventual NCAA champion Loyola Chicago and five other on many teams. He’s a tremendous attacker and he continues to improve Top 8-ranked squads. as a blocker. Tyler has improved immensely and is healthy for the first time USC must replace four-year starters at opposite hitter (Tanner in a year. He will continue to be a solid contributor for us on and off the Jansen) and libero (2014 All-American second teamer Henry Cassiday), court.” as well as versatile Maddison McKibbin, who had 50 career starts at 3 Cristian Rivera, a 6-6 senior with 26 career starts at opposite hitter positions, including on the outside last season. and outside hitter, has emerged as the likely starter at opposite. He had The Trojans will revolve around 6-6 senior setter Micah Christenson, seven starts there in 2014 and posted 89 kills, 37 digs and 14 blocks overall. a three-year starter who was a 2014 All-American first teamer when he Junior Josh Kirchner, at 6-6, has switched from middle blocker (where won the Lloy Ball Award (as the nation’s top collegiate setter) and then he has 13 career starts) to opposite hitter and has taken well to the move. started for the U.S. National Team that won the FIVB World League gold Jon Rivera, a 6-5 freshman who like Cristian Rivera hails from Puerto medal. Last season, he led the nation in assists average (11.62), and also Rico (they are not related), is also in the conversation at opposite hitter. led USC in assists (1,046) and aces (25) and was second in digs (210) and He led his Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola High School team to a pair of blocks (51). national championships and was his league’s Player of the Year as a “Micah has the potential to be one of the best setters ever at USC, a senior. He also played for the school that has produced Puerto Rico Junior National some of the game’s greatest setters,” said Ferguson. “He Team and trained with the also is one of the best servers country’s National Team. and defenders on our team. “Cristian had a He runs our team in practice phenomenal off-season,” said and matches. He gained Ferguson. “He matured greatly. exceptional experience this He is a smart attacker and a past summer competing at the solid blocking presence on the highest level and proved to be right side.
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