Apr 23, 2014
USC outside hitter Lucas Yoder and middle blocker Andy Benesh were named to the Off The Block Freshmen All-American team.
Yoder was the squad’s only unanimous choice among the nine freshmen chosen by a 22-member voting committee comprised of men’s volleyball head coaches and volleyball reporters from around the nation.
USC and Ohio State were the only Division I-II schools with two freshmen or redshirt freshmen honorees. Yoder and Benesh are both true freshmen who have started all season for the Trojans.
Yoder currently is seventh nationally in kills (4.04, fourth in MPSF) and 12th in points (4.36, fifth in MPSF). He has had double figures in kills 23 times in 2014, including 15 times with at least 15 kills (5 times with 20-plus). He was named the Off The Block National Freshman of the Week a national-best 6 times in 2014
Benesh currently is sixth nationally in hitting percentage (.440, second in MPSF). Read the article on www.usctrojans.com.
Jan 24, 2014
Patrick Lynch, Head Coach
Palos Verdes High School Boys & Girls Volleyball
Patrick is a former volleyball player at IPFW. In 1992, he played for Team Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain. He teaches Spanish 4 and 3-Honors at PVHS. Before teaching at Palos Verdes High School, Patrick taught at Crane High School in Chicago, Illinois. While there, he started a boys volleyball program and in 1999 the team won the division and city championship. In 2001, Patrick was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship. He served his tenure in Celaya, Mexico, where he taught English at the University of Celaya. He also has a Masters degree in Curriculum and Instruction.
Jan 24, 2014
Cole Fiers graduated from Palos Verdes High School in 2013. He was considered one of the top setting recruits in the nation. Cole was a 2013 Volleyball Magazine/Mizuno second-team All-American, played for Southern California Volleyball Club and won two gold medals (2010, 2012) and tournament MVP honors (2012) at the U.S. Junior Olympic championships. He was named the Bay League’s Most Outstanding Player at Palos Verdes as a junior, and led the Sea Kings to a school-record 29 victories with 928 assists as a senior captain.
Read more about Cole and follow his Stanford volleyball career at http://www.gostanford.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=208897763&DB_OEM_ID=30600
Jan 24, 2014
Ryal Jagd, former Palos Verdes High School volleyball player, was a six-time letterwinner (four for volleyball and two for football). He was a three-time All-CIF honor, two-time All-Bay League First Team selection and twice earned All-Bay Area honors. Jagd was the PVHS volleyball MVP in 2006 and ’07 and was the team captain three years. He was also honored as the 2007 PBHS Senior Athlete of the Year for football and volleyball. Ryal went on to play volleyball for UCLA. Ryal is now coaching at CU. Check out his career at http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=600&ATCLID=205603718
