Tom Sorensen
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Thomas Sorensen April 6, 1971 (age 53) Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
College / University | Pepperdine University | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Sorensen (born April 6, 1971, in Racine, Wisconsin) is a former American volleyball player who was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]
The 1991 FIVB World League was the first event Sorensen competed in as a national team member.[2]
High school
Sorensen played volleyball at Racine Case High School in Racine, Wisconsin.[2] He was the Racine County Player of the Year in 1988 and 1989, and was twice named MVP in his state.[2] He graduated from high school in 1989.[2]
College
He then attended Pepperdine University, where he was a three-time All-American and helped his team win the NCAA Championship in 1992.[3] Sorensen was inducted to the Pepperdine Hall of Fame in 2015.[4]
Coaching
Sorensen currently serves as an assistant volleyball coach for both the women's and men's teams at Ottawa University in Kansas.[5]
Awards
- Three-time All-American
- NCAA Champion 1992
- Pepperdine Hall of Fame 2015
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tom Sorensen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Tom Sorensen". Washington Post. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ Jackson, Mckenzie (February 23, 2022). "Pepperdine Men's Volleyball Honored 1992 Title Team at Alumni Night". The Malibu Times. Archived from the original on January 28, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "TOM SORENSEN". Pepperdinewaves.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "TOM SORENSEN". Ottawabraves.com. Archived from the original on August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
External links
- 1971 births
- Living people
- American men's volleyball players
- Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic volleyball players for the United States
- Sportspeople from Racine, Wisconsin
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games medalists in volleyball
- Volleyball players at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball players