Andy Benesh is the most improved beach volleyball player in the world in 2023.
Entering this season with Miles Partain, Benesh was seeded third in the qualifier of a Challenge. Now? He and Partain are the No. 1 ranked team in the United States, and No. 3 in the world. His climb has been extraordinary, and exactly what USA Volleyball needed after the retirements of Jake Gibb and Phil Dalhausser. On this episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, we talk all about Benesh’s breakout season, including:
And much, much more.
Always a fun one with big Andy Benesh on the show.
ENJOY!
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Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter have a NEW BOOK! Playbook of Champions: The habits, routines, and stories of Olympians, Champions, and world-class athletes. If you listen to the show – which, if you’re reading this, then you are – then this is the perfect book for you, as it is a distillation of the best golden nuggets from our first five years of the podcast. Check it out on Amazon!
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SHOOTS!
Road to Paris No. 11: If you’re not jump-setting, are you even trying?
Beach Volleyball Mailbag: What’s up with the AVP’s streaming? Can anyone stop Benesh and Partain? Is Klineman coming back?
Joe Worsley, Gage Worsley, and the explosion of Out of System Volleyball
Brooke Niles: Building Florida State’s beach volleyball powerhouse as ”a family that works hard”
Road to Paris No. 10: Bend the Knee to Mel and Brandie -- the real Queens of Canada
JD Hamilton: The remarkable story of an AVP dream eight years in the making
Chase Frishman is taking flight
Road to Paris, Alaska Special: FOREVER TREVOR
How Scott Davenport became the most sought-out volleyball coach in America
Road to Paris No. 8: ’Americans don’t take well to losing’
Tri Bourne, Travis Mewhirter, and the Playbook Of Champions
Dain Blanton, USC Beach Volleyball, and the building of an NCAA dynasty
Brook Bauer: ”If you don’t dream big, what’s the point?”
Road to Paris No. 7: Aussie Aussie Aussie! GOLD GOLD GOLD!
Mailbag Episode! What’s up with the Taylors? Alison to the AVP? New partnerships everywhere!
Riley McKibbin and Carli Lloyd: The All-American volleyball couple living the life of athlete-parent
Road To Paris No. 6: USA makes massive moves in Ostrava
April Ross: The Olympic gold medalist who is onto the most important role: Mom
Alice Zeimann: The New Zealand ’mid-major’ seeking to prove herself
Sarah Pavan is far from retired. She’s ”chasing peace”
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