Tom Sorensen
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Thomas Sorensen (born April 6, 1971) is an American former volleyball player who was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[1]
The 1991 FIVB World League was the first event Sorensen competed in as a national team member.[2] He won a bronze medal with the United States at the 1994 FIVB World Championship in Greece.[3]
Early life
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
Sorensen attended Pepperdine University, where he was a three-time All-American and helped his team win the NCAA Championship in 1992.[4][5] He set the Waves record for career kills with 2,207.[3] He set the record for kills in a match with 53 against UCLA on February 25, 1993.[3]
Sorensen was inducted into the Pepperdine Hall of Fame in 2015.[3]
Coaching
Sorensen currently serves as an assistant volleyball coach for both the women's and men's teams at Mod Volleyball in Illinois.[6]
Awards
- Three-time All-American
- NCAA Champion — 1992
- FIVB World Championship bronze medal — 1994
- Pan American Games silver medal — 1995
- Pepperdine Hall of Fame — 2015
References
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External links
- Template:Olympics.com profile
- Pepperdine Hall of Fame profile
- profile at The Washington Post
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- Olympedia profile: Tom Sorensen
- Volleybox.net profile
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- 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 in volleyball
- Volleyball players at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball players
- 20th-century American sportsmen