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| Full name | Thomas Michael Sorensen | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 6, 1971 (1971-04-06) (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) 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.
The 1991 FIVB World League was the first event Sorensen competed in as a national team member. He won a bronze medal with the United States at the 1994 FIVB World Championship in Greece.
Early life
Sorensen played volleyball at Racine Case High School in Racine, Wisconsin. He was the Racine County Player of the Year in 1988 and 1989, and was twice named MVP in his state. He graduated from high school in 1989.
College
Sorensen attended Pepperdine University, where he was a three-time All-American and helped his team win the NCAA Championship in 1992. He set the Waves record for career kills with 2,207. He set the record for kills in a match with 53 against UCLA on February 25, 1993.
Sorensen was inducted into the Pepperdine Hall of Fame in 2015.
Coaching
Sorensen currently serves as an assistant volleyball coach for both the women's and men's teams at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas.
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
- 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 April 18, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "Tom Sorensen". Washington Post. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "Tom Sorensen". Pepperdine University Athletics. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. 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.
- Witherspoon, Wendy (May 4, 1992). "Sorensen Was a Real Ace for Pepperdine". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 26, 2024. (subscription required)
- "Tom Sorensen". Ottawa University Athletics. Archived from the original on August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
External links
- Tom Sorensen at Olympics.com
- Pepperdine Hall of Fame profile
- profile at The Washington Post
- Tom Sorensen at the Beach Volleyball Database
- 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
- 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
- 20th-century American sportsmen