South Bay : Plaza El Segundo

Anthony Medel

AVP

Anthony grew up playing volleyball in Santa Barbara under the tutelage of his High School Coach Jon Lee. He has been competing on the beach since he was 14 years old, and won his first tournament at 16. Although Medel grew up playing both indoor and beach volleyball, beach has always been his passion, and it has always been a dream of his to someday play alongside some of the all-time greats he grew up watching on the AVP Tour.

After two years of Junior College volleyball, Medel decided to forgo his final two years of eligibility at a University and give the AVP Tour a shot. Medel took his first career top ten finish in Austin with partner John Moran. In 2005 he began playing with partner Ty Loomis, and the two notched a ninth place finish in Huntington Beach. Midway through the 2006 season he teamed with Fred Souza, and their six tournaments resulted in his six best career finishes to that point, with two fifth place finishes in Manhattan Beach and Birmingham, two seventh place finishes in Brooklyn and Cincinnati, and two ninth place finishes in Chicago and Boulder. Medel finished the 2006 season ranked fourth on the AVP Tour in aces, with .65 per game, and twelfth in digs with 479. After the 2006 season and his new found success with Souza, he traveled to Brazil to begin practicing with Souza for the upcoming 2007 season. Medel is currently finishing his teaching credentials at Long Beach State, and is also coaching for Joy Fuerbringer’s prestigious Club Mizuno Long Beach.