Jeff Nygaard | |||||||||||||||
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Born | Jeff Wayne Nygaard August 3, 1972 (age 51) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) | ||||||||||||||
College / University | University of California, Los Angeles | ||||||||||||||
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Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||||||
Number | 13 (national team) 9 (UCLA) | ||||||||||||||
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Jeff Wayne Nygaard (born August 3, 1972, in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American former volleyball player. He was a member of the United States national indoor team in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. [1] He was a middle blocker. [2] He also played beach volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens with partner Dain Blanton. [2] [1]
Nygaard attended La Follette High School in Madison, Wisconsin, where he played volleyball and was MVP of his state in 1991. [3] Nygaard helped La Follette win state championships in 1987 and 1989, and finish second in the state in 1988. [3] [4]
Nygaard played college volleyball at UCLA and was named National Player of the Year in 1994 and 1995. [4] He also won NCAA Championships while playing for the Bruins in 1993 and 1995, and was named NCAA Championship tournament Most Outstanding Player in 1995. [4] [5]
In 2007, Nygaard was inducted into the UCLA Hall of Fame. [6]
Nygaard played professional beach volleyball from 2001 to 2011, winning almost $500,000 in career earnings. [2] In total, he won seven AVP tournaments and one FIVB tournament. [4] [2] In 2003, he was selected as the AVP Most Valuable Player. [2]
Nygaard was an assistant coach for the Whittier College women's volleyball team in 2009. [4] Nygaard is currently the head coach of the USC Trojans men's volleyball team. [4]