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Full name | Thomas Michael Sorensen | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Tom | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | April 6, 1971 Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. | (age 53)||||||||||||||||||||
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, in Racine, Wisconsin) is a former American 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]
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]
Sorensen attended Pepperdine University, where he was a three-time All-American and helped his team win the NCAA Championship in 1992. [4] 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]
Sorensen currently serves as an assistant volleyball coach for both the women's and men's teams at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas. [5]