Andy Benesh
Sport
Beach Volleyball
Country
United States
USC Affiliation
Lettered 2014-17
Olympic Experience
First Olympics
AT USC
· Four-year starting middle blocker and a senior team captain in 2017
· All-MPSF second team choice in 2017
· Two-time AVCA All-America honorable mention (2015, ’17)
· Three-time MPSF All-Academic Team selection
· MPSF All-Freshman Team selection in 2014
· 2014 Off the Block Freshman All-American and All-MPSF honorable mention
· As a senior, he ranked sixth in the nation in hitting percentage (.429) and 12th in blocks (1.06 bps). That season, he compiled 199 kills, 110 blocks, 49 digs, and 24 service aces
· In his collegiate career, Benesh hit .415 and finished with 658 kills, 346 blocks, 181 digs, and 43 service aces
PRO and INTERNATIONAL
· 2023 AVP Best Blocker, Most Improved Player, and Team of the Year (with Miles Partain)
· 2023 VolleyballMag.com AVP MVP, Best Blocker, and Team of the Year (with Partain)
· 2022 VolleyballMag.com AVP Most Improved Player
· Won four AVP titles: once each with Phil Dalhausser and Miles Evans in 2022, and twice with Miles Partain in 2023
· Holds two FIVB tour crowns each with Partain (Dubai ’22, Gstaad ’23)
· Won silver medal with U.S. Men’s Junior National Team at U21 PanAm Cup in 2015
· Helped U.S. Men’s Junior National Team win bronze at 2014 NORCECA U21 Continental Championship
FAST FACTS
· Played indoor volleyball professionally in Switzerland after college
· Was a Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 recruit in high school