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Molly McCage, Athletes Unlimited Pro Volleyball

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Rick is joined by Molly McCage this week.

Molly is a All-American out of University of Texas Austin, three-time AVCA All-America Selection and currently getting ready for the Athletes Unlimited volleyball season. She is is a member of the Athletes Unlimited Volleyball Player Executive Committee and comes from a family of athletes. During her time at Texas, she majored in corporate communications. Beyond sports, she advocates for sustainable fashion and ethical shopping. Her personal interests encompass reading, cooking, and cherishing moments with her dog.

She talks with Rick from an appearance she did at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago as she learns about the sports collecting universe and more.

 

 

Phil Dalhausser, AVP Beach Volleyball Pro, Four-time Olympian

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Rick is joined by AVP beach volleyball pro, Phil Dalhausser this segment. The 6’9″ hitter is still going strong in 2023 on the AVP Tour.

He and his former playing partner, Todd Rogers, were the 2007 AVP Tour and FIVB world champions.

Dalhausser and Rogers dominated both the domestic US tour and now the FIVB international tour winning #1 team honors on both tours in 2010. Dalhausser and Rogers were Olympic gold medalists at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.

Dalhausser and Rogers failed to defend their gold medal at the London 2012 Summer Olympics. The pair was ousted in the round of 16 by the young Italian team of Paolo Nicolai and Daniele Lupo, losing in straight sets for the first time in their Olympic careers.

He paired up with Nick Lucena for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, winning their debut match against Tunisia in straight sets.

At the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena made it into the quarterfinals match where they played against Brazil’s top-ranked team of 6-foot-8 Alison “The Mammoth” Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt. There they were eliminated by a 2-1 (21-14, 12–21, 15-9) scoreline, by the hometown’s favorite team.

Dalhausser and Lucena made it again to the 2020 Olympics where they finished 9th after a 1-2 against Cherif/Ahmed from Qatar.

Zana Muno, AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Player

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The AVP comes to Atlanta, the first week in August and Rick is joined by AVP pro, Zana Muno this week.

Some notes on Zana:

She’s made an AVP semifinal five times with four different partners
Partners overall have included Kerri Walsh Jennings, Kelley Kolinske, Brandie Wilkerson, Crissy Jones, Toni Rodriguez, Allie Wheeler, Delaney Mewhirter, Sarah Schermerhorn, Savannah Simo, etc. All very different from her personality and style

First FIVB Title: 2021 in Leuven – Gold with Crissy Jones

NCAA: She competed in both indoor and beach volleyball at UCLA – winning back-to-back beach national titles

2016 FIVB U21 World Championships

Youth Olympic Games in 2014

She played soccer, track, softball, etc. in high school. Interest in fashion and swimsuits

We also talk about chicken ranching!