4-Person Pro Beach Volleyball Teams

CARLOS BRICENO #1 DRAFT CHOICE
IN THE BUD LIGHT PRO BEACH VOLLEYBALL
LEAGUE'S ANNUAL DRAFT


VAN NUYS, Calif. (Feb. 26, 1997) -- 1992 Olympic Bronze Medalist and three-time NCAA All-American, Carlos Briceno (Fountain Valley, Calif) from the University of Hawai'i was the number one pick of the Bud Light Pro Beach Volleyball League's draft for the second consecutive year.

Briceno was selected by Team Inglenook Captain, and captain of the 1992 Olympic Volleyball team Scott Fortune (Laguna Beach, Calif./Stanford).

Team Outdoor Products, captained by Dan Hanan (San Diego, Calif./Stanford) selected two-time Olympian (1988 & '92) Doug Partie (Encinitas, Calif./UCLA) as the second pick in the draft.

The third overall pick went to Team Bud Light I captained by 1996 Olympic Volleyball Captain, Bob Ctvrtlik (Long Beach, Calif/Pepperdine) who selected rookie Jeff Nygaard (Madison, Wis/UCLA). Nygaard is a member from the 1996 Olympic team and former NCAA Player of the Year in 1994.

Rounding out the first round selection was Team Paul Mitchell's choice of 1992 Bronze Medalist Dan Greenbaum (San Diego, Calif./USC) by team by team captain and league record holder for career wins, Jeff Williams (Santa Monica, Calif./UCLA).


The Bud Light Pro Beach Volleyball League will kick of the 1997 season May 3-4 in Clearwater, Fla.


ROUND 1: Carlos Briceno, Doug Partie, Jeff Nygaard, Dan Greenbaum
ROUND 2: Craig Buck, Allen Allen, Mike Sealy, Eric Sato
ROUND 3: Tom Hoff, Erik Sullivan, Dusty Dvorak, Bob Samuelson


1997 Men's Teams

OP Team Inglenook Team Outdoor Products Team Bud Light
Scott Fortune Dan Hanan Bob Ctvrtlik Jeff Williams
Carlos Briceno Erik Sullivan Allen Allen Bob Samuelson
Tom Hoff Doug Partie Jeff Nygaard Craig Buck
Eric Sato Mike Sealy Dusty Dvorak Dan Greenbaum


BUD LIGHT PRO BEACH VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE
CHANGES DRAFT FORMAT


VAN NUYS, Calif. (Feb. 26, 1997) -- The women's league of the Bud Light Pro Beach Volleyball League (WBVL) has changed the drafting format for the 1997 season. Women's teams for the 1997 season will be selected by a combination of team captains and League officials.

The draft change was made to accomodate a reduction of teams - from five teams in 1996 to four teams in 1997 - and the return of top players from the 1996 Olympic team to the league.

"This change will maintain a competitive league balance with the return of 1996 Olympic players like Tammy Liley and Kristen Klein, as well as create more opportunities for our team sponsors to build equity in their players and teams," said Craig Elledge, League Commissioner and President of CE Sports, Inc. "While team selection has changed this season, League operations will remain the same".

As in the League's previous seasons, team captains from WBVL have the option to trade, waive and cut players, and replace them with players from the player pool throughout the year. The Bud Light Pro Beach Volleyball League is the country's only professional beach volleyball league. The League will visit thirteen cities this summer creating two-day events.

Women's captains for the 1997 season will include: Team NIKE, Gabrielle Reece (La Jolla, Calif./Florida State); Team Paul Mitchell, Annett Davis (Carson, Calif./UCLA); Team Norelco, Samantha Shaver (Los Altos, Calif./UCLA) and Team Discus Athletic, Kim Oden (Irvine, Calif/Stanford).

The women's team rosters will be announced at a later date.



BUD LIGHT PRO BEACH VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE
ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S 1997 ROSTERS


VAN NUYS, Calif. (March 4, 1997) -- The Bud Light Pro Beach Volleyball League has announced the women's team rosters for the 1997 season. The League will kick-off its seventh year with the season's first tournament at Clearwater, Fla. May 3-4. The League which will travel to thirteen different markets this summer will generate up to 24 hours of television on ESPN and CBS.

1997 Women's Teams

Team NIKE Team Paul Mitchell Team Norelco Team Discus Athletic
Gabrielle Reece (MB) Annett Davis (OH) Samantha Shaver (OH) Kim Oden (MB)
Katy Eldridge (OH) Kristin Klein-Keefe (OH) Tammy Liley (OH) Wendy Stammer (OH)
Jenny Johnson (OH) Diane Shoemaker (MB) Danielle Scott (MB) Angelica Ljungquist (OH)
Stephanie Cox (S) Missy Kurt (S) Liane Sato (S) Joy McKienzie (S)


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