Troy Tanner
Nickname: T-2 (tee-two)
Birthdate: October 31, 1963
Hometown: Hacienda Heights, Calif.
Training Site: San Clemente, Calif.
Height/Weight 6'4"/190
Years Pro: 5
College: Pepperdine University
1997 Prize Money: $120,157 #8
1996 Prize Money: $84,175 #13
1995 Prize Money: $49,690 #18
1994 Prize Money: $82,358 #15
Career Prize Money: $316,630 (as of 1-1-97)
Career Open Wins: 0
Married: Summer of 1989 to Desiree
(twin sons: Carson and Riley (6),
daughter: Bailey (2))
$316,630 Career Beach Earning total (as of 1-1-97).
1997 - Tenth place at King of the Beach $ 4,000
- Fifth place at Phoenix with Ian Clark $ 2,850
- 17th place at Riviera Beach with Ian Clark $ 475
- Fifth place at Clearwater with Ian Clark $ 2,850
- Fifth place at Ft. Myers with Rob Heidger $ 2,850
- Fifth place at Miami Beach with Rob Heidger $ 2,850
- Second place at Dallas with Randy Stoklos $ 5,700
- Second place at Corpus Christi with Randy Stoklos $ 5,700
- Fifth place at San Antonio with Randy Stoklos $ 2,850
- Eighth* place at Indianapolis with Randy Stoklos $ 2,500
- Second place at Lake Tahoe with Randy Stoklos $ 6,875
- Third place at Hermosa Beach with Randy Stoklos $13,545
- Second place at Chicago with Randy Stoklos $17,100
- Second place at Cleveland with Randy Stoklos $ 5,700
- Seventh place at Cape Cod with Randy Stoklos $ 2,889
- Third place at Grand Haven with Mike Whitmarsh $ 6,095
- Second place at Milwaukee with Bill Boulliane $ 7,125
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$86,254
* - quarterfinals (event ended early due to rain)
1996 - Second place finishes at Milwaukee and Santa Cruz (with Rob Heidger).
- Third place finishes at Belmar and Hermosa (Heidger).
- Voted AVP "Ron Von Hagen Award" for Most Underrated Player
- $84,175 earnings
1995 - Third place finishes at San Diego and Belmar (Wes Welch).
- Fifth place finishes at Dallas, San Francisco (Welch),
and Newport (Eric Wurts).
- $49,690 earnings
1994 - Second place at the Dallas and San Francisco events (Welch).
- Third place at the Chicago and Phoenix events (Welch),
and the Jacksonville event (with Dan Vrebalovich).
- Fourth at Boca Raton (Vrebalovich), and Milwaukee (Welch).
- Fifth at Evian Indoor Qualifier (Pat Powers), and Puerto Rico (Welch).
- 13th at the King of the Beach tournament.
- $82,358 earnings
1993 - Third place finish at the 1993 FIVB World Beach Series
Enoshima, Japan event (Dan Vrebalovich).
- Fourth place finishes at the Belmar Open and the Jose Cuervo
Gold Crown Series Santa Cruz (Wurts).
1992 - Voted AVP "Rookie of the Year"
1988 Olympics (Gold) - Seoul, Korea Olympic Games 1988-89 - Played on the United States National Team 1990-91 - Played in professional league in Rome, Italy 1992 - Played in professional league in Zagreb, Croatia 1994 - Played in professional league in Osaka, Japan
- Standout in football and volleyball at Los Altos (Calif.) High School. - Named All-California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) as a senior and league MVP. - Had knee surgery in June and September 1987 before joining the USA National Team. - Graduated with a bachelor's degree in public relations and Japanese from Pepperdine University in 1992, where he also was on the Dean's List. - Fluent in Japanese - Has four older brothers - Enjoys being a dad, home repair, golf, surfing. - Married in the summer of 1989 to wife, Desiree, a housewife "extraordinaire" - Has twin 6-year-old sons, Carson and Riley, and a daughter, Bailey (2) - Assistant Men's Volleyball Coach at Brigham Young University (1996-present) where he is also completing his Masters Degree Updated 6/97
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