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Rooney, Dunphy, USA Men's Volleyball Wins the Gold Medal!

USA Men's Water Polo with Schroeder, Moses and Smith Takes the Silver Medal!

Simon Aspelin Wins the Silver Medal in Men's Tennis!

The following schedule will show events from the 2008 Olympics that involve teams with a Pepperdine presence. Please see the story below for more information.

Date	Team	Opponent	Result
August 10	USA Men's Volleyball	Venezuela	W 3-2
August 10	USA Men's Water Polo	China	W 8-4
August 10	Australia Men's Basketball	Croatia	L 82-97
August 10	Sweden Tennis doubles	Australia	W 7-6, 6-3	1st round
August 12	USA Men's Volleyball	Italy	W 3-1
August 12	USA Men's Water Polo	Italy	W 12-11
August 12	Australia Men's Basketball	Argentina	L 68-85
August 12	Swden Tennis doubles	Spain	W 7-6, 6-4	2nd round
August 13	Canada Baseball	China	W 10-0
August 13	Sweden Tennis doubles	Poland	W 7-6, 6-4	quarterfinals
August 14	USA Men's Volleyball	Bulgaria	W 3-1
August 14	USA Men's Water Polo	Serbia	L 2-4
August 14	Canada Baseball	Cuba	L 6-7
August 14	Australia Men's Basketball	Iran	W 106-68
August 15	Canada Baseball	Korea	L 0-1
August 15	Sweden Tennis doubles	France	W 7-6, 4-6, 19-17	semifinals
August 16	USA Men's Volleyball	China	W 3-0
August 16	USA Men's Water Polo	Croatia	W 7-5
August 16	Canada Baseball	USA	L 4-5
August 16	Australia Men's Basketball	Russia	W 95-80
August 16	Sweden Tennis doubles	Switzerland	L 3-6, 4-6, 7-6, 3-6	gold-medal match
August 18	USA Men's Volleyball	Japan	W 3-0
August 18	USA Men's Water Polo	Germany	W 8-7
August 18	Canada Baseball	Japan	L 0-1
August 18	Australia Men's Basketball	Lithuania	W 106-75
August 19	Canada Baseball	Netherlands	W 4-0
August 20	USA Men's Volleyball	Serbia	W 3-2	quarterfinals
August 20	Australia Men's Basketball	USA	L 85-116	quarterfinals
August 20	Canada Baseball	Chinese Taipei	L 5-6
August 22	USA Men's Volleyball	Russia	W 3-2	semifinals
August 22	USA Men's Water Polo	Serbia	W 10-5	semifinals
August 24	USA Men's Volleyball	Brazil	W 3-1	gold-medal match
August 24	USA Men's Water Polo	Hungary	L 10-14	gold-medal match

 

MALIBU, Calif. Â Five former Pepperdine student-athletes will be in competition at the upcoming Beijing Olympics, while four more will serve as coaches. A total of at least 12 Pepperdine alums will have one role or another in Beijing.

Three of the athletes will be taking part in their first Olympic Games, bringing Pepperdine’s all-time total to 40 Olympians.

“It’s very special when we see our former student-athletes taking part in such a prestigious event,” said Pepperdine Director of Athletics John Watson. “All of Pepperdine commends them for their achievements and the dedication they have shown throughout their careers to get to this point. Pepperdine has had a strong record of success producing Olympians, both for the U.S. and internationally, and the 2008 Games are no different.”

Athletes

Simon Aspelin, Tennis (Sweden) ... Appearing in his first Olympics ... Will play doubles with fellow Swede Thomas Johannson ... Currently ranked #11 in the world in doubles by the ITF ... Won the 2007 U.S. Open doubles title ... Earned All-American honors at Pepperdine all four years (1994-97).

Merrill Moses, Water Polo (USA) ... Appearing in his first Olympics ... First played for the senior National Team in 2001 ... Led Pepperdine to the NCAA championship as a junior in 1997 ... Earned three-time All-American honors for the Waves.

Ryan Radmanovich, Baseball (Canada) ... Appearing in his second Olympics ... Canada took fourth place in 2004 ...  Reached the Major Leagues in 1998 with the Seattle Mariners ... Currently plays in the independent Northern League ... Played one season for the Waves (1993) after transferring from Hancock Junior College ... Hit .305 with a team-high 13 home runs ... Was a fourth-round draft pick of the Minnesota Twins following the 1993 season and turned pro.

Sean Rooney, Volleyball (USA) ... Appearing in his first Olympics ... Joined the AVP Tour in 2004 and also played in the Korean League ... Made the USA National Team in 2007 ... A four-time All-American (2002-05) for the Waves ... Was the 2005 National Player of the Year and the MVP of the NCAA Championships as Pepperdine captured the national title.

Jesse Smith, Water Polo (USA) ... Appearing in his second Olympics ... The USA took seventh place in 2004 as Smith was one of the top scorers ... Made his senior National Team debut in 2001 ... A three-time All-American at Pepperdine (2001-03).

Coaches

Marv Dunphy, consultant coach for USA Men’s Volleyball ... Heading to his fifth Olympics as a coach ... Was the head coach of the USA in 1988 when they won the gold medal ... Was also an assistant coach in 2000 and a consultant coach in 1996 and 2004 ... Heading into his 26th season as the head coach at Pepperdine and has won four NCAA championships ... Played volleyball for Pepperdine in the 1970s.

Brian Goorjian, head coach for Australia Men’s Basketball ... Heading to his second Olympics as a coach ... Led Australia to a ninth-place finish in 2004 ... Has coached five Australian League championship teams in his 20-plus years as a coach there ... Played three seasons on the varsity at Pepperdine (1974-76) ... The Waves made the NCAA Tournament his senior year.

Terry Schroeder, head coach for USA Men’s Water Polo ... Heading to his first Olympics as a coach ... Participated in three Olympics as a player, winning silver medals in 1984 and 1988 and finishing in fourth place in 1992 ... Was Pepperdine’s head coach for 20 years before stepping aside to join the USA coaching staff in 2006, and has plans to return some time after the Olympics ... A three-time All-American at Pepperdine (1977, ’78 and ’80) and still the school’s all-time leading goal scorer.

Troy Tanner, coach for USA beach volleyball duo Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh ... Heading to his first Olympics as a coach ... Won a gold medal playing for the USA men in 1988 ... A three-time All-American at Pepperdine.

Other Roles

Kevin Barnett, NBC Sports commentator for volleyball ... A two-time Olympian for the USA ... His volleyball squads finished 11th in 2000 and fourth in 2004 ... Earned two-time All-American honors at Pepperdine in 1996 and 1997.

Bob Ctvrtlik, U.S. Olympic Committee Vice President and member of the International Olympic Committee ... A three-time Olympic volleyball player for the U.S. who won a gold medal in 1988 and a bronze medal in 1992 ... Earned NCAA Player of the Year honors and won a national championship in 1985, his only season at Pepperdine.

Gary Moy, Global Sports Partners operations ... Associate Director of Athletics at Pepperdine ... Will be working at his ninth Olympic Games and servicing 32 National Olympic Committees at the Casa Americas in Beijing ... Team Manager for Marv Dunphy’s 1988 Olympic Gold Medal squad ... Served as the USA Olympic Team Delegation Director at the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympics.

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