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. – 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.
