Bryan Eric Ivie (born May 5, 1969) is an American former volleyball player and two-time Olympian. Ivie was a member of the United States national volleyball team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He was a middle blocker.
Ivie became the team captain of the national team in 1993. He was named Male Volleyball Athlete of the Year in 1992 and 1993 by the United States Olympic Committee.
Early life
Ivie graduated from Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, California in 1987. He started playing volleyball as a junior in high school.
College
Ivie played volleyball at the University of Southern California, where he led the Trojans to NCAA Championship titles in 1988 and 1990. In 1990, he was selected as National Player of the Year and the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Championship tournament. He had a total of 2,380 kills with the Trojans. He was twice selected as an All-American and National Player of the Year.
Beach volleyball
From 1993 to 2000, Ivie played professional beach volleyball and won $74,000 in prizes.
Awards Two-time All-American Two-time NCAA National Player of the Year Two-time NCAA Champion — 1988, 1990 NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player — 1990 FIVB World Cup bronze medal — 1991 Olympic bronze medal — 1992 Two-time USOC Male Volleyball Athlete of the Year — 1992, 1993 FIVB World Championship bronze medal — 1994 Pan American Games silver medal — 1995
References
External links
Olympedia profile: Bryan Ivie Washington Post profile: Bryan Ivie
USC Men's Volleyball Champions Volleybox.net profile