SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter

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SANDCAST is the first and leading beach volleyball podcast in the world. Hosts Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter take listeners into the world of the AVP, Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour and any other professional beach volleyball outlets, digging deep into the lives of the players both on and off the court as well as all of the top influencers in the game.

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Wednesday Sep 13, 2023

Trevor Crabb is always taking receipts. Now he’s literally cashing in

Wednesday Sep 13, 2023

Trevor Crabb has won more AVP tournaments than any player in the last five years. And yet…people still bet against him. And people are still being proven wrong. Crabb made good on his $500 wager that he’d beat Andy Benesh and Miles Partain the next time he and Theo Brunner played them. That next time came in the finals of AVP Chicago, which makes Crabb and Brunner tied for first in wins on the AVP this season, second in points per event in the USA Olympic race, and proving people wrong, as always.

On this episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, we chat all about those bets, as well as:

What it was like for Crabb when Bourne dumped him for Chaim Schalk
The dynamic of Bourne and Crabb’s friendship after the breakup
Why he thinks defense is “so much easier than blocking”
What this year has been like with Theo Brunner, and why they’ve been so good

And much more!

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Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter have a NEW BOOK! Playbook of Champions: The habits, routines, and stories of Olympians, Champions, and world-class athletes. If you listen to the show – which, if you’re reading this, then you are – then this is the perfect book for you, as it is a distillation of the best golden nuggets from our first five years of the podcast. Check it out on Amazon!

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Check out our book, Volleyball for Milkshakes, written by SANDCAST hosts Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter: https://www.amazon.com/Volleyball-Milkshakes-Travis-Mewhirter/dp/B089781SHB

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Wednesday Sep 06, 2023

The 3X NCAA Champion Nourse Twins have ”nothing else but to be themselves”

Wednesday Sep 06, 2023

The Nourse Twins – Audrey Nourse and Nicole Nourse – are three-time NCAA Champions as starters as USC, something no other women’s program has ever done at Southern Cal. Now, as fall season gets underway, they’re looking for an unprecedented fourth consecutive National Championship. We chatted all about their success as USC, as well as:

Why they decided to flip their commitment from Stanford to USC
What the culture is like on a team that included an Olympian (Tina Graudina), AVP champions (Julia Scoles and Hailey Harward), consummate winners (Sammy Slater) and World Champions (Delaynie Maple, Megan Kraft)
The mental side of the game, and why getting a sports psychologist at age 16 has been huge for their development and success
What it was like for the NCAA Championship to come down to their court, and why it all felt so…normal

And so much more.

Super fun conversation with the Nourse Twins!

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Monday Sep 04, 2023

Road to Paris: $1M purse, Olympic bids, massive points -- a full preview of the World Championships

Monday Sep 04, 2023

The field for the 2023 Beach Pro Tour World Championships has been set! With Wednesday’s drawing of the lots, all 48 teams per gender have been placed into their respective pools. There are some good draws, some bad draws – and huge opportunities all around. On this episode of The Road to Paris, Travis Mewhirter breaks down the World Championships field, including:

Tri Bourne and Chaim Schalk getting put in the pool of death
Alix Klineman and Hailey Harward’s massive opportunity
Betsi Flint and Julia Scoles with the chance to jump into the top 10 of this Olympic race
How Andy Benesh and Miles Partain can cement themselves as the top USA team

And much more.

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Wednesday Aug 30, 2023

Taylor Crabb, Taylor Sander, and ”the most satisfying victory in the world”

Wednesday Aug 30, 2023

Taylor Crabb and Taylor Sander are, alas, Manhattan Beach Open champions. The world feels right, properly balanced, with Taylor Crabb on the Pier. As for Sander? It took the guy just two shots – two! – to get his name on the Pier. That’s insane.

We chat all about their win at the Manhattan Beach Open, as well as a number of other topics y’all are going to love, including:

Why Sander thought they had no chance of winning when he woke up Sunday morning
How a trash talker ruined the hopes of Hagen Smith and Logan Webber, and might just be responsible for them getting on the pier
Why Sander thinks beach volleyball is harder than indoor volleyball
Taylor Crabb’s sweet satisfaction of winning it five years after missing the swing that would have put him on the pier in 2018

And so much more.

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Wednesday Aug 23, 2023

Andy Benesh: The blocker who is helping to revive USA Beach Volleyball

Wednesday Aug 23, 2023

Andy Benesh is the most improved beach volleyball player in the world in 2023.

Entering this season with Miles Partain, Benesh was seeded third in the qualifier of a Challenge. Now? He and Partain are the No. 1 ranked team in the United States, and No. 3 in the world. His climb has been extraordinary, and exactly what USA Volleyball needed after the retirements of Jake Gibb and Phil Dalhausser. On this episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, we talk all about Benesh’s breakout season, including:

What has led to his blink-and-you-missed-it improvement in 2023
How he and Miles Partain have had at least “75 hours of debate” on their offensive and defensive strategies and vision
His breakout win at the Gstaad Elite16 – where he and Partain beat Anders Mol and Christian Sorum twice in the same tournament
The process of adding the jump-set to his game, and why being comfortable with failure has led to so much success

And much, much more.

Always a fun one with big Andy Benesh on the show.

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Tuesday Aug 22, 2023

Road to Paris No. 11: If you’re not jump-setting, are you even trying?

Tuesday Aug 22, 2023

This episode of the Road to Paris follows the Hamburg Elite16, an event in which every single men’s medalist – Sweden’s David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig, Italy’s Paolo Nicolai and Sam Cottafava, Norway’s Anders Mol and Christian Sorum – has added the jump-set to their offense, not to mention fifth-place finishers and master jump-setters Miles Partain and Andy Benesh. The women’s side is a touch different, as world No. 1 Ana Patricia Silva and Duda Lisboa need no trickery, nor do silver medalists Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth and German bronze medalists Cinja Tillman and Svenja Muller.

Travis Mewhirter covers all of those medalists and jump-setters, as well as:

Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth becoming the new No. 1 USA team in the Olympic rankings
Ahman and Hellvig jumping up 10 spots in the Olympic rankings in the past two events
The Brazilian women’s race being all but set in stone, despite it being early in the race
George Wanderley and Andre Loyola gaining control of the Brazilian men’s race

And much, much more, including a Waiakea explosion and a funny interruption from Siri or Alexa.

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Wednesday Aug 16, 2023

Beach Volleyball Mailbag: What’s up with the AVP’s streaming? Can anyone stop Benesh and Partain? Is Klineman coming back?

Wednesday Aug 16, 2023

What’s up with the AVP’s streaming? Is Alix Klineman making a run at the Olympics? Are Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes on a slump? (if so, I’d like to slump like them). Can ANYONE stop Miles Partain and Andy Benesh?

These are but a small sampling of the questions we tackled on this week’s SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball With Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, as well as Savvy Simo. AVP Atlanta seemed to be a tipping point for the fans, as more than 60 percent of our record-setting number of questions was on the AVP streaming. As Savvy says on the podcast, “we have no control,” but we did have fun fielding and answering your questions! Including:

A lot of fans have complained about streaming matches this year. What do the athletes think?
Do we know any details about the AVP Championships?
Can anybody stop Andy Benesh and Miles Partain?
Can Alix Klineman still make a run at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games?

And a wholeeeee lot more!

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Wednesday Aug 09, 2023

Joe Worsley, Gage Worsley, and the explosion of Out of System Volleyball

Wednesday Aug 09, 2023

Out of System Volleyball is one of the fastest-rising, most viral digital media brands in the volleyball space. Joe Worsley and Gage Worsley charged onto the volleyball media scene in style, winning the 2020 Waupaca Boatride two weeks after launching Out of System – and just hours after learning how autofocus worked on their cameras. Since, they’ve exploded, adding all-world setter Micah Ma’a to the team. When it is the Worsleys and Ma’a together, they have yet to drop a single set in grass volleyball. Not one set! Meanwhile, their YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram pages are all taking off, as is their merchandise, which sells out in minutes. It’s been a while since we caught up with the Out of System boys, and we chatted about all sorts of stuff on SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, including:

How they have built the Out of System brand into the sensation that it has become
How hilarious it is when people learn that Joe and Gage are actually very good at volleyball, and not just some clowns goofing off with butt digs and social media stunts
Why they’ve decided not to compete for spots on the USA National Team, choosing instead to build Out of System
Why the best grass team in the country – if not the world – is not allowed to play the Pottstown Rumble. The story is amazing.

And so, so, so much more, in this laugh out loud episode.

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Wednesday Aug 02, 2023

Brooke Niles: Building Florida State’s beach volleyball powerhouse as ”a family that works hard”

Wednesday Aug 02, 2023

Brooke Niles is the longtime beach volleyball coach at Florida State University, heading into her ninth year at the helm. She’s also one of the most successful coaches in NCAA Beach Volleyball history, taking the Seminoles to the NCAA Championship every single year it has existed, something no coach in the country can claim. She’s helped produce professionals such as AVP champions in Jace Pardon, Macy Jerger, and Alaina Chacon, as well as AVP mainstays in Katie Horton, Brook Bauer, and Maddie Anderson, among others. Alongside her husband, Nick Lucena, the assistant coach, Niles has helped build FSU beach volleyball into a powerhouse on the foundation of “a family that works hard.” We chat all about that on SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, as well as:

How crazy NCAA Beach Volleyball National Championships have gotten with the single elimination format
How Nick Lucena, a Hall of Fame player, is already one of the best coaches in the country
Getting hired at just 34 years old and learning on the fly
What it will take for FSU to finally win the elusive NCAA Championship

And so much more.

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PHOTO CREDS: Florida State

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Tuesday Aug 01, 2023

Road to Paris No. 10: Bend the Knee to Mel and Brandie -- the real Queens of Canada

Tuesday Aug 01, 2023

Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson should be crowned the real queens of Canada after their GOLD MEDAL at home in the Montreal Elite16. They were phenomenal all weekend long, surviving one three-setter after another – against Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes, Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth, Xinyi Xia and Chen Xue, Betsi Flint and Julia Scoles – to win their second gold of the season. On this episode of The Road to Paris, where Travis Mewhirter breaks down the beach volleyball Olympic race, we cover that, as well as:

How Betsi Flint and Julia Scoles jumped up to No. 7 in the world in the Olympic race
The incredible and budding rivalry of Miles Partain and Andy Benesh, and Anders Mol and Christian Sorum
The rise of Xinyi Xia and Chen Xue, who are quickly becoming an elite team
Adrian Carambula and Alex Ranghieri extending their lead in the Italian race (and entertaining us all while doing so)

A huge shoutout to Montreal for delivering an awesome event!

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