SoCal Rising Tide (M)

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LOCATION

Irvine, CA

DIVISION

West Division

TIER

Tier 1

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2024 Team Roster

AJ Lewis
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21
21
Ryan Collins
#
8
8
Cole Power
Libero (L)
#
3
6'0"
3
John Caroompas
Outside Hitter (OH)
#
10
6'4"
10
Garrett Komisarek
Libero (L)
#
11
6'0"
11
David Grandy
Setter (S)
#
12
6'4"
12
Spencer Andrews
Setter (S)
#
15
6'0"
15
Srdjan Nadazdin
Outside Hitter (OH)
#
22
6'7"
22
Connor Hanks
Outside Hitter (OH)
#
23
6'5"
23
Alex MrKaij
Outside Hitter (OH)
#
24
6'5"
24
Kyler Presho
Middle Blocker (MB)
#
25
6'8"
25
Ian Castellana
Middle Blocker (MB)
#
26
6'6"
26
Gil Herold
Middle Blocker (MB)
#
27
6'6"
27
Troy Magorien
Opposite (OPP)
#
28
6'5"
28

Team History

Joined VLA: 2020 (Founding Five member)

Joined Tier 1: 2020

2024 season:

Regular Season Record: 9-9, 31 points

West Division Finish: 1st

January 20-21, 2024 - West Division Cup - 3-2, T-3rd place finish

W 3-0 vs Tall Ones

L 1-3 vs Team IX

W 3-0 vs Valor

W 3-1 vs Kingsmen

L 2-3 vs Dawgs

MB Kyler Presho named to All-Tournament Team

February 17-18, 2024 - Phoenix, AZ regular season event - 1-3

W 3-0 vs Ascension

L 1-3 vs Dawgs

L 1-3 vs Dawgs

L 2-3 vs Ascension

May 17-19, 2024 - 2024 VLA Cup - 1-4, T-11th place finish

L 2-3 vs Icemen

L 2-3 vs Sweed

L 0-3 vs Dive

W 3-0 vs Unicorns

L 0-3 vs Team Pineapple

May 25-26, 2024 - Long Beach, CA regular season event - 4-0

W 3-0 vs Ascension

W 3-0 vs Wave

W 3-1 vs Wave

W 3-1 vs Ascension

2023 season:

Regular Season Record: 9-8

West Division Finish: 1st

MB Kris Johnson named First Team All-VLA

OH Jon Predney named Second Team All-VLA

February 4-5, 2023 - West Division Cup - 5-0, Tournament Champions

W 3-0 vs Riptide

W 3-1 vs Valor

W 3-2 vs Imi Ola

W 3-0 vs Valor

W 3-0 vs Team NV

MB Hunter Howell named Tournament MVP

OH Joel Schneidmiller, OH Austin Matautia named to All-Tournament Team

February 18-19, 2023 - Phoenix, AZ regular season event - 2-2

L 2-3 vs Ascension

W 3-0 vs Brigade

L 2-3 vs Ascension

W 3-0 vs Brigade

May 12-14, 2023 - 2023 VLA Cup - 1-3, T-13th place finish

L 1-3 vs Pineapple

L 0-3 vs Imi Ola

L 1-3 vs Dive

W 3-2 vs Unicorns

May 27-28, 2023 - Long Beach, CA regular season event - 1-3

W 3-0 vs Wave

L 2-3 vs Ascension

L 2-3 vs Ascension

L 2-3 vs Wave

July 2-3, 2023 - 2023 VLA Championship - 1-2, 3rd place finish

W 3-0 vs Bounce

L 0-3 vs Team LVC

L 2-3 vs Bounce

2022 season:

Regular Season Record: 9-8

West Division Finish: 1st

S Chris Cons, OH Jon Predney named Second Team All-VLA

January 29-30, 2022 - West Division Cup - 4-1, 2nd place finish

W 3-0 vs Tall Ones

W 3-0 vs Imi Ola

W 3-0 vs Brigade

W 3-1 vs SportConX

L 1-3 vs Rukkus

OH Jon Predney, OPP Davis Cannon, MB Kris Johnson named to All-Tournament Team

February 18-19, 2022 - Phoenix, AZ regular season event - 0-4

L 0-3 vs Ascension

L 0-3 vs SportConX

L 1-3 vs Ascension

L 1-3 vs SportConX

May 13-15, 2022 - 2022 VLA Cup - 2-2, T-9th place finish

W 3-1 vs Team ECV

L 1-3 vs Icemen

W 3-0 vs 630 Slunkers

L 1-3 vs Force

May 28-29, 2022 - Long Beach, CA regular season event - 3-1

W 3-0 vs Ascension

W 3-0 vs SportConX

L 2-3 vs SportConX

W 3-1 vs Ascension

July 16-17, 2022 - 2022 VLA Championship - 2-2, 5th place finish

W 3-1 vs Bounce

L 0-3 vs Icemen

L 2-3 vs Pineapple

W 3-1 vs Ascension

2021 season:

Regular Season Record: 3-2

S Chris Cons, OH Aaron Koubi, OPP Raymond Barsemian named First Team All-VLA

May 14-16, 2021 - 2021 VLA Cup - 3-2, 2nd place finish

W 3-1 vs SportConX

L 1-3 vs Team LVC

W 3-1 vs Legion Black

W 3-1 vs SportConX

L 0-3 vs Rukkus

OH Aaron Koubi, OPP Raymond Barsemian, MB Kris Johnson named to All-Tournament Team

June 22-24, 2021 - 2021 VLA Championship - 3-2, 2nd place finish

W 3-0 vs Pineapple

L 2-3 vs Icemen

W 3-1 vs Team LVC

W 3-2 vs Ascension

L 1-3 vs Icemen

2020 season:

Did not participate (COVID-19)

FULL ROSTER
Name
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Position
Height
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AJ Lewis
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21
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Ryan Collins
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8
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Cole Power
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Libero (L)
6'0"
3
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John Caroompas
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Outside Hitter (OH)
6'4"
10
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Garrett Komisarek
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Libero (L)
6'0"
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David Grandy
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Setter (S)
6'4"
12
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Spencer Andrews
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Setter (S)
6'0"
15
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Srdjan Nadazdin
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Outside Hitter (OH)
6'7"
22
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Connor Hanks
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Outside Hitter (OH)
6'5"
23
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Alex MrKaij
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Outside Hitter (OH)
6'5"
24
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Kyler Presho
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Middle Blocker (MB)
6'8"
25
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Ian Castellana
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Middle Blocker (MB)
6'6"
26
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Gil Herold
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Middle Blocker (MB)
6'6"
27
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Troy Magorien
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Opposite (OPP)
6'5"
28
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