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USA MEN'S PLAYER PROFILE #18 - Scott TouzinskyPosition: Outside Hitter After winning the Gold Medal at the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing, Scott Touzinsky is currently playing professional volleyball in Instanbul, Turkey. Scott is a graduate of Vianney High School, where he was a four -year starter for the varsity. His high school career came to a close with an outstanding senior year, leading the Griffins to a fourth consecutive State Championship. In the spring of 2000, Scott was featured in Sports Illustrated as the Old Spice Athlete of the Month. Scott went on to attend Long Beach State of a four year scholarship earning the MPSF conference Freshman of the Year award. In 2004, his senior season, he was an AVCA First Team All-American and NCAA First Team All Tournament player. In 2004, Scott became just the third player in NCAA Division I-II history to score 40 kills in a single rally-scoring match. Scott still holds the record at Long Beach State for Services Aces(158), Service Aces in a Single Match (9), Service Ace Percentage (.365) and ranks third overall with 1,642 kills. After Long Beach State, Scott went on to play professional volleyball in Puerto Rico, Greece, Belgium, Spain and Slovenia. In 2007 he qualified for the United States National Team. Since then he has won the Gold Medal in the 2007 Continental Championship, the Gold Medal in the 2008 Continental Olympic Qualifying Championship and the Gold Medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
PERSONAL: Born Scott
Joseph Touzinsky on April 22, 1982 in St. Louis, Mo. … Parents are Charles
and Anne Touzinsky… Scott has two older brothers, Chip and Keith… Scott
married wife Angelique Vogel, a promotional spokesmodel, in 2006… He says
getting married has been his happiest moment in life… Scott attended St.
John Vianney High School in St. Louis from 1997-2000… He attended Long
Beach State University 2001-05 and graduated with a degree in
communication studies… Scott’s favorite food is sushi… His favorite movie
is Gone in 60 Seconds… Scott’s favorite TV show is Entourage… His favorite
sports team is the St. Louis Cardinals, but his favorite athlete is
Michael Jordan… Scott admires his mother for all she has done for him
without complaining… On Dec. 18, 2004, Scott tore his ACL while competing
in a match in Greece, where he was playing for a club team. He had surgery
on March 1, but was told he might never play volleyball at the
professional level again. After six months of intense rehab, he was back
playing professional volleyball in Belgium. |
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MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2008 – Beijing Olympics (Gold Medal), NORCECA Continental Olympic Qualifying Championship (Gold Medal). 2007 – NORCECA Continental Championship (Gold Medal). 2003 – World University Games (Bronze Medal). |
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INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2007 – Scott made the 12-man roster for the NORCECA Continental Championship and scored nine points on seven kills and two aces in the match against Barbados on Sept. 17. 2003 – Played on the 2003 World University Games team that won a bronze medal in Daegu, Korea. His Long Beach State teammates David Lee and Tyler Hildebrand were also on the team, which was coached by Arnie Ball, father of U.S. National Team setter Lloy Ball, and head men’s volleyball coach at IPFW. |
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COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: Finished his career at Long Beach State as the career and single-season ace leader. 2004 – First-team All-American… Scott became the all-time ace leader at Long Beach State with two against Stanford on Jan. 23. With the 133rd ace of his career, Scott passed Brent Hilliard’s mark of 132 set in 1993… ranks fifth all-time at the school with 1,625 kills, falling 16 kills shy of fourth-place David McKienzie. Scott became just the third player in NCAA Division I-II to score 40 or more kills in an all rally-scoring match when he posted 40 versus BYU on Jan. 30… Long Beach State played BYU in the NCAA men’s volleyball championship match in Honolulu, Hawai’i. BYU won 15-30, 30-18, 20-30, 32-30, 19-17. 2003 – Second-team All-American. 2001 – MPSF Freshman of the Year |
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