- Logan Tom
Infobox Volleyball biography
playername = Logan Tom
fullname = Logan Maile Lei Tom
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1981|5|25|fd=y
cityofbirth =Napa
countryofbirth =California
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height = 6' 1" (186 cm)
position = Outside hitter
currentclub =Hisamitsu Springs
clubnumber =
years = 2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
clubs =MRV/Minas
Vini Monte Schiavo Jesi
Bigmat Kerakoll Chieri
Voléro Zürich
Spar Tenerife Marichal
Dinamo Moscow
Hisamitsu Springs
nationalyears = 2000-present
nationalteam = United StatesLogan Maile Lei Tom (born birth date |1981|5|25) is an Olympic indoor
volleyball and professional beach volleyball player.High school and personal life
Tom was born in
Napa, California to Kristine and Melvyn Tom. Her father was a formerNFL Football player. Though she grew up with her mom and brother inSalt Lake City ,Utah , she spent her summers with her dad inHawaii learning how to surf. [http://www.logantom.info/bio.htm Bio at Logan Tom fansite] ] In 2000, she became the youngest woman to ever be selected for the USA Olympic volleyball team at 19.Tom attended Highland High School, where she set the Utah state records for career kills (later broken when Utah moved to five game matches, still second all-time) [ [http://deseretnews.com/preprecords/vol/volikills.html Utah high school volleyball records] ] . Tom also competed in basketball and track and was an All-state selection in basketball. She placed third in the state in the javelin as a senior and graduated with a 4.00 GPA and ranked first in her class.
In 2004, Tom posed in a bikini for an
FHM magazine article on female Olympic athletes. She was ranked #91 on theFHM 100 Sexiest Women of 2005.cite web | title=FreeJose.com | work=FHM Magazine 100 Sexiest Women 2005 | url=http://www.freejose.com/lists/fhm-magazine-100-sexiest-women-2005.php | accessdate=November 11 | accessyear=2006]She is of Chinese-Hawaiian descent.
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1999 (Freshman)
Tom was named the
AVCA and Pac-10 National Freshman of the Year and became only the fourth volleyball player in NCAA history to receive AVCA First Team All-America honors as a true freshman. She led the Cardinal and ranked second in the Pac-10 in both kills (4.63 kpg) and service aces (0.45 sapg) and ranked second on the team in digs (2.73 dpg). She finished with a total of 472 kills, while also adding a .320 attack percentage (#8 Pac-10) and a 0.94 block per game average.She was named the the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team after having 27 kills in the NCAA semifinal match against defending national champion
Long Beach State . Her squad finished as NCAA runner-ups to Penn State.2000 (Sophomore)
Tom missed a month and a half of the season while playing on the U.S. National Volleyball Team in the 2000 Olympics. She was named an AVCA First Team All-American.
For the year, she averaged 5.86 kills, 3.20 digs, 0.41 service aces and 0.86 blocks per game and hit .350 for the season. She notched double figures in kills in 16 consecutive matches.
2001 (Junior)
Tom was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association (
AVCA ) National Player of the Year, in addition to being named theHonda Award winner for volleyball, the Pac-10 Player of the Year and her third consecutive First Team All-America honor. She averaged 5.09 kills, 0.54 service aces, 3.49 digs and 0.90 blocks per game and played in 122 games (35 matches). She recorded 10 or more kills in 50 of 51 matches, dating back to the 2000 season and notched a double-double in 25 matches.She was named the
NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship Most Outstanding Player after leading her team to the 2001 National Championship over top ranked and previously undefeated Long Beach State as she had 25 kills, 12 digs and five blocks against the 49'ers after having 22 kills and five blocks against Nebraska in the NCAA semifinal.2002 (Senior)
She was named the AVCA National Player of the Year for the second consecutive year and become the third player in NCAA history to be named a First Team All-American for four consecutive years. She was the Honda Award winner for volleyball for the second year in a row and was named the Pac-10 Player of the Year for the second consecutive year.
She averaged 4.89 kills, 0.34 service aces, 3.28 digs, 0.82 blocks and 5.81 points per game and finished off her career with 1,939 career kills and is the all-time leader at Stanford surpassing Kristin Klein (1,909) and is third all-time in the Pac-10. Her 171 career service aces ranks second on in Stanford history and third in the league . She averaged 5.02 kills per game for her career which ranks second all-time in the conference record books.
She was named to the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team for the third time in her four years at Stanford, as she had 16 kills, 13 digs, four aces and four blocks in Stanford's losing effort to USC in the National Championship match.
Olympic and international career
Tom appeared in the
2000 Sydney Olympics (4th place),2004 Athens Olympics (5th place), and the2008 Beijing Olympics (Silver Medal). Tom was named the "Best Scorer" of the 2008 Olympic games.In 2004, Logan was named the Most Valuable Player of the World Grand Prix after leading all players in scoring with 224 points in 13 matches (179 kills, 24 blocks and 21 service aces) where she also garnered “Best Server” accolades.
In 2007, she was named one of three World Cup most valuable player nominees as she averaged 4.10 points per set at FIVB World Cup in her first international tournament with Team USA in nearly three years. She averaged 3.35 kills, 0.65 blocks, 1.95 digs and 0.10 aces per set at the World Cup while starting 40 of 41 sets.
In 15 september 2008 ,
Hisamitsu Springs announced her joinning.Individual Awards
* "2003 Pan-American Cup "Best Receiver""
* "2004 FIVB World Grand Prix "Most Valuable Player""
* "2004 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Scorer""
* "2004 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Server""
* "2008 Summer Olympics "Best Scorer""College Awards
*Four time First Team AVCA All-American (1999-2002)
*Four time First Team All-Pac-10 (1999-02)
*Four time First Team AVCA All-Pacific Region (1999-02)
*Three Time NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team (1999, 2001-02)
*Two time AVCA National Player of the Year (2001-02)
*Two time Honda Award winner for volleyball (2001-02)
*Two time Pac-10 Player of the Year (2001-02)
*2002 NCAA Stanford Regional Most Outstanding Player
*2002 Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention
*2002 Pac-10 Player of the Week (11/25)
*2002 AVCA National Player of the Week (11/25)
*2002 NACWAA/State Farm Classic MVP
*2001 NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player
*2001 NCAA Stanford Regional Most Outstanding Player
*2001 AVCA National Player of the Week (11/12)
*2001 Jefferson Cup MVP
*2001 Verizon/Texas A&M All-Tournament Team
*2001 Asics/Volleyball Magazine Player of the Year
*1999 AVCA National Freshman of the Year
*1999 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year
*1999 Asics/Volleyball Magazine Freshman of the Year
*1999 Pacific Regional All-Tournament TeamReferences
External links
* [http://www.usavolleyball.org/National/profiles/women/LoganTomProfile.asp U.S. National Team Bio]
* [http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=1082/bio/index.html Bio at NBC Olympics]
* [http://www.bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=7388 AVP beach profile]
* [http://www.logantom.info/ Logan Tom unofficial site]
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