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Olympic Silver-Medalist Mike Dodd Joins FIU Beach Volleyball
MIAMI (Feb. 17, 2016) – FIU beach volleyball announced the addition of Olympic Silver-Medalist Mike Dodd to the coaching staff. Dodd brings a wealth of experience, having coached on the men's and women's professional levels as well as in the Olympics.
"We are very excited to have someone of that caliber," shared Head Coach Rita Buck-Crockett. "I mean it doesn't get any better than that. To have Mike on our staff is great. It is going to give us that extra edge we need by having three very talented coaches on our team."
Dodd has won 75 titles in his 18-year career, including five Manhattan Beach Open titles. He won the silver medal at the inaugural beach volleyball tournament at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
Since then, Dodd has worked as a beach analyst for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games and was an indoor analyst for NBC in 2004. In 2008, Dodd coached Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal at the Beijing Olympics.
In 2000, Dodd was inducted into the California Beach Volleyball Association Hall of Fame. He has also won the AVP Best Defensive Player (four times), Best Spiker, Most Inspirational (three times), and Sportsman of the Year (twice).
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