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This past weekend Casey Patterson and Ty Loomis won the AVP beach volleyball tournament.  Casey Patterson represents Utah in the AVP pro tour but he's not the only one.
How many professional beach volleyball players come from Utah?

The list of Utah volleyball players turning to the beach and moving to California is growing each year.  The most famous is Jake Gibb who moved to California after dominating the outdoor sand volleyball scene in Utah.  Casey Jennings also played volleyball at BYU before he moved to CA to play pro. 

There are some big names in the AVP from Utah but there are many up and comers that are trying to make it in CA in the AVP.  Bryan Stewart won the 2009 AVP Young Guns tournament and qualified for the AVP in his first year trying to make it in the pros.  Daniel Dalenhese is another guy from Utah that has qualified in the pro tour.




The winners of the wasatch beach volleyball tournament will be competing against the pros next month and might add to the already qualified Utah players.
With so many Utah players on the tour it's surprising that Salt Lake is not a stop on the tour.  Utah has a lot of very skilled beach volleyball players even though it's an inland state.  Look for some of the local players moving to CA to take on the best.  Keep an eye out for Mike Nelson, Joe Hillman, Taylor Evans, Cade Orvin, Matt Heyes and many more that might surprise you in an upcoming AVP event.

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