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Avery Drost:
 
James Avery Drost
United States  
 
Vital Statistics
 

Photo: Ken Delgado
Birth Date September 7, 1986 (39 years old)
Home Town Redlands, CA
Resides Redondo Beach, CA
Height 6'5"
College Westmont College
  Best Finish Winnings
United States 1st $158,725
   AVP 2nd (3 times) $147,988
   AVP Young Guns 3rd (2 times) $300
   NVL 7th $0
   Pro Beach 2nd $10,438
   USAV IDQ 1st $0
   Wide Open 9th $0
International 1st $9,550
   FIVB 1st $9,550
NORCECA 1st (3 times) $8,525
   NORCECA 1st (3 times) $8,525
Overall 1st (5 times) $176,800
 
Bio Bits

College: Drost was a middle blocker at Westmont College in Santa Barbara.

Personal: Drost is a Certified Personal Trainer and worked as a school strength and conditioning coach. He has two brothers, Eben and Harrison, and a sister, Madeleine. He and his wife, Alyson, were married in June 2012 and they have a daughter (Blake, 2016) and a son (Micah, 2018).  		 
 
Career Summary
 
United States
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th 10th Money Points Rank 13th 15th 16th 17th 19th 25th 33rd 41st 57th 65th CQ
2009 AVP 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 272.0 94th 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 0
2009 AVP Young Guns 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00     0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2010 AVP 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $175.00 208.0 85th 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0
2010 AVP Young Guns 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 $300.00 150.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 Pro Beach 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,312.50 216.0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 USAV IDQ 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 $0.00 0.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 Wide Open 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 $0.00     0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 AVP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $500.00 67.5 39th 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Pro Beach 6 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 $9,125.00 590.0   2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 NVL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00     0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th 10th Money Points Rank 13th 15th 16th 17th 19th 25th 33rd 41st 57th 65th CQ
2013 AVP 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 $3,400.00 495.0 37th 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 NVL 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 $0.00 90.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 AVP 7 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 $10,000.00 1,080.0 19th 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 AVP 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 $11,300.00 1,140.0 20th 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 AVP 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 $12,050.00 1,170.0 11th 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 AVP 8 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 $13,962.50 1,527.0 18th 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 AVP 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 $11,075.00 1,399.0 23rd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 AVP 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 $13,500.00 1,876.0 18th 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 AVP 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $4,750.00 0.0   0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 AVP 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 $4,775.00 636.0 23rd 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th 10th Money Points Rank 13th 15th 16th 17th 19th 25th 33rd 41st 57th 65th CQ
2022 AVP 13 0 3 1 0 0 3 3 0 $20,950.00 10,471.5 1st 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 AVP 8 0 0 1 0 4 1 2 0 $22,800.00 7,342.0 5th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024 AVP 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 $10,500.00 3,732.5 20th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025 AVP 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 $8,250.00 3,350.5 34th 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)		   115
(89th)		 1
(136th)		 4 10 0 12 12 30 1 $158,725.00
(83rd)		 35,813.0   19 2 0 7 1 3 2 5 4 1 0
 
International
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th 10th Money Points Rank 13th 15th 16th 17th 19th 25th 33rd 41st 57th 65th CQ
2013 FIVB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,150.00 140.0 184th 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2014 FIVB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $4,500.00 135.0 189th 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2015 FIVB 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 90.0 222nd 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
2017 FIVB 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 $2,300.00 180.0 120th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 FIVB 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,000.00 150.0 315th 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
2019 FIVB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 80.0 479th 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2024 FIVB 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 $350.00 260.0 332nd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025 FIVB 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 $250.00 210.0 342nd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)		   17
(900th)		 1
(243rd)		 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 $9,550.00
(672nd)		 1,245.0   0 0 0 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 1
 
 
 
NORCECA
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th 10th Money Points Rank 13th 15th 16th 17th 19th 25th 33rd 41st 57th 65th CQ
2010 NORCECA 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 $200.00 55.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 NORCECA 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 $575.00 135.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 NORCECA 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 $1,300.00 160.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 NORCECA 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 $1,475.00 90.0   0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 NORCECA 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 $950.00 170.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 NORCECA 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 $525.00 80.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 NORCECA 4 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 $1,500.00 425.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024 NORCECA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,000.00 160.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025 NORCECA 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 $1,000.00 272.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)		   21
(31st)		 3
(20th)		 2 5 4 4 1 1 0 $8,525.00
(16th)		 1,547.0   0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Overall
Total
(Rank)		   153
(108th)		 5
(162nd)		 6 16 5 18 13 32 1 $176,800.00
(220th)		 38,605.0   19 2 1 9 1 3 6 9 4 1 1
 
Red denotes ranked 1st
 
Victory List
 
Victory Date Assoc Location Partner Seed Winnings
1 7/10/2011 USAV IDQ Playa del Rey Steven VanderWerp 2  
2 2/4/2018 FIVB Shepparton Chase Frishman 14 $500
3 4/29/2018 NORCECA Varadero Chase Frishman 4 $1,000
4 5/5/2024 NORCECA Varadero Cody Caldwell 15 $1,000
5 9/28/2025 NORCECA Punta Cana Troy Field 5 $1,000
 

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