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Ryan Mariano:
 
Ryan Mariano
United States  
 
Vital Statistics
 

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Birth Date April 1, 1976 (47 years old)
Home Town Lake Forest, CA
Resides Flagstaff, AZ
Height 6'3"
College Long Beach State
  Best Finish Winnings
United States 2nd $162,108
   AVP 2nd $140,483
   NVL 5th (2 times) $3,625
   P&R 7th $1,000
   Pro Beach 3rd (3 times) $14,750
   Wide Open 3rd $2,250
Overall 2nd $162,108
 
Bio Bits

Beach Bits:

• The 2013 AVP season opener in Salt Lake City will mark Mariano's 100th career AVP event.
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Mariano improved his end of year player ranking five of six possible times from 2002 to 2009.
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In Mariano's first championship match, in Huntington Beach in 2006 with Brent Doble, he became part of the lowest seeded team (14th) to make an AVP final since 1998.

2012: Mariano and Ratledge had two seventh-place finishes on the AVP Tour, and had a best of third place twice on the Cuervo Tour.
2011: In nine domestic events on three different tours, Mariano and Ratledge had a best of third twice, including in Manhattan Beach.
2010: In a repeat of the 2009 season, Mariano and Ratledge had a best of fifth in the season opener and added three seventh-place finishes.
2009: Mariano and Ratledge played in 14 AVP events, with a best of fifth in the season opener. The duo also had three seventh-place finishes, including at Manhattan Beach.
2008: Playing with Ratledge the whole season, the duo placed fifth twice and seventh eight times as Mariano was again ranked in the top 20 in season points at 16th. He was fifth in digs per game (5.28).
2007: Started the year playing four times with Larry Witt, finishing third in Dallas. After teaming with Doble four times, he established a partnership with Ed Ratledge. In seven events with Ratledge, he had a best of seventh place, in the season finale. Mariano was ninth in both digs per game (4.49) and aces per game (.50).
2006: Reunited with Doble, setting a new career best of fifth. Then a week later in Huntington Beach, won four straight contender's bracket matches against teams seeded eighth or higher, all in three sets, in advancing to his first championship match. Mariano concluded the season with his first top 20 ranking, ending 17th in points. He was fourth in digs per game (4.95) and ninth in aces per game (.57).
2005: Played the entire season with Matt Heath, with their second event, in Tempe, ending with a loss in the qualifier. That marked the last time Mariano did not play in a main draw. His season best of ninth marked the fourth time in his career he finished that high. He was seventh in digs per game (4.44).
2004: Competed in 10 events with four different partners. He placed ninth three times, including twice with Brent Doble and once with Adam Jewell. He finished the year fifth in digs per game (4.66).
2003: Played seven events with three different partners. Mariano advanced to his first main draw in what was his fourth career event, with a fourth different partner, in Hermosa Beach. In his first tournament with Rich VanHuizen, the duo placed 13th in Manhattan Beach.
2002: Began his pro beach volleyball career in Hermosa Beach, playing in the qualifier with Dan Valdes, placing 89th, and played in one other qualifier that season.

College:
Mariano went to Long Beach State, graduating with a degree in Communication Studies. Following school he played indoor volleyball in Austria for three years and Switzerland for three years.

Personal:
Mariano, who has an older brother, played two seasons on his varsity high school team. He was the 1995 Mizuno National Player of the Year and a first-team Junior Olympic All-American.

 
 
Career Summary
 
United States
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 25th 29th 33rd 37th 65th 89th
2002 AVP 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 7.0 239th 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2003 AVP 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $780.00 155.0 60th 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 0
2004 AVP 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 $3,847.50 393.0 41st 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0
2005 AVP 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $7,875.00 638.0 35th 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
2006 AVP 14 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 $24,325.00 1,192.0 17th 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 AVP 15 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 $18,887.50 1,051.0 26th 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
2008 AVP 17 0 0 0 0 2 8 5 $39,687.50 1,650.0 16th 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 AVP 14 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 $26,830.00 2,140.0 21st 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 AVP 7 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 $14,000.00 1,230.0 17th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 P&R 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 $1,000.00 0.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 25th 29th 33rd 37th 65th 89th
2011 Pro Beach 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 $6,750.00 576.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 NVL 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 $2,750.00 1,360.0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 Wide Open 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 $2,250.00     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 AVP 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 $3,000.00 542.5 13th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Pro Beach 6 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 $8,000.00 790.0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 NVL 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 $875.00 240.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 AVP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $1,250.00 150.0 103rd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)
  117
(87th)
0 1 5 0 7 21 33 $162,107.50
(79th)
12,114.5   22 15 6 2 2 1 1 1
 
 
 
 
 
Overall
Total
(Rank)
  117
(207th)
0 1 5 0 7 21 33 $162,107.50
(225th)
12,114.5   22 15 6 2 2 1 1 1
 
Red denotes ranked 1st
 
Partner Summary
 
AVP Pro Beach Tour
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 25th 29th 33rd 37th 65th 89th
Ed Ratledge 48 0 0 0 0 4 17 18 $94,043 6,304.5 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brent Doble 21 0 1 0 0 1 1 7 $28,760 1,580.0 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Heath 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $7,875 638.0 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
Ty Loomis 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $650 135.0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
Larry Witt 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 $7,213 279.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Rich VanHuizen 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $730 109.0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jon Thompson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $50 40.0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
Adam Jewell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $888 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chad Turner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $275 50.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Daniel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 25th 29th 33rd 37th 65th 89th
Jarett Jensen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Dan Valdes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 100 0 1 1 0 5 18 28 $140,483 9,148.5 19 15 6 2 2 1 1 1
 
Parks and Recreation
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 25th 29th 33rd 37th 65th 89th
Ed Ratledge 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 $1,000 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 $1,000 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
National Volleyball League
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 25th 29th 33rd 37th 65th 89th
Ed Ratledge 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 $3,625 1,600.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 $3,625 1,600.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Wide Open Beach Volleyball
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 25th 29th 33rd 37th 65th 89th
Ed Ratledge 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 $2,250   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 $2,250   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 25th 29th 33rd 37th 65th 89th
Ed Ratledge 9 0 0 3 0 0 1 3 $14,750 1,366.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 9 0 0 3 0 0 1 3 $14,750 1,366.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Overall
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 25th 29th 33rd 37th 65th 89th
Ed Ratledge 65 0 0 4 0 6 20 23 $115,668 9,270.5 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brent Doble 21 0 1 0 0 1 1 7 $28,760 1,580.0 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Heath 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $7,875 638.0 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
Ty Loomis 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $650 135.0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
Larry Witt 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 $7,213 279.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Rich VanHuizen 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $730 109.0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jon Thompson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $50 40.0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
Adam Jewell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $888 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chad Turner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $275 50.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Daniel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 25th 29th 33rd 37th 65th 89th
Jarett Jensen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Dan Valdes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
 
Total 117 0 1 5 0 7 21 33 $162,108 12,114.5 22 15 6 2 2 1 1 1
 
 

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