43 Facts About Logan Tom

Logan Maile Lei Tom was born on May 25,1981 and is an American former indoor volleyball and beach volleyball player, and is the current head coach of the Israel women's national volleyball team.

Logan Tom is a four-time Olympian at the outside hitter position.

At age 19, Logan became the youngest woman ever to be selected for an American Olympic volleyball team when she competed at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.

Logan Tom was a skilled all-around player who brought stability to the American serve receive and defense, while providing the team with a solid attack and block at the net.

Logan Tom was a huge part of the national team from 2000 to 2012.

At the 2008 Olympics, Logan Tom helped Team USA win a silver medal and was named Best Scorer, she won another silver medal at the 2012 Olympics with the national team.

Logan Tom was awarded the Most Valuable Player of the 2004 FIVB World Grand Prix.

Logan Tom was born in Napa, California to Kristine and Melvyn Tom.

Logan Tom's father was a defensive end for nine years in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles and the Chicago Bears.

Logan Tom attended Highland High School, where she led the volleyball team to state titles in 1997 and 1998.

Logan Tom competed in basketball and track and was an All-state selection in basketball.

Logan Tom placed third in the state in the javelin as a senior and graduated with a 4.00 GPA and ranked first in her class.

Logan Tom earned the Gatorade Player of the Year awards for volleyball in 1999.

Logan Tom attended Stanford University from 1999 to 2002 but did not graduate with her class.

Logan Tom left Stanford 50 units shy of completing her major in International Relations in December 2002, her last term of collegiate athletic eligibility.

Logan Tom officially graduated from Stanford in the summer of 2014.

In October 2013, Logan Tom was inducted into the Stanford University Athletics Hall of Fame.

Logan Tom was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association 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.

Logan Tom led the Cardinal and ranked second in the Pac-10 in both kills and service aces and ranked second on the team in digs.

Logan Tom was named the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team after having 29 kills in the NCAA semifinal match against defending national champion Long Beach State.

Logan Tom's squad finished as NCAA runners-up to Penn State.

Logan Tom missed a month and a half of the season while playing on the US national volleyball team in the 2000 Olympics.

Logan Tom is the first woman in the history of Stanford athletics to appear in the Olympics and then return to compete for Stanford.

Logan Tom notched double figures in kills in 16 consecutive matches.

Logan Tom was named the AVCA National Player of the Year, in addition to being named the Honda Award winner for volleyball, the Pac-10 Player of the Year and her third consecutive First Team All-America honor.

Logan Tom averaged 5.09 kills, 0.54 service aces, 3.49 digs and 0.90 blocks per game and played in 122 games.

Logan Tom recorded 10 or more kills in 50 of 51 matches, dating back to the 2000 season and notched a double-double in 25 matches.

Logan Tom 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.

Logan Tom 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.

Logan Tom 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.

Logan Tom 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 and is third all-time in the Pac-10.

Logan Tom averaged 5.02 kills per game for her career which ranks second all-time in the conference record books.

Logan Tom 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.

Logan Tom appeared in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, 2004 Athens Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics, and the 2012 London Olympics.

Logan Tom was named the "Best scorer" of the 2008 Olympic games.

In 2004, Logan Tom was named the Most Valuable Player of the World Grand Prix after leading all players in scoring with 224 points in 13 matches where she garnered "Best server" accolades.

Logan Tom was the 2006 AVP Rookie of the Year and recorded 14 top-10 finishes in 2007.

Logan Tom 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.

Logan Tom was named Best Receiver at the 2010 World Championship.

Logan Tom earned the Best Server award and the gold medal at the 2011 NORCECA Championship, held in Caguas, Puerto Rico.

Logan Tom joined the Indonesian club Jakarta Pertamina Energi for the 2016 season, taking them to the championship playoff.

In 2010, Logan Tom began working with the instructional volleyball website Volleyball 1on1 where she appears as an online instructor showcasing her coaching abilities through interactive videos.

In May 2021, Logan Tom was appointed as the head coach of the Israel women's national volleyball team.