14 Facts About Todd Rogers

Todd Jonathan Rogers was born on September 30,1973 and is an American professional beach volleyball player who is an Olympic and FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship gold medalist.

Todd Rogers attended San Marcos High School from 1987 to 1991, where he played indoor volleyball for Jon Lee.

Together with teammate Dax Holdren, Todd Rogers won a league championship in 1990.

Todd Rogers played for the men's volleyball team from 1993 through 1996 and was twice named a Second Team All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association in 1995 and 1996.

Todd Rogers set a school record for career digs with 783 and placed second in career assists with 4,831.

Todd Rogers earned a degree in religious studies with a minor in coaching.

Todd Rogers was originally turned on to beach volleyball by his San Marcos High School coach, Jon Lee, to stay fit for the indoor volleyball season.

Todd Rogers threw in the caveat that there were a lot of pretty girls in bikinis down at the beach.

Todd Rogers later competed with Holdren; together, they entered professional tournaments starting in 1993.

Todd Rogers won the season-ending round-robin tournament, earning the title, "God of the Beach".

Todd Rogers was the assistant men's volleyball coach at UC Santa Barbara from 2000 to 2005.

Todd Rogers left coaching to devote full-time attention to his professional career.

Early in 2016, Todd Rogers was hired as head coach of the Cal Poly Women's Beach Volleyball team.

Todd Rogers has been inducted into the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Hall of Fame for his achievements in the sport of indoor and beach volleyball.