Tom Sorensen

Thomas Sorensen (born April 6, 1971, in Racine, Wisconsin) is a former American volleyball player who was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

The 1991 FIVB World League was the first event Sorensen competed in as a national team member. He won a bronze medal with the United States at the 1994 FIVB World Championship in Greece.

High school
Sorensen played volleyball at Racine Case High School in Racine, Wisconsin. He was the Racine County Player of the Year in 1988 and 1989, and was twice named MVP in his state. He graduated from high school in 1989.

College
Sorensen attended Pepperdine University, where he was a three-time All-American and helped his team win the NCAA Championship in 1992. He set the Waves record for career kills with 2,207. He set the record for kills in a match with 53 against UCLA on February 25, 1993.

Sorensen was inducted into the Pepperdine Hall of Fame in 2015.

Coaching
Sorensen currently serves as an assistant volleyball coach for both the women's and men's teams at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas.

Awards

 * Three-time All-American
 * NCAA Champion 1992
 * FIVB World Championship bronze medal 1994
 * Pan American Games silver medal 1995
 * Pepperdine Hall of Fame 2015