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#5 - Robert Tarr
Position: Outside Hitter
Height: 6-6 (198cm)
Weight: 205 lbs (93kg)
Hometown: Cape Canaveral, Fla.
College: Long Beach State
Birth Date: Jan. 9, 1984
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PERSONAL: Born Robert John Tarr on Jan. 9, 1984 in Cape Canaveral, Fla…. Parents are Rick Tarr and Susan Davis… Attended Rockledge High School from 1999-2002… Played club volleyball for Orlando Gold… Attended Long Beach State University from 2003-2006 and has a BA in communications… His favorite food is seafood… Lists “Braveheart” as favorite movie… His happiest moment in volleyball was competing in the NCAA National Championship match in 2004.
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2005 – World University
Games.
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: Robert has played professionally in Puerto Rico. 2005 – Competed for the
United States at the 2005 World University Games in Izmir, Turkey (Aug. 11-21).
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2006 – First Team AVCA All-American… First Team All-MPSF… MPSF Molten Player of the Week (4/10)… All-Tournament at UCSB/E-Bar Classic… All-Tournament at the Active Ankle Classic… Season-high 35 kills in win over CS Northridge… Led team averaging 4.85 kills per game… No. 5 in nation in kills per game (4.85)…No. 5 in nation in points per game (5.68)… No. 18 in service aces per game (0.33)… Double figures in kills 32 times this season… No. 2 in MPSF with 4.83 kills per game in MPSF matches. Reached 1,000 career kills vs. CS Northridge (1/6)… No. 6 all-time with 1,556 kills… No. 7 all-time with 86 career aces… Single season record 32 matches in double figure kills. 2005 – First Team AVCA All-American…2nd Team Volleyball Magazine All-American… 2nd Team All-MPSF… "Most Improved" by Volleyball Magazine… Tied for 5th in 2005 in nation with 4.87 kills per game… Career-high 36 kills at Stanford (2/26/05). 2004 – Compiled 182 kills, 77 digs, 32 blocks, and 18 aces for the 49ers in 2004… He registered his first double-double of the season with a match-high 11 kills and a season-high 10 digs in a 3-0 victory over Rutgers-Newark on Mar. 19… He was named to the Beach Bash (Mar. 19-20) All-Tournament Team after compiling 21 kills, four aces, 14 digs, and six blocks. 2003 – Was inserted into the starting line-up on Feb. 12 at Pacific, and quickly registered a double-double with 17 kills and 11 digs… Registered double-digits in kills in 13 of the 18 matches he played… Had a string of five consecutive matches with 12 or more kills… Totaled 232 kills, 89 digs, and 26 blocks in 63 games.
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