Rich Lambourne BYU Tustin, Calif. 6'3" - Libero Joined Team: November 2000

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2003 – Colorado/Nebraska Tour… Canada Tour... Japan Tour (Training Team)…NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal). 2002 – Louisville Tour. 2001 – Japan Tour…World League…NORCECA Zone Championships.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2003 – Started for the United States in the NORCECA Zone Championships in Mexico as Team USA captured the gold medal and a berth in the 2003 World Cup, the first Olympic qualifier. 2002 – Competed with teammate Erik Sullivan for the starting libero position…Played in just one tour during the year (Louisville Tour vs. Australia and Canada)…Played in 29 totals sets during the year and racked up 76 digs (2.62 per set). 2001 – Captured the Best Digger award at the NORCECA Zone Championships in August as the U.S. earned the silver medal…Finished third on the team in digs with 102…Played professionally with the Vienna Hotvolleys in Austria after the National Team season ended.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 1999 – Started at outside hitter on BYU’s first-ever national championship team…Played in 82 games and posted 252 kills, 205 digs, 88 blocks and a .348 hitting percentage. 1998 – Played in 21-of-22 matches…Recorded 150 kills, 133 digs and 78 blocks. 1997 –Ranked fourth nationally with 2.73 digs per game…Named Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Player of the Week on March 22…Set a career-high with 23 digs against nationally ranked Hawai’i.

PERSONAL: Born Richard Edward Lambourne on May 6, 1975 in Louisville, Ky….Now calls San Diego, Calif., home…Parents are Paul and Ann Lambourne…Has one brother, Stuart, and two sisters, Gwen and Tracy…Enjoys golf, beach volleyball and tennis...Happiest moment in sports was winning the national championship at BYU in 1999.