Ryan Millar BYU Palmdale, Calif. 6'8" - Middle Blocker Joined Team: May 1999

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2004–NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal). 2003 – NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal)…World Cup ( Fourth Place). 2003 – NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal)…World Cup ( Fourth Place). 2002 – Florida Tour…World Championships. 2001 – Did not play with the National Team. 2000 – Americas' Cup... Australia Tour...Continental Cup... Korea Tour...Olympic Games...World League. 1999 – Americas' Cup... Japan Trip…International Volleyball Challenge... Italy Trip.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2004 – Team USA qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, by winning the NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Caguas, Puerto Rico on Jan. 10…The men posted a perfect record of 6-0 en route to the gold medal, which included a come-from-behind, 3-2 win over Cuba in the championship match. 2003 – Finished second among all players at the World Cup in blocking with 27 total stuffs (an average of 0.73 per set)…Was also second on the team in scoring (and 18 th overall) with 116 total points on 87 kills, 27 blocks and two service aces. 2002 – Re-joined the team in August and helped guide the team to a ninth-place finish at the World Championships in Argentina. 2001 – Did not play with the National Team…Played professionally with Bossini Montichiari in Italy. 2000 – Led the team with a .573 hitting percentage at the Americas' Cup...Second on the squad with 64 kills and 10 blocks...Recorded 108 kills, 32 blocks, nine aces and a .439 hitting percentage in World League play...Set a career high with six blocks against the Netherlands...Helped team USA qualify for the 2000 Sydney Olympics with 25 kills, four blocks, three aces and a .462 hitting percentage at the Continental Cup...Posted 47 kills, 11 blocks and three aces on the Korea Tour…Played professionally in Italy for Volley Forli. 1999 – Starting middle blocker on the second-place Americas' Cup team...Helped the team defeat Italy and Yugoslavia on the trip to Italy with 41 kills, 12 blocks and a team-leading .515 hitting percentage...Earned his first international experience on the Japan Tour, posting a team-leading .590 hitting percentage with 44 kills and nine stuff blocks.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: One of only five players to earn AVCA First-Team All-American three times. 1999 – Led BYU to their first NCAA title...Volleyball Magazine National Player of the Year…American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) First-Team All-American…First-Team All-MPSF…Finished the season ranked first in the country in hitting percentage (.498) and blocks per game (.2.14). 1998 – AVCA and Volleyball Magazine First-Team All-American...First-Team All-MPSF…Posted a season-high 31 kills against Pepperdine…Finished second in the nation in blocks per game (2.02). 1997 – AVCA and Volleyball Magazine First-Team All-American…MPSF Player of the Year...Finished the year ranked No. 4 in the country in kills per game (6.47) and posted a career-high 48 kills against Pepperdine. 1996 – Volleyball Magazine Freshman of the Year…Third-Team All-MPSF…Ranked second in the country in blocks per game and set a single-match record with 18 total blocks.

PERSONAL: Born Ryan Madsen Millar in San Dimas, Calif….Parents are Steven and Mardi…He is married to Suzanne…Also has two brothers: James and Jon…Enjoys snowboarding, golfing and being with his wife…His happiest moment in life was getting married…His happiest moment in sports was winning the NCAA men’s volleyball championship in 1999 at BYU…Graduated from BYU in 2001 with a degree in sociology…His goals in life are to win a gold medal and be a good dad.