Riley Salmon Pierce College League City, Texas 6'6" - Outside Hitter Joined Team: May 2001

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2004 – NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal). 2003 – Colorado/Nebraska Tour… Canada Tour…Pan American Games ( Fourth Place)…NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal)…World Cup ( Fourth Place). 2002 – Bulgaria Tour… Greece Tour… Florida Tour…World Championships. 2001 – Japan Tour…World League…World Championship Qualifier…NORCECA Zone Championships…Jeep America’s Cup. 2000 – France Tour.

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...Scored 10 points on nine kills and one service ace in the championship match. 2003 – Member of the team that played 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...Emerged as a force on the left side during the World Cup…Finished third on the team in scoring and 24 th overall with 103 points on 83 kills, 13 blocks and seven aces. 2002: – Rejoined the team in late July…Played in just 36 of a possible 141 sets during the year…Still had 86 total points, 71 kills, nine blocks, six blocks and 20 digs…Posted a hitting percentage of .318 and averaged 2.39 points per set. 2001 – Finished third on the team in kills (167) and fourth in service aces (12)…Also had 88 digs and 14 blocks…Played professionally for P.A.O.K. in Greece.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2001 – 2000 – Played two years of varsity volleyball at Pierce College in Los Angeles, Calif., from 1994-96.

PERSONAL: Born Riley Salmon on July 2, 1976 in Amarillo, Texas…Parents are Mike Clepper and Jenna Salmon…Also has one sister: Sari...Also enjoys sports and reading…Favorite sports team is the Houston Rockets of the NBA…Favorite TV show is “The Simpsons.”…Favorite musical group is Limp Bizkit…Also played professional volleyball for two seasons for a Serie A2 team in Italy (Tomei).