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AVP Tour
$20,000 AVP Heritage Contender Series Virginia Beach Open
June 12 - 14, 2026

(1) Cody Caldwell/Avery Drost

Cody Caldwell

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 28, 1993 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Newport Beach, CA

Height:

6'6"

College(s):

Loyola Chicago

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$80,981.20

James Avery Drost

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 7, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Redlands, CA

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

Westmont College

Seasons:

Tournaments:

153

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

1 (Virginia Beach 2026)

Career Winnings:

$181,600.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$300.00
NORCECA	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,000.00
Overall	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$6,300.00

Previous Virginia Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2010	Did not play	Marcin Jagoda - 41st
2022	Billy Kolinske - 5th	Chase Frishman - 2nd
2024	Seain Cook - 2nd	Did not play

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Virginia Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 6/13/2026	Pool A	Spencer Gaston / Mitchell McDowell (24, Q9)	Won 21-13, 21-12
Sat, 6/13/2026	Pool A	Matthew Hazle / Blake Reardon (13)	Won 21-16, 23-21
Sat, 6/13/2026	Winner 1	Alexander Biz / Chris Dedo (18, Q2)	Won 21-17, 17-21, 15-8
Sun, 6/14/2026	Winner 2	Markus Koppke / Bryce Mayer (7)	Won 21-9, 21-16
Sun, 6/14/2026	Semi-Finals	Mischa Freystaetter / Adam Hartmann (6)	Won 21-17, 17-21, 15-10
Sun, 6/14/2026	Finals	Diego Perez / Jeff Samuels (2)	Won 21-18, 19-21, 15-10

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$300.00
Contender Series/Tour Series	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00
Total	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,300.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Cody Caldwell												Avery Drost
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
7	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	$8,100.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	$4,500.00
16	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	3	6	$13,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	56	0	0	4	0	4	27	5	1	15	$62,375.00
6	0	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	$650.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	6	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	$3,400.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$562.50	Manhattan Beach	9	0	0	0	0	1	6	1	0	1	$11,537.50
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$650.00	Tour Championships	6	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	$9,725.00
6	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	$15,200.00	Gold Series	7	0	0	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	$25,250.00
11	0	1	2	0	1	6	1	0	0	$22,625.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	14	0	0	0	0	12	2	0	0	0	$30,650.00
15	4	2	2	0	2	4	1	0	0	$17,850.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	15	1	3	2	0	3	5	1	0	0	$14,200.00
65	5	3	6	0	7	20	13	3	8	$78,637.50	Total	118	2	3	8	1	26	49	8	1	20	$161,637.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2024	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$300.00	2	1	66.7 %
2026	AVP	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00	6	0	100.0 %
Total	AVP	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00	6	0	100.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$300.00	2	1	66.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Cody Caldwell													Avery Drost
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2009	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	$0.00
											2010	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$175.00
											2010	NORCECA	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$200.00
											2011	Wide Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
											2011	Pro Beach	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$1,312.50
											2011	NORCECA	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$575.00
											2012	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
											2012	NVL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2012	Pro Beach	6	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	$9,125.00
											2012	NORCECA	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$1,300.00
											2013	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	$3,400.00
											2013	NVL	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2013	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,150.00
											2013	NORCECA	5	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	$1,475.00
											2014	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	0	0	$10,000.00
											2014	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$4,500.00
											2014	NORCECA	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$950.00
											2015	AVP	7	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	$11,300.00
											2015	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
											2016	AVP	7	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	$12,050.00
											2016	NORCECA	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$525.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2017	AVP	8	0	0	1	0	1	6	0	0	0	$13,962.50
											2017	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$2,300.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2018	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	$11,075.00
											2018	FIVB	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$1,000.00
											2018	NORCECA	4	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$650.00	2019	AVP	8	0	0	0	0	1	6	1	0	0	$13,500.00
											2019	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2020	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$4,750.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$562.50	2021	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$4,775.00
11	1	0	0	0	2	6	2	0	0	$12,550.00	2022	AVP	13	0	3	1	0	3	6	0	0	0	$20,950.00
8	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	$250.00	2022	FIVB
9	2	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	0	$21,450.00	2023	AVP	8	0	0	1	0	5	2	0	0	0	$22,800.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2023	FIVB
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	2023	NORCECA
6	0	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	$14,950.00	2024	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	$10,500.00
4	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	$6,900.00	2024	FIVB	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$350.00
2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2024	NORCECA	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$1,550.00	2025	AVP	4	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	$8,250.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	1	$4,875.00	2025	FIVB	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	$250.00
											2025	NORCECA	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00
3	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,550.00	2026	AVP	4	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$3,900.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$5,000.00	2026	FIVB
65	7	2	7	0	7	18	13	3	8	$73,537.50	Total	Total	151	5	6	14	5	31	58	10	1	21	$180,400.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set				2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Lost 2-0	Overall	Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	3	50.0%	3	50.0%	0	0.0%	6-0	100.0%	0	0	0	0-0	3-0	100.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0	6-0	100.0%
2025-2026	3	50.0%	3	50.0%	0	0.0%	6-0	100.0%	0	0	0	0-0	3-0	100.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0	6-0	100.0%
Against the Field	3	50.0%	3	50.0%	0	0.0%	6-0	100.0%	0	0	0	0-0	6-0	100.0%	6-0	100.0%	0	0	6-0	100.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
Total	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	8	1

Head to Head Results
Caldwell/Drost lead the series against the field 6-0 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Perez/Samuels 1-0
6/14/26	AVP	Virginia Beach Open	Finals	Caldwell/Drost	1	Perez/Samuels	2	21-18, 19-21, 15-10
Lead the series against # 6 Freystaetter/Hartmann 1-0
6/14/26	AVP	Virginia Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Caldwell/Drost	1	Freystaetter/Hartmann	6	21-17, 17-21, 15-10
Lead the series against # 7 Koppke/Mayer 1-0
6/14/26	AVP	Virginia Beach Open	Winner 2	Caldwell/Drost	1	Koppke/Mayer	7	21-9, 21-16
Lead the series against # 13 Hazle/Reardon 1-0
6/13/26	AVP	Virginia Beach Open	Pool A	Caldwell/Drost	1	Hazle/Reardon	13	21-16, 23-21
Lead the series against # 18, Q2 Biz/Dedo 1-0
6/13/26	AVP	Virginia Beach Open	Winner 1	Caldwell/Drost	1	Biz/Dedo	18, Q2	21-17, 17-21, 15-8
Lead the series against # 24, Q9 Gaston/McDowell 1-0
6/13/26	AVP	Virginia Beach Open	Pool A	Caldwell/Drost	1	Gaston/McDowell	24, Q9	21-13, 21-12