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$150,000 Nissan US Championships of Beach Volleyball Presented by Xbox
August 22 - 25, 2002

(4) Canyon Ceman/Mike Whitmarsh

Canyon Ceman

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 21, 1972 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hermosa Beach, CA

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

18

Tournaments:

224

Career Wins:

7

Career Winnings:

$682,442.25

Mike Whitmarsh

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 18, 1962 (62 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Diego, CA

Height:

6'7"

College(s):

San Diego

Seasons:

15

Tournaments:

267

Career Wins:

28

Career AVP Wins:

25

Career Winnings:

$1,602,987.88

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	40	4	8	10	3	6	4	3	1	1	0	$343,390.00
FIVB	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$69,500.00
Overall	43	4	9	11	3	6	4	3	1	2	0	US$412,890.00

Previous Chicago Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1990	Did not play	Jon Stevenson - 13th
1991	Did not play	Adam Johnson - 5th
1992	Did not play	Brent Frohoff - 4th
1993	Did not play	Mike Dodd - 2nd
1994	Did not play	Mike Dodd - 2nd
1995	Jeff Rodgers - 17th	Mike Dodd - 7th
1996	Dain Blanton - 5th	Mike Dodd - 2nd
1997	Dain Blanton - 4th	Mike Dodd - 3rd
1998	Mark Kerins - 7th	Kent Steffes - 1st
1999	Did not play	David Swatik - 17th
2000	Brian Lewis - 4th	Matt Unger - 5th
FIVB 2000	Brian Lewis - 25th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/8-11/2002	Manhattan Beach Open	4	2nd	428	$14,000.00
AVP	6/28-30/2002	Belmar Open	6	1st	360	$14,500.00
AVP	6/14-16/2002	Santa Barbara Open	3	7th	180	$2,500.00
AVP	6/7-9/2002	Hermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash	3	9th	172	$1,920.00
AVP	5/24-26/2002	Huntington Beach Open	4	2nd	324	$9,750.00
AVP	8/24-26/2001	Open at Manhattan Beach	3	3rd	288	$8,160.00

US Championships of Beach Volleyball Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 8/23/2002

Winner 1

David Smith / Scott Wong (29)

Won 15-21, 21-11, 15-11

0:51

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Canyon Ceman	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Mike Whitmarsh	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A

Fri, 8/23/2002

Winner 2

Mark Reilly / Rich VanHuizen (20)

Won 16-21, 21-16, 15-8

0:55

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Canyon Ceman	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Mike Whitmarsh	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	9	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3	N/A	0	N/A

Sat, 8/24/2002

Winner 3

Scott Davenport / Eli Fairfield (12)

Won 21-17, 21-17

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Canyon Ceman	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Mike Whitmarsh	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A

Sat, 8/24/2002

Winner 4

Eric Fonoimoana / Dax Holdren (1)

Lost 21-18, 16-21, 13-15

1:03

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Canyon Ceman	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Mike Whitmarsh	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	7	N/A	1	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3	N/A	1	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3	N/A	0	N/A

Sun, 8/25/2002

Contender 6

Eduardo Bacil / Fred Souza (3)

Lost 17-21, 27-25, 10-15

1:20

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Canyon Ceman	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	1	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	1	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Mike Whitmarsh	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Canyon Ceman	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	N/A	1	N/A
Mike Whitmarsh	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	20	N/A	1	N/A
Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	22	N/A	2	N/A
Opponents	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	26	N/A	2	N/A

Head to Head Results
Ceman/Whitmarsh lead the series against the field 19-7 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Fonoimoana/Holdren 1-4
8/24/02	AVP	US Championships of Beach Volleyball	Winner 4	Fonoimoana/Holdren	1	Ceman/Whitmarsh	4	18-21, 21-16, 15-13	1:03
8/11/02	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Finals	Fonoimoana/Holdren	1	Ceman/Whitmarsh	4	21-15, 21-18	1:00
8/10/02	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 5	Fonoimoana/Holdren	1	Ceman/Whitmarsh	4	21-17, 19-21, 18-16	1:07
6/30/02	AVP	Belmar Open	Finals	Ceman/Whitmarsh	6	Fonoimoana/Holdren	1	21-18, 21-16	0:50
5/26/02	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Finals	Fonoimoana/Holdren	3	Ceman/Whitmarsh	4	21-18, 21-14	0:49
Lead the series against # 2 Doble/Kiraly 4-0
8/11/02	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Ceman/Whitmarsh	4	Doble/Kiraly	2	21-14, 17-21, 15-13	1:13
6/30/02	AVP	Belmar Open	Semi-Finals	Ceman/Whitmarsh	6	Doble/Kiraly	3	21-18, 15-21, 15-13	1:03
6/29/02	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 3	Ceman/Whitmarsh	6	Doble/Kiraly	3	21-19, 15-21, 15-13	1:02
5/26/02	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Ceman/Whitmarsh	4	Doble/Kiraly	8	21-8, 21-23, 15-13	0:56
Trail the series against # 3 Bacil/Souza 1-2
8/25/02	AVP	US Championships of Beach Volleyball	Contender 6	Bacil/Souza	3	Ceman/Whitmarsh	4	21-17, 25-27, 15-10	1:20
8/10/02	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 4	Ceman/Whitmarsh	4	Bacil/Souza	5	21-18, 21-23, 15-8	1:13
6/15/02	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 3	Bacil/Souza	6	Ceman/Whitmarsh	3	25-23, 21-18	0:45
Lead the series against # 5 Metzger/Wong 2-0
6/30/02	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 4	Ceman/Whitmarsh	6	Metzger/Wong	2	21-18, 21-19	0:47
5/26/02	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 4	Ceman/Whitmarsh	4	Metzger/Wong	1	21-16, 21-13	0:33
Lead the series against # 7 Rogers/Scott 1-0
8/11/02	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 7	Ceman/Whitmarsh	4	Rogers/Scott	8	21-17, 23-21	0:50
Series tied with # 8 Hannemann/Nygaard 1-1
6/8/02	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash	Winner 3	Hannemann/Nygaard	6	Ceman/Whitmarsh	3	18-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:00
5/25/02	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 3	Ceman/Whitmarsh	4	Hannemann/Nygaard	5	21-18, 21-18	0:45
Lead the series against # 12 Davenport/Fairfield 1-0
8/24/02	AVP	US Championships of Beach Volleyball	Winner 3	Ceman/Whitmarsh	4	Davenport/Fairfield	12	21-17, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 17 Delahoz/Makos 2-0
6/15/02	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Contender 4	Ceman/Whitmarsh	3	Delahoz/Makos	18	23-21, 21-13	0:43
6/8/02	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash	Winner 2	Ceman/Whitmarsh	3	Delahoz/Makos	19	21-18, 19-21, 15-12	1:03
Lead the series against # 19 Elliott/Soldano 1-0
6/15/02	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 2	Ceman/Whitmarsh	3	Elliott/Soldano	14	21-19, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 20 Reilly/VanHuizen 2-0
8/23/02	AVP	US Championships of Beach Volleyball	Winner 2	Ceman/Whitmarsh	4	Reilly/VanHuizen	20	16-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:55
6/15/02	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 1	Ceman/Whitmarsh	3	Reilly/VanHuizen	30	21-15, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # 22 Hyden/McCaw 1-0
6/8/02	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash	Winner 1	Ceman/Whitmarsh	3	Hyden/McCaw	30	21-23, 21-13, 16-14	1:01
Lead the series against # 28 Roberts/Walls 1-0
6/29/02	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 1	Ceman/Whitmarsh	6	Roberts/Walls	27	21-15, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 29 Smith/Wong 1-0
8/23/02	AVP	US Championships of Beach Volleyball	Winner 1	Ceman/Whitmarsh	4	Smith/Wong	29	15-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:51