Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series
$100,000 Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open
July 20 - 22, 2012
(16) Kevin McColloch/Mike Placek
 
Kevin McColloch
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 19, 1984 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Solano Beach, CA
Height: 6'5"
College(s): Holy Name University
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 79
Career Best: 2nd (Wide Open Siesta Key 2011)
Career Pro Beach Best: 3rd (Hermosa Beach 2012)
Career Winnings: $48,147.50
Mike Placek
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 23, 1982 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Pompton Plains, NJ
Height: 6'3"
College(s): California-Santa Barbara
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 82
Career Wins: 3
Career Pro Beach Best: 3rd (Hermosa Beach 2012)
Career Winnings: $76,402.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457910131725Money
AVP200000011000 $5,000.00
Pro Beach400100020100 $9,625.00
Overall600100031100 $14,625.00
Previous Hermosa Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
AVP 2006 Did not play Dane Jensen - 33rd
AVP 2007 Nicholas Ellis - 57th Dane Jensen - 57th
AVP 2008 Jason Wight - 57th Russ Marchewka - 17th
AVP 2009 AJ Mihalic - 33rd John Moran - 13th
AVP 2010 Curtis Jackson - 17th Did not play
Wide Open 2011 Billy Allen - 9th Duncan Budinger - 9th
2011 Mike Placek - 13th Kevin McColloch - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
Pro Beach 7/13-15/2012 Chicago Open 16 9th 200 $1,500.00
Pro Beach 9/23-25/2011 Pro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open 16 13th 216 $1,125.00
Hermosa Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 7/21/2012 Winner 1 Stein Metzger / Mark Williams (17) Lost 19-21, 22-24  
Sat, 7/21/2012 Contender 1 Bartosz Bachorski / Danko Iordanov (32, Q22) Won 17-21, 21-12, 15-6  
Sat, 7/21/2012 Contender 2 Andrew Fuller / Mark VanZwieten (18) Won 21-19, 21-14  
Sat, 7/21/2012 Contender 3 Ty Loomis / Fred Souza (10) Won 21-15, 21-16  
Sat, 7/21/2012 Contender 4 Adrian Carambula / Braidy Halverson (5) Won 17-21, 21-18, 15-11  
Sun, 7/22/2012 Contender 5 Billy Allen / Matt Prosser (3) Won 21-17, 18-21, 15-13  
Sun, 7/22/2012 Contender 6 Joao Maciel / Adam Roberts (11) Won 21-19, 25-23  
Sun, 7/22/2012 Semi-Finals John Hyden / Sean Scott (1) Lost 15-21, 18-21  
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open100000010000 $2,500.00
Tour Championships100000010000 $2,500.00
Total200000020000 $5,000.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Kevin McColloch Mike Placek
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
460000591510 $24,455.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open5400101211230 $38,690.00
8000002300 $3,780.00 Manhattan Beach5000002200 $3,925.00
3000002100 $3,400.00 Tour Championships3000003000 $3,750.00
5700005131910 $31,635.00 Total6200101261430 $46,365.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2011Pro Beach100000001000 $1,125.00 2250.0 %
2012Pro Beach200100010000 $7,000.00 8466.7 %
TotalPro Beach300100011000 $8,125.00 10662.5 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Kevin McColloch  Mike Placek
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 2005AVP3000000003 $0.00
2000000002 $0.00 2006AVP9000000117 $500.00
3000000003 $0.00 2007AVP9000001206 $1,650.00
7000000205 $800.00 2008AVP15001008600 $16,550.00
9000000513 $2,660.00 2009AVP14000019400 $16,940.00
1000010000 $0.00 2009USAV IDQ          
6000003300 $3,300.00 2010AVP3000001110 $1,275.00
1001000000 $0.00 2010USAV IDQ          
           2010FIVB1000000100 $1,400.00
2000020000 $2,000.00 2011NVL2000020000 $2,000.00
5010022000 $5,500.00 2011Wide Open1000001000 $0.00
2000002000 $1,312.50 2011Pro Beach2000002000 $1,312.50
           2011FIVB1000000010 $1,000.00
2001001000 $3,500.00 2012Pro Beach2001001000 $3,500.00
4101205810114 $19,072.50 TotalTotal62002032315316 $46,127.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall6 75.0% 2 25.0% 0 0.0% 8-0 100.0% 5 38.5% 0 0.0% 8 61.5% 5-8 38.5% 6-8 42.9% 7-0 100.0% 00 13-8 61.9%
2011-20126 75.0% 2 25.0% 0 0.0% 8-0 100.0% 5 38.5% 0 0.0% 8 61.5% 5-8 38.5% 6-8 42.9% 7-0 100.0% 00 13-8 61.9%
Against the Field4 80.0% 1 20.0% 0 0.0% 5-0 100.0% 3 33.3% 0 0.0% 6 66.7% 3-6 33.3% 8-12 40.0% 8-0 100.0% 00 8-6 57.1%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Challenge/Four Star/Open000000001100000032
Tour Championships000003000000000003
Total000003001100000035
Head to Head Results
McColloch/Placek lead the series against the field 8-5 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 3 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Hyden/Scott 1-1
7/22/12Pro BeachHermosa Beach Open Semi-Finals Hyden/Scott 1 McColloch/Placek 16 21-15, 21-18  
7/14/12Pro BeachChicago Open Winner 2 McColloch/Placek 16 Hyden/Scott 1 16-21, 21-16, 16-14  
Series tied with # 3 Allen/Prosser 1-1
7/22/12Pro BeachHermosa Beach Open Contender 5 McColloch/Placek 16 Allen/Prosser 3 21-17, 18-21, 15-13  
7/14/12Pro BeachChicago Open Contender 4 Allen/Prosser 3 McColloch/Placek 16 21-17, 28-26  
Trail the series against # 4 Mariano/Ratledge 0-1
9/24/11Pro BeachPro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open Contender 3 Mariano/Ratledge 10 McColloch/Placek 16 21-17, 22-20 0:51
Lead the series against # 5 Carambula/Halverson 1-0
7/21/12Pro BeachHermosa Beach Open Contender 4 McColloch/Placek 16 Carambula/Halverson 5 17-21, 21-18, 15-11  
Trail the series against # 6 Drost/Tramblie 0-1
7/14/12Pro BeachChicago Open Winner 3 Drost/Tramblie 9 McColloch/Placek 16 21-16, 21-18  
Lead the series against # 10 Loomis/Souza 1-0
7/21/12Pro BeachHermosa Beach Open Contender 3 McColloch/Placek 16 Loomis/Souza 10 21-15, 21-16  
Lead the series against # 11 Maciel/Roberts 1-0
7/22/12Pro BeachHermosa Beach Open Contender 6 McColloch/Placek 16 Maciel/Roberts 11 21-19, 25-23  
Trail the series against # 17 Metzger/Williams 0-1
7/21/12Pro BeachHermosa Beach Open Winner 1 Metzger/Williams 17 McColloch/Placek 16 21-19, 24-22  
Lead the series against # 18 Fuller/VanZwieten 2-0
7/21/12Pro BeachHermosa Beach Open Contender 2 McColloch/Placek 16 Fuller/VanZwieten 18 21-19, 21-14  
7/14/12Pro BeachChicago Open Winner 1 McColloch/Placek 16 Fuller/VanZwieten 17 21-9, 21-16  
Lead the series against # 32, Q22 Bachorski/Iordanov 1-0
7/21/12Pro BeachHermosa Beach Open Contender 1 McColloch/Placek 16 Bachorski/Iordanov 32, Q22 17-21, 21-12, 15-6