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AVP Tour
$60,000 Waupaca Contender Series
Thursday, July 10, 2025

Match #7: Pool D

(4) Gage Basey/Thomas Hurst
vs.
(21, Q5) Mark Bucknam/Rowdy Lennon

Gage Basey

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 18, 2003 (21 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lyons, CO

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

Colorado

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (AVP Virginia Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

$15,100.00

Thomas Hurst

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 1, 2004 (21 yrs old)

Home Town:

Plano, TX

Height:

6'4"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (AVP Virginia Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

$5,475.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	29	33	Money
AVP	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	$10,350.00
FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00
Overall	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	US$10,350.00

Previous Waupaca Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Ryan Smith - 13th	Did not play
2023	Diego Perez - 3rd	Did not play
2024	Thomas Hurst - 9th	Gage Basey - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	6/27-29/2025	Virginia Beach Contender Series	5	1st	1706	$9,750.00
AVP	7/10-12/2024	Waupaca Contender Series	10	9th	1254	$400.00

Waupaca Contender Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/10/2025	Pool D	Mark Bucknam / Rowdy Lennon (21, Q5)

Mark Bucknam

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 22, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

East Greenwich, RI

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Florida Southern

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (4 times)

Career AVP Best:

9th (Virginia Beach 2023)

Career Winnings:

$300.00

Rowdy Lennon

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 20, 1999 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

Los Angeles, CA

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

Santa Monica City College

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (AVP Palm Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

$3,625.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00

Previous Waupaca Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Jake Fleming - 33rd	Did not play
2023	Alex Ukkelberg - 19th	Did not play
2024	Alex Ukkelberg - 19th	Skyler Kaufman - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	7/4-6/2025	Denver Contender Series	21, Q6	19th	971	$0.00

Waupaca Contender Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/9/2025	Qualifier 2	Isaiah Geiger / Josiah Geiger (Q28)	Won 21-10, 21-19
Wed, 7/9/2025	Qualifier 3	Jacob LaBouliere / Kyle Zelasko (Q12)	Won 19-21, 21-14, 15-8
Thu, 7/10/2025	Pool D	Gage Basey / Thomas Hurst (4)

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
7/10/25	AVP	Waupaca Contender Series	Pool D