Torey_DeFalco

Torey DeFalco

Torey DeFalco

American volleyball player

Torey James DeFalco (born April 10, 1997) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Resovia and the U.S. national team.[1] DeFalco took part in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

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Early life

Torey DeFalco was raised on a farm in Missouri until the age of nine, when his family moved to California. He attended Huntington Beach High School, where his performance on the volleyball team earned him national attention.[2]

DeFalco is one of seven children. His sister, Teagan, plays beach volleyball for the Washington Huskies.[3]

Career

College

Recognized as the top recruit in the country,[4] DeFalco enrolled at California State University, Long Beach, where he majored in Consumer Affairs. While at LBSU, he reached the NCAA Final Four all four years (2016–2019) and won the NCAA Championship twice (2018, 2019). He was a two–time AVCA Player of the Year (2017, 2019), the AVCA Newcomer of the Year (2016), and a four–time AVCA First Team All American (2016–2019). He was named Most Outstanding Player of the 2019 NCAA Championships, as well as being named to the NCAA All–Tournament Team three times (2016, 2018, 2019).[5]

Club

In June 2019, DeFalco signed his first professional volleyball contract with the Italian team, Volley Callipo.[6] For the 2021–22 season, he joined AZS Olsztyn.[7] For the 2022–23 PlusLiga season, he signed a contract with Resovia.[8]

National team

DeFalco joined the U.S. National Team in 2015, while he was still in high school.[9] He competed with the national team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Honors

Club

College

Youth national team

Individual awards

Statistics

References

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    "Amerykański przyjmujący Torey Defalco będzie grał w Asseco Resovii. To duże wzmocnienie rzeszowskiej drużyny". nowiny24.pl (in Polish). June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
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    "T.J. DeFalco a star on any surface". ESPN.com. July 5, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
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    "Washington Huskies". Washington Huskies. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
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    "Long Beach State men's volleyball enters year with title hopes". Press Telegram. January 10, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
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    "TJ DeFalco". USA Volleyball. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
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    "Four LBSU Men's Volleyball Alums Sign Professional Contracts". longbeachstate.com. July 12, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
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    "Nadzieja amerykańskiej siatkówki w Olsztynie". indykpolazs.pl (in Polish). June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
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    "Amerykański przyjmujący Torey Defalco będzie grał w Asseco Resovii. To duże wzmocnienie rzeszowskiej drużyny". nowiny24.pl (in Polish). June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  9. [9]
    "2015 Register's volleyball player of the year: TJ DeFalco, Huntington Beach". Orange County Register. June 15, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
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    "LONG BEACH STATE WINS THE 2018 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP". longbeachstate.com. May 5, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
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    "BEACH DOES IT AGAIN! Long Beach State Wins 2019 NCAA National Championship with Four-Set Victory Over Hawai'i". longbeachstate.com. May 4, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
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