The American
Volleyball Professionals (AVP)
chose Huntington Beach,
California as their fourth stop
on a 12 city tour in which the
very best players compete for
$75,000 in cash. The event
pictured was held on the south
side of the Huntington Beach
Pier in June.
Canyon Ceman
and Brian Lewis won 15-13
against Karch Kiraly and Adam
Johnson on the final day of
the Association of Volleyball
Professionals -AVP Huntington
Beach Open. The tournament was a
double elimination and the 4th
event on the 12 stop 2000 AVP
Tour.
A $75,000
purse draws top volleyball
athletes such as Huntington
Beach winning team:
Brian "Lewy"
Lewis won the 1999 AVP
Sunkist Muskegon Open with
Franco Neto. The Corona del Mar
native now lives in Huntington
Beach. His favorite pastime is
surfing which he was able to do
during the time he earned an
associate degree in general
education from Orange Coast
College (California). With
career earnings of $901,864 and
11 years as a Pro, Brian is a
home town favorite.
Canyon "The
Brain" Ceman (last name
pronounced sea-man) is a native
of Hermosa Beach. With a
Bachelor's Degree in Economics
and a Master's Degree in
Sociology from Stanford
University, one of the best
educated guys on the court is a
real champ in everything he
pursues. Even though he has
been a Pro only three years, he
has a long list of awards and
accomplishments in the field of
volleyball, including the
highest finish on the 1999 AVP
Tour with team mate Brian
Lewis. His career earnings are
$416,056 to date. |