Sophie Bukovec: Surprising herself all the way to the top of the world
SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter
English - September 07, 2022 14:21 - 1 hour - 159 MB - ★★★★★ - 131 ratingsVolleyball Sports News Sports News Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter features Sophie Bukovec, one of the fastest-rising defenders in the world. Anyone following the NCAA beach volleyball system has long known Bukovec is talented, when she won three National Championships at USC alongside Sara Hughes, Kelly Claes, Allie Wheeler, Nicolette Martin, and Terese Cannon, among others. But this good? Silver medal at World Championships good?
She’s even surprised herself.
We chatted about that, and a whole lot more, including:
How Bukovec became the first beach-only player in Canadian history
How she came to USC, joining that venerated recruiting class
Her decision to switch to defense, and how she and Brandie Wilkerson came to be partners
The incredible run she and Wilkerson have had in 2022.
And, as always, a whole lot more.
ENJOY!
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