Stafford Slick

Athlete Bio#

Height

6'8"

Age

Hometown

Andover, MN

Education

Minnesota

Personal

Went to college at the University of Minnesota, played club volleyball while there... Married to Julie (Motz) Slick. The couple has a son named Edison (Eddie) born in 2016 and a daughter named Delaney born in 2018... Was selected to the Minnesota All-State Choir in his junior and senior years of high school

Career Highlights

Has two career international gold medals, both on the NORCECA Continental Tour
Partnered with two Olympic gold medalists during his career, Dain Blanton and Todd Rogers
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Played in three events that were part of the 2019 FIVB World Tour with Casey Patterson. Placed ninth in Qinzhou and Yangzhou, China
Played in nine 2018 FIVB World Tour events with Casey Patterson. Best finish was third at Tokyo three-star
Played in six 2018 AVP events with Casey Patterson. Placed third in Austin
Suffered a partially detached retina in his left eye in 2017 on the AVP Tour, which is why he wears protective goggles while playing
In 2017, had a best of 17th place on the FIVB World Tour, bronze on the NORCECA Continental Tour; on the domestic AVP Tour, won one tournament and had five Top 3 finishes his best season on the Tour
Made his FIVB World Tour debut in 2013; since then, has a career best finish of fourth in 2015
Made his international debut in 2010 on the NORCECA Continental Tour; Between 2010-16 had two gold, four silver and two bronze
On the AVP Tour from 2009-16 has five bronze medals
In 2010, made his first AVP main draw with Olympian Dain Blanton in Blanton's final pro beach event
Slick made his pro beach debut in 2009 at AVP Chicago with partner Ryan Vander Veen
Member of the 2009 USA Volleyball Beach High Performance Team (U26)