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Volleyball

Stafford

Slick

Athlete Bio#

Height

6'8"

Age

40

Hometown

Andover, MN

Education

Minnesota

Quick Facts
  • 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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  • DID YOU KNOW?
  • 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)
More
View Stafford Slick's full career results at bvbinfo
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2019 – 9th (Team - Men)
  • Years of participation: Team - Men 2019
  • Top finish: 9th – 2019 (Team - Men)

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