Todd Rogers

Birthdate: Sept. 30, 1973

Hometown: Santa Barbara, Calif.

Resides: Solvang, Calif.

Height: 6’ 2"

College: UC - Santa Barbara

Website: toddjrogers.com

Facebook: facebook.com/Todd.J.Rogers

Twitter:  twitter.com/ProfessorTodd

BEST FINISH / WINNINGS

Domestic: 1^st (54 times) $1,201,306.50

International: 1^st (24 times) $861,812l.50

Overall: 1^st (78 times) $2,063,119

BIOGRAPHY

Todd Rogers, known for his stingy defense, has left his mark on professional beach volleyball. “The Professor” has an Olympic gold medal from Beijing to go along with his 76 titles (54 AVP, 24 FIVB). 

First joining the AVP Tour in 1995, it took Rogers just two years to establish himself as one of the top players on the Tour, garnering 12 top ten finishes in 20 events in 1997, which also marked his first year of international competition. Rogers earned the AVP’s Rookie of the Year as he and partner and former college teammate, Dax Holdren, advanced to three semifinals and one championship match.

Each season, Rogers made progress in the beach game, advancing to the semifinals in six of 10 AVP events with Holdren in 1998, including getting his first win in Louisville. In 2000, the pair played in an FIVB event in Rosarito, Mexico where they won despite being seeded No. 32. Immediately following, they played in four straight AVP finals, winning twice.

Rogers and Holdren had their final years as partners in 2011 as the duo won the season AVP opener and followed that up with three more top ten finishes. They played in eight FIVB events, with a best of fifth in the World Championships in Klagenfurt.