SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter
SANDCAST is the first and leading beach volleyball podcast in the world. Hosts Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter take listeners into the world of the AVP, Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour and any other professional beach volleyball outlets. They dig deep into the lives of the players both on and off the court as well as all of the top influencers in the game.
Episodes
Dan Fisher: The High-Standards Blueprint of a Volleyball Dynasty
Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where we get off the sand for a second and delve into the world of NCAA Indoor Volleyball, chatting with Dan Fisher, the architect of the Pitt Volleyball dynasty that has won 7 ACC Championships in the past 9 years, made five straight final fours, and has won 82% of the matches since Fisher became the head coach.
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June Mailbag! Predicting the LA 2028 Podium; Selling Souls; New Partnerships
Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where, rather than Travis, it's our Amigo, Kyle Friend in the studio, answering all of your fan questions for our June beach volleyball mailbag episode. They're chatting:
Favorite newcomers in beach volleyball, both on the AVP and Beach Pro Tour
Who they think will make the LA 2028 podium
The impact of Sweden and Nor
The Hidden Crisis: Mental Health and Resilience in Sports | Dr. Gary Green
Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, and welcome back to one of our most-anticipated annual guests: Gary Green. We're talking building resilience in an anxious world.
Key topics from the episode with Dr. Gary Green include
Rise in anxiety and mental health issues among students post-COVID
The importance of relationships and social support for resilience
John Mayer, Billy Allen: Is A "Correct Technique" Just a Bunch of BS?
Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, and welcome back to our fourth semi-annual edition of SANDCASTING Your Brains Out with John Mayer and Billy Allen, the hosts of Coach Your Brains Out. Mayer is the head coach of the LMU Beach Volleyball team, while Allen is the assistant -- and AVCA Assistant Coach of the Year! -- at Stanford. We're recapping the NCAA
AVP Huntington's International Flair; AK-Alexis STAY PERFECT in Xiamen
Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where Travis is talking a big weekend with the AVP debuting its Heritage events in Huntington Beach and plenty to talk about there, and the Beach Pro Tour continuing its season at the Xiamen Challenge, where AK and Alexis stayed PERFECT with another gold medal. We're chatting:
Savvy Cory and Evan Cory having the bigg
Mailbag! AVP Goes International! Olympic Qualification Series? NCAA Players Better Than AVP?
Welcome to the fan question, or mailbag, episode of SANDCAST, where Travis Mewhirter takes on all of your beach volleyball and volleyball questions and attempts to answer them as best as he can. This week, he's chatting:
Is the AVP allowing international players a good thing or bad thing for beach volleyball? (hint: It's AWESOME)
Could this year's Olympic qualifying for the USA Volleyball women b
UCLA Dominates NCAA Championships; Brasilia Goes Bonkers; AVP League Roster Breakdown
Welcome to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where we have a breakdown of the most recent -- and very full -- weekend of beach volleyball, which includes:
UCLA beach volleyball's dominant showing in Gulf Shores, winning their first NCAA Championship since 2019. Jenny Johnson Jordan has now won as a player, assistant coach, and head coach
Audrey Koenig and Alexis Dur
NCAA Champs Preview! Why 2026 Is "The Most Exciting, The Most Dramatic" Year Yet
Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where Madison Fitzpatrick is taking over the mic for the week. She's talking about the upcoming 2026 NCAA Beach Volleyball National Championships in Gulf Shores, Alabama. She breaks down the bracket, pondering:
If this will finally be Stanford's year to win the NCAA title
Texas shocking the NCAA world with its confer
Geena Urango: The Longevity Queen of Beach Volleyball
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features the veteran of all veterans: Geena Urango. She sits down with Tri to talk about:
Her return to international beach volleyball, and why she is considering playing on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
Why she loves playing with Megan Rice, and the intimidation factor she brings to the table
Differential lear
Supermoms, Death Stars, and Underdogs: BIG WEEKEND In Beach Volleyball
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, is a combo episode: A Beach Access, where Travis recaps a big weekend in beach volleyball, going over the Saquarema Elite on the Beach Pro Tour as well as the final AVP League qualifier while touching on new partnerships and potential ripple effects from there. We're discussing:
The new partnership of Trevor Crabb an
April Mailbag! What's Kent's Business Plan? Is Terese Cannon Back? Wyatt Harrison's Next Step
Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where we have our April fan question episode! We're chatting:
Does Kent Steffes have an actual business plan?
When Terese Cannon comes back, who's she playing with?
What does Wyatt Harrison's future in beach volleyball look like?
Could we see an AVP event in Alaska?!
And more!
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The One That Makes Sense: Favorites Prevail at AVP League Qualifier | Beach Access
Welcome back to Beach Access, where Travis Mewhirter breaks down all things AVP League qualifier. Week two was the one that makes sense, in which the finals were battles of No. 1 vs. No. 2 on both the men's and the women's side, and Kelly Cheng and Megan Kraft punched their ticket into the AVP League, and Taylor Crabb and Andy Benesh did the same.
Happy Easter everyone!
SHOOTS!
We have a NEW BOOK
Everything is Bigger in Texas -- Including Beach Volleyball! W/LJ Luciano
This episode of SANDCAST features LJ Luciano, the co-founder of ATX Beach in Austin, Texas, and the longest listener we've ever had on the pod. No joke: LJ has been with us since DAY ONE. LJ and Tri Bourne talk about the growing, thriving beach volleyball community in Texas, launching new events like the city vs. city series, innovation in the sport, and a whole lot more. Fun one, and a unique one
SUPERMOM Betsi Flint And Ageless Paul Lotman Punch Tickets Into 2026 AVP League | Beach Access
Betsi Flint and Kylie Deberg, and the ageless Paul Lotman and young Jedi Miles Partain punched their tickets into the 2026 AVP League with qualifier wins on Saturday in Manhattan Beach. Meanwhile, Evan Cory and Derek Bradford put on a show, as did Kelly Cheng and Megan Kraft.
That and more from the first of three AVP League qualifiers.
SHOOTS!
We have a NEW BOOK! Pre-order your copy of Volleyball
Miles Evans: Olympian, Manhattan Beach Open Champ, Hermosa Winner -- What's Next?
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Miles Evans, who had a massive breakthrough year with Chase Budinger in winning the Manhattan Beach Open -- the year after competing in the Olympics and winning the Hermosa Open. What's next for Evans, perpetually underrated on the AVP and Beach Pro Tour? We find out in this conversation. Miles and Tri talk a
Troy Field: Entering The Veteran Act of His Beach Volleyball Career
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter features one of our most popular guests of all-time, and the single most popular guest of 2025: Troy Field. They talk about:
How he is entering the veteran act of his professional career, playing with the up-and-coming Ryan Wilcox
The power and influence of social media, and how to harness it for good
Why all bea
Different Name, Same GOLDEN Result for Kristen Cruz, Taryn Brasher | Joao Pessoa Recap
Welcome back to Beach Access, presented by Slunks, where Travis Mewhirter chats all things from the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Joao Pessoa Elite, including:
Kristen Cruz and Taryn Brasher might have new names, but they have the same result: GOLD medals for USA Volleyball
Taylor Crabb and Andy Benesh medaling in their first tournament as partners
Kelly Cheng and Megan Kraft medaling in t
Mailbag! Most Exciting New Partnerships; AVP Coverage; Travis' Beach Volleyball Story
Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, and welcome to the March Fan Question Mailbag episode! Thanks to all who submitted questions, as we chat:
Recapping the Bhubaneswar Challenge, where Florida State's Audrey Koenig and Alexis Durish balled out to win gold
Breaking down Sara Hughes' and Ally Batenhorst's play
What are the most exciting new partners
Maddie Anderson Has Her Spark Back
Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where we have, at the Florida State Beach Volleyball courts, second-year professional Maddie Anderson. We've been trying to get Maddie on the pod for some time, and Travis even coached her and Brook Bauer briefly at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Hamburg Elite a year ago, but finally, we made it work, and we chat
Dr. Nate Zinsser: The Confident Mind, And The Most Powerful Sports Book Ever
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Dr. Nate Zinsser, or Doc Z, the author of The Confident Mind, which Travis considers the most powerful sports book of all time. Why? It changed his career – and the careers of everyone he has coached – forever. This one is an absolute powerhouse of an episode, in which the two chat about:
Exercises you can d
Mailbag! NCAA Beach Preview, New Beach Pro Tour Format?! Olympic Partnerships
Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where Travis takes on fan questions for our February Mailbag episode. He answers:
Can you give us an NCAA Beach Volleyball preview?
What is this new Beach Pro Tour format we're hearing about?
Will we ever see a KOC or QOC again?
What are your optimum Olympic beach volleyball partnerships?
And a whole lot more!
Thank
Savvy Cory Is Doing Beach Volleyball Her Own Damn Way In 2026
In this episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, Bourne and good friend Savvy Cory -- the former Savvy Simo! – chat about all of the huge changes in the beach volleyball landscape, and especially Savvy’s own. She discusses:
Changing her own name to Savvy Cory after getting married to Evan Cory
How her and Devon Newberry became partners
Why she defected fro
Taylor Crabb, Andy Benesh, And The Biggest Partnership Shift in Beach Volleyball
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features the hottest new team in the USA Volleyball landscape: Taylor Crabb and Andy Benesh. They chat about all things partnership, including:
How the two wound up together
Why Benesh sought a switch in partners, and why he’s so excited about playing with Taylor Crabb
USA Volleyball’s new centralized system on
Breaking Down The 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Schedule
After a longer than expected wait, the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour schedule has been released in full. Per usual, I'd expect there to be additions in the fall and maybe a few during the summer, a la Newport Beach in 2025.
It's a season that will feature, for now, 29 Futures, eight Elites, and seven Challenge events, along with the debut of the ambiguous new Beach World Series coming in No
Life, Volleyball, and the Olympic Mindset | Carl Massey, Tri Bourne
Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where Bourne sits down with his personal life and mindset coach, Carl Massey, a strategist, coach, author, former Army Major and consultant to multiple Olympic Games
Chapters with Carl Massey
00:00 Introduction to the Journey
05:57 Transitioning from Military to Coaching
12:36 Personal Growth Through Adversity
19:56 T
Mailbag! How Do Volleyball Players Make it Financially? How To Get Points; Our Perfect USA Partnerships
Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where we have our first solo episode of the year, with Mewhirter taking fan questions from his Tallahassee studios. He's answering:
How do beach volleyball players make it financially?
How do you get points on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour?
If we could make our dream partnerships for USA Volleyball, what w
Drinking Whiskey With The Crabbs -- Teammates Again! | Taylor Crabb, Trevor Crabb
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter features Taylor Crabb and Trevor Crabb -- teammates again! And, of course, whiskey.
Chapters with Taylor Crabb and Trevor Crabb
00:00 Introduction and Setting the Scene
02:59 Jet Lag and Offseason Reflections
06:04 Emerging Teams and Competition Dynamics
08:57 US Men's Volleyball Landscape and Future
12:01 Olympic Aspi
How to Build a Winning Team Culture | John Mayer, Billy Allen, Travis Mewhirter
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter features the Coaching Your Brains Out crew: John Mayer of LMU Beach Volleyball and Billy Allen of Stanford Beach Volleyball.
Chapters with the Coach Your Brains Out Crew
00:00 Coaching Reflections and Achievements
03:06 Building Team Culture and Relationships
05:57 Practice Dynamics and Coaching Strategies
09:01 Feedba
The 2025 Beach Pro Tour Player Awards Show
Welcome to the 2025 Beach Pro Tour Player Awards Show! For the third straight year, SANDCAST has curated and hosted the player-voted awards, with Travis Mewhirter detailing which players won:
Team of the Year
MVP
Best Offensive Player
Best Defensive Player
Best Server
Best Blocker
Rookie of the Year
Most Improved
The Sportsmanship Award
Event of the Year
People of the Year
2025 Year in Review Mailbag: Life Lessons, Biggest Takeaways, Fan Questions | SANDCAST
Merry Christmas!! Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter drop a Christmas Eve special 2025 year in review podcast, talking their biggest life lessons in a year in which they both had kids, Tri Bourne retired from professional beach volleyball, Travis Mewhirter dove into coaching full-time at Florida State while hitting his stride as a commentator for VBTV. They also take on a few fan questions, talking a
Marco Krattiger: A Decade Of Building Switzerland Into a Beach Volleyball Country
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter features Marco Krattiger, Switzerland's longtime veteran blocker who has been playing professional beach volleyball for more than a decade -- and is only just now beginning to peak, as he and Leo Dillier finished ninth at the 2025 Beach Volleyball World Championships. Their year included a top-10 at the Gstaad Elite, t
Zach Schubert: The Brutal Yet Beautiful Road to The Olympics
On this episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, Travis sits down with Australian Olympian Zach Schubert, who after 9 years of playing professional beach volleyball is retiring, doing so at the 2025 Beach Volleyball World Championships. We cover quite a bit of ground in this chat, including:
Why double-elim is the best format in the world
Zach Schubert's tryi
MAILBAG! Breaking Down The AVP Schedule; The Return to Belmar; World Champs Review
Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter where the boys are far and wide: Bourne is at home in the studio in Hermosa Beach while Travis is out and about in the Outback, on day 9 of the 2025 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Adelaide, Australia. They catch up and chat:
A breakdown of the 2026 AVP Schedule, looking at the AVP Major Heritage events and t
"CAN'T BELIEVE IT!" Unbelievable Finish to An Unbelievable World Champs
Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where we are back, again, for one final time, from Adelaide, Australia, home of the 2025 Beach Volleyball World Championships. And that. Is. A. Wrap. Travis and Kyle Friend recap a World Champs that was historic in so many ways, including:
Latvia’s Tina Graudina and Anastasija Samoilova winning not just the first Wor
THE STAGE IS SET! Who Will Be Crowned World Champion?
Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where we are back, again, from the Intercontinental Hotel in Adelaide, home of the 2025 Beach Volleyball World Championships. Travis and Kyle Friend called all four semifinals, where…
Kristen Nuss and Taryn Brasher barely survived a white-knuckler against Brazil’s Carol and Rebecca, and will now seek to make it back-
History Made As Beach Volleyball World Championships Reaches Semifinals
Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where we are back, again, from the Intercontinental Hotel in Adelaide, home of the 2025 Beach Volleyball World Championships. Travis and Kyle Friend had 8 matches of commentary today from the world champs – and then delivered this pod, where Travis chats about:
Jacob Holting-Nilsson and Elmer Andersson, earning their
UPSET CENTRAL! World Champs Turns Bonkers Into Quarterfinals
Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where Mewhirter is back on a late-night edition breaking down the 2025 Beach Volleyball World Championships, where Thursday turned positively bonkers. Where to start? How about with...
- France's Arnaud Gauthier-Rat and Teo Rotar shocking medal favorites Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan
- Germany's Nils Ehlers and Cle
BEDLAM ENSUES: Nobody Is Safe At The Beach Volleyball World Championships
Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where Travis is back breaking down all things Beach Volleyball World Championships in Adelaide, Australia. The round of 32 is over, and in this episode, we highlight:
- The huge and shocking upset delivered to Terese Cannon and Megan Kraft by Martina Maixnerova and Kylie Neuschaeferova
- The not so huge but still unex
Chaos Begins! World Champs Playoffs Set to Bring Madness in Adelaide
Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where Travis, on site in Adelaide for the 2025 Beach Volleyball World Championships, breaks down the pool play rounds and provides a little preview of the playoffs to come, highlighting:
- Sweden's David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig AGAIN losing two matches in pool play in the biggest tournament of the year
- The German
Favorites, Contenders and Dark Horses: The FINAL World Champs Preview
Kyle Friend and Travis Mewhirter break down all things Beach Volleyball World Champs here in Adelaide, Australia, going over the favorites, contenders, and dark horses for each gender.
Favorites: Kristen Nuss and Taryn Brasher, Duda and Ana Patricia, Anders Mol and Christian Sorum, Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan.
Contenders: Linda Bock and Louisa Lippmann, Anouk Verge-Depre and Zoe Verge-Depre,
The Importance of Storytelling in Sports ft. Kyle Friend, Frito, Tri Bourne | SANDCAST
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, is a SANDCAST family affair! Bringing in our star videographer, Daniel "Frito" Freitas and co-host and regular contributor Kyle Friend to chat all things beach volleyball, and particularly what we can do from a storytelling standpoint. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information abou
Brian Lewis: The Evolution, Future, and Current State of Volleyball | SANDCAST
In this episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, former AVP professional beach volleyball player Brian Lewis shares his journey through the world of beach volleyball, discussing the evolution of the sport, the importance of entertainment value, and the role of youth development in shaping future athletes.
- He reflects on his personal experiences, training dynami
Beach Volleyball World Championships: Women's Pool Breakdown and Preview
Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter. On this episode, Travis breaks down the upcoming beach volleyball world championships, where he looks each of the 12 women's pools. He looks at:
- Why Valentina Gottardi and Reka Orsi Toth are headlining the Pool of Death
- TCU Beach Volleyball boasting FIVE players in the World Championships
- Why it might be medal o
Beach Volleyball World Championships: Men's Pool Breakdown and Preview
Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where Travis breaks down all things beach volleyball world championships, specifically previewing the men's field and its 12 pools. We cover:
- Why Pool C is the pool of Death
- Andre Loyola and Renato Lima being Travis' dark horse pick to medal
- Why he has Arnaud Gauthier-Rat and Teo Rotar heading a pool of rising s
Mailbag! Why Doesn't the USA Host More Events? Sara Hughes' Triumphant Return
Welcome back to a Fan Question episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where the boys take on all of the questions from our loyal listeners. We talk about:
- Why doesn't the USA Volleyball host more professional beach volleyball events?
- Why are crowds in the USA not showing up to anything?
- Is Kelly Cheng the best player in the world?
- What do we think of Sa
World Championships Are SET! Previewing the Newport Elite
Welcome back to another Beach Access edition of SANDCAST, where Travis Mewhirter breaks down all things Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. This week, he's chatting World Championships, and the final standings are now out!
- George and Saymon made their HUGE move at the end of the season
- Katja Stam and Raisa Schoon earned their wild card with a gold medal in Veracruz
- VBTV cutting coverage of Chal
Charlie Brande, And a Dive Into The Heart of Volleyball
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features an absolute legend in Charlie Brande, who shares his extensive experience in volleyball, discussing the evolution of both beach and indoor volleyball, the impact of Title IX, and the importance of community and coaching philosophy in developing young athletes. He reflects on the camaraderie within the sport,
BEACH ACCESS: Carol Salgado, The Queen of Brazil; Qatar, Cuba, And The People's Champs
Welcome back to Beach Access, presented by SHIELD, where Travis Mewhirter breaks down all things Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. This week, he's chatting the recent Rio Elite, where:
- Carol established herself as Brazil's new resident queen
- Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan won a career-high third gold medal in a final dubbed "a win for the people"
- Cuba's dismantling of Norway's Anders Mol an
The Brazil Episode: Kelly Cheng, Molly Shaw Flip The Switch, Dominate Joao Pessoa
Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter which doubles as a Beach Access episode this week, where Travis Mewhirter breaks down all things Brazil: A full recap from the Joao Pessoa Elite, and brief look-ahead to the Rio Elite this week. He chats:
- Kelly Cheng and Molly Shaw's dominant run through the entire Brazilian federation for their first gold medal as a
Canyon Ceman: An Old School Legend's Journey Through Beach Volleyball
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Canyon Ceman, one of the old school greats who won seven AVPs in a stories career and who is still crushing it playing fours on 22nd Street in Hermosa Beach. Trust us, he's still got a cannon of a jump serve. He and Bourne cover a lot of ground, including:
Why Tri Bourne’s retirement hit Ceman, a man who had
Arnaud Gauthier-Rat: Pushing France Beach Volleyball to Unprecedented Heights
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Arnaud Gauthier-Rat, the top beach volleyball player in France who has recently teamed with the young – and impressive – Teo Rotar. Already, they have locked up a spot in this fall’s World Championships in Adelaide, Australia, and are a dark horse contender to medal. Recorded at the Volleyball World Beach Pro
John Hyden, Nicole Christner: The Coaching Chapter of a Legend's Career
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features the legendary John Hyden and his coaching right-hand woman, Nicole Christner. They cover all topics on this one, a fun, wide-ranging conversation that includes:
How Hyden Beach, John’s complex outside of Nashville, is doing
His transition into the coaching world after decades of playing
What made Tri Bourne
Beach Access: Italian Stars Are Born, Norway's Gone GOAT Hunting in Hamburg
Welcome back to Beach Access, where Kyle Friend and Travis Mewhirter covered the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Hamburg Elite. They chat about:
- Italians Reka Orsi Toth and Valentina Gottardi winning a shocking gold medal, the first Elite win in Italian women's history
- Norway's Anders Mol and Christian Sorum going GOAT hunting, now one win closer to catching Ricardo and Emanuel for most all ti
Kerri Pottharst: The Australian GOAT Living Her Best Life
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Kerri Pottharst, one of the greatest beach volleyball players of all time and certainly Australia's GOAT. We shot this episode in Gstaad, on July 4 weekend, and we chat all aspects of Pottharst's career, from her multiple Olympics to where she is now as one of the key commentators on VBTV.
Chapters with Kerri
Hector Gutierrez: The Man Who Finally Stole The NCAA Beach Title From California
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Hector Gutierrez, the head coach of the TCU Beach Volleyball team who recently won the first NCAA Championship outside of California.
We chat a whole lot about that win, as well as:
- How he was able to build a program around Daniela Alvarez and Tania Moreno
- How he was able to lure Sarah Sponcil as his new
BEACH ACCESS: Canada's Queens, Beach Volleyball's Kings On Top In Montreal
Welcome back to Beach Access, presented by SHIELD, where Travis Mewhirter and Kyle Friend recap all things Beach Volleyball wherever they are in the world. This weekend, they were in Montreal for the Beach Pro Tour Elite, where Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson successfully defended their gold medal in 2023, as did Anders Mol and Christian Sorum.
They chat all about that, as well as:
-
Mailbag Reunion! Tri's Retirement and Future, Thoughts on the AVP, Indoor Players on The Beach
This is our first mailbag episode of the year -- and maybe the last, depending on Tri Bourne's and Travis Mewhirter's schedules. They catch up in a little reunion episode, chatting Tri's retirement, amongst a host of other topics in a wide ranging episode that gets looooose in the best of ways. We answer questions on:
- Tri Bourne's impending retirement
- What's going to happen with the podcast
-
Gary Green: How to Coach The New Generation of Athletes In an Attention Deprived World
This episode of SANDCAST features Gary Green, who might be the most fascinating guest we've ever had on the podcast. He's the Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs at the University of Georgia who has given talks to hundreds of teams and works with Kirby Smart and the Georgia football team. What's that got to do with volleyball? Well, everything, as Green is a master of human behavior, and in particu
Kristen Nuss, Taryn Brasher: The Glitch In The Beach Volleyball System
This episode of SANDCAST is a Gstaad special! Shot from the Beach Pro Tour Gstaad Elite, Travis Mewhirter and Kyle Friend sit down with Kristen Nuss and Taryn Brasher to chat all things beach volleyball, from their journey to veterans of the sport and number one in the world to the Olympic Games. We cover:
- How they have become veterans on the Beach Pro Tour now
- What they have done to maintain
Tri Bourne: The Retirement Of The Man Who Was Bourne On The Beach
This episode of SANDCAST is a heartfelt one, one in which Tri Bourne and his wife, Gabby, the Pod Mama herself, chat about Bourne's retirement from the world of professional beach volleyball.
It's a reflective episode, as Bourne and Gabby talk about:
- Bourne's wild journey, filled with the highest of highs, and perpetual health issues that robbed him of a fully healthy season since 2016
- Why he
Evan Cory: Adapting, Adjusting, THRIVING In 2025
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter features Evan Cory, one of the best players in the United States who alas had his plans aligned, with a full-time partner in Bourne, sites on the AVP League and World Champs -- everything dialed. And then beach volleyball happened. Bourne got hurt. They missed the League. Now Cory is, per usual, scrambling -- and thriv
Kent Steffes: What Beach Volleyball (and sports) is Getting Wrong And How to Fix It
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Kent Steffes.
Buckle up.
Steffes is one of the greatest beach volleyball players of all time, an Olympic gold medalist in 1996 who would win nearly half of the events he played. He has since gone on to become a prolific writer, author, podcaster, and, now, documentarian. He has opinions on the sport, and spor
Kylie DeBerg: The Wild Journey From Iowa to the Top of Professional Beach Volleyball
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Kylie DeBerg, one of the top rising blockers for USA Volleyball who is coming off a gold medal at the Xiamen Challenge with Toni Rodriguez. DeBerg’s journey in the sport is a wild one, beginning in Hudson, a tiny town in Iowa with a population of 2,700, to…beach volleyball. How? They got into it and much more
Taylor Crabb, Taylor Sander: The Ever-Changing Lives and Careers of a Volleyball Player
This episode of SANDCAST features Taylor Crabb and Taylor Sander as they sit down with Tri Bourne, chatting Sander's return from indoor, Crabb's off-season getting into coaching NCAA Beach Volleyball, and them playing together again in 2025. They get into:
How Taylor Sander’s return to indoor volleyball in Indonesia went, and why he feels three years younger after playing beach volleyball
How Tay
Rob Gray: Unlocking Athlete Potential Through Ecological Dynamics
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Rob Gray, a skill acquisition specialist, professor at Arizona State, sport scientist with the Chicago Cubs, and, simply, the father of the modern coaching movement in sports. His books, podcast, and research have formed the foundation of thousands of coaches’ coaching philosophy, including Mewhirter’s. What
Stefan Boermans: The World Class Ambassador Beach Volleyball Most Needed
Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter where, today, Travis sits down with Stefan Boermans at a restaurant in Ostrava, Czech Republic at the Ostrava Elite. Boermans is currently one of the top blockers in the world, and one of the top teams alongside Yorick de Groot, a tour de force for a deepening Netherlands federation. On this episode, they chat about:
Nick Lucena, Brooke Niles, And The Building of An NCAA Coaching Legacy
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Nick Lucena and Brooke Niles and the entire FSU Beach Volleyball coaching staff as they reflect on another successful season for the 'Noles. They chat about:
- How Brooke Niles and Nick Lucena have managed the husband-wife, coach-coach balance at Florida State
- Both of their transitions from elite beach voll
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