Jeff Nygaard
 
Born: 8/3/72
Hometown: Madison, WI
Currently: Los Angeles, CA
Height: 6'8"
College: UCLA
Seasons Played: 1st Season

Career Highlights

  • 1996 and 2000 Indoor Olympian
  • Won the bronze medal at the 1994 World Championships
  • Voted MVP of the 1998 NORCECA Zone World Championships
  • National team's most efficient hitter in 2000, posting a .543 hitting percentage
  • In 1996, started all five Olympic matches posting 60 kills, 17 blocks, 8 aces and a .339 hitting percentage
  • Competed on the Bud Light 4-Man Beach Tour

College

  • Two-Time National Champion at UCLA (1993, 1995)
  • Voted National Player of the year in 1994 and 1995
  • Became the first collegate men's player to receive back to back National Player of the Year honors
  • 1993 First Team All-American
  • 1992 Freshman of the Year

Personal

  • Majored in English at UCLA
  • Loves to eat candy necklaces and Karaoke to Johnny Cash's ""Ring of Fire""


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