40-738: Karch is a name. Notable people with the name include: Karch Kiraly (born 1960), American volleyball player and coach Bob Karch (1894–1958), American football tackle in the National Football League Charles A. Karch (1875–1932), American Representative from Illinois Frederick J. Karch (1917–2009), United States Marine Corps officer Karla Karch (born 1964), Canadian basketball player Oswald Karch (1917–2009), German racing driver Roy Karch (born 1946), American director of pornographic films [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share
80-568: A Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry from UCLA, graduating cum laude in June 1983 with a 3.55 cumulative GPA . Kiraly was inducted into the UCLA Hall of Fame in 1992, and his jersey was retired in 1993. Growing up, Kiraly wanted to be a biochemist to follow in his father's footsteps, but that changed when he joined the US national team and led it to multiple gold medals. He was twice named
120-507: A 10-2 record into 0-13. The Triton fine arts department includes: Triton Marching Alliance, Jazz Band, color guard, drumline, dance team, Women's Ensemble, Men's Ensemble, Bel Canto, A Capella, Madrigals, String Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Advanced Band, Symphony Orchestra, and Wind Ensemble. The marching band is known as the Triton Marching Alliance. They compete in the 3A division SCJA. The winter guard team took home
160-602: A State Champion Division 1A title after defeating Del Oro High School 22-17 at Sacramento State University. In 2018–2019 season, the San Clemente Boys' Soccer Team won both the CIF & State Championships with a 26-2-4 record and finished the season ranked #2 Nationally. In 2019, San Clemente football team was disqualified from CIF playoffs prior to semi-final game due to ineligible player for contact with coach prior to enrollment. All wins in season were forfeited turning
200-579: A broadcaster for ESPN and provided color commentary for the AVP on NBC broadcasts. Kiraly worked as an analyst for NBC Sports during their coverage of the beach volleyball competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics . Kiraly began coaching at St. Margaret's Episcopal High School , where he coached his sons, Kristian and Kory. Head coach Hugh McCutcheon of the US National Women's Volleyball team hired Kiraly as an assistant, where he helped coach
240-578: A member of the Hungarian Junior National team prior to fleeing the country during the Hungarian national uprising of 1956. At age 11, Kiraly entered his first beach volleyball tournament paired with his father. Kiraly attended Santa Barbara High School , where he was a member of the boys' varsity volleyball team. His father played a key role in creating the boys' volleyball program at the school. The Dons of Santa Barbara made it to
280-578: A player and a coach. During the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Kiraly coached the US women to a bronze medal, becoming the fourth player to win medals as player and coach. The FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League 2021 championship was held in Italy and Karch coached the women's indoor USA team to win the top prize of $ 1 million. On August 8, 2021, during the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Kiraly coached
320-738: A second-place title at the WGASC Championship in 2011 creating a winning impression that lasted throughout the season with two first place titles and two 2nd place titles. In 2011, the Triton Marching Alliance was invited by the Governor of California to perform in the National Memorial Day parade in Washington D.C., in which San Clemente was one of two schools that represented California. The choirs have performed in various venues ranging from New York's Carnegie Hall to
360-940: Is 35. The school has about 3,000 students and about 108 teachers. The percent of teachers with a full credential is 100%. The graduation rate as of 2012 is 98%. The school also has an Academic Decathlon team, which competes against other schools in the OCAD association. They have a senior-junior team in first semester, and a sophomore-freshman team 2nd semester. The school offers a variety of athletic teams, which include wrestling (three-time CIF champions), football (CIF champions), boys' and girls' tennis, surf team (national champions), boys' and girls' waterpolo (CIF champions) and swim teams, girls' soccer (nationally ranked), boys' soccer (two-time State Champions & three-time CIF champions), girls' and boys' basketball, girls and boys volleyball, cross-country and track, boys' and girls' lacrosse, boys/girls golf, boys' baseball, and girls' softball. In 2006
400-497: Is a high school in southern Orange County, California , in the town of San Clemente . San Clemente High's attendance boundaries include the City of San Clemente and parts of Capistrano Beach and San Juan Capistrano. The school has approximately 3000 students. The school opened in 1964, and the first graduating class was the class of 1965. The first class to have attended SCHS all four years graduated in 1967. In 1996, San Clemente High
440-468: Is an American volleyball player, coach, and broadcast announcer. He was a central part of the U.S National Team that won gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games . He went on to win the gold medal again at the 1996 Olympic Games , the first Olympic competition to feature beach volleyball . He is the only player (man or woman) to have won Olympic medals of any color in both the indoor and beach volleyball categories. He played college volleyball for
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#1732790708040480-874: Is the author of three books, Karch Kiraly's Championship Volleyball , co-authored with Jon Hastings and published by Simon and Schuster in 1996, Beach Volleyball , co-authored with Byron Shewman and published by Human Kinetics in 1999, and Chasing Greatness , co-authored with Don Patterson and published by Total Sports LLC in 2023. In 1994, Kiraly acted in an episode of the television show Baywatch titled "I Spike." College Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB: International Federation of Volleyball) American Volleyball Professionals (AVP Professional Beach Volleyball) Other Volleyball Hall of Fame inducted 2001. American Volleyball Coaches Association College Sports Information Directors of America U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 2008. San Clemente High School (San Clemente, California) San Clemente High School
520-730: Is the only team in Orange County that has had one or more CIF Place Winner every year since 1982. In 2010, the San Clemente baseball team ranked 23rd in California, and 121st in the nation. The baseball team has more players playing at the next level (college) than any other sport in the school. In 2016, San Clemente baseball team earned a national title after winning first place at the National Highschool Invitational (NHSI). In 2010–2011 season,
560-843: The UCLA Bruins , where his teams won three national championships under head coach Al Scates . Kiraly is widely regarded as the greatest male volleyball player of all time. Kiraly is currently the head coach of the United States women's national volleyball team leading them to their first-ever gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and thereby completing the "triple crown" of coaching an Olympic gold medal-winning team as well as personally winning gold medals in both indoor and beach volleyball. Kiraly grew up in Santa Barbara, California. He began playing volleyball at age six with encouragement from his father, Laszlo Kiraly, who had been
600-599: The gold medal , the first ever awarded for men's beach volleyball. Kiraly continued to win tournaments into his 40s, recording two AVP tournament victories with his partner Brent Doble in 2002 and 2003, and four more with Mike Lambert in 2004 and 2005. Kiraly's last victory came in August 2005, when he and Lambert won at Huntington Beach . In 2006, Kiraly partnered with Larry Witt, and in 2007 partnered with Kevin Wong . His teams continued to make high placings. Over his career on
640-614: The European Supercup (1992). Kiraly had a long career on the professional beach circuit, and with 148 career tournaments won is the 'winningest' player in the sport's history. He won at least one tournament in 24 of the 28 seasons he played in a career that spanned four decades. He claimed titles with 13 partners, and in domestic events, he made it to the semifinals over 80% of the time. Kiraly competed into his mid-40s. Kiraly played in his first beach tournament at age 11 as his father's partner. Kiraly has said as an 11-year-old he
680-634: The Regional Occupation Program (ROP), and Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program. The school offers the following Advanced Placement (AP) courses: AP Economics ( Macro and Micro ), AP US History, AP Psychology , AP Environmental Science , AP Japanese Language , AP Biology , AP Chemistry , AP English Language and Composition , AP English Literature and Composition , AP European History , AP Art History , AP Spanish Language IV and V, AP Calculus AB , AP Calculus BC , and AP Statistics . The school also offers
720-426: The San Clemente Boys' Soccer Team won both the CIF & State Championships. In 2011, the San Clemente football team had a 12–2 overall record, ranking 5th in California, and 19th in the nation. They made it to the final round of CIF, before losing to Santa Margarita 13–27. In 2014, San Clemente had its first ever state champion in track and field; Rocky Fenton produced a personal best throw of 184 ft 11 in
760-690: The San Clemente Varsity cheer squad brought home a national championship, beating out 22 other teams. The San Clemente Varsity wrestling team has won Southern CIF three times, two were back to back and were runner-up 2 times in a five-year period. In 2003, the Tritons won the CIF Wrestling Academic Championship In 2005, 2007 & 2009, the Tritons won three CIF Wrestling Championships and have won 15 Wrestling League Championships. San Clemente Wrestling
800-535: The US women to a gold medal, becoming the second person to win a gold medal as player and coach; the first was Lang Ping from China. Kiraly resides in Heber City, Utah , with his wife Janna, and two sons, Kristian and Kory. His father, Laszlo Kiraly, played for the Hungarian junior national volleyball team. Kiraly studied biochemistry in college, and considered pursuing a career in medicine after completing college. Kiraly babysat Misty May-Treanor when she
840-898: The University of Hawaii. The choir department consists of three auditioned choirs (Madrigals, A Capella, and Bel Canto) and two beginner choirs (women's and men's ensemble). In 1999, an alumnus of the SCHS choir department died and left the music department with a donation of $ 10,000 in his will. That money continues to be used in rewarding students with exceptional talents in music in a manner that encourages their continuance of music in college. The string and band department has played in venues across Europe and in New York and Hawaii. The dance team in 2013 came home with three national champion titles for medium dance, intermediate dance, and best overall choreographed dance, marking its 14th national title in
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#1732790708040880-536: The beach, Kiraly won over $ 3 million in prize money and earned considerably more in endorsements. Kiraly retired from the AVP tour after the 2007 season. Ultimately Kiraly won 148 professional beach volleyball titles, 74 of them with Steffes. The next closest player in total wins is Sinjin Smith at 139. Following Smith is his longtime partner, Randy Stoklos, at 122. The next closest player is Kent Steffes at 110, followed by Emanuel Rego, with 78 wins. Kiraly has worked as
920-430: The best player in the world by the international governing body. He was also named the best volleyball player of the 20th century along with Lorenzo Bernardi. Kiraly joined the national team in 1981. Playing outside hitter, he proved to be an extremely solid passer. Along with teammate Aldis Berzins , Kiraly was the foundation for the "two-man" serve reception system Doug Beal created in 1983. Along with covering half
960-467: The championship game twice during Kiraly's high school years, reaching the finals his sophomore year before losing in the championship match to San Clemente High School in 1976. In his senior year, Kiraly's high school team went undefeated, winning CIF SS by defeating Laguna Beach High School in the title game in 1978, and Kiraly was voted Sectional Player of the Year. During his high school years, Kiraly
1000-427: The court on serve receive and consistently delivering the ball to team setter Dusty Dvorak , Kiraly proved to be an excellent defender and a highly productive outside hitter. Kiraly led the U.S. National Team to the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, overcoming a pool play loss to Brazil to defeat Brazil in the finals. Kiraly was the youngest player on the gold medal team. The US National team showed their place as
1040-475: The day's dominant team on the beach, Jim Menges and Greg Lee . In the early 1980s, Kiraly made a successful beach team pairing with UCLA teammate Sinjin Smith. The partnership split up as Kiraly came to focus on the U.S. National Team. In 1992, Kiraly left his indoor career behind, returning to the U.S. to play beach volleyball full-time on the AVP tour . Kiraly chose Kent Steffes as his doubles partner. Steffes
1080-887: The deputy's instructions while on school grounds. In 2013, the Orange Count Sheriff's Department settled with the Loggins family regarding a wrongful death lawsuit. San Clemente's Academic Performance Index for the 2011–2012 school year was 844. The school possesses a number of academic and vocational enrichment programs: the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program , the Advanced Placement program, Model United Nations , Model Congress, National Honor Society , California Scholarship Federation (CSF), National Merit Scholars, Early Childhood Education Academy, Automotive Technology Academy,
1120-498: The discus throw to win. In 2016, San Clemente captured its first CIF-SS football championship in a 45-35 win over second-seeded Murrieta Valley in the CIF-SS Division 2 Final. The Tritons beat three seeded teams (No. 1 Heritage/Romoland, No. 4 Valencia, and No. 2 Murrieta Valley) on its way to the title. San Clemente had played in three consecutive CIF-SS football finals and five overall. In 2016, San Clemente also captured
1160-457: The following International Baccalaureate (IB) courses: IB Literature, IB Math Studies, IB Math (SL/HL), IB Latin American 20th Century, IB Economics, IB Biology, IB Chemistry, IB Environmental Studies, IB Physics (SL/HL), IB Languages (French, Japanese, Spanish), IB Dance (SL/HL), IB Music Appreciation (SL) and Music (SL/HL), IB Psychology, IB Theory of Knowledge (TOK). The average class size
1200-611: The national team. He and teammate Steve Timmons played professional volleyball for Il Messaggero Ravenna in Italy from 1990 to 1992. The team included Italians Fabio Vullo and Andrea Gardini , Roberto Masciarelli, and Stefano Margutti as team members. In two seasons the team won a series of titles, including the Italian Volleyball League (1991), the Italian Cup (1991), FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship (1991), CEV Champions League (1992), and
1240-606: The same given name or the same family name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karch&oldid=1180802883 " Categories : Given names Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Karch Kiraly Charles Frederick " Karch " Kiraly ( / ˈ k ɑːr tʃ k ɪ ˈ r aɪ / KARCH kirr- EYE ; born November 3, 1960)
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1280-681: The team to a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics . In 2012, Kiraly was named head coach of the US National Women's Volleyball team to try to compete in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In October 2014, Kiraly coached the Women's National Team to the FIVB World Championship, defeating China in the Gold Medal final. In doing so, Kiraly became the fourth person to win a World Championship gold medal as
1320-526: The top spot in Kiraly's junior season. Kiraly finished his college career with another title during his senior year. In his four years, the Bruins compiled a 123–5 match record, with titles in 1979, 1981, and 1982. They went undefeated in the 1979 and 1982 seasons. Kiraly earned All-American honors all four years, and was awarded NCAA Volleyball Tournament Most Outstanding Player in 1981 and 1982. Kiraly earned
1360-468: The world's best team by winning the 1985 FIVB World Cup , followed by the 1986 FIVB World Championship . In the 1988 Summer Olympics, the team won its second Olympic gold medal, this time defeating the USSR in the championship match. Kiraly was selected as a captain for the 1988 team at Seoul. FIVB named Kiraly the top player in the world in 1986 and 1988. Following the 1988 Olympics, Kiraly retired from
1400-589: Was a brother of the Epsilon Sigma Chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha . From his freshman year, he played outside hitter and setter on the Bruins' volleyball team , playing opposite junior Sinjin Smith in the Bruins' 6–2 offense. Under head coach Al Scates, Kiraly led UCLA to the NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship in his freshman season in 1979. In his sophomore season, the Bruins made it to the finals again but lost to crosstown rivals USC . UCLA reclaimed
1440-465: Was a talented younger player who had left UCLA early to start playing on the professional beach tour. Kiraly and Steffes soon became the dominant pairing on the tour, supplanting former teammate and doubles partner Smith and his partner Randy Stoklos as the beach's top team. In 1996 Kiraly returned to the Olympics, this time competing in beach volleyball with his partner, Steffes. Kiraly and Steffes won
1480-458: Was a youngster. On the same day Kiraly led the national team to their historic gold medal win at the 2020 Summer Olympics , he revealed that he was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2017 and had to have doctors remove part of his colon in order to fight the disease. Trying to keep the team in good working order, he did not want to make his team feel sad and decided not to share the news with them until he went into cancer remission in 2021. Kiraly
1520-591: Was invited to join the Junior National Team, on which he competed for three years. Kiraly has credited his high school coach, Rick Olmstead, for teaching him the value of hard work and dedication. While growing up, he had the Hungarian nickname Karcsi (pronounced Karch-ee), which corresponds to the Hungarian name Karoly for Charles. Later at UCLA he began to be called Karch. In 1978, Kiraly enrolled at UCLA, where he majored in biochemistry and also
1560-528: Was noted as one of the few remaining “small town” high schools in Southern California . In 1999, the school was nominated as a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. In 2007, San Clemente High School was ranked number 471 by Newsweek magazine. In 2012 it was ranked number 380. In February 2012, an Orange County Sheriff's Department deputy shot and killed Marine Sergeant Manuel Loggins after Loggins failed to comply with
1600-399: Was thrilled to discover in beach volleyball he could compete with grown men on even terms. He earned his A and AA ratings on the beach at the age of 15 and his AAA rating at 17. Kiraly's first big beach breakthrough came at Hermosa Beach in 1978. As a 17-year-old who had just graduated from high school, he shocked Hermosa onlookers by gaining the finals before he and partner Marco Ortega lost to
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