2003 AVP NISSAN SERIES PRO BEACH VOLLEYBALL

PLAYER AWARDS ANNOUNCED


CULVER CITY, Calif. (November 17, 2003) -- The 2003 AVP Nissan
Series Pro Beach Volleyball Awards were announced today at a player
banquet at the Forbidden City Bar & Restaurant in Hollywood, Calif.
The AVP Nissan Series features the best two men and women
professional beach volleyball players in the world. Players and
media were on hand to join in the festivities.

Both men and women players were recognized for the outstanding
achievements for the 2003 season, including:

Best Offensive Players
Dain Blanton (Laguna Beach, CA)/Kerri Walsh (Manhattan Beach, CA)

Best Defensive Players
Casey Jennings (Manhattan Beach, CA)/Holly McPeak (Manhattan Beach,
CA)

Most Improved Player
Casey Jennings (Manhattan Beach, CA)/Nancy Mason (Redondo Beach, CA)

Role Model Award
Mike Whitmarsh (San Diego, CA)/Annett Davis (Valencia, CA)

Team of the Year
Dain Blanton (Laguna Beach, CA)/Jeff Nygaard (Los Angeles, CA)

Misty May (Long Beach, CA)/Kerri Walsh (Manhattan Beach, CA)

Special Achievement
Mike Whitmarsh (San Diego, CA)/Linda Hanley (Pacific Palisades,
CA/Liz Masakayan (Los Angeles, CA)

Rookie of the Year
Matt Fuerbringer (Hermosa Beach, CA)/Jaimie Lee (Long Beach, CA)

Most Valuable Player
Jeff Nygaard (Los Angeles, CA)/Kerri Walsh (Manhattan Beach, CA)

Jeff Nygaard finished the season with three wins with partner Dain
Blanton. His total career titles are at four. Nygaard a two-time
Olympian and graduate of UCLA led the Bruins to two national
championships (1993 and 1995).

Kerri Walsh finished the season with eight wins with Misty May.
Total career titles are at 19, eight on the AVP Nissan Series and
eleven on the FIVB International circuit. On the AVP Nissan Series
circuit the team dominated the women's side by winning 39 consecutive
matches in the season. Walsh, a graduate of Stanford, considered
one of the best all-around players in collegiate history, led the
Cardinals to the national title in 1996.