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| A three-time All-American, Mike Lambert led Stanford to its first NCAA title in men’s volleyball, in 1997 under head coach Ruben Nieves. A native of Kaneohe, Hawaii, he also was a member of the U.S. national team for five years (1995-96; 1998-2000) and represented the United States in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympic Games. After graduating from Stanford with a degree in political science, Lambert played professionally in Italy for four years and also enjoyed a successful AVP career. He played in 26 championship events with four different partners, winning titles with each of them. In 2004, the “Hawaiian Curtain” was named the AVP’s Most Valuable Player and along with his partner Karch Kiraly, was also named the AVP’s Team of the Year. He teamed with Stan Metzger to earn AVP honors again in 2006. | |||||||||||
