SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter

Dos Equis had it all wrong when the beer company casted actor Jonathan Goldsmith as its "Most Interesting Man in the World" campaign. 

It missed out on Ryan Doherty. 

Even amongst a group of peers with circuitous routes into beach volleyball, Doherty’s path has been exceptionally itinerant. A star pitcher out of the baseball-mad town of Toms River, New Jersey, Doherty threw for Notre Dame in college. He left early, going undrafted but getting scooped up by the Arizona Diamondbacks, where he spent two years in the minor leagues, years filled with long bus rides, pitching well, pitching not so well – until he got the call from the manager’s office. Doherty was cut.

It was, as rock bottom moments can often be, a watershed moment for Doherty, as serendipitous as it was crushing.

After couch surfing for a bit in South Carolina, where he was routinely beaten down in beach volleyball by high schoolers, Doherty had made up his mind: He was moving to California, and he was going to play professional beach volleyball.

Since, the 7-foot-1 – well, 7-foot-and-a-half – blocker has partnered with Olympians Casey Patterson, Nick Lucena, Todd Rogers and John Hyden. He has beaten Phil Dalhausser. He has represented the United States internationally and domestically, becoming a mainstay on both the AVP and FIVB Tours.

Doherty discusses all of that and a great deal more on SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter.

Mentioned in the show:

Doherty wrote a book, Avatar’s Guide to Beach Volleyball. You can get that on Amazon here:

Where you can find Doherty:

Twitter: @RyanDVolley

Facebook: Ryan Doherty

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Welcome to the first episode of The Sandcast: Beach volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, presented by Marriott Vacation Club Rentals and brought to you by VolleyballMag.com. 

The podcast will delve into all areas of beach volleyball, from the top players and talents across the globe to coaches, influencers and any individual who could bring valuable insight regarding the game of beach volleyball. 

The first episode is the podcast's host himself, Tri Bourne. 

After qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio -- though missing the cut due to the country quota -- and finishing the year ranked No. 5 in the world alongside John Hyden. 

Recently, however, Bourne has been sidelined, out with an enigmatic autoimmune disease that kept him out for the 2017 season. It made for a bit of an odd year for Bourne: watching, not playing; commentating on the AVP livestream, not traveling the world; going to the doctor's office, skipping the beach. 

On the podcast, Bourne discusses how he has dealt with the adversity of an illness, being limited in terms of playing, and how he actually wouldn't trade his year. 

"It's funny," Bourne says. "At this particular moment, it kind of has been a great year." 

Indeed. Bourne hit the books, learning about mindset, sports psychology, meditation. He developed new talents, beginning with commentating on the AVP livestream, which was a smash hit throughout the year. 

"It's been fun," he says. "It's been cool. There's been highs and lows."

This podcast, of course, is sponsored by Marriott Vacation Club Rentals, which offers the best vacation accommodations in  the world’s best vacation destinations. Wherever you travel -- Florida to Hawaii, Europe to California -- choose to rest in our luxurious guest rooms, suites or villas for your next getaway. Villas offer all of the comforts of home including a full kitchen, living and dining area and separate bedrooms.  

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Welcome to the first episode of The Sandcast: Beach volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, presented by Marriott Vacation Club Rentals and brought to you by VolleyballMag.com. 

The podcast will delve into all areas of beach volleyball, from the top players and talents across the globe to coaches, influencers and any individual who could bring valuable insight regarding the game of beach volleyball. 

The first episode is the podcast's host himself, Tri Bourne. 

After qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio -- though missing the cut due to the country quota -- and finishing the year ranked No. 5 in the world alongside John Hyden. 

Recently, however, Bourne has been sidelined, out with an enigmatic autoimmune disease that kept him out for the 2017 season. It made for a bit of an odd year for Bourne: watching, not playing; commentating on the AVP livestream, not traveling the world; going to the doctor's office, skipping the beach. 

On the podcast, Bourne discusses how he has dealt with the adversity of an illness, being limited in terms of playing, and how he actually wouldn't trade his year. 

"It's funny," Bourne says. "At this particular moment, it kind of has been a great year." 

Indeed. Bourne hit the books, learning about mindset, sports psychology, meditation. He developed new talents, beginning with commentating on the AVP livestream, which was a smash hit throughout the year. 

"It's been fun," he says. "It's been cool. There's been highs and lows."

This podcast, of course, is sponsored by Marriott Vacation Club Rentals, which offers the best vacation accommodations in  the world’s best vacation destinations. Wherever you travel -- Florida to Hawaii, Europe to California -- choose to rest in our luxurious guest rooms, suites or villas for your next getaway. Villas offer all of the comforts of home including a full kitchen, living and dining area and separate bedrooms.  

Welcome to the first episode of The Sandcast: Beach volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, presented by Marriott Vacation Club Rentals and brought to you by VolleyballMag.com. 

The podcast will delve into all areas of beach volleyball, from the top players and talents across the globe to coaches, influencers and any individual who could bring valuable insight regarding the game of beach volleyball. 

The first episode is the podcast's host himself, Tri Bourne. 

After qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio -- though missing the cut due to the country quota -- and finishing the year ranked No. 5 in the world alongside John Hyden. 

Recently, however, Bourne has been sidelined, out with an enigmatic autoimmune disease that kept him out for the 2017 season. It made for a bit of an odd year for Bourne: watching, not playing; commentating on the AVP livestream, not traveling the world; going to the doctor's office, skipping the beach. 

On the podcast, Bourne discusses how he has dealt with the adversity of an illness, being limited in terms of playing, and how he actually wouldn't trade his year. 

"It's funny," Bourne says. "At this particular moment, it kind of has been a great year." 

Indeed. Bourne hit the books, learning about mindset, sports psychology, meditation. He developed new talents, beginning with commentating on the AVP livestream, which was a smash hit throughout the year. 

"It's been fun," he says. "It's been cool. There's been highs and lows."

This podcast, of course, is sponsored by Marriott Vacation Club Rentals, which offers the best vacation accommodations in  the world’s best vacation destinations. Wherever you travel -- Florida to Hawaii, Europe to California -- choose to rest in our luxurious guest rooms, suites or villas for your next getaway. Villas offer all of the comforts of home including a full kitchen, living and dining area and separate bedrooms.