Ryan Millar

Ryan Millar
Personal information
Born	Ryan Madsen Millar January 22, 1978 (age 38) San Dimas, California, U.S.
Height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Medal record Men's volleyball Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team competition FIVB World League 2008 Rio Team competition 2007 Katowice Team competition America's Cup 1999 Tampa Team competition 2000 São Bernardo Team competition America's Cup 2007 Manaus Team competition NORCECA Championship 2003 Culiacan Team competition 2005 Winnipeg Team competition 2007 Anaheim Team competition Pan-American Cup 2006 Tijuana/Mexicali Team competition

Ryan Madsen Millar (born January 22, 1978) is an American volleyball player, who plays as a middle-blocker for the U.S. national team. He joined the team in May 1999. He is currently a facilitator at Partners In Leadership and no longer playing volleyball.

Personal life

Millar was born in San Dimas, California. He was married in 1997 and in 2006 his first son, Max, was born. In 2010 his second son, Oliver, was born.

College

Millar played volleyball at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, from 1996-1999. He graduated from BYU in 2001.

In 1996, he was named the Volleyball Magazine National Freshman of the Year and was a Third-Team All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF). In 1999, he was named the MPSF Player of the Year and was a First Team American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-American. In 1998, he finished second in the nation in blocks per game (2.02) en route to repeating as a First Team All-American. In 1999, he capped off his successful career by leading BYU to the program's first ever NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship and was once again a First Team All-American as he ranked first in the country in hitting percentage (.498) and blocks per game (2.14)

Coaching

In July 2006, Millar was named as an assistant coach for the BYU men's volleyball team under Head Coach Tom Peterson. In August 2006, Millar was named co-interim head coach of the BYU men's volleyball team after Peterson's sudden resignation.

International

Professional

Former teams he has played professionally 2000-2001 Conad Forli, Italy 2001 Puerto Rico 2001-2005 Montichiari, Italy 2005-2006 Milan, Italy 2006-2009 Istanbul, Turkey 2010-2011 Rzeszow, Poland 2011-2012 Siberia, Russia

Olympics

He has played at the 2000 Olympics, 2004 Olympics and the 2008 Olympics.

In 2000, the U.S. men had a disappointing Olympic tournament, failing to win a single match. At Athens, Millar helped the USA men finished fourth overall. During the Olympics, he ranked fourth on the team in scoring with 70 points on 53 kills, and 16 blocks. In 2008, Millar helped Team USA to the gold medal.

Awards

Individuals

• 2005 NORCECA Championship "Best Blocker"
• 2005 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup "Best Blocker"
• 2007 USA Volleyball "Indoor Player of the Year"

External links

• Ryan Millar at TeamUSA.org
• Bio at NBC Olympics at the Wayback Machine (archived November 3, 2009)