Name: Mark Burik

Sport: Volleyball

Discipline(s): Beach Volleyball

Height: 6-3

Hometown: Glendale, N.Y.

High School: St. Francis Prep

College: Delaware/George Mason ('08; exercise science)

Other Career Highlights

• Won a gold medal on the 2016 NORCECA Tour with Stafford Slick in St. Lucia
• Won the 2010 AVP Young Guns in Milwaukee with Hudson Bates, his first career title
• Made his professional debut in 2006 at AVP Brooklyn
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• DID YOU KNOW?
• Competed in five 2018 AVP Tour events with Ian Satterfield. Best finish was seventh in Hermosa Beach
• Competed in FIVB events in Qinzhou (17th with Bill Kolinske) and Huntington Beach (33rd with Curt Toppel)
• Finished seventh at 2018 p1440 event in San Jose with David Lee
• Placed third at 2017 NORCECA Tour event in Grand Cayman with Bill Kolinske
• Made his FIVB World Tour debut in 2015 and between 2015-16 played in nine tournaments with a career best finish of 17th which he has done twice
• On the NORCECA Tour from 2015-16, had one gold, one silver and two bronze medals
• Played his first international event in 2015 at NORCECA Cayman Islands
• On the AVP Tour from 2006-16, has one third-place finish which he tallied in 2016
• Made his professional debut at a domestic AVP Tour event in 2006
• Began career at the University of Delaware, planning to play collegiate football. Joined a club volleyball team at UD and then transfered to George Mason to play volleyball beginning with his sophomore season
• Played one season of volleyball in high school during his senior year, earning All-Queens honors; played football and baseball as well

Personal: Graduated from George Mason in 2008 with a degree in exercise science... Brother Brian played college baseball and brother Scott played college football... CEO and head coach of Volley Camp Hermosa

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