Saturday, July 9, 2011

Jonathan Winder

Jonathan Winder

Position: Setter
Height: 6-8 (203cm)
Weight: 216 lbs (98kg)
College: Pepperdine
Joined A2 Team: 2008




PERSONAL: Born Jonathan Stevens Winder on Jan. 4, 1986, in Irvine, Calif. ... Parents are Bill (deceased) and Jean Winder... Has an older brother, Jordan, and an older sister, Jenille... Jonathan married wife Jaimie-Rose Winder in 2010...  Attended Woodbridge High School (2000-04) in Irvine, Calif., where he played both basketball and volleyball...


He was named Sea View League Male Athlete of the Year... Graduated from Pepperdine in April 2008 with a degree in advertising... Says his favorite food is artichokes... Favorite book is "Ruthless Trust" by Brennan Manning... Favorite movie is Anchorman... Enjoys watching The Office on TV as well as college basketball... Fly-fishing is his hobby... Admires his father, who died when Jonathan was 4, because "he lived his life not for himself but for his family, his friends and God"... Chicago Cubs are his favorite professional team and Dwight Howard is his favorite athlete... Happiest moment in life was getting baptized... Winning the 2005 NCAA Men's Volleyball National Championship is his fondest sports memory.




MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2010 – FIVB World Championship. 2009 – NORCECA Continental Championship... Brazil Tour... FIVB World League. 2008 - Pan American Cup. 2007 – World University Games (Bronze Medal). 2005 – FIVB Men’s Junior (U-21) World Championship. 2004 – NORCECA Junior Men's Volleyball Championship (Silver Medal).


 
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – In the winter of 2010-11, Jonathan played in Greece for PAOK Thessaloniki... Jonathan served as the backup to Kevin Hansen at the FIVB World Championship in Italy… He played in 22 sets. He started all three sets in a 3-0 victory over Germany and he also started two sets in the final fifth-place match against Russia... For the tournament, he was credited with one point on one block.

He also had eight running sets and two faults on 29 attempts for an average of 0.30 running sets per set. A running set is defined as a set from a player that puts their hitter against one blocker or none. 2009 – Jonathan was the backup setter for Kevin Hansen at the NORCECA Continental Championship in Puerto Rico where the U.S. Men finished second... Jonathan accompanied the team to Brazil where it played five exhibition matches against the Brazilian Men's National Team. He started three matches at setter... Jonathan helped the U.S. Men's Team place sixth in the FIVB World League.


He played as a substitute in pool play matches.  2008 – Helped lead the U.S. Men to the gold medal at the 2008 Pan American Cup from June 2-7 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada... Scored six points during the tournament on one kills, three aces and two blocks... Was a member of the U.S. Men's Training Team that traveled to Japan to prepare the Japanese for Olympic qualifying. 2007 - Helped the U.S. win the bronze medal at the World University Games in Bangkok, Thailand. 2005 – Played on the USA Junior National Team that finished eighth in the 2005 FIVB Men's U-21 World Volleyball Championships in Andhra Pradesh, India. 2004 – Helped the U.S. Junior National Team win the silver medal at the 2004 NORCECA Junior Men's Volleyball Championship in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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