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Billy Kolinske:
 
Billy Kolinske
United States  
 
Vital Statistics
 

Photo: Ken Delgado
Birth Date August 6, 1986 (37 years old)
Home Town Big Bend, WI
Resides Redondo Beach, CA
Height 6'6"
College Wisconsin-Whitewater
  Best Finish Winnings
United States 2nd (2 times) $83,100
   AVP 2nd (2 times) $76,150
   AVP Young Guns 5th $75
   NVL 5th $875
   p1440 3rd $6,000
   Pro Beach 17th $0
   USAV IDQ 3rd $0
   Wide Open 17th $0
International 2nd $21,245
   FIVB 2nd $21,245
NORCECA 1st (2 times) $4,150
   NORCECA 1st (2 times) $4,150
Other 9th $500
   Other 9th $500
Overall 1st (2 times) $108,995
 
Bio Bits

Beach Bits:
• In Manhattan Beach 2019 Kolinske and Eric Beranek became the third lowest seeded team (26th) to ever reach an AVP semifinal. Being seeded eighth in the qualifier, they were the second-lowest qualifier team to ever make it to a semifinal.

2021: Kolinske and John Hyden placed ninth in their only AVP tournament. Kolinske and Miles Evans played in six international tournaments, with a best of ninth.
2020: Kolinske played in all three AVP Long Beach events but did not advance from the qualifier in any of them. He played once with Sean Rosenthal and twice with Mark Burik. He then played one international event with John Hyden, placing 25th.
2019: Kolinske teamed with Eric Beranek and in their first event in Manhattan Beach the duo won three qualifier matches before losing in the first round. They bounced back and advanced to the semifinals, playing 11 matches (10 of which were elimination matches) and 28 sets over the four days. The pair played two more AVP events with a best of fifth. Kolinske did not reach the minimum matches played to qualify for season ending rankings, but would have been fourth in blocks (1.65 per set). Kolinske and Miles Evans played in eight FIVB events, with a best of ninth three times.
2018: Kolinske and Miles Evans played 16 FIVB tournaments, winning a silver medal in a one-star event and a bronze medal in a two-star event. The duo placed third in a p1440 tournament.
2017: Kolinske did not play on the AVP but played a couple of international events, with Miles Evans and Casey Jennings, finishing ninth in both.
2016: Kolinske played seven AVP tournaments with three different partners. He began the year with a pair of tournaments with Casey Jennings, with a best of seventh, then played once with Ty Loomis. He finished with four events with Avery Drost, with a best of third.
2015: In consecutive events to begin the year, Kolinske set career bests. He had a fifth place with Casey Jennings in the season opener, then placed third with Avery Drost after losing in the first round in New York. He finished the season with five more events with Jennings, reaching another semifinal. Kolinske finished the year ranked third in blocks (1.70 per set) and sixth in kills (6.92 per set). Kolinske and Jennings played one FIVB tournament, losing in the qualifier.
2014: Kolinske began the year with a qualifier with Jon Mesko, then advanced to the main draw alongside Dave McKienzie, finishing ninth. He played four more AVP events with Adam Roberts, including two main draws with a best of ninth.
2013: Kolinske played six AVP qualifiers with four different partners. He played alongside Mark Burik once, Raffe Paulis twice, Steven VanderWerp once and Skylar del Sol twice. He and VanderWerp advanced to the main draw in St. Petersburg and finished in ninth place.
2012: Kolinske made his AVP debut in a qualifier in Cincinnati with Justin Phipps. He also played four events on two other tours.

College: Kolinske played basketball at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater. His field goal percent as a junior (58.6%) was in the top 15 all time at the school and he left ranked in the top 10 in blocks for his career. 

Personal: Kolinske is one of six children, and his sister Julie played volleyball at the University of Milwaukee as well as a few AVP events. 
 
 
Awards
 
  • AVP Most Improved Player 2015
 
Career Summary
 
United States
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 15th 17th 21st 25th 33rd 37th 41st CQ
2010 AVP Young Guns 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 $75.00 60.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 Wide Open 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00     0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 AVP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 0.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2012 Pro Beach 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 75.0   0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
2012 NVL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 152.0   1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 USAV IDQ 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 AVP 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $1,375.00 540.0 35th 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
2013 NVL 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 $875.00 192.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 AVP 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 $3,000.00 680.0 33rd 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 AVP 7 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 $18,350.00 1,510.0 6th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 15th 17th 21st 25th 33rd 37th 41st CQ
2016 AVP 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 $10,700.00 1,115.0 15th 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 p1440 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 $6,000.00     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 AVP 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 $10,150.00 1,118.0 38th 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 AVP 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $5,000.00 0.0   0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 AVP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $1,700.00 210.0 70th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 AVP 11 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 2 $19,225.00 8,990.5 6th 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 AVP 7 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 $6,650.00 5,448.0 27th 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)
  61
(178th)
0 2 8 0 8 0 6 10 $83,100.00
(125th)
20,090.5   8 1 11 2 1 0 1 1 0
 
International
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 15th 17th 21st 25th 33rd 37th 41st CQ
2015 FIVB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 20.0 318th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2017 FIVB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $150.00 30.0 249th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 FIVB 16 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 $11,445.00 1,660.0 62nd 0 0 7 0 0 2 0 2 1
2019 FIVB 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 $8,250.00 1,050.0 115th 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0
2020 FIVB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,000.00 120.0 172nd 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2021 FIVB 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $400.00 200.0 203rd 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3
2022 FIVB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 180.0 346th 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
2023 FIVB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 70.0 537th 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)
  36
(442nd)
0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 $21,245.00
(451st)
3,330.0   0 0 10 0 3 5 0 5 4
 
 
 
NORCECA
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 15th 17th 21st 25th 33rd 37th 41st CQ
2014 NORCECA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 $175.00     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 NORCECA 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 $200.00 0.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 NORCECA 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 $525.00 80.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 NORCECA 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 $1,750.00 140.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 NORCECA 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,500.00 304.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 NORCECA 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 $0.00 96.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)
  9
(89th)
2
(22nd)
2 2 0 1 1 1 0 $4,150.00
(41st)
620.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Overall
Total
(Rank)
  107
(229th)
2
(274th)
5 11 0 9 1 7 18 $108,995.00
(301st)
24,040.5   8 1 21 2 4 5 1 6 4
 
Red denotes ranked 1st
 
Victory List
 
Victory Date Assoc Location Partner Seed Winnings
1 9/17/2017 NORCECA Punta Cana Miles Evans 3 $1,000
2 5/15/2022 NORCECA La Paz Evan Cory 6 $1,000
 

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