Matt Zbyszewski
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Maciej "Matt" Zbyszewski (born August 21, 1981 in Jasień
Jasien
Jasień is a town in Poland, in Lubusz Voivodeship, in Żary County. It has 4,569 inhabitants .-External links:* *...

) is a male beach volleyball
Beach volleyball
Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....

 and volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

 player and coach from Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 who won the silver medal at the NORCECA Circuit 2009
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2009
The 2009 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit was a North American beach volleyball tour. The tour consisted of eight tournaments in both genders....

 at Puerto Vallarta
2009 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit (Puerto Vallarta)
The 2009 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit at Puerto Vallarta, was held October 9–11, 2009 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. It was the seventh leg of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2009.-Women's competition:-Men's competition:Results on October 11, 2009...

 playing with Josh Binstock
Josh Binstock
Josh Binstock is a male beach volleyball player from Canada who won the silver medal at the NORCECA Circuit 2009 at Puerto Vallarta playing with Matt Zbyszewski.-External links:* * -References:...

.

He won the silver medal at the 2008 SO Pro Beach Volleyball Tournament, partenering Jessi Lelliott. That year he took the gold medal at the Canadian National Beach Volleyball Championships, partnering Josh Binstock
Josh Binstock
Josh Binstock is a male beach volleyball player from Canada who won the silver medal at the NORCECA Circuit 2009 at Puerto Vallarta playing with Matt Zbyszewski.-External links:* * -References:...

, also in 2009. At the Center of Gravity 2009 he won the silver medal, playing with Josh Binstock.

College

He played with Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne is the largest university in northern Indiana, United States, offering more than 200 Indiana University and Purdue University degrees and certificates. Since 1968, IPFW has conferred nearly 8,800 master’s degrees, 27,000 bachelor’s degrees, more...

 where he became AVCA "All American" First Team and also All American by Volleyball Magazine, 2004 MIVA Player of the Year, 6 times Player of the week between 2004 and 2005 also in 2005 MIVA All-Academic Team
Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
The Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association is a college athletic conference whose member schools compete in men's volleyball. Its member institutions are located in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Illinois in the west to Ohio in the east...

,. In 2005 he also won the Indiana-Purdue Student Newspapers award The Communicator’s
The Communicator (IPFW)
The Communicator, a 5,000 weekly circulation, is the student newspaper of IPFW . IPFW has over 14,000 full and part-time students and has grown considerably over the past ten years. The Communicator itself has changed by leaps and bounds in the past several years...

 "Most Valuable Athlete Award "
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NCAA

  • 2005 The Communicator’s "Most Valuable Athlete Award "
  • 2005 MIVA - Two times "Player of the Week"
  • 2005 MIVA "All-Academic Team"
  • 2004 MIVA - "Player of the Year"
  • 2004 MIVA - Four times "Player of the Week"
  • 2004 AVCA "All-American" first team
  • 2004 Volleyball Magazine "All-American"

National Team

  • NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit Puerto Vallarta 2009
    2009 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit (Puerto Vallarta)
    The 2009 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit at Puerto Vallarta, was held October 9–11, 2009 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. It was the seventh leg of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2009.-Women's competition:-Men's competition:Results on October 11, 2009...

      Silver Medal
  • NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit Manzanillo 2009
    2009 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit (Manzanillo)
    The 2009 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit at Manzanillo was held October 2 through October 4, 2009, in Manzanillo, Mexico. It was the sixth leg of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2009...

    Bronze Medal

Beach volleyball

  • 2009 Canadian National Beach Volleyball Championships Gold Medal
  • 2009 Center Of Gravity Tournament Silver Medal
  • 2008 Canadian National Beach Volleyball Championships Gold Medal
  • 2007 Canadian National Beach Volleyball Championships Silver Medal
  • 2007 So Pro Beach Volleyball Championships Gold Medal

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