photo courtesy of Allyson Yoshida

Adam Jewell

Height Ð 6'6"
Weight Ð 210 lbs.
Birth Date Ð June 24, 1975
Education Ð El Camino College
Home Town Ð San Juan Capistrano, CA

Adam Jewell has an atomic arm. It is unlikely you will ever see anyone bounce a ball higher off the sand than Jewell.

Jewell played beach volleyball in Del Mar (near San Diego) as a kid and played a little indoor volleyball at South Torrance High School and El Camino College. He was recruited by the University of Hawaii, but he turned down their offer to play on the AVP Tour. Jewell began playing full-time on the AVP Tour in 1998 and did well right away....

After getting a 7th place finish and several 9ths with Paul Boyd and Lee LeGrande, Jewell finished his 1998 rookie year with a career high 5th place in San Diego playing with Brent Doble Ð in his rookie year!

After his 1998 AVP rookie year, Jewell started the 1999 AVP season ranked 38th and by the end he advanced to 21st.

In addition to his success on the AVP tour, Adam has a few good finishes on the FIVB World Tour. In December 1998, he finished 13th partnered with Canyon Ceman in Vitoria, Brazil and in December 1999, he fought his way through a qualifier to finish 25th with partner Stein Metzger, again in Vitoria.

In 1999, Jewell had several 7th and 9th place AVP finishes and he finished the year with a 5th at the Manhattan Beach Open playing for the first time with Eduardo Bacil (Anjinho).

Jewell achieved the jump from 38th to 21st ranking in 1999 playing with five different partners. Look for him to improve even more in 2000 if he can settle in with a single strong partner.