Scott Touzinsky
Scott Joseph Touzinsky (born April 22, 1982) is an American volleyball player and coach. He has been with the U.S. national team since May 2007, though he has been suspended due to a United States Center for SafeSport investigation since July 2018. With the national team, Touzinsky played in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and won a gold medal. Personal life. Touzinsky was born in St. Louis to Charles and Anne Touzinsky. He attended St. John Vianney High School in Kirkwood, Missouri, where he graduated in 2000. In 2006, Touzinsky married Angelique Vogel, a promotional spokesmodel. College career. Touzinsky  attended Long Beach State and finished his career as the single-season ace leader. In 2004, his senior season, he was an AVCA First Team All-American and became the all-time ace leader for Long Beach State. In January 2004, he became just the third player in NCAA Division I-II to score 40 or more kills in an all rally-scoring match when he posted 40 versus BYU. He led the 49'ers to the 2004 NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship match, where they finished as runners-up to BYU. In addition, he was the 2001 MPSF Freshman of  the Year and was a Second Team All-American in 2003. Professional career. In 2004, he severely tore his anterior cruciate ligament and was told he might never play volleyball at a professional level again. After six months, he was playing with a pro volleyball team in Belgium. In January 2017, he announced his retirement from professional volleyball. College coaching. Touzinsky was a Long Beach State assistant coach. He was suspended by USA Volleyball in July 2018 because of a pending investigation by the United States Center for SafeSport. Since the NCAA doesn’t fall under SafeSport jurisdiction, Touzinsky was n’t prohibited from coaching in college. The complaint against Touzinsky related to when Touzinsky was a player on the USA National Team. Touzinsky left the program in April 2019 after it was revealed he was sanctioned by SafeSport following an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct.