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Carrie Dodd:
 
Carrie Busch Dodd
United States  
 
Vital Statistics
 

Photo: Ken Delgado
Birth Date May 19, 1974 (50 years old)
Home Town Milwaukee, WI
Resides Hermosa Beach, CA
Height 6'0"
College Texas
  Best Finish Winnings
United States 1st (2 times) $380,710
   AVP 1st $325,753
   AVP HWN* 1st (2 times) $19,125
   BVA 1st $20,438
   USAV 4th $11,500
   WPVA 9th $1,395
   Bonus Money   $2,500
International 4th $60,235
   FIVB 4th $60,235
Pan American 5th $0
   PAN AM 5th $0
Overall 1st (2 times) $440,945
 
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Dodd has been ranked in the AVP's top 14 each season from 2001-2008, one of just two players to make that claim along with Elaine Youngs.
Dodd has advanced to semifinals with five different partners in her career, including three times in the Manhattan Beach Open.

2009: Began playing with Dianne DeNecochea, finishing in the top five in each of their first 11 events. Won the tournament in Brooklyn, becoming both the oldest team (men or women) to win a title as well as setting a modern day individual record for going the longest time between wins (9 years and 23 days).
2008: Advanced to four semifinals with Tati, including her first AVP championship match in Belmar. The duo finished as the fifth-ranked team on tour. Dodd was 10th in hitting percentage (.426).
2007: Partnered with Tatiana Minello, with a best of third in Glendale. Played one event with Nancy Mason due to an injury to Tati.
2006: Began playing with Barbra Fontana, and the duo took two fifths in 15 events on the AVP Tour.
2005: Partnered with three different players, and advanced to the semifinals once with each of them on the AVP Tour. In San Diego Mason took a third with Liz Masakayan in what was her final event. For the fourth straight season, she was ranked in the top 10 on the AVP Tour, as she was seventh.
2004: Played with Nancy Mason, advancing to the semifinals in eight of the 11 team events on the AVP Tour, and ended as the fourth-ranked team on tour. Dodd was seventh on the tour in hitting percentage (.413). In seven events on the FIVB Tour, the duo had a best of fourth place in Marseille despite losing in the second round, Dodd's highest FIVB finish.
2003: Logged three third-place finishes with McSorley on the AVP Tour, including in the Manhattan Beach Open for the second straight year. The pair finished as the fifth-ranked team on tour. Internationally the duo had three ninths on the FIVB Tour.
2002: Played exclusively with McSorley, and after a fifth-place finish in the first AVP event, made the semifinals in each of the next five tournaments. The duo ended the season as the third-ranked team on the tour, giving Dodd her first top-five finish in the individual rankings. On the FIVB Tour the pair played eight times, with three fifth-place finishes, including in a grand slam event in Klagenfurt.
2001: Partnered with Rachel Wacholder, getting a pair of fifths on the AVP Tour. On the BVA Tour she placed fifth with Lisa Arce.
2000: Again competed on three different tours, winning in Hermosa Beach with McSorley. Following that title, completed the season with three different partners in four events, with a third-place finish with Jennifer Meredith in their first event together.
1999: Busch played on three different tours as well as in the Pan American Games, placing fifth with Liz Pagano. Notched a career best with a fourth-place finish in Virginia Beach while playing with Leanne McSorley for the first time. 
1997: Began her pro beach career with nine domestic events, with a best of ninth, playing with six different partners. 

Hot Winter Nights: Played in three events in 2008, all in her home state of Wisconsin. She placed fourth and second before winning in LaCrosse. In 2009 she again played three times, winning in her final event in Cleveland.

College: Formerly Carrie Busch, she was an All-American at the University of Texas, where her older sister Nikki also played. Carrie was named MVP in helping Texas to second place at the NCAA finals. She graduated with a degree in sports administration.

Personal: Currently residing in El Segundo, California with her rescue dog Molly, she married Matt Dodd, brother of Beach Volleyball Olympic Medalist Mike Dodd, in March 2005. She is the girls volleyball coach at El Segundo High School.

 
 
Awards
 
  • AVP Best Setter 2002
  • BVA Best Setter 2000
  • BVA Most Improved Player 2000
 
Career Summary
 
United States
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th 10th Money Points Rank 13th 14th 17th 25th 33rd 41st CQ
1997 WPVA 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 $1,395.00 63.0 47th 1 0 2 4 1 0 0
1999 AVP 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 $1,500.00     1 0 2 0 0 0 0
1999 USAV 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 $6,125.00 204.0 11th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 BVA 7 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 $18,375.00 336.0 8th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 USAV 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 $5,375.00 187.0 12th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 AVP 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 $7,210.00 378.0 11th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 BVA 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 $2,062.50 48.0 21st 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 AVP 6 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 $18,630.00 880.0 5th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 AVP 9 0 0 3 0 3 3 0 0 $20,007.50 1,111.0 9th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 AVP 12 0 0 8 0 1 1 1 0 $31,920.00 1,359.0 7th 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th 10th Money Points Rank 13th 14th 17th 25th 33rd 41st CQ
2005 AVP 14 0 0 3 0 5 4 1 1 $41,275.00 1,576.0 7th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 AVP 15 0 0 0 0 2 9 4 0 $33,400.00 1,448.0 14th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 AVP 17 0 0 1 0 4 5 6 0 $42,387.50 1,637.0 14th 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 AVP HWN* 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 $9,750.00     0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 AVP 18 0 1 3 0 6 3 4 0 $61,612.50 2,089.0 9th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 AVP HWN* 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 $9,375.00     0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 AVP 14 1 1 3 0 5 2 2 0 $70,310.00 3,150.0 7th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)
  141
(19th)
2
(77th)
2 27 1 32 32 24 1 $380,710.00
(17th)
14,466.0   3 1 4 4 1 0 0
 
International
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th 10th Money Points Rank 13th 14th 17th 25th 33rd 41st CQ
1999 FIVB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 14.0 125th 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2000 FIVB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 21.0 148th 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
2001 FIVB 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 $6,250.00 162.0 67th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 FIVB 8 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 $18,410.00 505.0 31st 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
2003 FIVB 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 $14,500.00 376.0 62nd 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
2004 FIVB 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 $20,075.00 484.0 48th 1 0 2 1 0 0 1
2006 FIVB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,000.00 30.0 185th 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Total
(Rank)
  28
(514th)
0 0 0 1 3 1 7 0 $60,235.00
(283rd)
1,592.0   1 0 6 4 2 1 2
 
 
Pan American
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th 10th Money Points Rank 13th 14th 17th 25th 33rd 41st CQ
1999 PAN AM 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 $0.00     0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)
  1
(35th)
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 $0.00     0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
 
Overall
Total
(Rank)
  170
(46th)
2
(272nd)
2 27 2 36 33 31 1 $440,945.00
(75th)
16,058.0   4 1 10 8 3 1 2
 
* AVP Hot Winter Nights events are exhibitions and only count for tournaments played and prize money won.
 
Red denotes ranked 1st
 
Victory List
 
Victory Date Assoc Location Partner Seed Winnings
1 6/11/2000 BVA Hermosa Beach Leanne McSorley 3 $7,500
2 7/4/2009 AVP Brooklyn Dianne DeNecochea 2 $17,000
 

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