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Blake Cantrell
United States  
 
Vital Statistics
 

Photo: Ken Delgado
Birth Date August 6, 1977 (48 years old)
Home Town Santa Barbara, CA
Resides Santa Barbara, CA
Height 6'0"
College California-Santa Barbara
  Best Finish Winnings
United States 25th $50
   AVP 25th $50
Overall 25th $50
 
Bio Bits

Blake grew up on the sands of East Beach and prepped at Santa Barbara High School where he played varsity for two years. He set the school record for most kills, assists, and digs in a season as well as passing percentage. He was voted the MVP both years, named to the All-CIF first team in 1995 and was a Volleyball Magazine fab 50 selection. He redshirted at Long Beach State before transferring to Santa Barbara Community College where he was voted most improved player as an outside hitter. Cantrell finished his college career as a setter and libero at UC Santa Barbara where he lettered two years and ranked 6th nationally in dig percentage for the 2000 season. Blake is a freelance writer and has written for Volleyball Magazine. 		 
 
Career Summary
 
United States
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 25th 37th 41st 57th 89th
2004 AVP 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 9.0 248th 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2005 AVP 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $50.00 39.0 140th 0 0 1 0 1 1 1
2006 AVP 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 20.0 210th 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
Total
(Rank)		   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $50.00
(1267th)		 68.0   0 0 1 1 3 1 3
 
 
 
 
 
Overall
Total   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $50.00 68.0   0 0 1 1 3 1 3
 
Red denotes ranked 1st
 
Partner Summary
 
AVP Pro Beach Tour
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 25th 37th 41st 57th 89th
Tim Nestlerode 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $50 47.0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1
Wes Badorek 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 17.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Donal McGraw 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
David Kohl 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $50 68.0 0 0 1 1 3 1 3
 
Overall
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 25th 37th 41st 57th 89th
Tim Nestlerode 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $50 47.0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1
Wes Badorek 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 17.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Donal McGraw 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
David Kohl 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
 
Total 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $50 68.0 0 0 1 1 3 1 3
 
 
Location Summary
 
United States
Location Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 25th 37th 41st 57th 89th
California: Hermosa Beach AVP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
California: Huntington Beach AVP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
California: Manhattan Beach AVP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 9.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
California: Sacramento AVP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 9.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
California: San Diego AVP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
California: Santa Barbara AVP 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $50 27.0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Illinois: Chicago AVP 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 17.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Total 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $50 68.0 0 0 1 1 3 1 3
 
Total 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $50 68.0 0 0 1 1 3 1 3
 
 
Season Summaries 2004-06
 
2004 AVP Pro Beach Tour
Date Location Partner Seed Finish Winnings Points
5/28-30 Huntington Beach David Kohl Q78 89   2
Q1: l. Jason Lefevre / Travis Regner (Q51)  21-19, 14-21, 8-15 (0:56)
9/2-5 Chicago Wes Badorek Q42 41   7
Q1: d. Travis Regner / Lucas Wisniakowski (Q23)  23-21, 22-20 (0:54)
Q2: l. Randy Cline / Leon Lucas (Q10)  12-21, 16-21 (0:50)
Summary 
Matches Won-Lost: 1-2  
Sets Won-Lost: 3-4  
Points Scored-Allowed: 116-138
Tournaments Played: 2
Best Finish: 41st
Points: 9
Ranking: 248th
 
2005 AVP Pro Beach Tour
Date Location Partner Seed Finish Winnings Points
5/20-22 Santa Barbara Tim Nestlerode Q56,32 25 $50.00 18
Q2: d. Chris Magill / Jon Thompson (Q9)  21-19, 21-15 (0:57)
Q3: d. Jon Barnes / Todd Bennett (Q24)  21-13, 21-19 (0:51)
Q4: d. Todd Hart / Ivan Mercer (Q25)  21-18, 21-16 (0:54)
W1: l. Jake Gibb / Stein Metzger (1)  15-21, 11-21 (0:40)     
C1: l. Canyon Ceman / Chad Turner (17)  16-21, 12-21 (0:40)     
6/10-12 San Diego Donal McGraw Q45 89   2
Q1: l. Jeff Conover / Isaac Kneubuhl (Q84)  16-21, 21-16, 16-18 (0:59)
8/18-21 Manhattan Beach Tim Nestlerode Q34 41   9
Q2: d. Nate Michael / Will Paulson (Q31)  27-25, 28-26 (1:08)
Q3: l. Brian Corso / Jim Nichols (Q2,29)  13-21, 17-21 (0:50)
9/1-3 Chicago Wes Badorek Q33 57   10
Q2: l. Mike Placek / Jon Stalls (Q32)  14-21, 13-21 (0:42)
Summary 
Matches Won-Lost: 4-5  
Sets Won-Lost: 9-10  
Points Scored-Allowed: 345-374
Tournaments Played: 4
Best Finish: 25th
Winnings: $50
Points: 39
Ranking: 140th
 
2006 AVP Pro Beach Tour
Date Location Partner Seed Finish Winnings Points
5/18-21 Santa Barbara Tim Nestlerode Q32 41   9
Q2: d. Jon Barnes / Dustin Townsend (Q33)  21-17, 21-18 (0:43)
Q3: l. Mike DiPierro / Steve Grotowski (Q1,25)  17-21, 14-21 (0:56)
6/9-11 Hermosa Beach Tim Nestlerode Q48 89   2
Q1: l. Jeff Wootton / Nate Hagstrom (Q81)  21-19, 18-21, 12-15 (1:05)
6/15-17 Sacramento Tim Nestlerode Q25 37   9
Q1: d. Wayne Holly / Brad Vallett (Q40)  21-13, 21-14 (0:38)
Q2: l. Austin Rester / Lucas Wisniakowski (Q8)  13-21, 19-21 (0:48)
Summary 
Matches Won-Lost: 2-3  
Sets Won-Lost: 5-6  
Points Scored-Allowed: 198-201
Tournaments Played: 3
Best Finish: 37th
Points: 20
Ranking: 210th
 

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