SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter

Welcome to The Road to Los Angeles, Travis Mewhirter’s series on all things you need to know about how to qualify for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games in beach volleyball. A quick breakdown of the 24 spots:

14 will come to the teams with the most points accumulated from December of 2026 through June of 2028, using their best 8 finishes.

5 will go to the winners of the 2026 Continental Championships

3 will go to the winners of the new Q Series tournaments, all to be played in the summer of 2028

1 will go to the winner of the 2027 World Championships in the Netherlands

1 will be a wild card from USA Volleyball, which will most likely be an Olympic trial

Fascinating races to follow, outside of USA Volleyball, include:

How will the new-look German men fare, with Clemens Wickler partnering with Lukas Pfretzschner and Nils Ehlers picking up Lui Wust

The Brazilian women could reasonably have three teams in the top 10 in the world. Will it be Ana Patricia and Duda making a resurgence, or will Carol and Rebecca qualify again?

The Swiss women are deep again. Will it be Leona Kernen and Joana Mader, Nina Brunner and Tanja Huberli, or Anouk Verge-Depre and Zoe Verge-Depre?

Who will be the surprise team to qualify for LA 2028? There’s always one.

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Thomas Hurst and Gage Basey were the breakout beach volleyball team of the year in 2026. Kyle Friend sits down with the duo known as the Colorado Cupcakes and chats all about their enormous season.

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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour has dropped an update on its upcoming schedule for the 2026 and 2027 seasons, along with information on its new format. Travis Mewhirter breaks it down.

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Welcome to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter AND, now, Kyle Friend, who hosts this week's podcast with Tom Feuer, a longtime beach volleyball player, fan, and producer at the Olympic Games. Tom played an integral role in producing the recent Kings of the Beach Documentary, which will be released to the public on November 3.

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Welcome to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where we are on site in Laguna Beach recapping the 2026 AVP Laguna Beach Open:

Andy Benesh and Taylor Crabb completed the California sweep, winning Huntington, Manhattan, Hermosa, and Laguna in the same year

Maddie Anderson and Alaina Chacon planted their FSU spears, winning their first AVP and the first FSU Seminoles to win an AVP since Jace Pardon in 2019

Another big finish for Devon Newberry and Savvy Cory, and a biggie from Troy Field and Evan Cory as well

Farewell to Tim Bomgren and Avery Drost

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