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Chase Budinger will make his Olympic debut with partner Miles Evans in Paris on Monday in the first match of pool play.
The pair of Olympic rookies are an unlikely duo who didn’t start playing volleyball until sophomore year of high school.
They’re “underdogs,” said Evans , who played two years of indoor volleyball at UC Santa Barbara before transitioning to the pro beach circuit.
Budinger was named 2018 AVP rookie of the year with Sean Rosenthal .
Budinger and Evans beat Trevor Crabb and Theo Brunner in nearly two-year qualifying process.
The pair practices five days a week to prepare for the Olympics .
Budinger: “We freaking just put our heads down. We grinded.” Evans : Honestly, he’s one of the most professional players I've ever played with'.
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