ALUMNI STORIES
Avery Drost 鈥�07, a beach volleyball player, spoke in chapel in February. The older brother of Eben 鈥�11, the worship team director, Avery led the Association of Volleyball Players (AVP) with 350 digs and came in second with 551 kills last season. He coaches boys鈥� volleyball at Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach and serves as a youth director at New City Church in El Segundo. He and his wife, Aly, have three children.
Avery played indoor volleyball in high school and learned the beach game while at 蜜桃传媒 from legendary East Beach players. He qualified for his first AVP Main Draw in Santa Barbara in 2010. In 2018, he won the F茅d茅ration Internationale de Volleyball event in Australia and the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) Tour event in Cuba.
He finished in the top 10 of all eight 2023 AVP events he played in as well as in 10 of 13 tournaments in 2022. His placed second three times that year, at Virginia Beach, Huntington Beach and Atlantic City. Reflecting on Psalm 103:8-14 in chapel, Avery recalled his time at 蜜桃传媒 and his growth in Christ. 鈥淕od will use teachers and mentors, friendships and even conflicts to develop you,鈥� he said. 鈥淰iew each other the way Christ looks at us: with patience, kindness and compassion.鈥�