SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Santa Clara beach volleyball head coach Jeff Alzina will have two more of his former players enter the CBVA Beach Volleyball Hall of Fame this Saturday in Hermosa Beach, Calif. Kevin Wong and Rachel Wacholder represent the 14th and 15th players Alzina has coached to make the hall of fame. Another former player, April Ross, who was inducted last year, will be honored at the event.

"Each of these players were very instrumental in shaping and developing my career as a professional beach coach," Alzina said. "It was a special honor and privilege to work with them early in my career, and to play a small part in the development of their incredible careers."

Wong was the first men's AVP player to hire Alzina as a coach in 2001 and launched is independent coaching career. Wong and Stein Metzger would go on to win the Santa Barbara Open, the Manhattan Beach Open, and their first FIVB Gold Medal in Gstaad, Switzerland. Wong finished the season winning the King of the Beach event in Las Vegas. Alzina was referred to Wong by Elaine Youngs who had attended UCLA with Wong.

Wacholder, who paired with Youngs, worked with Alzina in 2002 and 2005. In 2005, Wacholder won Most Improved and Best Defender on the AVP Tour as voted on by her peers. At their peak, Wacholder and Youngs were the most competitive team against Kerry Walsh and Misty May.

Alzina brought in Ross as a practice player in her inaugural season of 2006. Ross trained consistently with Alzina's top women's team of Annet Davis and Jenny Jordan, and earned AVP Rooke of the Year honors that season.

The three players went on to win a combined 92 tournaments and earned of $3.5 millions dollars in their careers.

Kevin Wong	Rachel Wacholder	April Ross