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Brother Rice, Marist Grads Team Up to Win USA Beach National Championship

Dan Weishar and Kevin Morrison are national champions of 18U beach volleyball.

Dan Weishar and Kevin Morrison both were volleyball stars in high school, at Brother Rice and Marist, respectively.

Their fame grew Monday as they partnered to win the USA Junior Beach National Championship at North Avenue Beach in Chicago.

The duo, representing the Great Lakes Region, were national champions of the 18U open division, defeating the Ohio Valley team of Wesley Meyer (West Chester) and Logan Williams (Clarksville) 24-22, 21-19.

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Weishar and Morrison have been beach volleyball partners for the last three years. The duo finished second last year on the USA Junior Beach Tour to qualify for nationals in California. This year, Weishar and Morrison qualified for the national tournament by finishing first on tour.

Weishar (Midlothian) and Morrison (Oak Forest) both are graduates of St. Damian School in Oak Forest.

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