Background
Growing up in Manhattan Beach and being the tallest kid in his class, Ian was destined to play volleyball. He attended Mira Costa High School and played for the boys indoor team. In 2008 his squad brought home a Southern Section CIF Division I Championship for the Mustangs. Winning that match in front of all of his friends, family, and city was arguably the greatest feeling of his life.
Ian continued his volleyball career at Long Beach State where he played right side for the men’s Division I indoor team. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Marketing. It was during his time in college that Ian’s teammates began to refer to him by his middle name, Woo, and it has stuck ever since.
After college, Ian switched from playing indoor volleyball to beach volleyball. He represented Team USA in two Pan American Games: Toronto in 2015 and Lima in 2019. Ian has been competing on both domestic and international professional beach volleyball tours around the world with hopes of going to the 2028 Olympics for Beach Volleyball.
