The official newsletter of the Indoor High Performance department of USA Volleyball.
2012
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SEPTEMBER 2012
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WOMEN’S JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM NORCECA
# - Name (Position, Hometown, Grad Year, Club, Region) 2 - McKenzie Willey (OH, Highland, Utah, 2013, Club Utah, Intermountain) 3 - Kelly Hunter (S, Papillion, Neb., 2013, Nebraska Juniors, Great Plains) 7 - Merete Lutz (MB, Houston, Texas, 2013, Southwest Juniors, WJNT Lone Star) 8 - Kelsey Humphreys (S, Newport Beach, Calif., 2013, Laguna Beach, Southern California) 10 - Amanda Benson (L, Litchfield, Ariz., 2013, Club Red, Arizona) 11 - Haleigh Washington (MB, Idaho Springs, Colo., 2014, Colorado Juniors, Rocky Mountain) 12 - Kayla Morin (OH, Portage, Mich., 2014, Dead Frog, Lakeshore)
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13 - Maya McClendon (OH, Louisville, Ky., 2013, KIVA, Pioneer) 14 - Haley Fauntleroy (MB, Winnetka, Ill., 2014, Wildcat Juniors, Great Lakes) 15 - Amber Rolfzen (OH, Papillion, Neb., 2013, Nebraska Juniors, Great Plains) 16 - Kadie Rolfzen (OH, Papillion, Neb., 2013, Nebraska Juniors, Great Plains) 19 - Azariah Stahl (OH, Elkhart, Ind., 2014, Circle City, Hoosier)
Head Coach: Rod Wilde Assistant Coaches: Charlene Whitted, Blaine Tendler
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Team Leader: Alexandra Dunphy
Schedule Aug. 21: USA def. Trinidad & Tobago 25-10, 25-10, 25-8
Aug. 25: Dominican Republic def. USA 22-25, 13-25, 25-21, 2522, 15-10
Aug. 23: USA def. Cuba 19-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-16 Aug. 24: USA def. Nicaragua 27-10, 25-7, 25-7
Aug. 26: USA def. Costa Rica 25-18, 25-14, 25-22 (bronze)
MEN’S JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM
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# - Name (Position, Hometown, Grad Year, Club, Region, College Status) 3 - Micah Christenson (S, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2011, Outrigger Canoe Club, Aloha, University of Southern California) 4 - Tony Ensbury (L, Manhattan Beach, Calif., 2011, SCVC, Southern California, Princeton University) 5 - Driss Guessous (MB, Pasadena, Calif., 2012, Manhattan Beach Surf, Southern California Signed at Ohio State) 6 - Michael Henchy (OH, Ventura, Calif., 2011, Spectrum VBC, Southern California, Ohio State) 8 - Nick Olson (MB, New Berlin, Wis., 2012, West Allis Lightning, Badger, Signed at University of Chicago-Loyola) 9 - Ben Patch (Opp, Provo, Utah, 2012, Utah Elite, Intermountain, Signed at Brigham Young University) 10 - Greg Petty (OH, Downers Grove, Ill., 2011, Sports Performance, Great Lakes, Lewis University 11 - Scott Rhein (OH, Pleasant View, Tenn., 2011, Impact Volleyball Club, Southern, Pepperdine) 14 - James Shaw (S/Opp, Woodside, Calif., 2012, Mountain View Volleyball Club, Northern CaliNORCECA
fornia, Signed at Stanford) 16 - Matt Tarantino (Opp, Van Nuys, Calif., 2011, Santa Monica Beach Club, Southern California, Pepperdine) 17 - Matt West (S, Seattle, Wash., 2011, Space Needle Volleyball Foundation, Puget Sound Region, Pepperdine) 18 - DJ White (L/OH, Hermosa Beach, Calif., 2011, Manhattan Beach Surf, Southern California, Harvard) Head Coach: Peter Hanson Assistant Coach: Jonah Carson, Jay Hosack Statistician: Jake Schick Team Leader: Collin Powers
Schedule Pool A Aug. 27: USA def. Honduras 25-12, 25-12, 25-16 Aug. 28: USA def. St. Vincent and the Grenadines 25-8, 25-8, 25-9 Aug. 29: USA def. Mexico 25-18, 25-18, 25-20
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Semifinals Aug. 31: USA def. Puerto Rico 25-15, 25-16, 25-20 Final Classifications Sept. 1: USA def. Canada 26-24, 25-17, 23-25, 25-21 (Gold)
BOYS’ YOUTH NATIONAL TEAM
NORCECA Name (Position, City, State, Club, Region, Grad Year) 1 - Aiden Albrecht (Opp, Old Bridge, N.J., Warren Juniors, Garden Empire, 2013) 2 - Christian Blough (S/Opp, Ontario, N.Y., Rochester VC, Western Empire, 2013) 3 - Cyrus Fa’alogo (S, Salt Lake City, Utah, Utah Elite, Intermountain, 2013) 4 - Kupono Fey (Opp/OH, Honolulu, Hawaii, Ku’ikahi, Aloha, 2013) 5 - Connor Lammey (MB, West Grove, Pa., Yorktown VBC, Keystone, 2013) 6 - David Parker (Opp, Rocklin, Calif., NCVC, Northern California, 2014) 7 - Mitchell Penning (MB, Maryland Heights, Mo., St. Louis High Performance, Gateway, 2013) 9 - Alex Pia (MB, Johns Creek, Ga., Southern Storm, Southern, 2013) 9 - Earl Schultz (OH, Chicago, Ill., Powerhouse VBC, Great Lakes, 2014) 10 - Erik Sikes (L, Laguna Niguel, Calif., Balboa Bay VBC, Southern California, 2014) 11 - Lee Smith (OH, Sewickley, Pa., Beaver Valley Premier, Ohio Valley, 2014) 12 - Brendan Surane (Opp, Lockport, Ill., Ultimate, Great Lakes, 2013)
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Head Coach: Dan Friend Assistant Coaches: Dave Hunt, Colin McMillan Statistician: Mark Hulse Team Leader: Rick Mischka
Schedule July 2: USA def. Puerto Rico 25-23, 25-23, 25-18 July 3: USA def. US Virgin Islands 25-17, 25-11, 25-10 July 4: Mexico def. USA 24-26, 25-23, 25-19, 23-25, 15-10 July 5: USA def. Costa Rica 25-13, 25-13, 25-16 in quarterfinals July 6: Cuba def. USA 22-25, 26-25, 26-24, 25-19 in semifinals July 7: USA def. Puerto Rico 22-25, 25-19, 25-11, 26-28, 15-7 in bronze medal
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GIRLS’ YOUTH NATIONAL TEAM
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Name (Position, City, State, Grad Year, Club, Region) 1 - Stephanie Aiple (S, Round Rock, Texas, 2014, Austin Juniors, Lone Star) 2 - Audriana Fitzmorris (MB, Overland Park, Kan., 2016, PVA, Heart of America) 3 - Hayley Hodson (OH, Newport Beach, Calif., 2015, Tstreet, Southern California) 4 - Crissy Jones (MB, Lakewood, Calif., 2014, Tstreet, Southern California)
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5 - Simone Lee (OH, Menomonee, Wis., 2014, Milwaukee Sting, Badger) 6 - Jordan Pingel (L, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2015, Colorado Juniors, Rocky Mountain) 7 - Savannah Rennie (MB/OH, San Diego, Calif., 2015, Wave, Southern California) 8 - Tia Scambray (OH, Laguna Niguel, Calif., 2014, Tstreet, Souther California) 9 - Luisa Schirmer (OH, Pittsford, N.Y., 2014, VolleyFX, Western Empire) 10 - Courtney Schwan (OH, Milton, Wash., 2014, Kent Juniors, Puget Sound) NORCECA
11 - Carli Snyder (OH, Macomb, Mich., 2014, Michigan Elite, Lakeshore, 2014) 12 - Taylor Tashima (S, Wilmette, Ill., 2014, Wildcat Juniors, Great Lakes) Head Coach: Reed Sunahara Assistant Coaches: Nick Cheronis, Myanna Webster Team Leader: Denise Sheldon
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Schedule Aug. 6: USA def. Costa Rica, 3-0 (25-15, 25-11, 25-10) Aug. 7: USA def. Guatemala, 3-0 (25-6, 25-5, 25-12) Aug. 8: USA def. Mexico, 3-0 (25-14, 25-12, 25-17) Aug. 10: USA def. Puerto Rico, 3-1 (26-24, 25-13, 19-25, 25-13 (Semifinal) Aug. 11: USA def. Dominican Republic 3-1 (21-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-15) (gold)
USAV HP CHAMPIONSHIPS- ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS Women's International Junior Back Row (L-R): Haleigh Washington (USA WJNT), Brayelin Martinez (Dominican Republic), Natalia Martinez (Dominican Republic) Front Row (L-R): Courtney Schwan (USA GYNT), Kelsey Humphreys (USA WJNT), Kadie Rolfzen (USA WJNT), Azariah Stahl (USA WJNTT) TEXAS STAR PHOTOS
Girls' International Youth Back Row (L-R): Katia Haak (Florida Region), Mikaela Foecke (Iowa Region), Khalia Lanier (USA GSA1 Red), McKenna Larsen (Badger Region) Front Row (L-R): Abigail Verheyen (Badger Region), Mary Dodge (Badger Region), Monique Harris (Iowa Region) TEXAS STAR PHOTOS
Boys' International Back Row (L-R): Luis Garcia (Puerto Rico), Matias Banda (Chile), Kyle Dagostino (USA BYA2 White) Front Row (L-R): Andy Benesh (USA BYA2 Gold), Dusan Bonacic (Chile), Jacob Arnitz (USA BYA2 White), Vicente Parraguire (Chile) TEXAS STAR PHOTOS
WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR DIVISION 1st PLACE- USA Women's Junior National Team Back Row (L-R): Head Coach Rod Wilde, Amber Rolfzen, Haley Fauntleroy, Merete Lutz, Haleigh Washington, Kadie Rolfzen, Assistant Coach Charlene Whitted Front Row (L-R): Maya McClendon, Kelsey Humphreys, Kelly Claes, Amanda Benson, Kaylan Morin, McKenzie Willey, Shawna-Lei Santos
2nd PLACE - Dominican Republic Back Row (L-R): Assistant coach Cristian Cruz, Head Coach Ariel Sainz, Jinery Martinez, Angelica Diaz, Brayelin Martinez, Leana Manzuela, Gaila Lopez, Team Representative Agripina Martinez, Assistant Coach Edgar Arias Front Row (L-R): Carolina Carreras, Yokaty Flores, Genesis Semfle, Larysmer Caro, Natalia Martinez, Maria De La Cruz, Stephania Ortiz
3rd PLACE - USA Girls' Youth National Team Back Row (L-R): Assistant Coach Robyn Romansky, Caroline Finnell, Leah Lawrence, Tess Clark, Carli Snyder, Head Coach Shelton Collier Front Row (L-R): Kylie Pickrell, Simone Lee, Haley Lind, Madeleine Dilfer, Katarina Morton, Courtney Schwan, Alexa Smith
GIRLS' INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DIVISION 1st PLACE- Badger Region Back Row (L-R): Head Coach Paul Schlomer, Mina House, Anna Nyberg, Caitlyn Coffey, Assitant Coach Emily Stein Front Row (L-R): Bridgette Jaeger, Morgan Kath, Carley Ramich, Abigail Verheen, Caitlin Koska, Mary Dodge, McKenna Larsen
2nd PLACE- Iowa Region Back Row (L-R): Assistant Coach Tina Carter, Piper Thomas, Megan Ballenger, Mikaela Foecke, Taylor Joens, Head Coach Ben Boldt Front Row (L-R): Monique Harris, Anna Willey, Abigail Phillips, Delaney Bolton, Jordan Smith, Tasha Alexander
3rd PLACE- USA Girls' Select A1 Red Back Row (L-R): Assistant Coach Michelle Chatman, Belen Castillo, Sandra Mohr, Kathryn Plummer, Lauren Stivrins, Head Coach Tom Hogan Front Row (L-R): Hailey Harward, Khalia Lanier, Morgan Hentz, Sydney Hilley, Alex Dirige, Morgyn Greer, Morgan Martin
GIRLS' NATIONAL YOUTH DIVISION 1st PLACE- Iowa Region Back Row (L-R): Head Coach Emilio Mendoza, Mackenzie Soeken, Jordan Runge, Emilee Erichsen, Assistant Coach Michelle Goodall Front Row (L-R): Molly Kelly, Madison Russell, Sarah Renner, Amanda Sahm, Kayla Torson, Alyssa Thomas, Morgan Melchert
2nd PLACE- Chesapeake Region Back Row (L-R): Assistant Coach Karen Riffanacht, Morgan McKnight, Paige Huimphrey, Elizabeth Twilley, Assistant Coach Seng Chiu Front Row (L-R): Taylor Van der biezen, Taylor Lord, Olivia Aycock, Josephine Lucernoni, Maria Velicu, Ciara Kain, Ashley Hillard
3rd PLACE- Sun Country Region Back Row (L-R): Assistant Coach Laura Cortazar, Madelyn McMurry, Tatyana Battle, Abigail Hopper, Erin Robbins, Kandyce Freeman, Head Coach Amy Gandy Front Row (L-R): Haidyn Scott, Channing Burleson, Kyndal Cowan, Jenna Gillean, Emily Pettiet, Briana Ainsworth, Kristin Woody
GIRLS' NATIONAL SELECT DIVISION 1st PLACE- Iowa Region Back Row (L-R): Head Coach Erin Hirsch, Danielle Pennington, Isabelle Tubbs, Karlie Taylor, Head Coach Chris Cantor Front Row (L-R): Alyssa Weldon, Tessa Mendoza, Kendal Meier, Alexa Ito, Megan Sharkey, Kendra Cave
2nd PLACE- Southern California Region Back Row (L-R): Head Coach Andrea Buckner, Alexandra Dorn, Lauren Reynolds, Amy Trephan, Zoey Jablonski, Cicely Bunker, Assistant Coach Jason Sherman Front Row (L-R): Krystina Brice, Morgan Dewyer, Elena Eckhardt, Emma Smith, Cali Thompson, Carolyn Andrulis, Robilee Frederick
3rd PLACE- Florida Region Back Row (L-R): Head Coach Brian Imperiale, Assistant Coach Katie Sanders, Emma Dixon, Alexi Deane, Kimeko Bennett, Jenna Culhan, Abigail Zimroth, Assistant Coach Anthony Dacanay, Team Representative Steve Benson Front Row (L-R): Samantha Mueller, Bailey Williams, Alejandra Rodriguez-Lopez, Alyssa Zwolensky, Jenna Hampton, Jenna Smith, Payton Caffrey
BOYS' INTERNATIONAL DIVISION 1st PLACE- Chile Back Row (L-R): Assistant Coach Alvaro Del Campo, Head Coach Daniel Nejankim, Ignacio Zavala, Simon Guerra, Dusan Bonacic, Christopher Baeza, Assistant Coach Esteban Juri Front Row (L-R): Ignacio Romero, Matias Banda, Franco Vargas, Sebastian Castillo, Vicente Parraguire, Karyn Musa, Rafael Albornoz
2nd PLACE- USA Boys' Youth A2 White Back Row (L-R): Head Coach Matt Martin, Ehidiamen Oboh, Kevin Rakestraw, Jacob Arnitz, Christian Blough, Assistant Coach Kevin Moore Front Row (L-R): Evan Enriques, Riley Mallon, John Peachy, Kyle Dagostino, Shaun Ermi, Jackson Bantle, Jake Walenga
3rd PLACE- Puerto Rico Back Row (L-R): Assistant Coach Juan Albarrian, Ricardo Rodriguez, Eduardo McCormack, Cristian Pellicier, Armando Mejias, Vicente Guzman, Junito Pagan, Head Coach Luis Aponte Front Row (L-R): Francisco Cabrera, Gabriel Arce, Michael Lapetina, Pedro Hernandez, Julio Fontanet, Luis Garcia
BOYS' NATIONAL DIVISION 1st PLACE- Puerto Rico Back Row (L-R): Head Coach Carlos Rivera, Daniel Rivera, Jon Henry Rivera, Brian Negron, Orlando Santiago, Erick Ramos, Assistant Coach Fernando Toledo, Assitant Coach Julio Ruvira Front Row (L-R): Ricardo Padilla, Joshuan Ortiz, Juan Miranda, Jose Irizarry, Fernando Vila, Feliz Martinez, Ramon Martinez
2nd PLACE- Northern California Region Back Row (L-R): Head Coach Prima Elam, Justin Beskeen, Aaron Wills-Wimberly, Trevor Bryant, Robert Curtis, Assistant Coach Joseph Porche Front Row (L-R): Jacob Getz, Mason Humes, Griffin Galvin, David Parker, Anthony Clowers
3rd PLACE- USA Boys' Youth Continental White Back Row (L-R): Head Coach Robert Rios, Jackson Hollister, John Atwood, Jackson Wopat, Assistant Coach Mark Hulse Front Row (L-R): Spencer Lanig, Jack Payne, Jake Selsky, Makoa Tandal, Kevin Xu, Jared Arias, Calvin Manchenko
BOYS' REGIONAL DIVISION 1st PLACE- Iowa Region Back Row (L-R): Asst. Coach Richard Uhlir, Michael Axe, Mitchell McPartland, Ryan Opitz, Assistant Coach Matthew Ross, Head Coach Alexander Wilharm Front Row (L-R): Kyle Menster, Jackson Maclean, Alec Doran, Matthew Depauw, Michael Savio, Benjamin Crusinberry, Maxwell Spiglanin
2nd PLACE- USA Boys' Select Continental Red Back Row (L-R): Head Coach Armen Zakarian, Courtland Scharenborg, Hayden Herc, Henry Levee, Adam Bauer, Assistant Coach James Clar Front Row (L-R): Kobi Cook, Shane Limbaugh, Jacob Gleason, Colin Michels, Collin Mahan, Nicholas Rable
3rd PLACE- Badger Region Back Row (L-R): Head Coach Shane Reid, Bradley Larson, Glenn Karsten, Ashton Lehner, Assistant Coach Jacob Kujak, Assistant Coach Michael Ziegler Front Row (L-R): Evan Charbonneau, Eric Zirzow, Mitchell Theisen, Alexander Peterson, Andy Rowley, Jacob Romano, Evan Humphreys
INDOOR HP DIRECTORY Tom Pingel
Collin Powers
Senior Director
Senior Manager
Tom.Pingel@usav.org
Collin.Powers@usav.org
Heath Hoke
Adrienne Edwards
Manager
Manager
Heath.Hoke@usav.org
Adrienne.Edwards@usav.org
Denise Sheldon
Monica Sedillo
Coordinator
Assistant
Denise.Sheldon@usav.org
Monica.Sedillo@usav.org