Tryout
The tryout will evaluate 244 athletes from 81 colleges and 10 high schools from across the country for spots on the U.S. Women’s National Team and the U.S. Collegiate National Team program. Further, select athletes born in 1998 or 1999 are also competing for spots on the 2017 U.S. Women’s Junior National Team.
The breakdown for the tryout includes 63 middles, 58 outside hitters, 55 liberos, 40 setters and 28 opposites.
U.S. Women’s National team head coach Karch Kiraly will direct the entire tryout process.
The list of athletes attending the tryout can be viewed at the bottom of this release or by clicking here.
Selected athletes for the U.S. Women’s National Team may begin their training in Anaheim, California, as early as the spring of 2017, or when an athlete’s scholastic or professional club season has concluded.
The U.S. Collegiate National Team program has three competition options:
Tour of Thailand (12 athletes): May 19-30
Tour of Europe (12 athletes): July 5-16
USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships (projected 36 athletes): June 22-July 1 in Minneapolis
Selections for the U.S. Collegiate National Teams will be made by the end of March.
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