U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM
Omaha set to host the 2013 NORCECA Women’s Continental Cup
Up to 10 teams from NORCECA will gather in Omaha in September
Nebraska alum Jordan Larson will return to her home state with the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team in September. (Photo: Bill Kauff man)
Visit Omaha NORCECA Women’s Conti- nental Championship held Sept. 16-21. The Omaha Convention and Visitor’s Bureau will serve as the title sponsor and Pharmaceutical Technologies Inc. (PTI) will be presenting sponsor for the event, which will be held at the Ralston Arena. “We are extremely excited about the opportunity to compete in Omaha for the NORCECA Zone Championship,” U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team Head Coach Karch Kiraly said. “I got to witness one of the most electric nights of volleyball ever in Omaha during the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship of 2008, and we look forward to this chance to play on American soil in front of many of the same passionate, knowledgeable fans.” The event, which will be played at
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Ralston Arena, is expected to bring up to 10 teams from the North America, Central America and Caribbean region. Among the top women’s teams in NORCECA are the United States (#1 FIVB, #1 NORCECA), Dominican Republic (#10, #2), Cuba (#13, #3), Puerto Rico (#18, #4), Canada (#22, #5) and Mexico (#25, #6). The U.S. Women’s National Volleyball
Team, ranked No. 1 in the current Interna- tional Volleyball Federation (FIVB) world
SA Volleyball announced April 2 that the Omaha Sports Commission has been selected to host the 2013
ranking, has won two consecutive Olympic Games silver medals in 2008 and 2012. The 2013 NORCECA Women’s Conti- nental Championship gold-medal team quali- fi es for the 2013 FIVB Grand Champions Cup to be played Nov. 12-17 in Japan. The NORCECA Women’s Continental Champi- onship is held every other year. Team USA is the defending champion after winning the event in 2011 at Caguas, Puerto Rico, with- out dropping a set in fi ve matches. “We are very excited that Omaha has agreed to host the NORCECA Champion- ship,” said Tom Pingel, USA Volleyball senior director of indoor events and High Performance. “Eastern Nebraska and western Iowa have a rich tradition of supporting vol- leyball events in the past and I’m sure that it won’t be any different for this inaugural international volleyball tournament. We hope this will be the fi rst of many international tournaments in the Omaha area.” “Nebraska has one of the most passionate volleyball fan bases in the country, and we are thrilled to bring international competition to the Omaha area,” said Harold Cliff, presi- dent of the Omaha Sports Commission. “The Visit Omaha NORCECA championship will feature some of the greatest volleyball teams in the world and we expect exciting action to take place every day.”
“Bringing the U.S. Olympic medal win- ning team to Omaha, especially UNL alum
Jordan Larson, is a tremendous achievement for the Omaha Sports Commission,” said Lisa Roskens, chair of the Omaha Sports Commission Board. “We are proud to be the host city for this major international event and the Visit Omaha NORCECA Champi- onship will once again reinforce Omaha’s reputation as a great sports town.” “The Visit Omaha NORCECA Cham- pionship is a great way to showcase Omaha and build upon the city’s growing reputation as a destination that knows how to host suc- cessful events,” said Dana Markel, execu- tive director of the Omaha Convention and Visitors Bureau. The U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team has a handful of players from the Omaha area. During the 2011 NORCECA Women’s Continental Cham- pionship, University of Nebraska alumni Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) and Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa) helped the U.S. secure the gold. Larson went on to compete in the 2012 Olympic Games. Metcalf is a 2004 U.S. Olympian. Both Larson and Metcalf are from towns near Omaha – Larson from Hooper, Neb., and Metcalf from Hull, Iowa. Only all session ticket packages will initially be sold, providing tickets to all six days of competition. All session tickets can be purchased at the Ralston Arena box offi ce, online at
www.homepridetix.com or via phone at 800-440-3741. Ticket prices are $140 and $110.
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