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Volleyball has qualifi ed all four of its High Performance pipeline teams into their respective FIVB Volley- ball World Championship in 2013. The U.S. Women’s Junior National Volleyball Team will compete at the FIVB Volleyball Women’s Junior World Champion- ship June 21-30 at Brno, Czech Republic. The U.S. Boys’ Youth National Volleyball Team will participate in the FIVB Volleyball Boys’ Youth World Championship June 27 to July 7 at Tijuana and Mexicali, Mexico. The U.S. Girls’ Youth National Volleyball Team will compete in the FIVB Volleyball Girls’ Youth World Championship held July 26 to Aug. 4 at Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. The U.S. Men’s Junior National Team will compete at the FIVB Volleyball Men’s Junior World Championship Aug. 22-Sept. 1 in Ankara and Izmir, Turkey.
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PHOTOS CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: USA VOLLEYBALL, FIVB, PETER BROUILLET, BOB BLACKBURN
Points for U.S. outside hitter Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.), a 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympian, in two matches as Halkbank Ankara
defeated Andreoli Latina in two matches to win the CEV Cup fi nal. Priddy was named the most valuable player of the tournament.
Rank for Pepperdine in the American Volleyball Coaches’ Association Pre- inaugural preseason Collegiate Sand Volleyball poll released in February. The Waves opened defense of their national title March 9 with a sweep of Florida
Junior/Youth program ranks fi fth overall and the U.S. Men’s Junior/Youth program ranks sixth overall. The ranking is based on the results of the FIVB Youth and Junior World Championships held in 2011 and the respective continental youth and junior championships per gender. On the women’s junior and youth side, China is ranked fi rst while Serbia holds the men’s top spot.
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event held the fi rst two weekends of March. Open Division winners were Mizuno Northern Lights (18 Open), Colorado Juniors Jude (17 Open), ASICS MAVS 16-Blue (16 Open), Vision Volleyball 15 Gold (15 Open) and St. Louis CYC 14 Green (14 Open).
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Open bids for USA Vol- leyball’s Junior National Championships earned in fi ve different divisions at the popular Colorado Crossroads
The FIVB released its Junior and Youth World Rank- ings and the U.S. Women’s
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