COLLEGIATE SAND VOLLEYB ALL
USA Volleyball to bring back collegiate pairs championships
by Corinne Calabro Photos: Peter Brouillet
USA VOLLEYBALL WILL HOST A COLLEGIATE pairs championship in May of 2017 as part of the Team USA Summer Champions Series, presented by Comcast.
The USA Volleyball Collegiate Beach Champion- ships will be May 11-13 in Hermosa Beach, Califor- nia. The competition field will consist of 24 women’s pairs and eight men’s pairs, playing for the title that will earn them a spot on a USA Volleyball Collegiate Beach National Team. “USA Volleyball is delighted to be a part of Team
USA’s 2017 Summer Champions Series,” said Jamie Davis, USA Volleyball’s Chief Executive Officer. “This collegiate tournament aligns with our strategic direction of increasing participation at all levels and we believe the partnership with NBC Sports Network will invite new boys and girls to join us on the beach.” NBCSN will air the women’s final live on May 13
from 6-7:30 p.m. ET, and immediately afterwards the tape delayed men’s final. Men’s and women’s pool play will take place on Thursday, wrapping up Friday Continued on Page 40
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The opportunity to partner with the United States Olympic Committee to bridge the collegiate game to our National Teams is a fantastic initiative in continuing USA Volleyball’s international competitive excellence. As volleyball’s National Governing Body, the winning athletes will be selected to play on one of our Collegiate Beach National Teams. — Jamie Davis, USAV CEO
University of Southern California stars Kelly Claes (below) and Sara Hughes (opposite page) captured the AVCA Pairs Championship in 2015. The event was not held last year, but USA Volleyball is bringing it back in 2017.
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