Post by Mac on Feb 8, 2007 0:07:19 GMT -5
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Feb. 5, 2006) – The U.S. Men’s Volleyball Training Team will begin a four-scrimmage exhibition tour of Southern California at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 10 at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif.
The team, which is based at the American Sports Center in Anaheim, Calif., is looking to promote the sport of men’s volleyball while interacting with the community. At each scrimmage, the Training Team players will split into two teams and play each other.
“The intent is two-fold,” said U.S. Men’s Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon. “We recently moved here to Southern California (in April of 2006) and we want to interact as much as we can with the community.
“We also want to try to showcase the team.”
There are 18 players who will take part in the scrimmages, many either grew up in Southern California or played college volleyball in the Southland. Among those are six former UCLA Bruins, two former Long Beach State players and one each from UC Irvine and Pepperdine.
“It is absolutely about getting these guys some game action,’ McCutcheon said. “They are competing for spots to stay around this summer and there aren’t many of those. These matches are very significant.”
Also on the roster is 2004 Olympian Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.), who played in college for Loyola Marymount, and top beach volleyball players Jason Ring (Bend, Ore.) and Casey Jennings (Las Vegas, Nev.).
The tour was organized with help from former national team and UCLA volleyball player Dave Olbright.
Following the Feb. 10 match, there will be a Feb. 17 match at Canyon High School in Anaheim, a Feb. 24 scrimmage at Cal Baptist University and a March 3 exhibition at Serra High School in San Juan Capistrano.
All matches will be played at 7 p.m. Tickets will be sold for $10 for adults and $8 for students. Students can buy 10 tickets for $70. All proceeds will go toward the boys’ and men’s volleyball programs at the schools where the matches are being played.
2007 U.S. Men’s Volleyball Training Team
Southern California Tour Schedule
ALL MATCHES START AT 7:00 PM
Saturday, February 10
Mater Dei High School
1202 W. Edinger Ave
Santa Ana, CA 92707
Saturday, February 17
Canyon High School
202 S. Imperial Hwy
Anaheim, CA 92807
Saturday, February 24
Cal Baptist U.
8432 Magnolia Ave.
Riverside, CA 92504
Saturday, March 3
J. Serra High School
26351 Junipero Serra Rd.
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
2007 U.S. Men’s Volleyball Training Team Roster
No. Name (Height, Position, Hometown, College,)
1. Matt McKinney (6-8, OH, Santa Ynez, Calif., UCLA,)
2. Jimmy Pelzel (6-5, OH, Lake Forest, Calif., UC Irvine,)
3. Andy Hein (6-11, MB, Carol Stream, Ill., Pepperdine)
4. Matt Proper (6-7, OPP, Guy Mills, Pa., Penn State)
5. Brandon Taliaferro (6-5, S, San Clemente, Calif., UCLA)
6. Brian Zodrow (6-3, OH/OPP, Kaneohe, Hawaii, Pacific)
7. Nate Meerstein (6-9, MB, Pittsburgh, Pa., Penn State)
8. Reid Priddy (6-4, OH, Richmond, Va., Loyola Marymount)
9. Allan Vince (6-7, MB, S. Pasadena, Calif., UCLA)
10. Damien Scott (6-5, OH, Santa Ana, Calif., UCLA)
11. Alfee Reft (5-10, L, Oxnard, Calif., Hawai’i)
12. Nils Nielsen (6-4, OH, Fallbrook, Calif., Cal State Northridge)
13. Robert Tarr (6-6, OPP, Rockledge, Fla., Long Beach State)
14. Tyler Hildebrand (6-5, S, Mesa, Ariz., Long Beach State)
15. Paul Johnson (6-8, OH, Mission Viejo, Calif., UCLA)
16. Kris Kraushaar (6-7, OH, Irvine, Calif., UCLA)
17. Jason Ring (6-2, OPP, Bend, Ore., Hawai’i)
18. Casey Jennings (6-3, L, Las Vegas, Nev., BYU)
The team, which is based at the American Sports Center in Anaheim, Calif., is looking to promote the sport of men’s volleyball while interacting with the community. At each scrimmage, the Training Team players will split into two teams and play each other.
“The intent is two-fold,” said U.S. Men’s Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon. “We recently moved here to Southern California (in April of 2006) and we want to interact as much as we can with the community.
“We also want to try to showcase the team.”
There are 18 players who will take part in the scrimmages, many either grew up in Southern California or played college volleyball in the Southland. Among those are six former UCLA Bruins, two former Long Beach State players and one each from UC Irvine and Pepperdine.
“It is absolutely about getting these guys some game action,’ McCutcheon said. “They are competing for spots to stay around this summer and there aren’t many of those. These matches are very significant.”
Also on the roster is 2004 Olympian Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.), who played in college for Loyola Marymount, and top beach volleyball players Jason Ring (Bend, Ore.) and Casey Jennings (Las Vegas, Nev.).
The tour was organized with help from former national team and UCLA volleyball player Dave Olbright.
Following the Feb. 10 match, there will be a Feb. 17 match at Canyon High School in Anaheim, a Feb. 24 scrimmage at Cal Baptist University and a March 3 exhibition at Serra High School in San Juan Capistrano.
All matches will be played at 7 p.m. Tickets will be sold for $10 for adults and $8 for students. Students can buy 10 tickets for $70. All proceeds will go toward the boys’ and men’s volleyball programs at the schools where the matches are being played.
2007 U.S. Men’s Volleyball Training Team
Southern California Tour Schedule
ALL MATCHES START AT 7:00 PM
Saturday, February 10
Mater Dei High School
1202 W. Edinger Ave
Santa Ana, CA 92707
Saturday, February 17
Canyon High School
202 S. Imperial Hwy
Anaheim, CA 92807
Saturday, February 24
Cal Baptist U.
8432 Magnolia Ave.
Riverside, CA 92504
Saturday, March 3
J. Serra High School
26351 Junipero Serra Rd.
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
2007 U.S. Men’s Volleyball Training Team Roster
No. Name (Height, Position, Hometown, College,)
1. Matt McKinney (6-8, OH, Santa Ynez, Calif., UCLA,)
2. Jimmy Pelzel (6-5, OH, Lake Forest, Calif., UC Irvine,)
3. Andy Hein (6-11, MB, Carol Stream, Ill., Pepperdine)
4. Matt Proper (6-7, OPP, Guy Mills, Pa., Penn State)
5. Brandon Taliaferro (6-5, S, San Clemente, Calif., UCLA)
6. Brian Zodrow (6-3, OH/OPP, Kaneohe, Hawaii, Pacific)
7. Nate Meerstein (6-9, MB, Pittsburgh, Pa., Penn State)
8. Reid Priddy (6-4, OH, Richmond, Va., Loyola Marymount)
9. Allan Vince (6-7, MB, S. Pasadena, Calif., UCLA)
10. Damien Scott (6-5, OH, Santa Ana, Calif., UCLA)
11. Alfee Reft (5-10, L, Oxnard, Calif., Hawai’i)
12. Nils Nielsen (6-4, OH, Fallbrook, Calif., Cal State Northridge)
13. Robert Tarr (6-6, OPP, Rockledge, Fla., Long Beach State)
14. Tyler Hildebrand (6-5, S, Mesa, Ariz., Long Beach State)
15. Paul Johnson (6-8, OH, Mission Viejo, Calif., UCLA)
16. Kris Kraushaar (6-7, OH, Irvine, Calif., UCLA)
17. Jason Ring (6-2, OPP, Bend, Ore., Hawai’i)
18. Casey Jennings (6-3, L, Las Vegas, Nev., BYU)