Women's Olympic team representation by college/university

[ersatzhusker]

Nebraska and Penn St have 3 alumni each on the 12 woman roster of the USA Women's Volleyball Olympic Team. It is noteworthy that UConn has 5 alumni on the Women's Basketball Olympic team (Maya Moore, Diana Taurasi, Brianna Stewart, Sue Bird and Tina Charles) and 1 current Junior (Kia Nurse) on the Canadian Olympic WBB team plus the UConn WCBB coach, Geno Auriemma who is head coach.

Some schools just do it better than others it appears. Did I leave any teams or schools out?

Edit: Oops, maybe only 2 for Penn St since Nicole Fawcette didn't make the final 12-woman roster.

[future]

So lets do this correctly.
www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Features/2016/July/12/Kiraly-Names-US-Olympic-Womens-Team


2016 U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team
# - Name (Position, Height, Hometown, College)
1 – Alisha Glass (S, 6-0, Leland, Michigan, PSU) -
2 – Kayla Banwarth (L, 5-10, Dubuque, Iowa, Nebraska) -
3 – Courtney Thompson (S, 5-8, Kent, Washington, Washington) -
5 – Rachael Adams (M, 6-2, Cincinnati, Ohio, University of Texas) -
6 – Carli Lloyd (S, 5-11, Bonsall, California, California-Berkeley) -
10 – Jordan Larson (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Nebraska, Nebraska) -
12 – Kelly Murphy (OPP, 6-2, Wilmington, Illinois, University of Florida) -
13 – Christa Dietzen (M, 6-2, Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania, PSU) -
15 – Kim Hill (OH, 6-4, Portland, Oregon, Pepperdine University) -
16 – Foluke Akinradewo (M, 6-3, Plantation, Florida, Stanford
23 – Kelsey Robinson (OH, 6-2, Bartlett, Illinois, Nebraska / Tennessee
25 – Karsta Lowe (OPP, 6-4, Rancho Santa Fe, California, UCLA) -

Eight players have been designated as alternates for the U.S. Olympic Women’s Volleyball Team:
middles
Alexis Crimes (Rancho Cucamonga, California) LONG BEACH
Lauren Paolini (Ann Arbor, Michigan) TEXAS
outside hitters
Michelle Bartsch (Maryville, Illinois) ILLINOIS
Megan Easy (Boston, Massachusetts) PSU
Krista Vansant (Redlands, California); WASHINGTON
Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio) PSU
libero
Natalie Hagglund (Encinitas, California) USC
setter
Molly Kreklow (Delano, Minnesota). MISSOURI

[ersatzhusker]

I don't know what you mean by "correctly", since my point was the 12-woman current roster, but indeed (per my edit) there are only 2 Penn St alumni on the team. Also, I appreciate you posting the entire "team" list.

[ersatzhusker]

Also, besides the 3 Nebraska and 2 Penn St alumni, my next most fav on that team is Courtney Thompson. I luv it whenever we get a quick view on TV of Courtney leading some crazy, silly, cheerleader drill. LOL.

[future]

All the girls active and reserve should be mentioned imo .....especially since the games haven't started.

[Wolfgang]

Jul 31, 2016 13:40:26 GMT -5 future said:

So lets do this correctly.
www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Features/2016/July/12/Kiraly-Names-US-Olympic-Womens-Team


2016 U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team
# - Name (Position, Height, Hometown, College)
1 – Alisha Glass (S, 6-0, Leland, Michigan, PSU) -
2 – Kayla Banwarth (L, 5-10, Dubuque, Iowa, Nebraska) -
3 – Courtney Thompson (S, 5-8, Kent, Washington, Washington) -
5 – Rachael Adams (M, 6-2, Cincinnati, Ohio, University of Texas) -
6 – Carli Lloyd (S, 5-11, Bonsall, California, California-Berkeley) -
10 – Jordan Larson (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Nebraska, Nebraska) -
12 – Kelly Murphy (OPP, 6-2, Wilmington, Illinois, University of Florida) -
13 – Christa Dietzen (M, 6-2, Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania, PSU) -
15 – Kim Hill (OH, 6-4, Portland, Oregon, Pepperdine University) -
16 – Foluke Akinradewo (M, 6-3, Plantation, Florida, Stanford -
23 – Kelsey Robinson (OH, 6-2, Bartlett, Illinois, Nebraska / Tennessee
25 – Karsta Lowe (OPP, 6-4, Rancho Santa Fe, California, UCLA) -

Eight players have been designated as alternates for the U.S. Olympic Women’s Volleyball Team:
middles
Alexis Crimes (Rancho Cucamonga, California) LONG BEACH
Lauren Paolini (Ann Arbor, Michigan) TEXAS
outside hitters
Michelle Bartsch (Maryville, Illinois) ILLINOIS
Megan Easy (Boston, Massachusetts) PSU
Krista Vansant (Redlands, California); WASHINGTON
Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio) PSU
libero
Natalie Hagglund (Encinitas, California) USC
setter
Molly Kreklow (Delano, Minnesota). MISSOURI

Nice!

I think small and petty people won't appreciate this. I myself wouldn't do it because there are too many ingrates in VT (and elsewhere, of course).

[Deleted]

Jul 31, 2016 13:30:49 GMT -5 ersatzhusker said:

Nebraska and Penn St have 3 alumni each on the 12 woman roster of the USA Women's Volleyball Olympic Team. It is noteworthy that UConn has 5 alumni on the Women's Basketball Olympic team (Maya Moore, Diana Taurasi, Brianna Stewart, Sue Bird and Tina Charles) and 1 current Junior (Kia Nurse) on the Canadian Olympic WBB team plus the UConn WCBB coach, Geno Auriemma who is head coach.

Some schools just do it better than others it appears. Did I leave any teams or schools out?

Edit: Oops, maybe only 2 for Penn St since Nicole Fawcette didn't make the final 12-woman roster.

One thing I don't understand is why Kelsey Robinson is considered (by many) a Nebraska player when she only spent 1 year there versus 3 years at Tennessee? 

[tim01]

Jul 31, 2016 17:17:45 GMT -5 @bluewhite said:

One thing I don't understand is why Kelsey Robinson is considered (by many) a Nebraska player when she only spent 1 year there versus 3 years at Tennessee? 

Does anyone think that she would be in her current position without the training and experience she received at Nebraska? Also, what school does SHE credit?

[Deleted]

Jul 31, 2016 17:29:01 GMT -5 tim01 said:

Jul 31, 2016 17:17:45 GMT -5 @bluewhite said:

One thing I don't understand is why Kelsey Robinson is considered (by many) a Nebraska player when she only spent 1 year there versus 3 years at Tennessee? 

Does anyone think that she would be in her current position without the training and experience she received at Nebraska? Also, what school does SHE credit?

She was really good before she got to Nebraska (see below). It's not like Nebraska saw her "raw" talent and figured they could mold her into a great player in one season. I'm assuming she wanted to go to a contender for her senior year and Nebraska wanted an impact player.

However, your second question makes more sense to me.


From her Nebraska Bio page:

Before Nebraska

Robinson joins the Huskers after spending the last three seasons at Tennessee • Was named a 2012 AVCA Honorable-Mention All-American as well as a first-team All-SEC pick in 2012 • Was named the 2011 SEC Player of the Year, the first Tennessee player to earn that honor • Was a 2011 AVCA Second-Team All-American and Volleyball Magazine Second-Team All-American • Was on the 2011 US National A2 Training Team • Named to the 2010 SEC All-Freshman Team • Was the SEC leader in double-doubles (22) for the second-straight season in 2012, ranking second in points per set (4.84), third in kills per set (4.22) and 14th in digs per set (3.50) • Finished the 2012 season with a career-high 29 kills against Iowa State • Appeared in 29 of 30 matches with 26 starts as a junior • Led the team in kills per set (4.22), points per set (4.84) and service aces (21), while ranking second in digs per set (3.50) and third in total blocks (73) in 2012 • Ranks ninth in the UT record books in digs (1,140) and 14th in total kills (1,205) • Ended her junior season with a 15-kill, 24-dig match against Michigan in the NCAA Tournament • Became the fifth Lady Vol in program history to surpass 1,000 career kills and digs with a nine-dig, 14-kill effort at Texas A&M on Oct. 19, 2012 • Recorded a career-high 29 kills against Iowa State on Aug. 25, 2012 • Had a career-best hitting percentage of .586 against Boston College, Sept. 8, 2012 and recorded five aces against Iowa State on Aug. 25, 2012 • As a sophomore she was the conference leader in kills (4.52), points (5.15) and double-doubles (23), while ranking second in service aces per set (0.35) • Ranked 11th in points and 12th in kills nationally • Played in all 124 sets and started every match as a sophomore • Tallied 20 or more kills on 12 occasions and hit .300 or better in eight SEC contests in 2011 • Selected as the Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week on Oct. 11 • Named SEC Player of the Week a league-best four times as a sophomore • Her 561 kills in 2011 were the fourth-highest single-season output in Lady Vol history • Led the team in digs with 367 (3.60 digs/set), had 184 kills and played in 102 sets as a freshman in 2010 • Was named the SEC Freshman of the Week twice • Prior to Tennessee she was ranked No. 19 on Prepvolleyball.com’s list of Senior Aces • Earned Prepvolleyball.com and Volleyball Magazine All-America honors • Was a three-year starter and two-year captain for St. Francis High School • Finished as the school’s all-time leader in kills with 1,122 • Helped St. Francis High School achieve over 100 wins while playing for Hall of Fame Coach Peg Kopac.

[mikegarrison]

Jul 31, 2016 17:29:01 GMT -5 tim01 said:

Jul 31, 2016 17:17:45 GMT -5 @bluewhite said:

One thing I don't understand is why Kelsey Robinson is considered (by many) a Nebraska player when she only spent 1 year there versus 3 years at Tennessee? 

Does anyone think that she would be in her current position without the training and experience she received at Nebraska? Also, what school does SHE credit?

You bet. Of her entire volleyball career, the only year that really developed her skills was the one year she spent at Nebraska. I'm sure that must be true.

[holidayhusker]

Is this jealousy, pettiness or what? Would it make you feel better if we Nebraskans subtracted one player from the Roster? Would that do it for ya? She herself admitted that the Nebraska staff took her to the next level but I bet she is lying.

[rogero1]

FWIW, every player will see court time as you need to have played in order to get a medal.

[silversurfer]

Are we talking all women's teams? Because I'd think track and swim have large concentrations in certain areas.

[Not Me]

The USA field hockey roster has most of their players who come from about a 50 mile radius of Philadelphia.

[vbnerd]

The numbers change slightly, but the majority of the players come from the same places over the years.

Colleges
Hawaii
Long Beach
Nebraska
Penn State
Stanford
Texas
USC
Washington

Clubs
Sports Performance
Norther Lights
Encinitas Wave

Both of UCLA's recent players were Wave alums, but Wave also has Hagglund so I mention Wave.

And there is a lot of overlap with Northern Lights and Minnesota - NL gives you Kreklow, U gives you Berg. Six one, half dozen the other, though with Hugh at Minnesota you could certainly expect more from there going forward.

There are certainly outliers who don't come from the beaten path -Joines and Sykora were the outlier for a while, now it's Hill and Lloyd - so players can make it from anywhere, but for the most part they come from the same handful of gyms, short term and long term.