ISF World Schools Beach Volleyball Championships

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SAN VITO LO CAPO, ITALY - The International School Sport Federation (ISF) World Schools Beach Volleyball Championships are October 4-9, 2019 in San Vito Lo Capo, Sicily, Italy. The United States is represented by three teams from California. The Boys U18 team are Ian Guss (Westlake Village, CA) and Michael Shahidi (Westlake Village, CA), recent grads from Westlake High School. Michael Shahidi competed in the last edition of the ISF World Championships in Papeete, Tahiti where he placed fourth overall in the Boys U16 Division. The team qualified via the AAU Winter Nationals in Hermosa Beach, CA.

In the Girls U18 Division, Maya Harvey (Hermosa Beach, CA) and Ava Kirunchyk (Redondo Beach, CA) from Redondo Union High School will represent the United States, after finishing first at the AAU/ISF National Trials in Hermosa Beach and the ISF Pan American Schools Beach Volleyball Championships in Orlando, FL. The United States are the defending champions in the Girls U18 Division where Sammy Slater (USC) and Alexis Fillipone (Pepperdine) earned the gold medal in 2017 in Tahiti. The Girls U16 team are Jenna Colligan (Manhattan Beach, CA) and Molly Trodd (Manhattan Beach, CA) from Mira Costa High School where they secured the entry via the Interscholastic Beach Volleyball League (IBVL).

The ISF is the recognized scholastic federation by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) where the organization conducts scholastic world championships every two years in several different sports, in addition to the Gymnasiade (High School) Multi-Sport Games. The volleyball competition is in cooperation with the FIVB. The Amateur Athletic Union of the United States (AAU) is the recognized body representing the USA in all ISF sports. The Interscholastic Beach Volleyball League (IBVL) is a program of the Southern Pacific Volleyball Committee of the AAU.

www.isfsports.org
www.aausports.org
www.ibvl.org

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SAN VITO LO CAPO, ITALY -

RESULTS FROM DAY 1 and 2: USA TEAMS (October 5 and 6, 2019)

Girls U18 - (Redondo Union HS)

USA def. ITALY (2-0)
USA def. POLAND (2-0)
USA def. NETHERLANDS (2-0) (Quarterfinals)

Girls U16 - (Mira Costa HS)

USA def. NEW ZEALAND (2-0)
USA def. CHINA (2-0)
USA def. NETHERLANDS (2-0)
USA def. CROATIA (2-0) (Quarterfinals)

Boys U18 - (Westlake HS)

USA loss to BRAZIL (0-2)
USA def. SLOVENIA (2-0)
USA loss to ITALY (2-0)

OCT 8 - GIRLS SEMI-FINALS, BOYS QUARTERFINALS and POSITION MATCHES
OCT 9 - BOYS and GIRLS FINALS AND THIRD PLACE MATCHES

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SAN VITO LO CAPO, ITALY

USA RESULTS FROM DAY 3 OF COMPETITION

Girls U18

Semi-Finals
USA def. HUNGARY, 2-0
BRAZIL def. POLAND, 2-1

Girls U16

Semi-Finals
USA def. UKRAINE, 2-1
BRAZIL def. FRENCH POLYNESIA, 2-0

Boys U18

Consolation Semi-Finals
USA def. CHINA, 2-0
SLOVENIA def. HUNGARY, 2-1

FINALS ON OCT 9

U18 GIRLS: USA vs BRA
U16 GIRLS: USA vs BRA
U18 BOYS: USA vs SLO

[johnbar]

Based on Maya Harvey's IG, she and her partner won the U18 championship.

[geddyleeridesagain]

Oct 9, 2019 22:01:36 GMT -5 johnbar said:

Based on Maya Harvey's IG, she and her partner won the U18 championship.

Cool! Great kid, not real tall but very athletic. UCLA commit.

[herewegobru]

Oct 10, 2019 10:54:01 GMT -5 geddyleeridesagain said:

<abbr title="Oct 10, 2019 8:54:01 GMT -7" data-timestamp="1570722841000" class="o-timestamp time">Oct 10, 2019 8:54:01 GMT -7</abbr> geddyleeridesagain said:

Cool! Great kid, not real tall but very athletic. UCLA commit.

I believe she is now a Stanford commit.

[johnbar]

Oct 10, 2019 11:38:21 GMT -5 herewegobru said:

Oct 10, 2019 10:54:01 GMT -5 geddyleeridesagain said:

<abbr title="Oct 10, 2019 8:54:01 GMT -7" data-timestamp="1570722841000" class="o-timestamp time">Oct 10, 2019 8:54:01 GMT -7</abbr> geddyleeridesagain said:

Cool! Great kid, not real tall but very athletic. UCLA commit.

I believe she is now a Stanford commit.

Yes, the only reason I was following her IG is she is a Stanford commit. Also listed on the Elite Beach website:
www.elitebeachvolleyball.com/page/show/2908887-college-commitments

[geddyleeridesagain]

Oct 10, 2019 11:38:21 GMT -5 herewegobru said:

Oct 10, 2019 10:54:01 GMT -5 geddyleeridesagain said:

<abbr title="Oct 10, 2019 8:54:01 GMT -7" data-timestamp="1570722841000" class="o-timestamp time">Oct 10, 2019 8:54:01 GMT -7</abbr> geddyleeridesagain said:

Cool! Great kid, not real tall but very athletic. UCLA commit.

I believe she is now a Stanford commit.

Wow, that’s new, good for her. She’ll play immediately for Stanford, I’d imagine.

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SAN VITO LO CAPO, ITALY

The USA U18 and USA U16 Girls won the Gold Medal at the 2019 ISF World Schools Beach Volleyball Championships in Sicily, Italy. AAU Beach Volleyball Player of the Year, Maya Harvey and partner Ava Kirunchyk from Redondo Union High School defeated Brazil in the finals in straight sets, 2-0 while the Jenna Colligan and Molly Trodd from Mira Costa High School also defeated Brazil in straight sets, 2-0 to earn the gold medal victory. The USA U18 Boys won the consolation championship to earn a ninth place finish overall with a win over Slovenia. The pair of Michael Shahidi and Ian Guss from Westlake High School had gold medal champions Brazil and silver medalists Italy in their competition pool, but did not advance to the gold medal round.

The United States had three entries in the competition via qualification from the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States and Interscholastic Beach Volleyball League. The International School Sport Federation is a member organization of the International Olympic Committee and is a partner organization of the FIVB.

FINAL RESULTS

U18 GIRLS
Gold - USA
Silver - BRAZIL
Bronze - HUNGARY

U18 BOYS
Gold - BRAZIL
Silver - ITALY
Bronze - INDIA

U16 GIRLS
Gold - USA
Silver - BRAZIL
Bronze - UKRAINE

U16 BOYS
Gold - BRAZIL
Silver - UKRAINE
Bronze - INDIA

U14 GIRLS
Gold - HUNGARY
Silver - BRAZIL
Bronze - GERMANY

U14 BOYS
Gold - GERMANY
Silver - LATVIA
Bronze - NETHERLANDS