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Syd Cole Competes at the U.S. Women’s National Team Open Program
2/23/2024 10:21:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Syd Cole, star setter on Northern Colorado's volleyball team began competition at the U.S. Women's National Team Open Program Friday.
The event runs Friday through Sunday at the Colorado Springs Olympic and Paralympic Training Center.
"This is a great opportunity for Syd to play and experience great volleyball right here in our state for a couple of days," Northern Colorado Head Coach Lyndsey Oates said. "She is certainly capable of playing at a really high level and this will be great exposure for her."
The U.S. Women's National Team and U.S. Women's Collegiate National Team utilize the three-day event to evaluate over 200 players for consideration for selection to the two teams.
"The Open Program is an excellent opportunity for our Women's National Team staff to observe USA Volleyball hopefuls under one roof," said U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Karch Kiraly. "This country is filled with young volleyball talent. For our Women's National Team to sustain competitive excellence, our WNT staff must be dialed into the growing potential throughout our National Team Development Program as well as top NCAA student-athletes."
To qualify, athletes must be born since 2005 to be in consideration for selection to the U.S. U21 Women's National Team that will compete in the 2024 U21 Women's North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation Continental Championship from June 23 to July 1 in Toronto, Canada.
ABOUT THE EVENT
More than 45 top volleyball coaches will also be at the Training Center to help run the program and evaluate the athletes. They will join the U.S. Women's National Team staff, including Head Coach Karch Kiraly, Assistant Coach Tama Miyashiro, Assistant Coach Erin Virtue (head coach at Michigan), Assistant Coach Alfee Reft (head coach at UCLA) and Performance Analyst Rianne Verhoek. U.S. Men's National Team Performance Analyst Nate Ngo will also work at the program.
Jordan Larson, gold medalist and MVP from the 2020 U.S. Olympic Women's Team will speak to the athletes. Representatives from all three U.S. women's pro volleyball leagues will also be on hand.
The event runs Friday through Sunday at the Colorado Springs Olympic and Paralympic Training Center.
"This is a great opportunity for Syd to play and experience great volleyball right here in our state for a couple of days," Northern Colorado Head Coach Lyndsey Oates said. "She is certainly capable of playing at a really high level and this will be great exposure for her."
The U.S. Women's National Team and U.S. Women's Collegiate National Team utilize the three-day event to evaluate over 200 players for consideration for selection to the two teams.
"The Open Program is an excellent opportunity for our Women's National Team staff to observe USA Volleyball hopefuls under one roof," said U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Karch Kiraly. "This country is filled with young volleyball talent. For our Women's National Team to sustain competitive excellence, our WNT staff must be dialed into the growing potential throughout our National Team Development Program as well as top NCAA student-athletes."
To qualify, athletes must be born since 2005 to be in consideration for selection to the U.S. U21 Women's National Team that will compete in the 2024 U21 Women's North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation Continental Championship from June 23 to July 1 in Toronto, Canada.
ABOUT THE EVENT
More than 45 top volleyball coaches will also be at the Training Center to help run the program and evaluate the athletes. They will join the U.S. Women's National Team staff, including Head Coach Karch Kiraly, Assistant Coach Tama Miyashiro, Assistant Coach Erin Virtue (head coach at Michigan), Assistant Coach Alfee Reft (head coach at UCLA) and Performance Analyst Rianne Verhoek. U.S. Men's National Team Performance Analyst Nate Ngo will also work at the program.
Jordan Larson, gold medalist and MVP from the 2020 U.S. Olympic Women's Team will speak to the athletes. Representatives from all three U.S. women's pro volleyball leagues will also be on hand.
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