Donald Suxho sets David Lee -courtesy FIVB |
But the men's game is equally exciting, and produced a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Top men also have an outsized influence on the women's game--9 coaches in the Pac-12 are men. Several--including Washington's Jim McLaughlin--have coached men at the highest levels (McLaughlin won a NCAA title with the USC men.) And the coach of the USA women's national team--which includes former UW stars Courtney Thompson and Tama Miyashiro--is Hugh McCutcheon, who led the men to that 2008 gold medal (and will be the head women's coach at Minnesota right after the London Olympics.)
This morning, USA men's head coach Alan Knipe named the members of the 2012 Olympic team:
2012 London Olympics
USA National Men’s Roster
SETTERS
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Donald Suxho
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Korce, Albania
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USC
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Brian Thornton
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San Clemente, CA
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UC Irvine
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DEFENDERS
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Rich Lambourne
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Tustin, CA
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BYU
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OUTSIDE HITTERS
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Matt Anderson
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West Seneca, NY
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Penn State
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Sean Rooney
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Wheaton, IL
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Pepperdine
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Paul Lotman
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Lakewood, CA
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Long Beach State
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Reid Priddy
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Richmond, VA
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Loyola Marymount
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OPPOSITE HITTERS
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Clay Stanley
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Honolulu, HI
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Hawai’i
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David McKienzie
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Littleton, CO
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Long Beach State
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MIDDLES
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David Lee
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Alpine, CA
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Long Beach State
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Russell Holmes
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Fountain Valley, CA
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BYU
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David Smith
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Saugus, CA
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UC Irvine
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- Reid Priddy, Rich Lambourne, David Lee, Sean Rooney, and Clay Stanley were members of the 2008 Olympic team; Donald Suxho was on the 2004 team.
- 2008 setter Lloy Ball and middle blocker Tom Hoff have retired.
- Riley Salmon, Ryan Millar, Gabe Gardner, and Kevin Hansen were on the 2008 team, but were named as reserves for 2012.
USAV Announces Olympic Men's Volleyball Team (press release)
Two former UW All-Americans named to Olympic Volleyball team
Thanks, Jack!
ReplyDeleteToo bad there's no UW connections in that group, or possibility of one.