Tuesday, July 14, 2015

National Team | Washington Alums named to US National Team Rosters

Courtney Thompson and Tama Miyashiro named to final two rounds of World Grand Prix; Krista Vansant and Jenna Hagglund on Pan Am Games squad
  • July 16: USA vs. Japan, 3:30 a.m. PT
  • July 17: USA vs. Thailand, 3:30 a.m. PT
  • July 18: USA vs. China, 4:30 a.m. PT


Team captain Courtney Thompson (3) will remain on the USA roster for the final two rounds of the 2015 World Grand Prix
-FIVB

Two former Washington All-Americans—Olympians Courtney Thompson and Tama Miyashiro—will remain on the US National Team roster for this weekend’s World Grand Prix third round in Hong Kong, and for the Finals the following week in Omaha, Nebraska.

Thompson, the team captain, played in all six matches of the first two rounds, helping lead USA to a 6-0 record. Miyashiro, one of two liberos on the roster, played during the July 11 win over Turkey.

USA Head Coach Karch Kiraly made four changes to the roster for the final two rounds of the 2015 World Grand Prix
-FIVB


Head coach Karch Kiraly can choose 14 players from a roster of 25 for each round. Four changes were announced for the final two rounds:
  • OH Jordan Larson-Burbach (Nebraska) replaces Krista Vansant (Washington)
  • MB Christa Dietzen (Penn State) replaces Cursty Jackson (Arizona)
  • MB Foluke Akinradewo (Stanford) replaces Lauren Paolini (Texas)
  • OPP Kelly Murphy (Florida) replaces Nicole Fawcett (Penn State)


Vansant, Jackson, Paolini and Fawcett are on the roster for the Pan Am Games, now underway in Toronto. Former Washington All-American setter Jenna Hagglund is also on the US Team for Pan Am. Both Vansant and Hagglund played major roles for the US in the earlier similarly-named Pan Am Cup; Vansant was MVP of that tournament, hosted by Peru and won by USA.


2015 U.S. Women’s National Team Roster for FIVB World Grand Prix Weeks 3 & 4
2
Kayla Banwarth
L
5-10
Dubuque, Iowa
University of Nebraska
3
Courtney Thompson
S
5-8
Kent, Wash.
University of Washington
5
Tama Miyashiro
L
5-7
Kaneohe, Hawaii
University of Washington
8
Lauren Gibbemeyer
MB
6-2
St. Paul, Minn.
University of Minnesota
10
Jordan Larson-Burbach
OH
6-2
Hooper, Neb.
University of Nebraska
11
Megan Easy
OH
6-3
Durham, N.C.
Penn State University
12
Kelly Murphy
OPP
6-2
Wilmington, Ill.
University of Florida
13
Christa Dietzen
MB
6-2
Hopewell Twn, Penn.
Penn State University
15
Kim Hill
OH
6-4
Portland, Ore.
Pepperdine University
16
Foluke Akinradewo
MB
6-3
Plantation, Fla.
Stanford University
18
Molly Kreklow
S
6-0
Delano, Minn.
University of Missouri
21
Tori Dixon
MB
6-3
Burnsville, Minn.
University of Minnesota
23
Kelsey Robinson
OH
6-2
Bartlett, Ill.
University of Nebraska
25
Karsta Lowe
OPP
6-4
Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
UCLA

NOTES
  • Although all three World Grand Prix matches in Hong Kong are in the middle of the night, Pacific Time, they should be available for online replay at universalsports.com/Olympics.

  • Among those on the 25-player preliminary World Grand Prix roster who were not named to any of the 14-player competition rosters are setter Alicia Glass, libero Nicole Davis, outside hitter Cassidy Lichtman, outside hitter Kristin Hildebrand, opposite hitter Alix Klineman, outside hitter Michelle Bartsch and middle blocker Rachael Adams. Adams, Bartsch, Hildebrand and Lichtman are on the Pan Am roster. Carli Lloyd and Jenna Hagglund are the two setters; Natalie Hagglund is the libero.


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