Final Day in Peru a Blast, Ready for Home

July 31, 2011 By Carly Wopat Hello Everyone! Our last day in Peru was amazing. We started off with our usual morning routine of breakfast, light exercise and watching video to prepare for our match against China. After an early lunch we headed off to the gym to battle China for the bronze medal,… Read More
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Going for the Bronze and History

July 31 Andrea McHugh This morning we woke up at 9 and ate our usual breakfast of eggs, bread and butter. There were a few people on the team that weren’t feeling too great, which might have been from the cow heart or duck that we tried the night before during our Peruvian dinner. But with… Read More
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Focusing on the Positive

July 29, 2011 Day 10- Lima, Peru After our 5-set match with Peru that resulted in dinner at 11:45 PM, we were all exhausted. Luckily the wonderful hotel staff agreed to leave breakfast open until 10:30 this morning. We then went to watch video. We were not expecting the best video session today… Read More
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Peru Fans

July 28, 2011 Mo Simmons Bueno dias everyone hey its Mo reporting for blog duty, and today is a very special day because I woke up and I saved a bunch of money on my car insurance! Oh and because we get the special opportunity to play PERU on their Independence Day! What is very ironic is that… Read More
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Looking Ahead

July 27, 2011 by Sallie McLaurin Today we woke up at 9 and ate our usual breakfast of bread, eggs and butter. After breakfast we went for a run on the streets of Lima for our daily light exercise and stretch through the park. On our way back to the hotel, we were escorted by a police car,… Read More
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What an Amazing Day

July 26, 2011 Kelly Reeves WOW!!! All I got to say is what an UNBELIEVABLE DAY! To start with, we ate our usual 9 a.m. breakfast that included the delicious scrambled eggs and bread. We literally eat the exact same thing for every meal. After breakfast, the team went on a little excursion to some… Read More
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Travel Day Not a Hindrance to Progress

July 25, 2011 Haley Eckerman After winning Pool C yesterday, we were placed in a new pool with Italy, Dominican Republic and Peru, which meant we were off to Lima to play the 2nd round. Although getting up early was not the most fun part of day, we were off to the airport at 5 a.m. After arriving… Read More
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Photo Blog of U.S. Women's Junior National Team

July 26, 2011 This blog entry captures the U.S. Women's Junior National Team in its preparation for the FIVB Volleyball Women's Junior World Championship Peru 2011, along with behind-the-scenes photos taken during the event being held in Trujillo and Lima, Peru. CLICK HERE to view the photos. Read More
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Sad to Leave Trujillo, But Moving on …

July 24, 2011 Haleigh Hampton We started out the day with a late breakfast followed by a walk to a local country club to do some light exercise. The staff here has been absolutely incredible. They are always so accommodating and friendly. We spent the rest of the morning watching video and doing… Read More
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Top Eight Secured

July 24, 2011 Denise Corlett I am back at the gym getting ready to scout the Belgium-Poland match. The Belgium team has one of the bigger buses so I have been riding with them in the mornings. The team has secured a spot in the top eight with the win yesterday. I hope you have been following on… Read More
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Get out of the way...USA coming through

July 23, 2011 Lauren Plum Before I start talking about today events, I just want everybody to know that these USA girls and coaches are a blast to be around. This trip has been nothing but fun and an amazing experience that I will treasure for a long time. GET OUT THE WAYYYY… USA commin… Read More
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Travel to Peru

July 21, 2011 Blog- Day 1 After 10 days of training at Saint Mary's College in California, the U.s. Women's Junior National Team is off to Peru! We left for the airport at noon on Tuesday and flew from San Francisco to Los Angeles. During our five-hour layover, we ate dinner did 8-minute abs as a… Read More
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Calm Before the Storm in Peru

July 21, 2011 Day Two: Trujillo, Peru We started off the day with a late breakfast followed by a walk to a nearby country club. We got to move around in the gym at the country club to kind of get used to the environment and loosen our bodies up after a long two days of traveling. The owner of the… Read More
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Good Start in Peru

July 22, 2011 Today started off very similar to the previous days. Team USA woke up early for breakfast and left directly from the dining hall to the practice court. We practiced for only a short period of time, but had a solid session of serve and pass. I looked over at my teammates during our… Read More
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The U.S. Women's Junior National Team is currently playing in Peru in the FIVB Volleyball Women's Junior World Championship Peru 2011.

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