March 26, 2024

Beach Update: Top U.S. Men Ready for Challenge Saquarema

Chase Budinger and Miles Evans finished just off the podium over the weekend at the BPT Challenge in Recife, while Alaina Chacon/Mariah Whalen won their second straight medal in a BPT Futures event. Check out the results of both tournaments in this week's beach update and look ahead to Challenge Saquarema where three of the top U.S. men's beach volleyball pairs face off again.

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Women's National Team Open Program

December 11, 2023

Athletes Can Register Now for 2024 WNT Open Program

Registration is now open for the 2024 USA Volleyball Women’s National Team Open Program, scheduled for Feb. 23-25 at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs

League One Volleyball and USA Volleyball logos

December 11, 2023

USA Volleyball and League One Volleyball Announce Partnership

USA Volleyball today announced a partnership with League One Volleyball (LOVB) to support LOVB’s American professional league, which launches after the Paris Olympic Games in November 2024

Tate Calles and Brendan Onishchenko pose with USA NTDP staff

December 8, 2023

U23 Beach National Team Ready for NORCECA Juan Dolio

The U.S. U23 Beach National Team is set to compete at the 2023 NORCECA U23 Beach Championship in Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic. The tournament runs from Dec. 11-15 and will feature four U.S. pairs for both the men's and women's tournaments.

December 8, 2023

MNT Update: Club World Championships Begin

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (December 8, 2023) – So many great team and individual outings this week for the U.S. Men overseas including five-set thrillers and 20-plus point performances. CLUB WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS The 2023 Men’s Club World Champs began this week and will continue through the weekend in Bengaluru, India. Halkbank and setter Micah Ma’a lost their...

Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes on the podium after winning the BPT Finals last season.

December 5, 2023

Beach Update: Finals Week for Top U.S. Teams in Doha

Get set for a big week across the beach volleyball landscape in this latest beach update. We preview the 2023 BPT Finals in Doha featuring the top ranked U.S. teams. NORCECA San Salvador also begins this week with U.S. pairs competing and we recap the results from Challenge Nuvali last week. 

GJNC 11-13

December 4, 2023

USAV Announces 2 New Divisions for GJNC 11-13

As volleyball continues to grow in popularity around the country, USA Volleyball announces two pilot divisions for the 2024 Girls Junior National Championship (11-13) in Dallas, Texas

Women's National Team update

December 1, 2023

WNT Update: U.S. Teammates Collide in Champions League

U.S. teammates collided this week in the CEV Champions League and action in the country leagues is heating up

November 30, 2023

MNT Update: U.S. Men Match Up in Champions League

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (November 30, 2023) – Catching up following Thanksgiving week, several U.S. Men went head-to-head in Champions League play. CHAMPIONS LEAGUE On November 22, Poland’s Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle with middle blocker David Smith and libero Erik Shoji beat Olympiacos Piraeus of Greece 3-1 (23-25, 25-20, 28-26, 31-29). Smith had 12 points on seven...

Girls Junior National Championship

November 28, 2023

USAV Introduces National Rankings for Junior Club Teams

USA Volleyball is excited to announce its new National Rankings System for junior club teams

Terese Cannon and Megan Kraft

November 28, 2023

Beach Update: U.S. Teams Prepare for Final Challenge Event in Nuvali

The final beach update of November recaps the last Elite 16 event of the season before the finals in Qatar. We preview the challenge event in the Philippines this weekend where several U.S. teams are prepared to hit the sand, and we check in on the latest Olympic rankings.

November 21, 2023

Beach Update: Evans and Budinger Earn More Hardware

This edition of the beach update reviews the results of Challenge Chiang Mai in Thailand that saw the U.S. earn more hardware at a Beach Pro Tour event. We also look ahead to the Jao Pessoa Elite 16 and the Geelong Future which are both set to begin on Wednesday.

Kathryn Plummer receives the ball

November 17, 2023

WNT Update: Undefeated in Italy

Updates on U.S. women playing around the world

November 16, 2023

MNT Update: Big Stat Line for Garcia in Five-Set Win

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (November 16, 2023) – Some big performances and milestone moments for the U.S. Men overseas over the weekend and this week. ITALY On November 12, Pallavolo Padova (2-2) with opposite Gabi Garcia Fernandez beat Cistern Volleyball 3-2 (25-23, 25-21, 23-25, 23-25, 15-12). Garcia was named match MVP with 27 points on 24...

Four people hold a large check

November 16, 2023

USAV Donates Grant Money for Two D1 Men’s Programs

USA Volleyball, in collaboration with the First Point Volleyball Foundation, will provide $150,000 to help support two new men’s NCAA D1 programs at Northern Kentucky University and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore

November 14, 2023

Beach Update: U.S. Pairs Ready for Challenge Chiang Mai

In this week's beach update, we look to BPT Challenge Chiang Mai that will feature several U.S. Beach National Teams. This comes after U.S. pairs competed in NORCECA Playoff 4 in in Manhattan Beach this past weekend to earn Olympic points. We also have results from the U.S. pairs who were competing at the U21 Beach World Championships, and we check in on the most current Olympic rankings.

Jenna Gray celebrates with her Brazilian team

November 10, 2023

WNT Update: Beginnings and Endings

This week's update includes: Brazil’s women’s club season kicked off with the Super Cup while Athletes United ended with a big honor for Morgan Hentz

November 9, 2023

MNT Update: Shoji and Smith Keep Winning in Poland

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (November 9, 2023) – A few weeks into the professional club season, the U.S. Men look settled as they continue to have success overseas. POLAND Fresh off their 2023 CEV Champions League title, the third consecutive for Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, libero Erik Shoji and middle blocker David Smith added another trophy to...

November 6, 2023

U.S. Beach Teams Ready for 2023 U21 World Championships

Four U.S. beach teams are set to compete at the FIVB Under-21 World Championships Nov. 6 – Nov. 12 in Roi Et, Thailand. The event begins on Tuesday with a 24-team qualifier for each gender. Once the qualifying phase is concluded, 32 teams will then be featured in the main draw from Wednesday through the end of the competition when the 2023 U21 world champions are crowned. The U.S. is sending two teams for each gender.

November 5, 2023

U.S. Takes Top Two Spots at Challenge Haikou

Miles Evans and Chase Budinger won gold and Trevor Crabb and Theo Brunner took silver at the Beach Pro Tour Challenge event in Haikou, China that concluded on Nov. 5.

November 3, 2023

MNT Update: Anderson Helps Ziraat Win Third Consecutive Turkish Cup

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (November 3, 2023) – Trophies, match MVPs, and comeback wins were the theme this past week for the U.S. Men competing overseas with their professional clubs. TÜRKIYE On November 1, Ziraat Bankasi with opposite Matt Anderson, won its third consecutive AXA Sigorta Champions Cup. They beat Halkbank with setter Micah Ma’a 3-1...

Jordan Thompson, Chiaka Ogbogu and Ali Frantti wear medals and hold a large trophy

October 31, 2023

WNT Update: A Türkiye Tale

Updates on U.S. women's volleyball players competing in the U.S. and around the world