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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...

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

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.

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.

Updates on U.S. women playing around the world

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...

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

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.

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

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...

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.

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.

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...

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

The 2023 FIVB Beach Pro Tour resumes in China this weekend with Challenge Haikou. The U.S. will send a total of seven teams as pairs look to improve their standing in the Olympic rankings before the end of the season.

The U.S. is bringing home some hardware from the 2023 Pan Am Games in Santiago, Chile after Corinne Quiggle and Sarah Murphy earned bronze. The U.S. duo defeated Gallay/Pereyra (ARG) 2-0 (21-18, 21-10) to earn their spot on the third step of the podium.

Last week, U.S. Men’s National Team athletes began their professional club seasons overseas.

The U.S. teams of Corinne Quiggle/Sarah Murphy and Hagen Smith/Logan Webber are moving on to the quarterfinals of the Pan Am Games in Santiago, Chile after a strong showing in pools.

With the 2023 Beach World Championships officially in the books, we update the world rankings and turn our attention towards the upcoming Pan Am Games, BPT Challenge Goa, and BPT Futures Mallorca.

The U.S. beach team of Sara Hughes/Kelly Cheng won gold and Kristen Nuss/Taryn Kloth took bronze on Sunday at the FIVB World Championships in Tlaxcala, Mexico. Trevor Crabb/Theo Brunner finished fourth on the men’s side

T.J. DeFalco talks about his new tattoos and what they mean to him.