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Samaya Morin (Arizona State) and Taylor Wilson (Stanford) played together at the Beach U21 World Championship

Colorado Springs, Colo. (May 3, 2024) – Several USA Volleyball Beach National Team Development Program (NTDP) coaches and athletes are participating this weekend at the 2024 NCAA Beach Championships in Gulf Shores, Ala.

The National Team Development Program is the pinnacle of player development for high-potential volleyball athletes from across the country. NTDP aims to provide top athletes more opportunities to develop within the USA Volleyball National Team system. Several NTDP (or USAV High Performance) athletes who played in recent NCAA Beach Championships are current members of the U.S. Beach National Team or U.S. Beach Development Team, including Sara Hughes (USC), Kelly Cheng (USC), Taryn Kloth (LSU), Kristen Nuss (LSU), Hailey Harward (USC), Julia Scoles (USC), Toni Rodriguez (LSU), Savvy Simo (UCLA), Abby Van Winkle (UCLA) Megan Kraft (USC), Kylie DeBerg (LSU), Alaina Chacon (Florida State) and Mariah Whalen (Cal Poly).

Arizona State

  • Head Coach Kristen Batt
    • 2022 Girls U19 Beach National Team Head Coach
    • Beach NTDP Scout
  • Samaya Morin
    • 2023 Beach U21 National Team – 9th at Worlds with Taylor Wilson (Stanford)

California

  • Head Coach Meagan Owusu
    • Beach NTDP Girls Scouting Network
    • 2021 Beach Collegiate National Team Assistant Coach
  • Brooke Buchner
    • 2020 Women’s Beach Collegiate National Team
  • Jenna Colligan
    • Beach NTDP Experience
  • Portia Sherman
    • Beach NTDP Experience
  • Sierra Caffo
    • 2023 Women’s Beach Collegiate National Team
    • 2023 Beach U23 Beach National Team – Silver with partner Ella Larkin (LSU) at NORCECA U23 event
  • Emma Donley
    • Beach NTDP Experience

Cal Poly

  • Head Coach Todd Rogers
    • Beach NTDP Scout
    • 2008 Olympic Beach Gold Medalist for the U.S. National Team
  • Ella Connor
    • 2022 U20 Beach National Team – Gold at Grand Cayman event with Piper Ferch (Cal Poly)
  • Piper Ferch
    • 2022 U20 Beach National Team – Gold at Grand Cayman event with Ella Connor (Cal Poly)
  • Erin Inskeep
    • Beach NTDP Experience
  • Izzy Martinez
    • Beach NTDP Experience

Florida State

  • Head Coach Brooke Niles
    • Beach NTDP Girls Scouting Network
    • 2023 Beach U21 National Team Women’s Coaching Staff
  • Assistant Coach Nick Lucena
    • Two-time Olympian for U.S. Beach National Team
    • 2023 Beach U21 National Team Women’s Coaching Staff
    • 2022 Beach U20 National Team Women’s Coaching Staff
    • NORCECA Beach U23 Championship
      • Pair 1: Ella Connor (Cal Poly) / Piper Ferch (Cal Poly) – Gold
      • Pair 2: Alexis Durish (FSU) / Hailey Hamlett (TCU) – Bronze
      • 2024 Women’s Beach Collegiate National Team Assistant Coach
  • Maddie Anderson
    • 2022 Women’s Beach Collegiate National Team
      • FISU Beach World University Championships – 9th with partner Lexy Denaburg (UCLA)
    • 2021 Beach U21 National Team
      • FIVB Beach U21 World Championships – 9th with partner Nicole Nourse (USC)
    • Other International Tournaments
      • 2022 FIVB Futures – Ciro Marina, Italy – Gold
      • 2022 FIVB Challenge – Dubai #1 – 19th
      • 2022 FIVB Challenge – Dubai #2 – Silver
      • 2022 NORCECA – Punta Cana, DR – Gold
  • Alli Hansen
    • 2023 Women’s Beach Collegiate National Team
  • Paige Kalkhoff
    • 2023 Women’s Beach Collegiate National Team
    • 2022 Women’s Beach Collegiate National Team
  • Alexis Durish
    • 2022 U20 Beach National Team
    • NORCECA U23 Beach Championship – Bronze with partner Hailey Hamlett (TCU)
  • Myriah Massey
    • 2022 Beach U19 National Team
      • FIVB Beach U19 World Championship – Silver with partner Ashley Pater (UCLA)
    • 2023 Beach U19 National Team
      • 2023 Caribbean Beach Championship – Silver with partner Kennedy Coakley
  • Raelyn White
    • 2023 Women’s Beach Collegiate National Team
    • 2021 Beach U21 National Team
      • FIVB U21 Beach World Championships – 17th with partner Caitlin Godwin (FSU)
  • Carra Sassack
    • Beach NTDP Training Experience
  • Audrey Koenig
    • Beach NTDP Training Experience
  • Audrey Rothman
    • Beach NTDP Training Experience

Georgia State

  • Beth Van Fleet
    • Beach NTDP Girls Scouting Network
    • 2021 Beach U21 National Team Women’s Coaching Staff
    • FIVB Beach U21 World Championships
      • Pair 1: Maddie Anderson (FSU) / Nicole Nourse (USC) – 9th
      • Pair 2: Cailtin Godwin (FSU) / Raelyn White (FSU) – 17th
      • Additional Athletes: Audrey Nourse (USC), Lexy Denaburg (UCLA)

Hawaii

  • Evan Silberstein
    • Beach NTDP Boys and Girls Scouting Networks
    • 2021 Beach U21 National Team Coaching Staff

Long Beach State

  • Mari Molina
    • 2020 Women’s Beach Collegiate National Team
  • Sydney Stevens
    • 2022 Women’s Beach Collegiate Challenge – Silver with partner Maggie Walters (LBSU)
  • Maggie Walters
    • 2022 Women’s Beach Collegiate Challenge – Silver with partner Sydney Stevens (LBSU)
  • Savannah Standage
    • Beach NTDP Experience
  • Megan Widener
    • Beach NTDP Experience

Loyola Marymount

  • Head Coach John Mayer
    • Beach NTDP Scouting Network
    • 2021 Women’s Beach Collegiate National Team Head Coach
  • Assistant Coach Cesar Benatti
    •  Beach Boys U21 National Team Assistant Coach
  • Chloe Hooker
    • 2021 Beach U19 National Team

LSU

  • Head Coach Russell Brock
    • Beach NTDP Girls Scouting Network
  • Ellie Shank
    • 2022 Women’s Beach Collegiate Challenge – Gold with partner Kylie Deberg (LSU)

Stanford

  • Head Coach Andrew Fuller
    • Beach NTDP Girls Scouting Network
    • 2021 U21 Beach National Team Men’s Coaching Staff
    • U.S. Beach National Team coach of  Brooke Sweat/Lauren Fendrick at 2016 Olympics – 19th
  • Assistant Coach Billy Allen
    • U.S. Beach National Team
  • Kelly Belardi
    • Beach NTDP Training Experience
  • Phoenix Clarke
    • Beach NTDP Training Experience
  • Camdyn Doucet
    • Beach NTDP Training Experience
  • Maya Harvey
    • 2018 Beach U19 National Training Team
  • Xolani Hodel
    • 2023 Women’s Beach Collegiate National Team
    • 2023 U23 Beach National Team – Bronze with partner Delaynie Maple (USC) at NORCECA U23
    • 2022 Women’s Beach Collegiate National Team
      • FISU Beach World University Championships – DNF
    • 2021 Beach U19 National Team
      • FIVB Beach U19World Championships – 4th with partner Kate Reilly (Stanford)
  • Sophia Kubiak
    • 2022 Beach U19 National Team
      • FIVB Beach U19 World Championships – 4th with Partner Bailey Showalter (USC)
  • Emma Morris
    • Beach NTDP Experience
  • Kate Reilly
    • 2021 Beach U19 National Team
      • FIVB Beach U19 World Championships – 4th with partner: Xolani Hodel (Stanford)
  • Ashley Vincent
    • 2023 Women’s Beach Collegiate National Team
  • Taylor Wilson
    • 2023 Beach U21 National Team – 9th at Worlds with Taylor Wilson (Stanford)

TCU

  • Head Coach Hector Gutierrez
    • Beach NTDP Girls Scouting Network
  • Hailey Hamlett
    • 2022 Beach U20 National Team
      • NORCECA U23 Beach Championship – Bronze with partner Alexis Durish (TCU)
  • Sutton MacTavish
    • 2022 Women’s Beach Collegiate National Team
  • Grace Townson
    • Beach NTDP Experience

UCLA

  • Head Coach Jenny Johnson-Jordan
    • 2000 Olympian for U.S. Beach National Team
  • Assistant Coach Jose Loiola
    • Former U.S. Beach National Team Development Coach
    • 2021 Beach U19 National Team Coach
      • Gold: Megan Kraft/Delaynie Maple
      • 4th: Xolani Hodel/Kate Reilly
  • Maggie Boyd
    • 2022 Beach U20 National Team
  • Lexy Denaburg
    • 2022 Women’s Beach Collegiate National Team
      • FISU Beach World University Championships – 9th with partner Maddie Anderson (FSU)
      • 2021 Women’s Beach Collegiate National Team
    • 2021 Beach U21 National Team
  • Sophie Moore
    • Beach NTDP Experience
  • Natalie Myszkowski
    • Beach NTDP Experience
  • Devon Newberry
    • 2019 Beach U21 National Training Team
    • 2018 Beach U19 National Team
      • Youth Olympic Games – Buenos Aires, Argentina – 4th with partner Lindsey Sparks (UCLA)
      • FIVB Beach U19 World Championships – 4th with partner Lindsey Sparks (UCLA)
  • Jessie Smith
    • Beach NTDP Experience
  • Tessa Van Winkle
    • Beach NTDP Experience

USC

      • Head Coach Dain Blanton
        • 2004 Olympic Beach Gold Medalist for the U.S. National Team
      • Assistant Coach Gustavo Rocha
        • Beach NTDP Scout
      • Megan Kraft
        • U.S. Beach National Team
        • 2021 Women’s Beach Collegiate National Team
        • 2021 Beach U19 National Team
          • FIVB Beach U19 World Championship – Gold with Partner Delaynie Maple
        • 2018 Beach U19 National Training Team
      • Delaynie Maple
        • 2023 Women’s Beach Collegiate National Team
        • 2023 U23 Beach National Team – Bronze with partner Xolani Hodel (Stanford) at NORCECA U23
        • 2021 Women’s Beach Collegiate National Team
        • 2021 Beach U19 National Team
          • 2021 FIVB Beach U19 World Championship – Gold with partner: Megan Kraft (USC)
        • 2018 Beach U19 National Training Team
      • Audrey Nourse
        • 2023 Women’s Beach Collegiate National Team
        • 2022 Women’s Beach Collegiate National Team
        • 2021 Beach U21 National Team
        • 2020 Women’s Beach Collegiate National Team
      • Nicole Nourse
        • 2023 Women’s Beach Collegiate National Team
        • 2022 Women’s Beach Collegiate National Team
        • 2021 Beach U21 National Team
          • FIVB Beach U21 World Championships – 9th with partner Maddie Anderson (FSU)
        • 2020 Women’s Beach Collegiate National Team
      • Ashlyn Rasnick-Pope
        • 2020 Women’s Beach Collegiate National Team
      • Grace Seits
        • 2023 Beach U23 National Team
      • Madison White
        • 2023 Beach NTDP Experience
      • Maddy Kriz
        • 2018 Beach U19 National Training Team
      • Ashley Pater
        • 2022 Beach U19 National Team
          • FIVB Beach U19 World Championship – Silver with partner Myriah Massey (FSU)

Washington

    • Head Coach Derek Olson
      • Beach NTDP Scout
    • Assistant Coach Steve McFadden
      • 2023-2024 Men’s Beach Collegiate National Team Assistant Coach
    • Zoey Henson
      • Beach NTDP Experience
    • Kierstyn Barton
      • Beach NTDP Experience