2012 u.s. men's junior national volleyball team press kit

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U.S. Men’s Junior National Volleyball Team Press Kit

2012 NORCECA Men’s Junior (U-21)

Continental Championship

Colorado Springs, Colo.

August 27-September 1, 2012

For additional information or to schedule interviews, please contact:

Deb Stadick, USA Volleyball Communications Intern ([email protected])

(719) 228-6800

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Table of Contents

2012 U.S. Men’s Junior National Volleyball Team Roster…………………………..………………………. 3

Media Resources…………………………………………………………………………………………… 4

Event Information…………………………………………………………………………………………. 5

Teams By Group…………………………………………………………………………………………… 6

Group Play Schedule…………………….……………………………………………………………….. 7

Playoff Schedule……………………………………………………………………………………………. 8

2012 U.S. Men’s Junior National Volleyball Team Preview…………………………………………………. 9

Athlete Profiles…………………………………………………………………………………………… 11

Staff Profiles……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 24

U.S. Men’s Junior National Volleyball Team in Review…………………………………………………….. 26

Volleyball Glossary…………………………………………………………………………………………. 29

USA Volleyball Fact Sheet…………………………………………………………………………………. 31

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2012 U.S. Men’s Junior National Volleyball Team Roster

No Name Pos. Hometown Club/Region Grad College Status

3 Micah Christenson S Honolulu, Hawaii Outrigger Canoe Club/Aloha 2011 University of

Southern California

4 Tony Ensbury L Manhattan Beach, Calif. SCVC/Southern California 2011 Princeton

5 Driss Guessous MB Pasadena, Calif. MB Surf/Southern California 2012 Signed at Ohio State

6 Michael Henchy OH Ventura, Calif. Spectrum/Southern California 2011 Ohio State

8 Nick Olson MB New Berlin, Wis. West Allis Lightning/Badger 2012 Signed at Loyola

9 Ben Patch Opp. Provo, Utah Mountain View/Intermountain 2012 Signed at BYU

10 Greg Petty OH Downers Grove, Ill. Sports Performance/Great Lakes 2011 Uncommitted

11 Scott Rhein OH Pleasant View, Tenn. Impact/Southern 2011 Pepperdine

14 James Shaw Opp. Woodside, Calif. Mountain View/Northern California 2012 Signed at Stanford

16 Matt Tarantino Opp. Van Nuys, Calif. Santa Monica Beach Club/Southern

California 2011 Pepperdine

17 Matt West S Seattle, Wash. SpaceNeedle VBF/Puget Sound 2011 Pepperdine

18 DJ White L Hermosa Beach, Calif. Manhattan Beach Surf/Southern

California 2011 Harvard

Head Coach: Pete Hanson

Assistant Coach: Jay Hosack

Assistant Coach: Jonah Carson

Statistician: Jake Schick

Team Manager: Collin Powers

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Media Resources

Inquiries Contact:

Deb Stadick

USA Volleyball Communications Intern

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (719) 228-6800

Address: USA Volleyball

4065 Sinton Road, Suite 200

Colorado Springs, Colo. 80907

Website: www.norceca.net

@USA_Volleyball

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Event Information

Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colo.

United States Olympic Training Center Venue

Location

Date Aug. 25-Sept. 2, 2012 (Competition Dates Aug. 27-Sept. 1)

Event 2012 NORCECA Men’s Junior Continental Championship

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Teams by Group

Group A Group B

Mexico

United States

Curaco

St. Vincent

Honduras Canada

Guatemala

Puerto Rico

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Group Play Schedule

Group A

No. Date Time Teams

2 27-Aug 13:00 Mexico vs. St. Vincent

4 27-Aug 17:30 United States vs. Honduras

6 28-Aug 13:00 Mexico vs. Honduras

8 28-Aug 17:30 United States vs. St. Vincent

10 29-Aug 13:00 Honduras vs. St. Vincent

12 29-Aug 17:30 United States vs. Mexico

Group B

No. Date Time Teams

1 27-Aug 11:00 Puerto Rico vs. Curaco

3 27-Aug 15:00 Canada vs. Guatemala

5 28-Aug 11:00 Canada vs. Curaco

7 28-Aug 15:00 Puerto Rico vs. Guatemala

9 29-Aug 11:00 Guatemala vs. Curaco

11 29-Aug 15:00 Canada vs. Puerto Rico

2012 U.S. Men’s Junior National Team Group Play Schedule

Aug. 27, 2012: United States vs. Honduras @17:30

Aug. 28, 2012: United States vs. St. Vincent @17:30

Aug. 29, 2012: United States vs. Mexico @17:30

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Playoff Schedule

Classification 5/8

No. Date Time Teams

15 31-Aug 11:00 4th A vs. Loser of M14*

16 31-Aug 13:00 4th B vs. Loser M13*

Quarterfinals

No. Date Time Teams

13 30-Aug 15:00 2nd B vs. 3rd A

14 30-Aug 17:30 2nd A vs. 3rd B

Final Classification 5/6

No. Date Time Matchup

20 1-Sep 13:00 Winner of M15 vs. Winner of M16

Finals


21 1-Sep 15:00 Loser of M17 vs. Loser of M18

22 1-Sep 17:30 Winner of M17 vs. Winner of M18

Semifinals


17 31-Aug 15:00 1st B vs. Winner of M14*

18 31-Aug 17:30 1st A vs. Winner of M13*

Final Classification 7/8


19 1-Sep 11:00 Loser of M15 vs. Loser of M16

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2012 U.S. Men’s Junior National Team Preview

The 2012 U.S. Men’s Junior National Volleyball Team

(MJNT), which will compete in the 2012 NORCECA

Men’s Junior (U-21) Continental Championship, held

Aug. 25-Sept. 1 in Colorado Springs, Colo., has a ros-

ter boasting a wide range of volleyball talent.

An 18-player training team spent the three weeks prior

to NORCECA (North America, Central America and

the Caribbean) training at the U.S. Olympic Training

Center (USOTC) in Colorado Springs, Colo. The train-

ing team roster was selected through USA Volleyball

Indoor High Performance tryouts held across the

country, while the final six cuts were made during the

training block.

Peter Hanson, head coach for the 2012 U.S. MJNT,

selected his final 12 players at the conclusion of the

training camp on Aug. 21 with help from assistant

coaches Jay Hosack and Jonah Carson.

“We have an exceptional group of 12 athletes and vol-

leyball players.” Hanson said. “During the training

block, this group of guys continually rose to the top.”

The team draws from a pool of talented athletes na-

tionwide, with representation from seven states and

eight USA Volleyball Regions.

The roster carries two setters, two liberos, two oppo-

site hitters, two middle blockers and four outside hit-

ters.

Hanson and his staff carefully crafted the final roster

to provide flexibility and options.

“When we picked our final roster, we were looking for

the ability to combine guys in different ways.” Hanson

said. “They all bring something a little different. They

make us flexible.”

Micah Christenson (Honolulu) and Matt West (Seattle)

will set for the MJNT. Both players bring high-level

experience as Christenson played in the 2011 FIVB

Men’s Junior World Championships and West was

named as an alternate to the team.

“It all starts with the setters.” Hanson said.

“Christenson and West bring experience and an under-

standing of what each hitter needs. I expect us to be

offensive and these two will set the tone for that.”

Tony Ensbury (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) will work to

make sure the setters have crisp passes to work with.

As the team’s libero, he brings energy and consistency

to the roster.

“Tony has done a great job day one of training camp.”

Hanson said. “He is vocal, and really brings energy and

personality to this team.”

Hanson selected Driss Guessous (Pasadena, Calif.),

Matt Tarantino (Van Nuys, Calif.) and Nick Olson

(New Berlin, Wis.) as the team’s middle blockers.

“They are all big.” Hanson said. “I expect us to not

only score out of the middle, but block a lot of balls as

well. They will bring both offense and defense, and

give us options.”

Tarantino and Olson bring experience to the position,

both having trained with the 2011 U.S. Boys’ Youth

National Volleyball Team. Tarantino competed in the

2011 FIVB Volleyball Boys’ Youth World Champion-

ship. Guessous, one of three 2012 high school gradu-

ates on the program, is a USA Volleyball pipeline.

The opposite hitters, Ben Patch (Provo, Utah) and

James Shaw (Woodside, Calif.), also 2012 graduates,

provide the coaching staff with a variety of options.

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“The neat thing about our opposites is that they give

us flexibility and we can use them to manage games.”

Hanson said. “Shaw is our shutdown blocker and

Patch really found his serving rhythm. They both bring

a strong side-out game. We have options utilizing

those two.”

Despite their youth, Patch and Shaw bring internation-

al experience to the position having competed at the

2011 FIVB Volleyball Boys’ Youth World Champion-

ship.

Scott Rhein (Pleasant View, Tenn.), Greg Petty

(Downers Grove, Ill.), DJ White (Hermosa Beach, Ca-

lif.) and Michael Henchy (Ventura, Calif.) provide

unique elements to the roster and will be key parts of

the lineup.

“White brings excellent passing and defense.” Hanson

said. “He is very smart and efficient on the outside.

Rhein and Petty can both get hot. They have the ability

to get after it both at the net and

on the end line (serving).

Henchy brings size to the posi-

tion and we can use him to con-

trol the net game.”

White, Rhein and Petty all bring

international experience to the squad, having compet-

ed on the 2011 U.S. Boys’ Youth National Team at the

FIVB Volleyball Boys’ Youth World Championship.

Henchy is a fairly new face to the USA Volleyball pipe-

line but will be a key contributor on the team.

Going into the NORCECA event, Hanson and his

coaching staff expect nothing short of a podium ap-

pearance.

USA has medaled in all seven of the biennial events,

including the gold at the most recent edition in 2010.

The Americans gained the silver in 2004 and 2006,

while earning the bronze in 1998, 2000, 2002 and

2008. Cuba has won the tournament a record four

times, but is not competing in this edition. Canada has

won the event twice (1998 and 2002) and has the se-

cond most medals with five.

The top three teams at the NORCECA Championship

will qualify for the 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men’s Junior

World Championship.

“They are battling for a medal

(at NORCECA).” Hanson said.

“As well as a chance to go to

the World Championship. We

are excited about our final 12.”

2012 U.S. Men’s Junior National Team Preview

Courtesy USAV

Micah Christenson (Honolulu) sets to Nick Olson

(New Berlin, Wis.) during a training-block scrimmage

against the 2012 U.S. Men’s Junior A2 Team.

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Athlete Profile—No. 3 Micah Christenson

Micah Christenson

Position: Setter

Height: 6-6

Weight: 190

Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011- Member of the U.S.

Men's Junior National Team competing in the 2011 FIVB Men's

Junior World Championship in Brazil. 2010 – Competed in the

NORCECA Men’s Junior Continental Championship (Gold Medal)

… and qualified for the 2011 FIVB Men’s Junior World Champion-

ship…Named Best Setter of the tournament…Finished the tourna-

ment with 5.13 running sets per set. 2009- Team Captain for the

U.S. Boys’ Youth National Team that competed at the NORCECA

Boys’ Youth Continental Championship (Silver Medal)…Finished

with 67 running sets (4th among all setters)…Scored 11 points on

four kills and seven blocks. 2009 – Member of the U.S. Boys’

Youth National Team that took 11th at FIVB Boys’ Youth World

Championship…Named to USA Volleyball’s 2009 Indoor Team of

the Year…Youngest setter ever to play for the United States in a

World Championship… Finished 13th among all setters with 88

running sets and eight faults on 419 attempts and an average of 2.93

running sets per set in 14 sets played...He also scored 14 points on

six kills, five blocks and three aces.

USA VOLLEYBALL HIGHLIGHTS: 2012- Selected to the U.S.

Men’s Junior National Team. 2010/11- Selected to the U.S. Men’s

Junior National Team and competed in the NORCECA Men’s Jun-

ior Continental Championship (Gold Medal) to qualify for the

World Championship. 2009- Selected to the U.S. Boys’ Youth Na-

tional Team. 2008– Member of the USA HP Select A1 Team that

competed at the USA Volleyball Indoor High Performance Cham-

pionships in Tuscon, Ariz. and was named team captain. 2005–

Began playing club volleyball in 2005 with Asics Quiksilver.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: Plays for the University of Southern

California….Played in 102 sets during the 2012 season…Tallied

1,097 assists with an average of 10.89 assists per set…Ranked

fourth in the nation in assists average…Led the Trojans to a .296

hitting percentage…Added 12 service aces to the teams total of

124…Named AVCA and MPSF Freshman of the Year.

CLUB/PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Helped Outrigger club team earn

second place at the 2010 USAV Boys’ Junior National Champion-

ships in the 18 Open Division…Named to the 18 Open all-

tournament Team at the 2010 USAV Boys’ Junior National Cham-

pionships… Team finished first in SCVA Boys’ Qualifier in Califor-

nia in the 17U Division...... First Team all-State his sophomore year

with his Kamehameha Kampala Campus High School team…

Named Volleyball Magazine High School all-American First Team…

Named all-conference for volleyball all four years…Named all-

Conference for basketball three years… Gatorade Hawaii State

Player of the Year for basketball his junior and senior year… Ha-

waii State Player of the Year for volleyball his senior year.

PERSONAL: Born Micah Makanamaikalani Christenson on May

8, 1993, in Honolulu, Hawaii... Parents are Robert and Charlene

Christenson... Has one sister, Joanna... Father played basketball at

University of Hawaii-Hilo…Mother played volleyball at University

of Hawaii-Hilo where she won three national championships and

was named a two-time all-American... Won a state championship

with his high school basketball team when he was a sophomore and

reached the championship game again in 2010... Named the 2010

Hawaii Gatorade Player of the Year ….Selected as Interscholastic

League of Honolulu Co-Player of the Year (basketball)…Selected

to the Honolulu Star Bulletin All-State Fab 15 Team (and Co-Player

of the Year)...Made the 2009 Honolulu Advertiser all-State and

Honolulu Star Bulletin all-State Fab 15 Teams… Favorite food is

his mom’s fried rice... Favorite book is the Bible...Favorite sports

team is the Dallas Mavericks and favorite athlete is Larry Bird...

Most admired people are his parents for their wonderful example…

Best moment in life is still to be determined.

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Athlete Profile—No. 4 Tony Ensbury

Tony Ensbury

Position: Libero

Height: 6-0

Weight: 170

Hometown: Manhattan Beach, Calif.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: None.

USA VOLLEYBALL HIGHLIGHTS: 2012- Select-

ed the U..S. Men’s Junior National Training Team.

2011/2010- Was selected for the USAV HP A2 Camp.

2011– Took second place at the High Performance

Championships with the A2 program and was named

Best Defensive Player. 2010– Took first place at the

High Performance Championships with the A2 pro-

gram.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: Plays for Princeton

University in which he competed in 91 sets as a fresh-

man in 2012...Led team in digs with 193, averaging 2.12

per set...Ranked third on the team in assists with 33.

CLUB/PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Led his club team to

two bronze medal finishes at USA Volleyball Boys’ Jun-

ior National Championships in 2009 and 2010…Was an

AAU 14U Beach National Champion…Named Bay

League Defensive Player of the Year in 2011 while with

Mira Costa High School…Played on two Varsity Bay

League Championship teams in 2010 and 2011.

PERSONAL: Born Anthony Richard Ensbury on Feb-

ruary 11, 1993, in Torrence, Calif. …Parents are Martin

and Linda Ensbury…Brothers are Nick and martin

Ensbury…Brother Nick is Tony’s twin and the two

boys both played volleyball together until college (Nick

plays club for University of Washington)… Was a

scholar-athlete all four years at Mira Costa High

School… Lifetime member of the California Scholastic

Federation…Studying Economics at Princeton Univer-

sity… Favorite food is Spaghetti Carbonara…Favorite

book is Water for Elephants and favorite movie is 3:10 to

Yuma… Enjoys electronica music and the band Dead-

mau5… Favorite sports team as the L.A. Lakers and his

favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant…Hobbies include hang-

ing out with friends, going to the beach and playing

FIFA...Most admired person in his life as his father,

Martin, because “he is always supportive of everything I

do and always has time to help me with anything I

need.”… Favorite moment of life so far was when he

committed to play volleyball at Princeton.

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Athlete Profile—No. 5 Driss Guessous

Driss Guessous

Position: Middle Blocker

Height: 6-8

Weight: 215

Hometown: Pasadena, Calif.



ed for the U.S. Men’s Junior National Team.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: None.

CLUB/PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Silver medal finish

in the 2011 USAV Boys’ Junior National Champion-

ships…Committed to play for Ohio State in 2012…

Ohio State is coming off of a championship season…

Was listed an “Other Notable” athlete on ESPNHS’s

Ten Standouts at Best of the West….Started his volley-

ball career in 2008 playing for San Gabriel VBC…Last

played for Manhattan Beach Surf…Led them to a silver

medal at the 2011 USA Volleyball Boys’ Junior National

Championships.

PERSONAL: Born Driss Pierce Guessous on Decem-

ber 27, 1993, in Pasadena Calif. …Parents are Amal

Guessous and Loring Guessous...Has one older sister,

Kenza (1991)…Attended Loyola High school from

2008-2012...Favorite food is sushi…Listens to techno/

hip-hop music…Favorite music group is Jurassic

5...Favorite professional sports team is the Miami Heat

and favorite athlete is Lebron James…Hobbies include

volleyball and hanging out with friends… Favorite

book is Elegant Universe, and his favorite movie is Gladia-

tor.

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Athlete Profile—No. 6 Michael Henchy

Michael Henchy

Position: Outside Hitter

Height: 6-8

Weight: 225

Hometown: Ventura, Calif.


USA VOLLEYBALL HIGHLIGHTS: 2012– Select-

ed to the U.S. Men’s Junior National Team. 2010– At-

tended the USAV HP Holiday Camp in December of

2010…Played in the summer tournament and won a

gold medal at that event.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: Plays for the Ohio State

Buckeyes…Played in 61 sets during the 2012 season…

Amassed 101 kills, 7 solo blocks and 33 block assists…

Finished the year with 71 digs.

CLUB/PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Won a gold medal at

the 2011 USA Volleyball Boys’ Junior National Cham-

pionships in the 18 Club Division where he was named

most valuable player…Attended the USAV HP A2

Camp in 2011 and received Tournament MVP…Won a

bronze medal at the 2010 USA Volleyball Boys’ Junior

National Championships 17 Club Division.

PERSONAL: Born Michael Henchy on March 8,

1993, in Ventura, Calif.… Son of RJ and Wendy

Henchy…Has one younger sister Katy Henchy (1996)

…Started his volleyball career in the spring of 2008

playing for Spectrum VBC…Enjoys playing hockey and

football…Favorite food is Tri Tip…Favorite book is

Superfreakanomics…Enjoys a wide variety of music…

Favorite movie is The Departed….Favorite professional

sports teams are the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Indi-

anapolis Colts…Favorite athlete is Reid Priddy…Fas

never broken a bone during his 14 years playing a wide

variety of sports…First set of stitches came this year

while playing volleyball and trying to dive…Most ad-

mired people in his life are his parents and grandpar-

ent...Happiest moments in life so far have been on

Christmas mornings when his whole family is together

exchanging gifts and enjoying each other’s company.

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Athlete Profile—No. 8 Nick Olson

Nick Olson


Height: 6-10

Weight: 195

Hometown: New Berlin, Wis.



ed to the U.S. Men’s Junior National Team. 2011 – Se-

lected as member of the U.S. Boys’ Youth National

Training Team and was chosen as an alternate…

Attended the USAV HP Boys’ Holiday Camp…

Competed in the Youth A2 Tournament and earned

first place. 2010- Member of the U.S. Boys’ Youth Na-

tional Training Team…Attended the 2010 USAV HP

Youth A2 and Holiday Camps. 2009 - Attended the

USAV HP Boys' Select A1 Camp in Fort Lauderdale,

Fla....Attended the Youth National Holiday Camp.


CLUB/PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Won gold medal with

Youth A2 team at the USAV Indoor High Performance

Championships...Placed first at the USAV Boys' Junior

National Championships in the 17 Open Division and

was named all-tournament...Wisconsin Boys' Volleyball

High School All-State First Team

…Won the 2009 Wisconsin Boys’ Volleyball State

Championship with New Berlin Eisenhower High

School.

PERSONAL: Born Nicholas David Olson on Dec 21,

1993, in West Allis, Wis … Parents are David and Vir-

ginia Olson…Has two sisters, Jaclyn (1990) and Natalie

(1995)…Started his volleyball career in 2004 playing for

West Allis Lightning…Favorite food is chili…Favorite

book is The Talent Code… Favorite musical genre is al-

ternative and favorite band is Red Hot Chili Peppers…

Favorite movie is Zoolander and favorite actor is Will

Ferrel… Lists the 2011 Super Bowl Champion Green

Bay Packers as his favorite team and their quarterback,

Aaron Rodgers, Super Bowl XLV Most Valuable Player,

as his favorite athlete… Hobbies include watching/

playing sports, listening to music, and hanging out with

friends.... Most admired person is his father because he

got Nick into volleyball... Favorite moment was when

he won the 2010 USA Volleyball Boys’ Junior National

Championships Open Division with his West Allis

Lightning 16s team.

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Athlete Profile—No. 9 Ben Patch

Ben Patch

Position: Opposite

Height: 6-8

Weight: 190

Hometown: Provo, Utah

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011- Played

on the U.S. Boys' Youth National Volleyball Team that

competed in the U-19 Pan American Cup in Mexicali,

Mexico and took bronze...Ranked as the 10th-best serv-

er in the tournament with four aces and averaging .24

aces per set…Traveled to Argentina to play in the FIVB

Volleyball Boys’ Youth World Championship.


ed to the U.S. Men’s Junior National Team. 2011– Se-

lected to the U.S. Boys’ Youth National Team.


CLUB/PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Named State of Utah

High School Most Valuable Player in 2010...Won a

State Championship with Provo High School.

PERSONAL: Born Ben Patch on June 21, 1994, in

Layton, Utah… Parents are Mike and Linda Patch…

Has a younger brother named Isaac (1998)… Started

his volleyball career in 2008 with his club team Utah

Elite…Started his beach career two years later in 2010

and currently plays with Leo Durkin… Favorite food is

In & Out Burger… Favorite book is the Hunger

Games…Favorite movie is Miracle... Favorite team is the

Utah Jazz and favorite athlete is Clay Stanley… Hob-

bies include playing beach volleyball, napping, and ce-

ramics…Admires his parents because they have stood

by him through his journey in competitive volleyball…

Says that his happiest moments in life so far were when

he made the 2010 U.S. Boys’ Youth National Volleyball

Team, and when he signed with Brigham Young Uni-

versity to play volleyball.

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Athlete Profile—No. 10 Greg Petty

Greg Petty


Height: 6-5

Weight: 195

Hometown: Downers Grove, Ill.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011: Played

on the U.S. Boys’ Youth National Team that competed

in the Under-19 Pan American Cup in Mexicali, Mexico

(Bronze)….Competed at the 2011 FIVB Volleyball

Boys' Youth World Championship in Argentina


ed for the U.S. Men’s Junior Nationals Team. 2011 –

Selected to the U.S. Boys’ Youth National Volleyball

Team. 2008/09– Participated at the USAV HP Camp

with the A1 Team.


CLUB/PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Named all-

conference and all-area at Downers Grove North High

School in 2011… Named Chicago Sun Times Player of

the Year…High school all-conference selection in 2009.

PERSONAL: Born Gregory “Greg” Charles Petty on

June 5, 1993, in Downers Grove, Ill. … Parents are

Howard III and Cheryl Petty…Has one brother How-

ard IV “Jay” Petty (1990) who plays volleyball for Lewis

University… Played beach for two years and his current

partner is his brother…Favorite foods include Port-

house Steak and ice cream … Favorite book is the

Eragon series… Lists the Hangover, Hitch, Miracle and 300

as his favorite movies... Favorite team is the Green Bay

Packers and favorite athlete is Donald Driver…Favorite

musical artists are Rise Against, Atreyu, Lil Wayne and

Lostprophets … … Hobbies include hanging out with

friends, working out and playing beach…Admires his

brother, Jay, for getting him started in everything he has

done… Happiest moment in life was when he received

his first recruiting letter to play collegiate volleyball.

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Athlete Profile—No. 11 Scott Rhein

Scott Rhein


Height: 6-5

Weight: 185

Hometown: Pleasant View, Tenn.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011- Played

on the U.S. Boys' Youth National Team that competed


(Bronze)…...Charted five aces at the U19 Pan Am Cup

for second-best on the team and seventh overall in the

tournament….Competed with the U.S. Boys’ Youth

National Volleyball Team at the 2011 FIVB Boys’

Youth World Championship. 2010- Member of the U.S.

Boys’ Youth National Team that finished second at the

NORCECA Boys' Youth Continental Championship in

Guadalajara, Mexico.

USA VOLLEYBALL HIGHLIGHTS: 2012-Selected

to the U.S. Men’s Junior National Training Team. 2011-

Selected to the U.S. Boys’ Youth National Team. 2010–

Earned a first-place finish at the USAV Boys’ High Per-

formance Championships and was named Best Spik-

er…Attended the USAV HP Boys’ Holiday Camp.

2009 – Attended the USAV Boys’ HP Holiday Camp…

Second place with USA Boys’ Select Team at the High

Performance Championships in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: Plays for Pepperdine

University where he saw action in 45 sets in 2012 with

70 kills, seven aces and 58 digs.

CLUB/PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Named to Volleyball

Magazine’s Boys’ Top 25 in 2010.... Placed 19th at 2009

USA Volleyball Boys’ Junior National Championships

…Took second place at Florida (Orlando) Regionals in

the 18U Division in 2008… … Second place at Men’s

Beach Tourney in Nashville Beach.

PERSONAL: Born Scott William Rhein on June 12,

1993, in Finksburg, Md. … Parents are Frank Rhein, Jr.

and Carol Green…Has a Stepfather, Rick Green… Has

an older brother Stephen (1985) and two older sisters

Katie (1988) and Amanda (1991)… Amanda plays vol-

leyball for Lipscomb University… Scott’s stepfather

Rick introduced the family to volleyball when Scott was

nine… Started his volleyball career in 2006 with the

Maryland Volleyball Program… Favorite food is Mary-

land steamed crabs… Favorite book is the Bible… Fa-

vorite musician is Matt Kearney… Favorite professional

team is USA Men’s Volleyball Olympic Team… Favor-

ite athlete is Todd Rogers… Hobbies include paintball,

rock climbing, back packing and ping pong…Most ad-

mired person is Dave DeRocher for being his spiritual

mentor… Happiest moment in life was when he found

out that he would be competing with the U.S. Boys'

Youth National Team in Mexico.

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Athlete Profile—No. 14 James Shaw

James Shaw

Position: Opposite

Height: 6-8

Weight: 215

Hometown: Woodside, Calif.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011: Played

on the U.S. Boys' Youth National Team that competed


(Bronze)...Competed on the U.S. Boys’ Youth National

Team that competed at the 2011 FIVB Volleyball Boys’

Youth World Championship.


ed to the U.S. Men’s Junior Nationals Training Team.

2011 - Selected to the U.S. Boys' Youth National Team.

2010 – Member of U.S. Boys’ Youth A2 White Team

that took third place at the USA Volleyball Indoor High

Performance Championship…Made the HP A1 Camp.


CLUB/PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Played in the 17U

Boys’ Classic in Anaheim, Calif. (second place)… Boys’

Far Western Championships (first place)… Named Mer-

cury News CCS “Sophomore of the Year” as well as

“Junior of the Year” … NCVA Beach Santa Cruz

Tournament (first place)… CBVA Santa Cruz Tourna-

ment (second place)…named all-WCAL first team in

2011…named all-CSS first team in 2011.

PERSONAL: Born James Walker Shaw on March 5,

1994, in Stanford, Calif….Parents are Don and Carolyn

Shaw…Has one older sister, Jordan (1992)… Jordan

plays volleyball at St. Mary’s College (Calif.)…Father

Don is current club coach at Mountain View Volleyball

Club…Started playing indoor volleyball in 2006 with

Bay to Bay VBC… Started playing beach volleyball in

2010 and currently plays with partner Chet Radish…

James’ favorite food is steak fried rice… Favorite book

is The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin… Favorite musical

artists are Kanye West, Ryan Leslie, and Chitty Bang…

James enjoys golfing, fishing, and watching sports…his

favorite movie is Anchorman and favorite actor is Will

Ferrell… Favorite team is the Los Angeles Dogers and

favorite athletes are Kevin Hansen, Kawika Shoji and

Matt Kemp… Says that his most admired person is

John Wooden… Happiest moment was when he signed

his letter of intent to play for Stanford.

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Athlete Profile—No. 16 Matt Tarantino

Matt Tarantino


Height: 6-8

Weight: 210

Hometown: Van Nuys, Calif.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011– Com-

peted with the U.S. Boys’ Youth National Volleyball

Team that participated at the 2011 FIVB Volleyball

Boys’ Youth World Championship. 2010 - Played on

the U.S. Boys' Youth National Team that finished se-

cond to Cuba at the NORCECA Championship in

Guadalajara, Mexico.


ed to the U.S. Men’s Junior National Team. 2011 –

Named to the U.S. Boys’ Youth National Team. 2010 –

Played for the U.S. Boys’ Youth National Team 2009 –

Played for the Select A1 Team at the High Performance

Championships in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: Played in 86 sets his

freshman season at Pepperdine and tallied 130 kills on

235 swings for a hitting percentage of .396… Added 9

solo blocks and 76 block assists…Second highest on

the team in hitting percentage and blocks per set.

CLUB/PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Won a bronze medal

at the 2008 USAV Boys’ Junior National Champion-

ships in 16 Open Division …Team captain of Alemany

High School his freshman through senior years…Broke

the Alemany High School record for single-season kills

his senior year with 510…Mission League MVP his sen-

ior season…Earned all-American accolades his senior

year at Alemany High School.

PERSONAL: Born Matthew “Matt” Richard Taranti-

no on July 5, 1993, in Mission Hills, Calif. … Parents

are Vince and Shannyn Tarantino… Has one older

brother, Anthony (1990)… Started playing indoor vol-

leyball with the Santa Monica Beach Club in 2007…

Currently plays opposite for Pepperdine… Favorite

food is seafood… Favorite book is Green Eggs and

Ham… Hobbies include wake boarding and jet skiing…

Favorite team is the L.A. Kings and favorite athlete is

Adrian Peterson… Happiest moment of his life was

beating Mexico in the NORCECA semi finals…Most

admired person is his great grandfather Buck Gilmore

because, “he still holds the 100-yard-dash record at Van

Nuys High School. He Played Football at UCLA with

Jackie Robinson. He lived a long and inspiring life.”

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Athlete Profile—No. 17 Matt West

Matt West

Position: Setter

Height: 6-5

Weight: 184

Hometown: Seattle, Wash.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011: Played on

the U.S. Boys' Youth National Team that competed in the

Under-19 Pan American Cup in Mexicali, Mexico (Bronze)

… Was named best setter on the team and second-best setter

in the tournament with 57 assists...Competed on the U.S.

Boys’ Youth National Volleyball Team that played in the

2011 FIVB Volleyball Boys’ Youth World Championship.

2010 - Played on the U.S. Boys' Youth National Team that

finished second to Cuba at the NORCECA Championship

in Guadalajara, Mexico.

USA VOLLEYBALL HIGHLIGHTS: 2012- Selected to

the U.S. Men’s Junior National Team. 2011- Member of the

U.S. Boys' Youth National Team... Named an alternate to

the U.S. Men's Junior National Team. 2010– Member of the

U.S. Boys’ Youth National team. 2009– Attended the USAV

HP Holiday Camp in San Diego… Team captain of the Se-

lect A1 Red Team at the USAV High Performance Champi-

onships in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 2008– Attended the USAV

HP Youth Holiday Camp in Colorado Springs, Colo. …

Competed with Select A1 Red Team at the USAV High Per-

formance Championships in Tucson, Ariz. 2007– Named

Most Promising Athlete at the USAV High Performance

Development Camp in Fairfax, Va.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: Played for Pepperdine Uni-

versity and saw action in 118 sets during the 2011 sea-

son….Chalked up 1343 assists with an average of 11.38 as-

sists per set….Added 76 block assists for an average of .69

blocks per set…Tallied 166 digs with an average of 1.41 digs

per set.

CLUB/PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Named most valuable

player for Space Needle VBF in 2009 and 2010 … Named

most valuable player of the Emerald City Classic in 2010 and

made the all-Tournament Team…Named most valuable

player at the Emerald City Classic in 2009…Alki “King of

the Beach.” in 2009… Space Needle VBF Coaches Award

and MVP in 2008…Space Needle VBF Most Inspiration

Player in 2006.

PERSONAL: Born Matthew “Matt” Alvaro West on Oct.

1, 1993, in Seattle, Wash. … Parents are Mark West and

Raquel Chumpitaz-West… Mother played for the Peruvian

National Volleyball Team at the 1980 Olympic Games in

Moscow among many other international tournaments…In

1995, she was recognized by the Peruvian Sports Foundation

as one of the best sportswomen in Peru… Father played

volleyball at George Williams College in Downers Grove,

Ill… Both parents are volleyball coaches… Has a grandfa-

ther and several cousins who play or have played profession-

al soccer in Peru… Started playing organized indoor volley-

ball in 2005 for the Space Needle Volleyball Foundation…

Favorite food is ribeye steak… Favorite book is Where the

Wild Things Are… Favorite professional team is the Seattle

Supersonics… Favorite athletes are Loyd Ball and Dennis

Johnson… Hobbies include feasting, sleeping, and playing

volleyball… Favorite movie is Inside Man and favorite actor is

Denzel Washington… Most admired person is his moth-

er...Happiest moment in life was winning the NORCECA

gold medal with the U.S. Men's Junior National Team.

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Athlete Profile—No. 18 DJ White

DJ White

Position: Outside Hitter/Libero

Height: 6-5

Weight: 180

Hometown: Hermosa Beach, Calif.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011- Played on

the U.S. Boys' Youth National Team that competed in the

Under-19 Pan American Cup in Mexicali, Mexico

(Bronze). 2010- Member of the Boys' Youth National

Team that finished second at the NORCECA Boys'

Youth Continental Championship in Guadalajara, Mexico.

USA VOLLEYBALL HIGHLIGHTS: 2012- Selected

to the U.S. Men’s Junior National Team. 2011- Selected to

the U.S. Boys’ Youth National Team. 2010 – A1 Camp

(Wisconsin Dells). 2009 – Attended the HP Holiday

Camp in San Diego, Calif. … A1 Select Team at the High

Performance Championship in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 2008

– HP Holiday Camp in Colorado Springs, Colo. … USAV

A1 Select Team at the USAV High Performance Champi-

onships in Tucson, Ariz. 2008 – USAV A1 Select Team

(Tucson, Ariz.) ...HP Holiday Camp (Colorado Springs).

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: Played at Harvard and saw

action in 90 sets during the 2011 season…Added 248 kills

on 570 total attempts for a .319 hitting percentage…

Tallied 135 digs…Added 28 block assists and 6 solo

blocks.

CLUB/PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Named a Volleyball Mag-

azine First Team All-American in 2011…Named all-CIF

first team….Daily Breeze Player of the Year…Bay League

MVP…Named First Team EIVA all-conference….Also

listed to the all-tournament team for the Santa Barbara

Tournament of Champions….In 2010 named Second

Team All-CIF… Named to Volleyball Magazine’s “Top 25”

the same year… All-tournament at USA Volleyball Boys’

Junior National Championships in the 16U Open Divi-

sion in 2009… Varsity volleyball as a sophomore at Mira

Costa… All-Area Boys’ Volleyball (Daily Breeze)… First

Team all-Bay League… Mira Costa Rookie of the Year…

Mira Costa Scholar-Athlete in 2008 and 2009… Silver

medal with MB Surf 15U in the Open Division at the

USA Volleyball Boys’ Junior National Championships in

2008.

PERSONAL: Born Douglas Jordan (D.J.) White on Jan.

22, 1993, in Torrance, Calif. … Parents are Douglas and

Cathy White… Has a younger brother named Casey

(1994)… Parents both have CBVA beach ratings… Start-

ed playing organized indoor volleyball in 2004 with the

Manhattan Beach Surf Club… Has played beach volleyball

for five years…Current partner is Matt Jones… Favorite

food is steak… Favorite book is The Prince of Tides…

Favorite musical group is Pepper… Favorite professional

team is the L.A. Lakers… Favorite athlete is Sergio…

Most admired person is his uncle Lance…Happiest mo-

ments in life are at Christmas when he gets to hang out

with his entire family.

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Staff Profile—Pete Hanson

Pete Hanson has served as the head volleyball coach for the Ohio

State Buckeyes for 27 years. He has garnered an overall record of

541-228.

Hanson played volleyball for Kellogg Community College in

Michigan, where he won the National Junior College Athletic

Association Championship in both 1976 and 1977. He was select-

ed as an All– American during the 1997 season.

Hanson finished his college career at Ball State University, where

he won the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association

Championship in 1979 and finished fourth in the NCAA Cham-

pionships. Hanson was named an All-MIVA selection in 1978

and 1979.

Hanson graduated from Ball State with a degree in natural re-

sources and geology. He stayed with the program for an extra

year, transitioning from player to assistant coach.

In 1980, Hanson stepped into the assistant coach role at the Uni-

versity of Wyoming. The squad earned a top-20 ranking in 1981.

Hanson took over as head coach for the Cowboys in 1982 and

earned 14-12 record.

In 1985, Hanson took a head coaching job with the Ohio State

Buckeyes where he has remained since. In his first year leading

the squad, Hanson posted a 16-13 record and finished second in

the MIVA. The following season he led the team to a first-place

finish in the MIVA and a fourth-place finish in the NCAA

Championships.

Hanson was named MIVA Coach of the Year in the league in

1988 after leading his team to a 23-12 finish in league play as well

as a second-place finish in the MIVA.

Hanson was named MIVA Coach of the Year in 1992. That sea-

son, his team finished with a 28-10 record and earned a share of

the MIVA Championship title.

In 1998, Hanson’s team finished with an impressive 25-2 record

that earned him MIVA Coach of the Year as well as Volleyball

Magazine’s Coach of the Year. That season his team carried three

All-Americans.

Hanson was once again named MIVA Coach of the Year in 2000,

and also earned AVCA National Coach of the year accolades that

season after finishing second in the NCAA Championship.

Hanson led his team to their fifth NCAA Tournament appear-

ance in 2002. His team continued to climb in success and recog-

nition, and in 2007 earned a top-nine finish in the national rank-

ings. In 2009, Hanson’s squad improved their national ranking to

seventh.

Hanson earned his tenth MIVA Coach of the Year award follow-

ing to 2010 season after leading his team to a 22-8 record and

10th–place national ranking.

Ohio State won its first NCAA National Championship in 2011.

For the second time in his career, Hanson earned AVCA Nation-

al Coach of the Year as well as Volleyball Magazine’s Coach of

the Year.

Aside from his impressive career with the Buckeyes, Hanson has

been actively involved in coaching elite-level programs, such as

the U.S. Men’s Olympic Volleyball Team in 1996.

MJNT Position: Head Coach

College Affiliation : Ohio State

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Jay Hosack started his volleyball career at UC Santa

Cruz, where he played from 1995-97. After the conclu-

sion of his career, Hosack transitioned to coaching and

served as both head men’s and women’s volleyball

coach at UC Santa Cruz from 2000-04.

Under his guidance, the UC Santa Cruz men’s volley-

ball team earned a national semifinal appearance in

2004. Hosack also produced the programs first all-

American athlete. Hosack earned UC Santa Cruz

Coach of the Year accolades in 2002 an 2004.

After his time at UC Santa Cruz, Hosack took over as

assistant coach at Idaho State University and spent a

season with the program.

Next, Hosack served as associate head coach for both

the men’s and women’s volleyball teams at Irvine Val-

ley College. Hosack guided the men’s teams to confer-

ence titles in 2005 and 2007 as well as back-to-back

state championships in 2007 and 2008.

In 2007, Hosack earned conference Co-Coach of the

Year honors and led the women’s program to a con-

ference championship title.

Hosack took an assistant coaching position at Penn

State in 2010.

In addition to his collegiate coaching career, Hosack

has significant experience coaching with USA Volley-

ball programs.

From 2006-2008, he assisted with the U.S. Men's Na-

tional Volleyball Team that went on to win the 2008

Olympic Games gold medal and the 2008 FIVB World

League title.

Hosack assisted the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball

Team in 2010 and served as an assistant coach at the

2011 Pan Am Games where the team took third.

Staff Profile— Jay Hosack

MJNT Position: Assistant Coach

College Affiliation: Penn State

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Jonah Carson coached at Aptos High School from

2002-05 and was named SCCAL Coach of the Year.

Carson led his team to sectional championship appear-

ances each season from 2003-05.

Carson was also active with Bay to Bay Volleyball Club

where he coached as well as handled administrative

duties.

Carson transitioned from the high school to college

coaching when he accepted an assistant coach position

with the UC Santa Cruz men’s volleyball team. During

his six-year tenure, he helped the Banana Slugs to a

streak of 67 consecutive weeks in the AVCA top-five

poll. Carson led his team to the Molten Division III

Men's Invitational Volleyball Championship four

times.

Carson has worked with 10 AVCA Division III All-

Americans, including 2008 Player of the Year Byran

Shires and 2012 Newcomer of the Year Salvatore La

Cavera.

Carson was named an AVCA Division III Coach of

the Year Finalist in 2006-08 as well as in 2010.

Carson joined the Pacific Tigers in 2011 and in his first

year helped lead the squad to a 15-place finish in the

nation. The Tigers were ranked third in the nation in

blocks per game with 2.92 on 489 block assists and 62

solo blocks.

Carson is no stranger to USA Volleyball programs. He

has coached at a variety of USA High Performance

camps. From 2007-10, Carson served as assistant

coach for the USA Boys’ Select A1 Team at the USAV

High Performance Championships. In 2010, Carson

served as head coach for the USAV Boys’ Select A3

Camp.

Carson also served as a technical coordinator for the

USA Volleyball Boys’ Youth National Team in 2011.

Staff Profile— Jonah Carson

MJNT Position: Assistant Coach

College Affiliation: University of the Pacific

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U.S. Men’s Junior National Team in Review

USAV ANNOUNCES 2012 MJNTT ROSTER

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 23, 2012) –

USA Volleyball has announced the players and staff

for the 2012 U.S. Men’s Volleyball Junior National

Training Team.

Twelve of the 19 training team players will be chosen

from the training team to compete at the NORCECA

Men’s Under-21 Continental Championship, which

will be Aug. 27-Sept. 1 at the U.S. Olympic Training

Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

The top two teams at the NORCECA (North, Central

America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation)

Championship will qualify for the 2013 FIVB Men’s

Junior World Championship.

Pete Hanson, head men’s volleyball coach at Ohio

State University, will lead the squad, assisted by Jay

Hosack (Penn State University) and Jonah Carson

(University of the Pacific) along with technical coordi-

nator Randy Nako.

“It is a great honor to be a part of the USA Junior Na-

tional Team coaching staff,” Hanson said. “I am most

excited about the prospect of USA Volleyball being

able to host the NORCECA tournament on our home

soil as our team attempts to qualify for the 2013 World

Championship.”

Ten different USA Volleyball regions are represented

on the roster. Thirteen players on the training team

have previous international experience with USA Vol-

leyball.

Setter Micah Christenson (Honolulu, Hawaii) will re-

turn from the 2011 U.S. Men’s Junior National Team

that finished fourth at the FIVB Men’s Junior World

Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Christenson

also played on the 2010 Youth and Junior national

teams.

Twelve players on the roster competed with the 2011

U.S. Youth National Teams that finished third at the

Boys’ Youth (Under-19) Pan American Cup and 11th at

the FIVB Boys’ Youth World Championship: Nik An-

tonijevic (Buffalo Grove, Ill.), Cody Caldwell

(Newport Beach, Calif.), Austin Kingi (Thousand

Oaks, Calif.), Ben Patch (Provo, Utah), Greg Petty

(Downers Grove, Ill.), Scott Rhein (Pleasant View,

Tenn.), Aaron Russell (Ellicott City, Md.), Andrew

Sato (Calabasas, Calif.), James Shaw (Woodside, Calif.),

Matt Tarantino (Van Nuys, Calif.), Matt West (Seattle,

Wash.) and DJ White (Hermosa Beach, Calif.).

Two players on the roster, Matt Marsh (Trabuco Can-

yon, Calif.) and Nick Olson (New Berlin, Wis.) were

alternates on the 2011 Boys’ Youth National Team.

Making their first USA Volleyball national team roster

are Tony Ensbury (Manhattan Beach, Calif.), Driss

Guessous (Pasadena, Calif.), Michael Henchy (Ventura,

Calif.) and Mitch Stahl (Chambersburg, Pa.).

“This group of 19 athletes who will be vying for 12

roster spots is both athletic and very experienced, with

many of them having participated in last summer’s

Youth World Championship,” Hanson said. “We are

hoping that those experiences will be a springboard for

a great summer of training and competition at the

NORCECA tournament.”

MEN’S JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM TAKES

FOURTH AT 2011 FIVB WORLDS

The U.S. Men's Junior National Team lost to Serbia 25

27 -15, 25-20, 23-25, 25-13 in the bronze-medal match

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of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s Junior World Champion

-ship Brazil 2011 held at Maracanazinho Gymnasium

in Rio de Janeiro.

Despite the loss, the Americans took their highest fin-

ish ever in the tournament by reaching the semifinal

round and entering the bronze-medal match. In five

previous entries, the team produced three seventh-

place finishes and two eighth-place finishes.

“Fourth place is the worst position you can have when

you have lost the two most important matches, but I

am sure many other teams would like to be in our

place,” U.S. Men’s Junior National Team Head Coach

John Hawks said. “I am happy for my players.”

Crabb added that regardless of the outcome, the expe-

rience in itself was a good one.

“We didn’t obtain our goal of earning a medal, but we

played a good tournament,” Crabb said. “It was a great

experience.”

U.S. BOYS’ YOUTH NATIONAL TEAM

TAKES 11th OVER EGYPT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 28, 2011) -

The U.S. Boys’ Youth National Team (BYNT) defeat-

ed Egypt 29-27, 23-25, 25-20, 25-20 on Sunday after-

noon and finished in 11th place at the FIVB Volleyball

Boys’ Youth World Championship Argentina 2011

being played in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

"This tournament has been a great experience for us,”

U.S. Boys’ Youth National Team Head Coach Ken

Shibuya said. “Argentina has been a great host and my

players have gained a lot of confidence through this

competition.”

The Americans had already faced and defeated Egypt

in their first match of the tournament, winning in five

sets after Egypt came back from a 0-2 set deficit.

Egypt accumulated a comfortable lead in the first set

in the rematch, but the U.S. made a comeback to tie

the score at 21-all and carried it out to a 29-27 victory.

Egypt won the first two points of the second set, but

the U.S. kept the score close for the entire set until

Egypt pulled out a close 25-23 second set victory.

Team USA’s offense could not be denied in the third

and fourth sets. The U.S. team put the pressure on

Egypt and pulled out consecutive 25-20 set victories.

Greg Petty (Downers Grove, Ill.) scored nine kills on

25 attacks, three aces and two blocks for 14 points to

lead the U.S. Boys’ Youth National Team against

Egypt. Cody Caldwell (Newport Beach, Calif.) tallied

13 points with 11 kills on 31 attacks, a block and an

ace. Austin Kingi (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) contributed

12 points on 10 kills via 27 swings and two blocks.

Aaron Russell (Ellicott City, Md.) and James Shaw

(Woodside, Calif.) both contributed nine points apiece.

Russell racked up his points with seven kills on 13 at-

tacks and two aces, while Shaw scored his points on

six kills via eight errorless attacks and three blocks.

Nikola Antonijevic (Buffalo Grove, Ill.) added five

points on three kills through four swings and two

blocks. Ben Patch (Provo, Utah) chipped in three

points, all on kills. Josh Kirchner (Sussex, Wis.) and

Scott Rhein (Pleasant View, Tenn.) scored four points

collectively on two kills apiece. Matt West (Seattle)

scored a block for the match winning point.

The U.S. converted 41.4 percent of its attacks into

points with a .273 hitting efficiency with 18 attack er-

rors. Egypt held a kill percent of 37.7 percent and


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a .192 hitting efficiency with 24 attack errors.

Shaw tallied 16 assists on 70 set attempts, while West

added six assists on 26 set attempts.

Andrew Sato led the U.S. back-row with 11 digs and

20 excellent receptions on 35 attempts. Kingi charted

10 excellent receptions on 23 attempts to go with nine

digs.


Scott Rhein (Pleasant View, Tenn.) goes up for

a hit at the 2011 FIVB Volleyball Boys’ Youth

(U-19) World Championships in Argentina.

USAV

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Volleyball Glossary

Ace - a served ball that directly results in a point.

Bagel - winning a game 25-0.

Block - an attempt by a player or players to interrupt

the ball before, as or just after itWin crosses the net.

Bump (Pass) - technique of playing the ball using fore-

arms, hands together, to direct the ball.

Bump (Set) - a forearm pass used as a set.

Carry - a fault called if the ball comes to rest in the

course of contact by one player.

Chickenwing - a last-ditch way to dig a ball using your

elbow and a bent arm.

Court - the playing surface divided into two equal areas

by a net. In its official form, volleyball is played on a

rectangular court 18 meters (59 feet 0.75 inches) long

and 9 meters (29 feet 6.475 inches) wide; the women’s

net placed at 2.24 meters (7 feet 4.125 inches) high and

the men’s net at 2.44 meters (8 feet) high.

Coverage - most often, refers to backing up a team-

mate’s hit when the block is up and the ball comes back.

Cross Court/Cut Shot - an offensive hit when a player,

instead of hitting with power, slices the ball just over

and nearly parallel to the net.

Dig - to pass a very hard hit spike; a ball brought up

(saved) with any part of the body, particularly from a

spike attempt.

Dink - a very softly-hit spike; ball played just over the

net or the blockers hands.

Down-Referee - secondary referee. He/she stands on

the floor at the opposite end of the net as the up-

referee. Also known as the second official.

Dump - when the setter, instead of setting the hitters,

attacks the ball over the net.

Facial Disgracial - a spike that hits the opposing

blocker or floor defender in the face.

Foot fault - stepping on the court or out of bounds be-

fore serving the ball.

Free Ball - a ball the opponent cannot attack and must

yield by passing over the net.

Husband and Wife - when a serve drops untouched

between two receivers who fail to move.

Joust - when two players on opposing sides attempt to

block the ball by vying to push it onto each other’s side

of the net.

Kill - an attack that results in an immediate point.

Paint Brush - a wipe off shot by the spiker (painter) on

a blocker.

Pancake - a one-handed floor defensive technique

where the hand is extended and slid along the floor,

palm down, and the ball rebounds off the back of the

hand, rather than the floor.

Pass - the first of three contacts on the offensive side -

overhead or forearm.

Perimeter Defense - backrow defenders work in the

area a meter in from the backline and sidelines up to the

three-meter line.

Pipe - a ball set in the middle of the court, on the three-

meter line, for a backrow player to hit.

Quick - the first of the three attack options. The attack-

er contacts the ball immediately after it is released from

the setter’s hands.

Red card - a severe sanction given by the up-referee.

Roof - to block a spike, usually straight down and for a

point.

Screening - an attempt by a player to conceal the start

of a teammate’s serve by obstructing an opponent’s line

of sight. Screening is illegal.

Seams - the space between the blockers and between

back-court defenders.

Set - the act of getting the ball into the position for the

hitters to attack the ball. Usually done overhead with

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Volleyball Glossary

two hands.

Setter - the team quarterback. Attempts to “set” every

second contact for his/her hitters to attack.

Serve - the act of putting the ball into play.

Shank - to pass the ball badly.

Six Pack - another term for getting a spiked ball in the

face on defense. A “Twelve Pack” actually knocks down

the defender. In the past the defender was then obligat-

ed to buy the spiker a six pack of his/her desired bever-

age (roots are found in doubles sand play).

Sizzle the Pits - a spike that goes under, and past, the

armpits of a big block.

Slide - a movement from an attacker’s serve receive po-

sition past another into a third; usually the ball is hit

while “sliding out” towards the sideline.

Spiked Ball - a ball hit forcibly from a height not less

than the top of the net. Also known as a bury, crush,

hammer, kill, put-away or slam.

Stuff - a block in which the ball goes straight down to

the floor with no hope of being picked up by an oppos-

ing player.

Tool - when a ball is intentionally spiked off a blocker’s

hands to make it go out of bounds.

Touch - when the ball lands out of bounds, but not be-

fore contacting one of the players.

Up-referee - the main referee. He/she stands upon a

special chair. Also known as the first referee.

Yellow card - a first sanction given by the up-referee,

cost the sanctioned team a point.Ace - a served ball that

directly results in a point.

Bagel - winning a game 25-0.

Block - an attempt by a player or players to interrupt

the ball before, as or just after itWin crosses the net.

Bump (Pass) - technique of playing the ball using fore-

arms, hands together, to direct the ball.

Bump (Set) - a forearm pass used as a set.

Carry - a fault called if the ball comes to rest in the

course of contact by one player.

Chickenwing - a last-ditch way to dig a ball using your

elbow and a bent arm.

Court - the playing surface divided into two equal areas

by a net. In its official form, volleyball is played on a

rectangular court 18 meters (59 feet 0.75 inches) long

and 9 meters (29 feet 6.475 inches) wide; the women’s

net placed at 2.24 meters (7 feet 4.125 inches) high and

the men’s net at 2.44 meters (8 feet) high.

Coverage - most often, refers to backing up a team-

mate’s hit when the block is up and the ball comes back.

Cross Court/Cut Shot - an offensive hit when a player,

instead of hitting with power, slices the ball just over

and nearly parallel to the net.

Dig - to pass a very hard hit spike; a ball brought up

(saved) with any part of the body, particularly from a

spike attempt.

Dink - a very softly-hit spike; ball played just over the

net or the blockers hands.

Down-Referee - secondary referee. He/she stands on

the floor at the opposite end of the net as the up-

referee. Also known as the second official.

Dump - when the setter, instead of setting the hitters,

attacks the ball over the net.

Facial Disgracial - a spike that hits the opposing

blocker or floor defender in the face.

Foot fault - stepping on the court or out of bounds be-

fore serving the ball.

Free Ball - a ball the opponent cannot attack and must

yield by passing over the net.

Husband and Wife - when a serve drops untouched

between two receivers who fail to move.

Joust - when two players on opposing sides attempt to

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Name: USA Volleyball Location: Colorado Springs, Colo. Founded: 1928 Membership: Approximately 275,000

Mission: USA Volleyball is the National Governing Body (NGB) for all disciplines of volleyball in the United

States and is officially recognized by the Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) and the United States

Olympic Committee (USOC). As mandated by the Amateur Sports Act, USA Volleyball is responsible for the

growth of the sport in America at the grassroots and most elite levels. USA Volleyball is the parent organization

of the USA National Teams.

Chief Executive Officer: Doug Beal

About USA Volleyball: Founded in 1928, USA Volleyball is a Colorado incorporated non-profit organization

recognized by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and the Federation International de Volleyball

(FIVB) as the National Governing Body for the sport of Volleyball in the United States. USA Volleyball is respon-

sible for both the Olympic disciplines of indoor volleyball and beach volleyball. USA Volleyball has over 275,000

registered members, 12,000 teams and 5,300 clubs nationwide. With an annual budget in excess of $17 million

dollars, USA Volleyball supports the USA men’s and women’s senior national team programs, youth and junior

national teams, national championship events, coaching educa� on and certificate on programs, grassroots devel-

opment, and programs for the disabled and Paralympic Teams. USA Volleyball has a rich tradition of success as

evidenced by winning an Olympic medal in every Olympic Games since 1984 and capturing numerous World

Cup, World Championship and Continental Championship titles. USA Volleyball is committed to and works to-

ward opportunity for all to participate. It is an advocate for all Americans endeavoring to assure universal access

to opportunities at all levels of the game. For more information please visit www.usavolleyball.org.

Other: USA Volleyball consists of 40 regional volleyball associations which manage grassroots playing opportuni-

ties for the USA Volleyball membership and is affiliated with 36 member organizations (i.e. NCAA, NAIA,

NJCAA, YMCA) that provide playing opportunities at a variety of levels.

USA Volleyball Fact Sheet

2012 u.s. men's junior national volleyball team press kit

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