Sandbothe Selected to USA Women’s Junior National Training Team
Jun 09, 2017 | Volleyball
Link to USA Volleyball Official Release
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State middle blocker Elle Sandbothe has been selected to the 16-player U.S. Women’s Junior National Training Team (WJNTT) for which the final 12-player roster will be selected for the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women’s U20 World Championship, USA Volleyball announced.
Sandbothe, who is entering her sophomore season with the Wildcats, helped the Women’s Junior National Team win the gold medal at the U20 Pan American Cup in San Jose, Costa Rica. By winning gold, Team USA qualified for the World Championship that will be held in Boca del Rio and Cordoba, Mexico, July 14-23.
The WJNTT roster features four middles, two liberos, four outside hitters, three opposites and three setters and includes nine players who were on the Pan Am Cup’s gold-medal team. The National Team will be coached by Texas A&M head coach Laurie Corbelli and will be assisted by Blake Rawlins, head trainer at Top Select Volleyball Academy, and Jay Van Vark, assistant coach at Grand Canyon University.
The WJNTT will train July 2-12 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
A 6-foot product of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Sandbothe was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team after a season in which she led the Cats with 1.09 blocks/set and started the final nine matches of the season, including the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament.
U.S. Women’s Junior National Training Team
# - Name (Position, 2017 Club/College, Height, Hometown, Region)
1 – Brionne Butler (M, University of Texas, 6-4, Kendleton, Texas, Lone Star)
2 – Tiffany Clark (L, TBA, 5-11, Naperville, Illinois, Great Lakes)
3 – Thayer Hall (OH, Upward Stars, 6-3, Moore, South Carolina, Palmetto)
4 – Paige Hammons (OH, University of Florida, 6-2, Louisville, Kentucky, Pioneer)
5 – Regan Pittman (M, University of Minnesota, 6-5, Spring Hill, Kansas, Heart of America)
6 – Holly Carlton (OPP, University of North Carolina, 6-7, Sterling, Virginia, Chesapeake)
7 – Elle Sandbothe (M, Kansas State University, 6-0, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Heart of America)
8 – Ronika Stone (OPP, University of Oregon, 6-2, San Jose, California, Northern California)
10 – Mikayla Shields (OPP, University of South Carolina, 6-0, Orlando, Florida, Florida)
11 – Norene Iosia (S, University of Hawaii, 5-11, Torrance, California, Southern California)
12 – MacKenzi Welsh (S, University of Michigan, 6-1, Bolingbrook, Illinois, Great Lakes)
13 – Franny Arnautou (S, Yale University, 5-11, San Francisco, California, Northern California)
14 – Gabby Curry (L, University of Kentucky, 5-9, Buford, Georgia, Southern)
15 – Rachael Kramer (MB, University of Florida, 6-8, Phoenix, Arizona, Arizona)
16 – Denise Ssozi (OH, Air Force Academy, 5-8, Johnston, Iowa, Iowa)
17 – Leah Edmond (OH, University of Kentucky, 6-2, Lexington, Kentucky, Pioneer)
Head Coach: Laurie Corbelli (head coach at Texas A&M University)
Assistant Coach: Blake Rawlins (head trainer at Top Select Volleyball Academy)
Assistant Coach: Jay Van Vark (assistant coach at Grand Canyon University
Team Leader: Tom Pingel (USA Volleyball High Performance)
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