The Argentine Federation asked BIP to bring a group of strong u22 players to
Buenos Aires in early June to help them prepare their Junior National Team for
the summer's competitions. As Spring Cup didn't work out in 2005, we decided
to travel with our "USA Select Team" on this trip: 18 upper-level current
collegiate players. We were fortunate to travell with and playing against the
Argentine Junior National Team. We were stoked to play in front of 2000+ fans in
some of our games in the neighborhoods and suburbs of Buenos Aires and Cordoba.
We also played various matches against the Argentina Youth National Team,
Senior "B" Team, and some "professional" club programs.
| # |
Name |
School |
Height |
Position |
| 1 |
Darcy Thompson |
Robert Morris |
5'8" (173cm) |
Libero |
| 2 |
Karen Augspurger |
Wichita State |
5'3" (165cm) |
Libero |
| 3 |
Renata Dargan |
Purdue |
6'0" (182cm) |
Setter |
| 4 |
Racheal Dyer |
BYU |
6'1" (185cm) |
MB |
| 5 |
Emily Houston |
Baylor |
6'1" (185cm) |
Setter |
| 6 |
Brittany Pierpont |
Boston College |
5'10" (178cm) |
Setter |
| 7 |
Savannah Knowles |
Illinois State |
5'8" (173cm) |
OH |
| 8 |
Kari Staehlin |
Illinois State |
6'2" (188cm) |
MB |
| 9 |
Stefanie Alde |
NorthWestern |
6'1" (185cm) |
MB/Opp |
| 10 |
Joanna Schmitt |
Oklahoma |
5'10" (178cm) |
OH |
| 11 |
Jessie Nevitt |
Cincinnati |
6'2" (188cm) |
MB |
| 12 |
Brigitte Slack |
Alabama |
6'0" (182cm) |
Setter |
| 13 |
Tess Rogers |
Colorado State |
5'11" (180cm) |
OH |
| 14 |
Sidney Bennett |
Pacific |
6'1" (185cm) |
MB/Opp |
| 15 |
Rachel VanMeter |
Illinois |
6'3" (190cm) |
OH/Opp |
| 16 |
Lindsay Stalzer |
Bradley |
6'1" (185cm) |
MB |
| 17 |
Regan Hood |
LSU |
6'2" (188cm) |
OH |
| COACHES |
|
| Tom Hilbert |
Colorado State |
| Kevin Hambly |
USA volleyball |
| Mark Rosen |
Michigan |
| Santiago Restrepo |
Oklahoma |
| TEAM MANAGER |
|
| Horacio di Sciulla |
Argentina |
| HEAD OF DELEGATION |
|
| Tim Kelly |
Bring It Promotions |
| June 8-10 |
Buenos Aires |
| June 11 |
Rio Cuarto (Córdoba) |
| June 12-13 |
Córdoba Capital |
| June 14 |
Paraná (Entre Ríos) |
| June 15 |
Villaguay (entre Ríos) |
| June 16 |
Santa Fe - Capital |
| June 17-18 |
Buenos Aires |
We are very excited to have Tom Hilbert (Colorado State), Kevin Hambly
(former USA National Team Assistant Coach), Mark Rosen (Michigan), and Santiago Restrepo (Oklahoma) coaching the 2 teams.
For those that are unfamiliar with Argentina and the level of volleyball
there, please see the IVA High Performance Journal from last summer, as well as our promo video on Argentina:
IVA Argentina Tour Journal
Argentina Promo Video
Tune in here for daily journal updates written by the players and coaches
which will include photos, box scores, and hopefully some short video clips.
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