Posted by GEVA Web Editor on October 27, 2001 at 23:25:29:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
By Marcia Burchstead, USA Volleyball
Dallas Selected as Site for 2002 U.S. Open Volleyball Championship Event
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO - Friday, October 26, 2001 - Mike Chandler,
Managing Director, Events for USA Volleyball announced today that the
2002 U.S. Open Volleyball Championship Event will take place from May 25
through June 1 at the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas.
There were over 5,500 participants on 471 teams who competed at the 2001
Championships, Open and Co-Ed Tournaments in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Teams representing Brazil, Canada and the Dominican Republic also took
part.
"USA Volleyball is excited to get the opportunity to return championship
events to Dallas, Texas," said Chandler. "Our adult championships were
last held in Dallas in 1996 and the junior championships in 1998."
"We have great ties to the local volleyball community, the Dallas/Fort
Worth Regional Sports Commission and the Dallas 2012 Bid Committee.
These groups have all come forward to support this event and we
anticipate another successful championship event working with them,"
added Chandler.
Many national team players both present and past have participated at
this event. Olympians including Logan Tom (2000), Misty May (2000
Beach), Jeff Nygaard (2000, 1996), Tom Sorenson (1996), Paula Weishoff
(1996. 1992, 1984) and Laurel Brassey Iverson (1988, 1980) competed in
2001.
The matches are contested on 30 portable courts within the convention
center.
According to statistics for 2000 there were close to 40,000 registered
adult members of USA Volleyball.
More details concerning this event can be found at the USA Volleyball
website. As other information becomes available it will also be posted
on the site under "Adult."
USA Volleyball is the National Governing Body for the sport of
Volleyball in the United States and as such is recognized by the United
States Olympic Committee and the FIVB (Federation Internationale de
Volleyball) as the organization primarily responsible for increasing
participation and awareness of the sport of Volleyball in the United
States. USA Volleyball's efforts are aided by the many member
organizations with which it is affiliated, such as 39 Regional
Volleyball Associations, the Amateur Athletic Union, NCAA, YMCA,
National Federation of State High Schools Associations, the American
Volleyball Coaches Association and the United State Youth Volleyball
League.
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For more information please contact:
Brent Buzbee
Manager, Communications & Technology
USA Volleyball
715 S. Circle Dr.
Colorado Springs, CO 80910
(719) 228-6800
(719) 228-6813 - Fax
brent.buzbee@usav.org www.usavolleyball.org