Rachael Kramer (left) is hoping to make the final 12-player cut for the FIVB U20 World Championships.
Hammons, Kramer Named to USA Volleyball Women’s Junior National Training Team
Wednesday, June 7, 2017 | Volleyball
Paige Hammons and Rachael Kramer will compete for spots on the final roster July 2-12
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Incoming freshman Paige Hammons and rising sophomore Rachael Kramer were both named to the 16-player USA Volleyball Junior Women's National Training Team, USA Volleyball announced Tuesday (June 6).
Both are competing for spots on the final 12-player roster, which will compete at the FIVB U20 World Championships, set for July 14-23 in Mexico. Training gets underway July 2 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Final cuts are expected to be made July 12, the final day of training.
Hammons helped the U.S. Junior Women's National Team to a gold medal and undefeated record at last month's U20 Pan American Cup. The title qualified Team USA for the U20 World Championships.
Joseph Named to Team Canada for FIVB World Grand Prix, Pan American Cup
Rising redshirt senior Shainah Joseph earned a spot on the Canadian Women's National Team, Volleyball Canada announced last month (May 16).
Team Canada will compete in Group 2 of the FIVB World Grand Prix, one of the sport's premier international tournaments, from July 21-23. They will face Czech Republic, Germany, and Peru, with matches taking place in Richmond, B.C.
Leading up to the team's participation in the Pan American Cup (June 15-26) in Peru, Team Canada will train and play in Anaheim, Calif. with the U.S. women's team from June 12-14, according to Volleyball Canada's release.
This will be Joseph's third stint with Team Canada. The Ottawa, Ont. native represented her home country at the 2015 Pan American Cup, as well as the 2016 Pan American Cup and FIVB Grand Prix.
Three More Gators Representing Team USA
Last month, rising senior and three-time All-American Rhamat Alhassan and 2016 Olympian Kelly Murphy took part in a U.S. Women's National Team training session.
Murphy, a four-time All-American with the Gators from 2008-11, most recently helped the national team to a bronze medal at the Rio Olympics last August. Alhassan won a bronze medal at the Pan American Cup with the U.S. Women's National Team last July.
Additionally, rising sophomore Darrielle King earned a spot on USA Volleyball's Collegiate National Team that will compete in Minneapolis.
According to the official announcement, the CNT-Minneapolis squad, which is part of USA Volleyball's High Performance pipeline and considered a second tryout for the U.S. Women's National Team, will train from June 22-26 at the University of Minnesota.
Afterward, the athletes will be assigned to one of three 12-member teams and compete in a round-robin format at the Minneapolis Convention Center from June 27-30. The matches are in conjunction with the USA Volleyball Girls' Junior National Championships under the same roof.
To follow these Gators in their various tournaments and tryouts, continue to check FloridaGators.com and follow @GatorsVB on both Twitter and Instagram.
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Both are competing for spots on the final 12-player roster, which will compete at the FIVB U20 World Championships, set for July 14-23 in Mexico. Training gets underway July 2 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Final cuts are expected to be made July 12, the final day of training.
Hammons helped the U.S. Junior Women's National Team to a gold medal and undefeated record at last month's U20 Pan American Cup. The title qualified Team USA for the U20 World Championships.
Joseph Named to Team Canada for FIVB World Grand Prix, Pan American Cup
Rising redshirt senior Shainah Joseph earned a spot on the Canadian Women's National Team, Volleyball Canada announced last month (May 16).
Team Canada will compete in Group 2 of the FIVB World Grand Prix, one of the sport's premier international tournaments, from July 21-23. They will face Czech Republic, Germany, and Peru, with matches taking place in Richmond, B.C.
Leading up to the team's participation in the Pan American Cup (June 15-26) in Peru, Team Canada will train and play in Anaheim, Calif. with the U.S. women's team from June 12-14, according to Volleyball Canada's release.
This will be Joseph's third stint with Team Canada. The Ottawa, Ont. native represented her home country at the 2015 Pan American Cup, as well as the 2016 Pan American Cup and FIVB Grand Prix.
Three More Gators Representing Team USA
Last month, rising senior and three-time All-American Rhamat Alhassan and 2016 Olympian Kelly Murphy took part in a U.S. Women's National Team training session.
Murphy, a four-time All-American with the Gators from 2008-11, most recently helped the national team to a bronze medal at the Rio Olympics last August. Alhassan won a bronze medal at the Pan American Cup with the U.S. Women's National Team last July.
Additionally, rising sophomore Darrielle King earned a spot on USA Volleyball's Collegiate National Team that will compete in Minneapolis.
According to the official announcement, the CNT-Minneapolis squad, which is part of USA Volleyball's High Performance pipeline and considered a second tryout for the U.S. Women's National Team, will train from June 22-26 at the University of Minnesota.
Afterward, the athletes will be assigned to one of three 12-member teams and compete in a round-robin format at the Minneapolis Convention Center from June 27-30. The matches are in conjunction with the USA Volleyball Girls' Junior National Championships under the same roof.
To follow these Gators in their various tournaments and tryouts, continue to check FloridaGators.com and follow @GatorsVB on both Twitter and Instagram.
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