Beach Update: U21 Championships
Big week for FIVB events, U21 World Championships and World Tour
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The first reshuffle of the top-five sees Hawaii and UC Irvine swap places after the Rainbow Warriors drop the first match of the season. We have another week to go before all of Division III is in action, but we still check in on those rankings as well in week two with the season slowly ramping up. The college roundup showcases some of the key matches of the week while also highlighting athletes who are part of the USA Volleyball National Team Development Program.
Big week for FIVB events, U21 World Championships and World Tour
Both pair's of winning teams take their first victories of AVP Tour in 2016
John Hyden and Tri Bourne earned their third medal of Olympic qualification, bronze in Sochi, Russia
The inaugural NCAA Beach Volleyball National Championship is this week in Alabama, FIVB goes to Russia and AVP readies for Huntington Beach Open
USA's Flint/Larsen, Crabb/Crabb and Urango/Bensend all medal
USA men's point leaders Gibb/Patterson finish fifth, Stockman/Dowdy upset World Champs
Top ranked men's team heads to Fortaleza, Brazil. Pair of gold boosts Dalhausser/Lucena and Ross/Walsh Jennings in provisional Olympic rankings
Trevor/Taylor Crabb and Betsi Flint/Kelley Larsen win gold in the Cayman Islands
Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena won their fifth gold, April Ross/Kerri Walsh Jennings won their second gold
Rio Olympics qualification heats up with seven events remaining before next bid opportunity
McColloch and Reeves took home gold in Costa Rica, Flint and Larsen the bronze
Ryan Doherty and John Mayer took down USA's top ranked team to win AVP Tour opener
Hyden and Bourne have best finish in 2016 Olympic qualification. Ross and Walsh Jennings earn third-straight medal.
USA beach teams look to improve Olympic rankings during two weeks in China; AVP opens in Louisiana
U.S. beach men's point leaders Gibb and Patterson finish fifth in Doha
Two U.S. men's teams in pool play in Qatar, Hermosa Beach hosts Beach Collegiate Challenge
Kimberly DiCello and Kendra Vanzwieten topped the podium in Guaymas, Mexico, as all four American teams medaled.
April Ross is the first volleyball player to be named a USOC's Team for Tomorrow athlete ambassador, will visit hometown in April
Beach volleyball is bracing itself for a historic triumph at 2016 Olympics
The FIVB World Tour heads into a two-week break; Sarah Sponcil and Torrey Van Widen win U21 event in Australia