by (Lawrence, Kansas) – Two Haskell Indian Nations University Volleyball student-athletes will participate in the 2019 U.S. Women’s National Team open tryouts, which are taking place this weekend in Colorado Springs, Colo. Alliyah Richards (Oglala Lakota/Ute) and Sophia Honahni (Hopi/Navajo) will each head to the U.S. Olympic Training Center for the tryouts, which will be held March 1-3.
The duo will be competing for a spot on the U.S. Women’s National Team and/or the U.S. Collegiate National Teams program. There are 215 student-athletes from 88 colleges/universities that are expected to participate. U.S. Women’s National Team Head Coach Karch Kiraly and his staff will direct the entire tryout process.
The tryout will involve four sessions with three waves per session. Both Richards and Honahni will participate in Friday’s “Blue Wave” session that commences at 7 p.m. CST. Richards will wear jersey number R43 and Honahni will wear N16.
All sessions of the tryout (minus the USA Training session on Sunday) will be streamed live at https://www.teamusa.org/usa-volleyball/video. USA Volleyball will use #USAVtryout as the event hashtag for photos, notes, quotes and stories posted to its social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat under the handle @usavolleyball.
The U.S. Collegiate National Team program has three competition options:
- U.S. Women’s Collegiate National Team – May 19-30, Japan (International)
- U.S. Women’s Collegiate National Team – June 23-29, Anaheim, Calif. (Domestic)
- U.S. Women’s Collegiate National Team – June 30-July 14, World University Games — Napoli, Italy (International)
Middle Hitter Alliyah Richards finished the 2018 season ranked 8th in Kills per Game (4.300) and ranked 16th in Total Kills (482). For her career, she has tallied 942 kills in 2,345 attempts, 331 digs where 228 of those digs came this 2018 season. She also has 70 block solos and 93 block assists totaling 163 blocks combined. She was named the Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.) Conference Tournament MVP and First-Team All-Conference
Libero Sophia Honahni, finished the season ranked 32nd in the country for Digs per Game at (5.270) and was named the Association of Independent Institutions Conference Libero of the Year. She finished the season with 564 digs and was named to the A.I.I. Conference First-Team as well.
Coached by Nanabah Allison-Brewer (Navajo), the Lady Indians team won the 2018 A.I.I. Conference Tournament for the first time in school history.
Selections for the U.S. Collegiate National Teams will be made by the end of March.
U.S. Women’s National Team Open Tryout Participants
(Note: * = U.S. Women’s Junior National Team eligible)
Liberos (46)
Jersey # – Athlete (Position, School, College Eligibility Years Remaining)
N1 – Akiu, Reyn (L, Hawaii, 0)
N2 – Angello, Lacey (L, Kansas, 3)
N46 – Baker, Berklie (L, TCU, 2)
N3 – Barnes, Lauren (L, Minnesota, 2)
N4 – Bradley, Adele (L, Duquesne, 2)
N5 – Cianciulli, Raigen (L, LSU, 2)
N6 – Clarke, Caitlin (L, Wake Forest, 1)
N7 – Curtis, Emily (L, Clemson, 1)
N8 – Daniels, Jordan (L, Air Force, 2)
N9 – Dennison, Danielle (L, TCU, 2)
N10 – Dirige, Alexis (L, Washington St., 1)
N11 – Friesen, Celeste (L, Point Loma Nazarene, 1)
N12 – Glover, Kendall (L, Georgia, 2)
N13 – Harty, Aysia (L, Oklahoma, 3)
N15 – * Hinkle, Loren (L, Kansas St., 4)
N16 – Honahni, Sophia (L, Haskell Indian Nations, 2)
N17 – Horsfall, Taylor (L, Tulsa, 1)
N18 – Howell, Madison (L, Clemson, 3)
N19 – Jacky, Taylor (L, William Jessup, 1)
N20 – Johnston, Halle (L, Iowa, 2)
N21 – Knop, Katherine (L, California, 2)
N47 – * Kuper, Taylor (L, Illinois, 3)
N22 – Lake, Mary (L, BYU, 1)
N23 – Larson, Megan (L, North Dakota, 3)
N24 – Lawmaster, Lindsey (L, Long Beach St., 0)
N25 – Lishman, Dallas (L, Pepperdine, 2)
N26 – Litzau, Lauren (L, Minnesota, 1)
N27 – Love, Amanda (L, VCU, 0)
N28 – * McGraw, Caroline (L, Minnesota, 3)
N29 – Miller, Kelsey (L, Virginia, 1)
N30 – Motes, Kelly (L, Air Force, 2)
N31 – Nelson, Allie (L, Kansas, 1)
N32 – Perosa, Avery (L, Pittsburgh, 2)
N33 – * Petersen, Sydney (L, Texas, 3)
N34 – Raffety, Carol (L, Virginia Tech, 1)
N35 – * Rivas, Allegra (L, Maryland, 3)
N36 – Rizzo, Allyssa (L, Montana St., 1)
N37 – Rosenthall, Isabella (L, Auburn, 3)
N38 – Roumeliotis, Alexa (L, Creighton, 2)
N39 – Salvador, Averi (L, Temple, 2)
N40 – Seimet, Kallie (L, Bowling Green St., 0)
N41 – Slagle, Madison (L, Iowa, 3)
N42 – Smith, Emma (L, California, 1)
N43 – Tankesley, Brienna (L, Middle Tennessee St., 1)
N44 – Thompson, Hannah (L, Bradley, 3)
N45 – Whipple, Rachel (L, Colorado, 1)
Middles (42)
Jersey # – Athlete (Position, School, College Eligibility Years Remaining)
R1 – Anderson, Preslie (MB, California, 2)
R2 – Aspen, Aubrey (MB, Viterbo, 0)
R3 – Cook, Callie (MB, Tulsa, 2)
R4 – Cooper, Lily (MB, Duke, 4)
R5 – Della, Caitlyn (MB, Wake Forest, 2)
R6 – Eaton, Anna (MB, Green Bay, 2)
R7 – Eschenberg, Kennedy (MB, BYU, 2)
R8 – * Evans, Kennedi (MB, Utah, 3)
R9 – Forte, Lauren (MB, California, 3)
R10 – Gates, Madeleine (MB, UCLA, 1)
R11 – * Gneiting, Heather (MB, BYU, 3)
R12 – Grace, Phoebe (MB, Utah, 3)
R13 – Griffin, Jha’Meisheia (MB, Georgia St., 2)
R14 – Gross, Jasmine (MB, Southern California, 1)
R15 – * Hammontree, Faith (MB, Kansas St., 4)
R17 – * Langs, Rachel (MB, Kansas, 3)
R18 – * Manyang, Afedo (MB, TCU, 4)
R19 – Mohler, Blake (MB, Purdue, 1)
R42 – Morgan, Taylor (MB, Minnesota, 1)
R20 – Myers, Kaitlyn (MB, Maryland, 3)
R21 – Niece, Avalyn (MB, Washington, 1)
R22 – Oestreich, Jacquelyn (MB, Ohio Dominican, 0)
R23 – Omazic, Tyanna (MB, Missouri, 2)
R24 – O’Neal, Asjia (MB, Texas, 4)
R25 – Pittman, Regan (MB, Minnesota, 2)
R43 – Richards, Alliyah (MB, Haskell Indian Nations, 1)
R26 – Roe, Piper (MB, Louisville, 2)
R27 – Ryan, Emily (MB, UCLA, 3)
R28 – Sanders, Lauren (MB, Washington, 2)
R29 – Sneed, Jasmin (MB, VCU, 1)
R30 – Speech, Symone (MB, Georgetown, 1)
R31 – * Starks, Sabrina (MB, Pittsburgh, 3)
R32 – Stevenson, Anna (MB, Auburn, 2)
R33 – Swanson, Sarah (MB, TCU, 2)
R34 – Terry, Lauryn (MB, North Carolina St., 1)
R35 – * Turner, Lauren (MB, San Diego, 4)
R36 – * Van Driel, Gracie (MB, Kansas, 4)
R37 – VanBeek, Sydnee (MB, Ball St., 1)
R38 – White, Kelsie (MB, Montana St., 2)
R39 – White, M’Kaela (MB, James Madison, 1)
R40 – Williams, Madeline (MB, Indiana St., 3)
R41 – Wylie, Tarah (MB, Pepperdine, 1)
Opposites (30)
Jersey # – Athlete (Position, School, College Eligibility Years Remaining)
B63 – Ardila, Athena (OPP, Northeastern, 3)
B64 – Bannister, Taylor (OPP, LSU, 2)
B65 – Billiard, Sarah (OPP, Virginia, 2)
B66 – * Cole, Danielle (OPP, Washington, 4)
B67 – Drechsel, Samantha (OPP, Washington, 2)
B68 – Evans, Melissa (OPP, North Carolina St., 3)
B70 – Fitzmorris, Audriana (OPP, Stanford, 1)
B71 – Goodwin, Casey (OPP, Liberty, 1)
B72 – Graham, Corinne (OPP, Memphis, 0)
B73 – * Hickman, Rachel (OPP, Kansas, 4)
B74 – Hill, Zoe (OPP, Kansas, 1)
B75 – Huizenga, Bailee (OPP, California, 1)
B76 – Kanas, Brooke (OPP, Texas Tech, 3)
B77 – Koerber, Kenzie (OPP, Utah, 2)
B78 – Langga, Vivi (OPP, San Jose St., 0)
B79 – * Lewis, Morgan (OPP, Oregon, 4)
B80 – Madison, Kennedy (OPP, Charleston, 0)
B81 – Maxwell, Brittany (OPP, DePaul, 1)
B93 – * Mutiri, Gloria (OH, Kansas St., 3)
B82 – Rice, Megan (OPP, Loyola Marymount, 2)
B83 – Samedy, Stephanie (OPP, Minnesota, 2)
B84 – * Schriner, Emma (OPP, Maryland, 3)
B85 – Shields, Mikayla (OPP, South Carolina, 1)
B86 – Teran, Evelina (OPP, Montevallo, 2)
B87 – Thompson, Jordan (OPP, Cincinnati, 1)
B88 – Tolbert, Jaila (OPP, Virginia Tech, 0)
B89 – Van Winden, Torrey (OPP, Cal Poly, 1)
B90 – Watson, Anne-Marie (OPP, UCF, 2)
B91 – White, Nikkie (OPP, Indiana St., 2)
B92 – Wolf, Taylor (OPP, Green Bay, 2)
Outside Hitters (56)
Jersey # – Athlete (Position, School, College Eligibility Years Remaining)
W1 – Bailey, Brooke (OH, Clemson, 2)
W2 – Bajema, Kara (OH, Washington, 1)
W3 – Botkin, Brooke (OH, Southern California, 2)
W4 – * Boyd, Peyton (OH, Temple, 3)
W5 – Brown, Logan (OH, Arkansas, 2)
W6 – Carlson, Brynn (OH, Kansas St., 3)
W7 – Chastang, Lauren (OH, Kennesaw St., 3)
W9 – Clayton, Leah (OH, Colorado, 1)
W10 – Crenshaw, Shannon (OH, Washington, 3)
W24 – * Davis, Keeley (OH, Creighton, 4)
W11 – Dirrigl, Hailey (OH, Arkansas, 2)
W12 – * Dixon, Anna (OH, Kansas St., 4)
W13 – Drews, Danielle (OH, Utah, 2)
W14 – * Eggleston, Logan (OH, Texas, 3)
W15 – Freeman, Abigail (OH, Greenville, 2)
W16 – * Hadrych, Lexi (OH, UCLA, 4)
W17 – Hart, Alexis (OH, Minnesota, 2)
W18 – Haynes, Madeline (OH, California, 1)
W19 – Hernandez, Mallory (OH, Georgia, 3)
W20 – Hill, Emily (OH, Texas Tech, 1)
W21 – * Hoffman, Claire (OH, Washington, 3)
W22 – * Holthaus, Eleanor (OH, Iowa St., 3)
W23 – * Keith, Bailey (OH, Air Force, 3)
W25 – Kuhn, Caroline (OH, Wake Forest, 3)
W26 – Kuyava-DeBerg, Kylie (OH, Missouri, 2)
W27 – * Lukes, Katie (OH, San Diego, 3)
W28 – Lund, Kayla (OH, Pittsburgh, 2)
W29 – Martin, Jasmyn (OH, Minnesota, 2)
W30 – * McCall, Elan (OH, TCU, 3)
W31 – McClure, Meghan (OH, Stanford, 2)
W32 – McHenry, Melanie (OH, Louisville, 1)
W33 – McLean, Brittany (OH, South Carolina, 1)
W34 – * Melville, McKenna (OH, UCF, 3)
W35 – Member-Meneh, Leketor (OH, Missouri, 2)
W37 – O’Connell, Gabrielle (OH, North Florida, 2)
W38 – * Owokoniran, Adeola (OH, Duke, 3)
W39 – * Powell, Adria (OH, Ohio St., 3)
W40 – Pritchard, Erika (OH, Maryland, 2)
W41 – Quade, Jacqueline (OH, Illinois, 1)
W42 – Ritchie, Rachel (OH, Georgia, 2)
W43 – * Robinson, Madelyn (OH, BYU, 3)
W44 – Rollins, Adanna (OH, Minnesota, 3)
W45 – Sanders, Sarah (OH, Oklahoma, 2)
W46 – Scully, Shannon (OH, Pepperdine, 2)
W47 – Sheehan, Claire (OH, Minnesota, 2)
W48 – Smeathers, Madison (OH, Ohio St., 1)
W49 – Smith, Ashley (OH, Kansas, 1)
W50 – Stroud, Sydney (OH, Georgia St., 1)
W51 – Stroup, Emily (OH, Mississippi, 1)
W52 – Taylor, Maya (OH, Saint Louis, 2)
W53 – * Thomas, Solei (OH, Clemson, 3)
W54 – Valerian, Valerie (OH, North Texas, 2)
W55 – Wiblin, Roxanne (OH, San Diego, 2)
W56 – Williams, Kashauna (OH, Long Beach St., 3)
W57 – Williams, Stephanie (OH, Pittsburgh, 1)
W58 – * Yett, Megan (OH, Utah, 3)
Setters (44)
Jersey # – Athlete (Position, School, College Eligibility Years Remaining)
G51 – * Adams-Kaonohi, Teana (S, Kansas St., 4)
G52 – Ahlers, Miranda (S, Air Force, 2)
G53 – Alford, Nicole (S, Maryland, 2)
G54 – * Allison, Mica (S, Illinois, 3)
G55 – Brandt, Jenna (S, Iowa St., 3)
G56 – Broadwater, Alexis (S, Kennesaw St., 1)
G57 – Brown, Ashley (S, Washington St., 1)
G94 – Brown, Diana (S, Illinois, 4)
G58 – * Chang, Devon (S, UCLA, 3)
G59 – Cole, Madelyn (S, Creighton, 1)
G60 – Dilfer, Victoria (S, Louisville, 2)
G61 – Dixon, Sarah (S, Kansas St., 2)
G62 – Dockery, Tamia (S, Howard, 0)
G63 – Donovan, Mary (S, Georgia, 1)
G64 – Easton, Gabrielle (S, Clemson, 3)
G65 – Ennis, Camryn (S, Kansas, 3)
G66 – * Ewert, Jenna (S, Colorado, 3)
G67 – * Fitzner, Emily (S, Indiana, 4)
G68 – * Gabriel, Jhenna (S, Texas, 4)
G95 – Garard, Mamie (S, San Jose St., 3)
G70 – Hammill, Taylor (S, Tennessee, 1)
G71 – Holt, Madeline (S, Wake Forest, 2)
G72 – Jefferies, Janiece (S, East Carolina, 3)
G73 – * Kaahaaina-Torres, Saige (S, Utah, 3)
G74 – Kirby, Alexandria (S, Texas Tech, 3)
G75 – Koehler, Courtney (S, South Carolina, 1)
G76 – * Kwiatkowski, Parker (S, Wake Forest, 4)
G77 – Lee, Jaimeson (S, George Washington, 1)
G78 – Levers, Kylee (S, Pittsburgh, 2)
G79 – Martin, Shelby (S, East Carolina, 2)
G80 – McLaughlin, Kylee (S, Oklahoma, 2)
G81 – McMenimen, Bayley (S, Minnesota, 3)
G82 – Miller, Kylie (S, Minnesota, 1)
G83 – Neelon, Meghan (S, Alabama, 3)
G84 – Nielsen, Sara (S, Minnesota, 2)
G85 – Orr, Gabrielle (S, Iowa, 2)
G86 – * Podraza, Mac (S, Ohio St., 4)
G87 – * Powell, Ella (S, Washington, 3)
G88 – Reid, Tess (S, Loyola Marymount, 1)
G89 – Rippee, Rachel (S, Arkansas, 1)
G90 – Ryan, Grace (S, Arkansas, 3)
G91 – Seaman, Amber (S, Ball St., 1)
G92 – Thompson, Cali (S, UCLA, 1)
G93 – Westbeld, Brooke (S, Dayton, 2)
U.S. Women’s National Team Open Tryout Administrators and Coaches
U.S. Women’s National Team
Karch Kiraly – Head Coach
Luka Slabe – Assistant Coach
Tama Miyashiro – Assistant Coach
Erin Virtue – Assistant Coach
Jeff Liu – Technical Coordinator
Jon Newman-Gonchar – WNT Assistant Coach/New Mexico
Administrative
Nicki Holmes (George Washington)
Bill Kauffman (USAV Staff – Media Relations)
Meredith Lee (USAV Staff – HP)
Katie Mitchell (USAV Staff – HP)
Matt Podschweit (USAV Staff – Live Streaming)
Stephen Munson (USAV Staff – Social Media)
Jeff Wanderer (West Hills College Coalinga)
Evaluators
Michelle Chatman (Youth A1)
Keegan Cook (Washington)
Brian Doyon (Central Florida)
Fran Flory
Ray Gooden (Northern Illinois)
Jeff Grove (Kansas State)
Jenny Hazelwood (Infinity Volleyball Club)
Trevor Johnson (Liberty)
Tim Kelly (Bring It Promotions)
Jill Kramer (TCU)
Jose Lugo (Newman)
Heather Olmstead (BYU)
Stacy Sykora (3-Time U.S. Olympian)
Carol Torok (Bradley)
Rod Wilde (CNT Mentor Coach)
Marie Zidek (DePaul)
Court Coaches
Becca Acevedo (Winthrop)
Cole Aiazzi (Montana State)
Fabe Ardila (Wellesley High School)
Chris Duenow (Concordia University Irvine)
Anthony Elizondo (SMVBC)
Jim Giacomazzi (Wayland Baptist)
Marshall Goenawan (Tabor College)
Emily Kohan (Colorado State)
Kathy O’Neill (Empire Volleyball)
Steve Pike (Brockport)
Paula Schwan (Kent Juniors)
Cade Smith (Alabama-Huntsville)
Abbey West (Alliance Volleyball Club)
DataVolley
Jessica Aschenbrenner (Denver)
Rachel Ferguson (Indiana)
Taylor Filzen (Dayton)
Jeffery Hicks (Michigan State)
TJ Read (Central Florida)
Jose Reyes (Iowa State)
April Sanchez (Idaho State)
Jon Wong (Bradley)
