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Welcome!
FALL PROGRAMS & TRYOUTS ANNOUNCED
Triangle Volleyball Club is pleased to announce its Fall schedule for
clinics, programs, and tryouts. [2010
Fall Schedule]
Triangle enters its 9th season on the heels of one of the most successful
seasons in North Carolina junior club volleyball history. In 2010, Triangle
teams earned eight bids to Junior National Championships including a rare
open-level 'double qualification' by 18 Black. Triangle was among only 12 other
clubs in the nation to earn eight or more bids. Triangle's success is rooted in
its mission: education of the whole person through commitment to excellence in
the sport of volleyball. Triangle is recognized nationally as a leader in club
volleyball. For
2011, Triangle expects to field at least 18-20 teams from 12s thru 18s.
NEW ATTACK TRAINING TECHNOLOGY AT TRIANGLE
Power-Core 360 is an exciting NEW technology for attackers that will rapidly
improve hitting power while also reducing the risk of shoulder injury. Triangle
is hosting a
Volleyball Power Hitting Clinic with Nick Cheronis [former and long-time
Associate Head Coach of University of Florida] on Saturday, September 18, 9-11
AM. This clinic is intended for attackers age 13-18 years old and costs
$99/athlete. For more information on Power-Core 360 Volleyball Power Hitting
System visit
www.powercore360.com. To register for this clinic click
HERE!
3rd ANNUAL PREP CHALLENGE
Saturday, August 14 Triangle hosted nine area high school teams for a
pre-season scrimmage. Participating teams in the 3rd Annual Prep Challenge included: Apex, Athens, Cardinal
Gibbons, Heritage, Person County, Trinity School of Durham, Wake
Christian, Wake Forest-Rolesville, and Wakefield. Thank you to presenting
sponsor, Southeastern Orthopedic.
GUINNESS WORLD RECORD IS OFFICIAL
Triangle Volleyball Club received confirmation from Guinness World Records
that the Club officially holds the new Guinness World Record for the "most
consecutive volleyball passes." The 110 pass record was set at the Raleigh
Convention Center on Friday, February 5, 2010 in conjunction with the
Mid-Atlantic Power League tournament [MAPL Raleigh] hosted by Triangle
Volleyball Club. [Press
Release].
USA JR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Eight Triangle teams attended the prestigious USA Jr National Championships
in Reno, NV (June 23-July 3). Three teams had top 15 finishes including 15 Black
(9th - 15 American), 16 Black (T13th - 16 National), 18 Black (T15th - 18 Open).
Check
RESULTS for all teams. Congratulations to all of our teams on a
successful season!
TRIANGLE CELEBRATES 2010 SEASON
Over 300 attended Triangle's End of Season Celebration on Sunday, June 13.
Graduating seniors and individual award winners were honored as part of the celebration. Triangle had an outstanding season: ...one of only twelve clubs in the country to qualify at least eight teams for Junior Nationals...a total of 36 bids to USA Junior Nationals...three regional championships in 2010 give the club a total of 22 in eight seasons. For more information on the 2010 season, read the [Press
Release].
TRIANGLE SENIOR CLASS COMMITS
Congratulations to the thirteen members of Triangle's Class of 2010 on their
college choices. The Class of 2010 (front to back, left to right): Christina
Dorismond (Furman), Jill Edwards (Shippensburg), Avery Striebel (LSU), Gabby
Gilbert (UNC-Chapel Hill), Morgan Cochran (Western Carolina), Michelle Fadool
(Wingate), Katie Slay (Penn State), Sophie Palles (Appalachian State), Clarke
Glendenning (Meredith), Catherine Weiser (Rollins), Lindsey O'Connell (Clemson),
Mireille Pardon (Princeton), Brittany Northcutt (Georgia).
BUGG SETS USA GYNT TO NORCECA GOLD
The USA Girls' Youth National Team - and its setter Madison Bugg (6'0", S,
Triangle 18 Black) - won the gold medal by defeating Mexico at the NORCECA
Continental Championships on May 2nd in Guatemala and bids both to the IOC's
first-ever Youth Olympics in August 2010 (Singapore) and to FIVB Worlds in 2011
(Turkey). Madison Bugg is only the third Triangle student-athlete and third-ever
player from North Carolina to participate with a USA National Team. Both Katie
Slay '10 and Megan Hodge '06 won international championships with the GJNT and
GYNT, respectively. Bugg was also named 'Best Setter' for the NORCECA
Championships.
[Triangle Press Release]
[USA GYNT Photos]
Madison Bugg versus the Dominican Republic
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18 BLACK
'DOUBLE QUALIFIES', WINS LONE STAR
Triangle 18 Black qualified (again) at the Lone Star Classic (April 16-18)
by beating Texas Tornados 2-1 in an exciting three game championship final. 18
Black becomes only the second Triangle team ever to win an open qualifier. The
first was 18 Black's win at the 2006 Big South National Qualifier. Other
Triangle teams faired well this same weekend, including a gold bracket finish
from 15 Blue in Minneapolis and a T3 finish from 14 White in Asheville.
[Press Release]
Triangle 18 Black in Dallas, Texas
TRIANGLE SECURES EIGHT BIDS TO USA JR
NATIONALS
Triangle tied its own 2008 mark for most-ever bids earned in a single season
on Saturday, April 10 at the Carolina Region Bid tournaments held in Greensboro.
Four 'National' division (17 Black, 16 Black, 14 Black, 13 Black) and three 'American'
division (16 Blue, 15 Black, 14 Blue) bids were earned. 18 Black earned an open
bid with its second place finish at MEQ. With eight teams participating,
Triangle will have one of the largest contingents in Reno at Jr Nationals.
[Press Release]
SIX TOP TEN FINISHES AT BIG SOUTH
Thirteen teams travelled to Atlanta on Easter weekend for the Big South
National Qualifier. Six Triangle teams - 13 Black, 14 Black, 15 Black, 16 Black,
16 Blue, and 17 Black - posted top ten finishes at the event (four of these were
in 'open' divisions). Big South had over 800 teams in attendance from all across
the country.
18 BLACK QUALIFIES AT MEQ!
For the third time in club history (and only the fourth time in region
history), Triangle has qualified a team for USA Jr. Nationals in the OPEN
division. 18 Black, the lone Triangle team in attendance at the Mid-East
National Qualifier in Indianapolis (March 26-28), secured a coveted bid beating
Austin Juniors (TX) in the semi-finals. 18 Black lost the televised finals in
three games to Orange County 18 Roxy (CA).
TRIANGLE CAPTURES REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
For the eight consecutive years (and in every year since its founding), Triangle
has won at least one regional championship. Stellar performances from 12 Black,
13 Black, and 14 Black in the platinum divisions yielded Triangle's 20th, 21st,
and 22nd regional championship overall. Triangle has earned more regional
championships than any other Carolina Region club. In the 14 platinum division,
14 Blue finished 2nd and 14 White finished T5. In the 15 platinum division, 15
Black dropped a close championship match to finish as runner-up.
MAPL II A SUCCESS
On March 13-14, nine Triangle teams travelled to Downingtown, PA for MAPL II.
Top finishing Triangle teams include 15 Black (2nd Blue Div), 16 Blue (T3 Blue
Div), and 16 Black (T3 Black Div). Next stop on the MAPL tour for Triangle will
be the MAPL Championships in mid-May at the Greensboro Sportsplex.
12s, 13s, 14s, 15s WIN ON MARCH 6
Triangle 12-15s participated in the March 6 Carolina Region events and had
tremendous success:
12s: 12 Black (2nd Plat), 12 White (1st Gold)
13s: 13 Black (1st Plat), 13 Blue (1st Gold), 13 White (2nd Silver)
14s: 14 Black (1st Plat), 14 Blue (T3 Plat), 14 White (T3 Plat)
15s: 15 Black (1st Plat)
16s, 17s, and 18s SWEEP PLATINUM
Triangle 16s-18s participated in their first Carolina Region event of the year
on February 27th. Triangle 16, 17, and 18 Black all captured platinum tournament
championships. Triangle 16 Blue finished T5/13 and 17 Blue finished T3/12. Teams
were scheduled to participate in prior regional events but these were cancelled
due to inclement weather.
PRESIDENT'S DAY TOURNAMENTS
Triangle sent 10 teams on the road during President's Day weekend (Feb 13-15).
In Omaha (NE), 16 Black turned in a T3/24 finish and 18 Black finished 6th/16
enduring some incredible competition. In Washington DC, 14 Black and Blue
finished 2nd and T3 in the 15 Club and 14s divisions, respectively. 16 Blue and
15 Black finished 2nd and T3 of 32, respectively, in the 16 Open division.
Congratulations to all our teams on a successful weekend.
GUINNESS WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT
Friday night before MAPL Raleigh, Triangle Volleyball Club and friends set a
new Guinness World Record for consecutive volleyball passes over the net. With
115 eligible participants, Triangle broke the previous record of 92 passes on
the second attempt, and reached a new world record of 110 passes on the third
attempt. View the post-event
[Press Release].
2010 MAPL RALEIGH
The Mid-Atlantic Power League made its first stop of the 2010 season in Raleigh on
February 6-7, 2010. In its second year, MAPL (map-l) Raleigh is expanded from
51 teams in 2009 to 93 teams in 2010. RCC also hosted nineteen 12s and 13s
teams bringing the total numbers of teams to 113. The tournament used 20 courts and all
three exhibit halls in the Raleigh Convention Center. MAPL Raleigh is the largest annual
tournament under one roof in central North Carolina.
For more information view
the MAPL Raleigh
HOMEPAGE.
MONUMENT CITY CLASSIC
Triangle posted its best-ever club wide performance at the 6th Annual Monument
City Classic held in Richmond, VA on January 16-18, 2010. The club posted an
incredible 84-26 overall record (.764) on the weekend including championship
wins for 13 Black, 15 Black, 16 Black, and 18 Black. 14 Black and 17 Black
finished as runner-up in their respective divisions. Eleven of fourteen Triangle
teams at the event finished in top 10.
DIVISION FINISH
18 OPEN
18 Black - 1st/32 [8-0]; 18 Blue - 17th/32 [6-2]
17 OPEN
17 Black - 2nd/24 [7-1]; 17 Blue - 5th/24 [6-2]
16 OPEN
16 Black - 1st/24 [8-0]; 16 Blue - 6th/24 [5-3]
15 OPEN
15 Black - 1st/24 [6-2]; 15 Blue - 10th/24 [3-5]
15 CLUB
15 White - 8th/32 [4-4]
14 OPEN
14 Black - 2nd/24 [7-1]; 14 Blue - 11th/24 [5-3]
14 CLUB
14 White - 7th/24 [5-3]; 14 Silver - 13th/24 [6-2]
13
OPEN
13 Black - 1st/23 [8-0]
Triangle was pleased to welcome Mora Kanim, President and Founder of Coaching C.L.O.U.T. to in-service Triangle's staff at the Monument City Classic. Mora is a former NCAA Division I athlete and coach and currently serves as the Director of Volleyball Operations at UCLA.
OPENING WEEKEND
January 9th was the opening weekend of play in the Carolina Region for the
12s-15s age divisions. Triangle teams performed well and garnered several top
finishes in the Platinum division play around the state:
12s: 12 Black was perfect on the day for a 1st place finish
13s: 13 Black lost a close final to finish 2nd
14s: 14 Black finished 1st, Blue (T-3), and White (T-5)
15s: 15 Black finished 1st, Blue finished T3
5th ANNUAL ALUMNAE MATCH
January 3, 2010 - The New Year was host to some intense competition at Triangle
with the club's 5th Annual Alumnae Match. Each year, graduates of Triangle
return to re-connect with the club and each other, and to do battle with 18
Black. A record twenty-five alumnae returned for the match in which 18 Black
prevailed 2-1 (for the second year-in-a-row).
MADISON BUGG NAMED TO USA YNT
Congratulations to Madison Bugg '12 (6-0 Setter Triangle 18 Black) on her
selection to the 2010 USA Girls' Youth National Team. Bugg is one of twelve
nation-wide selected to participate in the NORCECA Youth Girls' Continental
Championship in Guatemala this April. She is the third Triangle student-athlete
and third in NC history selected to compete for a United States national team.
Others are Megan Hodge '06 played on the YNT and Katie Slay '10 played on the
Junior National Team. [USA
Volleyball website]
NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Congratulations to Megan Hodge '06, on being
selected AVCA Player of the Year. Megan received the award in Tampa
on Friday at the AVCA All-American Banquet prior to Saturday's national
championship match. Megan, fellow Triangle alumnae Katie Kabbes '08 and the Penn State Nittany Lions,
posted a 3-2 come from behind victory versus Texas to 3-peat as national
champions. Triangle senior middle blocker Katie Slay '10 (a Penn State recruit) participated in the Under Armour® All-America Volleyball
Match on Sunday, December 20th in Tampa.
8th ANNUAL SIGNING NIGHT
Over 450 people attended Triangle's 8th Annual Signing Night celebration. Teams
were welcomed with special guest speakers and activities followed by a reception
with families and Triangle staff members.
READ the press release detailing the event. The release also contains
Triangle's 192 member roster for the 2010 season.
SCORE THE FLOOR
Score the Floor is part of an ongoing strategic initiative to enhance the health
and well-being of Triangle student-athletes and all who use our facility. The
project involved a substantial capital improvement the centerpiece of which is a
retrofit of our existing playing surface with an orthopedic floating subfloor.
Installation of the subfloor required over
900 pieces of plywood, nearly 14,000 NeoShoks™, and 700 hours of volunteer labor. Its completion was celebrated on August
23rd with a dedication and grafitti party. With its superior ability to absorb impact, this technology in combination
with our existing Mateflex ProGYM™ flooring will greatly reduce fatigue and the
risk of injury, placing Triangle on par with the nation's finest volleyball
facilities.