They lost to Colorado Juniors in three in the first round of Flight 1 to finish tied for 19th.
Gainesville Juniors 18 Black (Nikki Meyer) went 4-1 in their first round 18 American pool, finishing second. They went 1-1 in their second round pool, finishing second. They then lost their challenge match to fall to the 18 American Silver Bracket. They lost in the Silver Bracket finals to finish 10th.
Alamo 17 Kaepa (Quinn Evans) finished 15th in 17 Open. They went 3-3 in their first round pool, finishing fourth out of seven teams. They got wins over Cal Juniors 17M, Minnesota Select 17-1, and ECJ 17s. They lost to MAVA 17 Elite, Sunshine 17, and MAVS 17-1. They then lost in the first round of the Bronze Bracket to Team St. Louis 17-1.

I've been twittering for the past several months. You can "follow kurtinatlanta" to stay up-to-date with whatever volleyball news I want to share. The primary focus has been A5 Volleyball during the club season. For just A5 news, follow a5volleyball.

Former Georgia Tech star Lindsey Gray joins the college coaching ranks as she is now an assistant coach at the College of Charleston. Lindsey had been coaching at both St. Pius X High School and with the Tsunami volleyball club while working for Russell Athletic. Her Tsunami 17 Black team recently finished tied for fifth in the 17 Club division at the AAU Nationals in Orlando, the best finish this season in 17 Club by a team from Atlanta. Congratulations, Lindsey and the best of luck to you! See story.

Some future Jackets have been in action at the AAU Nationals in Orlando this past week. Nikki Meyer's Gainesville Juniors 18 Black squad finished in 10th place in 18 Open, losing in the finals of the Classic Bracket. Jordan Kissman's Front Range 18 Black team finished tied for 5th, losing in the first round of the 18 Open Championshp Bracket.

These players will be in action at the USA Volleyball Junior Olympic Volleyball Championships at the end of June in Miami: Hannah Tucci (Austin Juniors 18 Mizuno), Jordan Kissman (Front Range 18 Black) and Susan Carlson (TCA 18 Black) will play in the 18 Open division. Nikki Meyer (Gainesville Juniors 18 Black) will play in the 18 American division.

At the JVDA Championship in Louisville, KY, Anne Czarnecki's Platform Elite 18 finished 25th in the 18 Club division. They went 0-2 in their first round pool, losing to Illini Elite and KIVA 18 White. They went 2-1 on the second day, beating Dunes 18 Teal and The Victors 18 while losing to 1st Alliance 18 Red. They won their bracket with wins over Club Fusion 18 Orange, Wisconsin Juniors 18 Blue and 1st Alliance 18 Red.

Former Georgia Tech star Kele Eveland has an new home: San Diego, CA! She's now an assistant coach at San Diego State University. She joins a new staff working to turn around the Aztecs, who finished 9-17 in 2008. Congratulations, Kele! See story.

The 2009 schedule is out! The season starts at home on Friday, 28 Aug, against Georgia and finishes at Clemson the day after Thanksgiving. Non-conference opponents include 2008 NCAA Tournament participants Middle Tennessee State, Minnesota and Ohio. Click the ICal, RSS or Google Calendar links on the 2009 schedule page to import the schedule into your favorite calendar program. See story.

Grace's search is over! Many thanks to all who supported us through this time. Grace will join Kennesaw State and their new head coach Karen Weatherington this fall. Grace will play hard and have fun helping the Owls move up in the Atlantic Sun conference.

Now that the 2009 class is done, the 2010 class is off to a great start. Word is that Jennifer Percy, a 6'2" outside hitter from Mobile, AL, has verbally committed to Georgia Tech. Also, Quinn Evans, a 6'3" middle from San Antonio, TX, has verbally committed to the 2010 recruiting class. Welcome to the Yellow Jacket family!

The Georgia Tech volleyball team is among the top ten percent nationally in academic progress according to the NCAA's annual Academic Progress Report. Not only are they great volleyball players, but they are all great students as well. Congratulations! See story.

Head coach Tonya Johnson has announced her camp dates for 2009. The individual skills camps will be 10-12 July and 18-20 July. Position camp will be 13-14 July. Elite camp is scheduled for 15-17 July. Team camp will be 21-23 July. And, youth skills camp will be 27-28. You can register online. See story.

The spring signing period has begun and new head coach Tonya Johnson has brought in a couple additional players for 2009. We welcome middle Anne Czarnecki of Bettendorf, Iowa and All-Texas libero Hannah Tucci of Austin, Texas. Congratulations on becoming Yellow Jackets! See story.

The Jackets have hired their second assistant, Ed Tolentino, director of the M-Juniors volleyball club in Ann Arbor, MI. He was a coach at the Premier volleyball club in Toledo, OH, before becoming director of M-Juniors three years ago. He has been an assistant coach at Michigan, Michigan State, Eastern Michigan and Oakland University, as well a  head coach at Oakland. My guess is he'll have a great recruiting pipeline to Michigan and Ohio. He'll start at Tech at the beginning of March.

Tech has their first assistant coach of the Tonya Johnson era: former Louisville and LSU assistant Craig Bere. Known as a good recruiter, Bere spent three years at LSU and then the last two at Louisville. Prior to LSU, he was the head coach at DIvision II Southern Indiana and had a six-year stint at Mississippi State as an assistant. He was seen at the Central Zones tournament in Indianapolis in his new Yellow Jacket gear.

North Carolina State women's basketball head coach Kay Yow passed away Saturday morning after a 20-year fight with cancer. She was the head coach for the Wolfpack Women for 34 years and was one of the most beloved coaches in the game. She was an inspiration to everyone in the game - player, coach and media - and will be greatly missed. My condolences and prayers to Kay's many friends and family on this sad day.

According to internet reports, former Tech verbal commit Ashley Beyer will be joining Bond Shymansky at Marquette University. Former Tech verbal commit Jordanne Scott is now committed to Cincinnati.

Former Georgia Tech assistant Jennifer Carey has taken a position as the director of volleyball operations at the University of California. Word on the internet is that Ben Bodipo-Memba is headed to Cal-Irvine as an assistant coach. Both coaches are going home to California and I wish them both the best.

Georgia Tech has named Texas associate head coach Tonya Johnson their next head coach. Johnson was promoted to associate head coach just prior to the 2008 season. She joined the Texas staff in April 2003 after five years as an assistant at LSU, where she was also a player, making it to the FInal Four in 1990. Her 1990 team was the last time a team other than Florida won the SEC volleyball championship. As the recruiting coordinator at Texas, she was part of a staff that landed the nation's second best recruiting class each of the past three seasons.  The Longhorns have made the  Elite Eight or the Final Four in each of the past three seasons. See story.

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