2022 GJNC – Texas Preview: 16 American
The month of June is the most anticipated in the entire club season for teams in the 15s, 16s and 17s as it brings the most important tournament of their calendar, the USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship (GJNC). This…
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Continue ReadingThe month of June is the most anticipated in the entire club season for teams in the 15s, 16s and 17s as it brings the most important tournament of their calendar, the USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship (GJNC).
This year’s edition will take place in Indianapolis, Indiana, from June 23-July 4 and will reunite several hundreds of teams at the Indiana Convention Center. Two new divisions were created in 2022 (Freedom and Liberty), providing opportunities for even more teams to test themselves against the best in the country.
The state of Texas will, as always, be well-represented in the event, with teams from dozens of different clubs from around the Lone Star State making the trip to Indiana to compete for the medals.
Between the start of June and the eve of the start of the tournament, we’ll be previewing each of the 21 divisions for the 15s, 16s and 17s and highlighting the teams from Texas that will take part in each of them.
16 American
Division Size: 64
Teams from Texas: 11
Team Previews
Arete 16 Navy Ethos – Arete Athletics
Season Record: 37-15
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Players to Watch: Anna Drescher (outside hitter), Allie Daugherty (setter) and Kali Vanderhoof (libero)
ETA1 16 Black – East Texas Alliance
Season Record: 39-3
Players to Watch: Megan Cooley (outside hitter), Kassidy Paul (middle blocker) and Ashlyn Thompson (right side)
Excel 16 National White – Excel Volleyball Club
Season Record: 34-17
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Players to Watch: Kate Fenton (outside hitter), Georgia Trubey (middle blocker) and Mary Edwards (libero)
Madfrog 16’s N White – Madfrog
Season Record: 47-11
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Players to Watch: Sydney Lafferty (middle blocker), Cherish Okpara (outside hitter) and Ava Weigand (right side)
STVA 16 Navy – South Texas Volleyball Academy
Season Record: 46-19
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Players to Watch: Josslyn Abel (middle blocker), Taylor Alston Taylor Alston 5'10" | OH MacArthur | 2024 State TX (outside hitter) and Ophelia Murphy (right side)
Tejas 16 Black – Tejas Volleyball Club
Season Record: 29-17
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Players to Watch: Ava Houser Ava Houser 5'9" | S Guyer | 2024 State TX (setter), Madelyn Hanlon Madelyn Hanlon 5'10" | OH Colleyville Heritage | 2024 State TX (outside hitter) and Bella Smith (middle blocker)
Texas Tornados 16 National – Texas Tornados Volleyball
Season Record: 37-21
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Players to Watch: Taylor Hinds (setter), Taylor Mechura (middle blocker) and Cameron Steger (libero)
TGV 16 Adidas – Top Gun Volleyball
Season Record: 53-8
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Players to Watch: Taryn Garcia (outside hitter), Kiana Souza Kiana Souza 5'7" | DS/L Harlan | 2024 State TX (libero) and Karrington Crawford (middle blocker)
Tx Performance 16s – Texas Performance El Paso
Season Record: 28-15
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Players to Watch: Ashley Macias (outside hitter), Victoria Leyva (libero) and Diana Wong (middle blocker)
W Revolution 16 Premier – Woodlands Revolution
Season Record: 45-18
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Players to Watch: Kristen Kuehn Kristen Kuehn 5'7" | DS/L Brenham | 2024 State TX (libero), Kaleigh Frazier (outside hitter) and Mia Zepeda (right side)
Xcel VB 161 Adidas – Xcel Volleyball Club
Season Record: 34-20
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Players to Watch: Demi Carter (middle blocker), Peyton Fadal Peyton Fadal 5'9" | S Barbers Hill | 2024 State TX (setter) and Mia Rivers (libero)