Front Range Shines at JO's
Front Range sent six teams to JO's this season, all of which qualified through the national qualifier system. Of the six teams, five of them qualified in Open - 18 Black, 16 Blue, 15 White and 14 Amber in girls and 18 Granite in boys (more Open teams than any other club in the region) and 12 Pink in Club (which does not have an Open division of play at JO's).
Once at JO's, 18 Granite, 16 Blue, 15 White, 14 Amber and 12 Pink teams further distinguished themselves by achieving the highest finishes of any region team in their division, and all the girls' teams finished in the top 20 in their field, with 16 Blue garnering a top 5 finish. Congratulations to all teams for their outstanding performances at JO's. Click on the link in each finish below to see the complete list of finishes in each field.
12 Pink was an Honorable Mention for the Denver Post's Youth Excellence in Sports for their accomplishment.
Black: Coach Jim Miret |
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Granite: Coach Brett Ammerman
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Blue: Coach James Beasley |
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White: Coach Bob Poulter |
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Amber: Coach Erin Dilbeck |
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Pink: Coach Jennifer Pokraka |
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Dalton Earns Back-to-Back All-Americans
Congratulations to 16 Blue's Nicole Dalton (top row third from left) for following up her silver medal-winning, All-American performance at AAU Championships with another All-American award at JO's.
Denney Competes in World Youth Championships
Another Front Range All-American of sorts is 18 Black's Erica Denney who is in Thailand representing the USA in the World Youth Championships. Erica featured in Team USA's match against Belgium. Erica also was a factor for the USA squad in their match against Germany. With three matches remaining in the competition, we hope to see more news from Thailand!
Alumnae News
Front Range alumna Jane Colleymore, a member of of the 2002 18 Black team that won a JO national championship, helped the USA Women's National Team recently in the Pan American Cup held in Miami, Florida. The team finished fourth and Jane featured in the team's 3-0 win over Guatemala. See USA Volleyball's article regarding the match here.
She is also part of the team that is competing in the FIVB World Championship NORCECA zonal qualifier. Jane contributed to Team USA's win over Barbados as well in a win against the Netherlands Antilles. The team has one match remaining in their quest to secure a berth in the FIVB World Championships to be held in the fall of 2010 in Japan.
Summer Camps Have Begun!
It's time to get off the couch! Front Range's full lineup of summer camps, clinics, and leagues is starting this week. See our camp web page for complete information. It isn't too late to sign up for any of the sessions listed online and you can walk in and register on the day of the camp as well. We look forward to seeing you in the gym and on the grass!
