SANDCAST: Avery Drost, beach volleyball’s ultimate utility man
Avery Drost is confused.
Now, before we go too far, this isn’t a bad thing. It’s actually kind of good, particularly with one of the...
SANDCAST: Tina Graudina, Latvian trailblazer, is here to inspire
Tina Graudina still gets goosebumps. She even rolled up her sleeves a bit, just to show us, as she recalled watching her countrymen, Martins...
Washington, like so many others, meeting by Zoom, waiting to see what’s next
Keegan Cook was on the road recruiting, actually, when all coronavirus hell was breaking loose just a few miles from his home in Kirkland,...
SANDCAST: Jordan Cheng, making a career out of “once in a lifetime” opportunities
Jordan Cheng had plans. Loose plans, but plans nonetheless. He was going to compete for the Chapman club volleyball team, which he had helped...
Talking volleyball, coronavirus, and his trip to Cambodia and Vietnam with TK
Pretty much everyone in the volleyball world -- especially anyone in the college game who has taken an international trip -- knows him as...
SANDCAST: Traci Callahan has “quit quitting” and ready for whatever comes her way
Traci Callahan was a quitter. She’ll be the first to admit it, too, openly and without prodding.
“I quit. I’m a quitter,” she said on...
Video chat: Iowa coach Bond Shymansky on Hawkeyes’ great start
After upsetting Purdue and beating Indiana last weekend, the once-lowly Iowa Hawkeyes stand 14-4 overall, 4-2 in the Big Ten, and in a place the...
SANDCAST: Karch Kiraly and the hunger for mastery
There’s a running joke in Santa Barbara, and maybe, if you were to ask a few of the locals, the “Nooners,” as they’re known...
Video chat with Penn State middle Haleigh Washington
The junior from Colorado is averaging 2.36 kills and her hitting percentage of .422 is ranked second in the Big Ten and eighth nationally.
The...
USA coach Karch Kiraly talks with VolleyballMag.com: “I think we have a nice blend”
Karch Kiraly announced his USA women's Olympic team on Monday and Wednesday took a break from the Volleyball Nations League in Rimini, Italy, to...