TEAM

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Meet your inaugural 2024 Grand Rapids Rise Team.

Middle Blocker

Hometown:

Holland, Michigan

College:

Michigan State

Accomplishment:

Two-time ACVA Second-Team All-American

SETTER

Hometown:

Liberty Township, Ohio

College:

Purdue

Accomplishment:

Member of Team USA

LIBERO

Hometown:

Cali, Colombia

College:

Texas A&M

Accomplishment:

Member of Team Colombia

outside hitter

Hometown:

Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

College:

Louisville

Accomplishment:

2022 ACC Player of the Year

OPPOSITE

Hometown:

Shumen, Bulgaria

College:

Accomplishment:

Member of Team Bulgaria

outside hitter

Hometown:

Middleton, Maryland

Colleges:

Penn State, Maryland

Accomplishment:

Two-Time All-Big Ten

outside hitter

Hometown:

Berrien Springs, Michigan

College:

Michigan State

Accomplishment:

2017 AVCA All-American Honorable Mention

MIDDLE BLOCKER

Hometown:

Chicago, Illinois

College:

Texas

Accomplishment:

2022 NCAA National Champion

MIDDLE BLOCKER

Hometown:

Burbank, California

College:

Washington

Accomplishment:

2021 AVCA Second-Team All-American

setter/libero

Hometown:

Phoenix, Arizona

College:

UCLA

Accomplishment:

U.S. Olympian in Beach Volleyball

outside hitter

Hometown:

Huntington Beach, California

College:

USC

Accomplishment:

2022 NCAA Beach Volleyball National Champion

OUTSIDE HITTER

Hometown:

Northville, Michigan

College:

Northwestern

Accomplishment:

2017 AVCA All-American Honorable Mention

MIDDLE BLOCKER

Hometown:

Warren, Ohio

College:

Penn State

Accomplishment:

Two-Time NCAA National Champion

SETTER

Hometown:

Normal, Illinois

College:

South Carolina

Accomplishment:

2022-23 Swedish League MVP

COACHES & staff

HEAD COACH

head Coaching Career:

2005-2021 Michigan State
1994-2004 Western Michigan
1989-1993 Texas-Arlington
1987-1988 North Dakota State

DIR. OF VOLLEYBALL OPERATIONS

Playing career:

2022-23 Atenienses de Manati
2020-21 Universidad San Martin
2019-20 Changas de Naranjito
2016-19 Michigan

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH

head Coaching Career:

2018-2022 Texas Tornados
1986-2009 University of Houston
1981-1985 Elmhurst College

HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER

cOLLEGE:

2008 LOUISIANA TECH

DATA ANALYST

cOLLEGE:

2016 DePAUL

ASSISTANT COACH

Coaching Career:

2022-2023 Levallois Paris Saint Cloud
2021-2022 PPT Spor in Turkey
2019-2020 Bulgarian Nat’l Team
2018-2019 CSM Targoviste

HEAD STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH

COLLEGE:

1993 MIAMI

PERFORMANCE & DEVELOPMENT SCIENTIST

cOLLEGE:

2022 HARVARD