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An engraving of Orion from Johann Bayer's Uranometria, 1603 (US Naval Observatory Library). In Greek mythology, Orion (/ ə ˈ r aɪ ə n /; Ancient Greek: Ὠρίων or Ὠαρίων; Latin: Orion) [1] was a giant huntsman whom Zeus (or perhaps Artemis) placed among the stars as the constellation of Orion.
On July 7, 1896, the first game of volleyball was played at Springfield College. [7] In 1900, Spalding started to produce a special ball, which was designed specifically for the sport – A volleyball. [12] In 1920, new rules were instigated which included the three hits per side and the back row attack rules. [13]
Haleigh Meridian Washington (born September 22, 1995) is an American volleyball player of the United States women's national volleyball team.Washington was an All-American middle blocker for the Penn State women's volleyball team, where she helped lead the team to the 2014 NCAA national championship.
The NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament is an annual event that leads to the championship in women's volleyball from teams in Division I contested by the NCAA each winter since 1981. Penn State won the most recent tournament, defeating Louisville 3–1 at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
John G. Cook (born April 19, 1956) is an American volleyball coach who is the head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers women's college volleyball team. In twenty-five seasons at Nebraska, he has led the Cornhuskers to four national championships (2000, 2006, 2015, 2017) and fifteen conference titles.
She played indoor college volleyball for a total of five years, as she opted to use the extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [ 3 ] She finished her career as Utah's All-Time Leader in career kills (2,268), sets played (561), matches played (150), and attempts (5,655).
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Volleyball teams that Selznick played on won seven U.S. Open Volleyball Championships in 1951–53, 1956, 1960, 1965, and 1966, as well as seven runner-up titles. [4] He was the USA Volleyball (USVBA) MVP in 1959, 1960, and 1962. [10] He was captain of the United States men's national volleyball team from 1953 to 1967. [4]