As we pass the midway point in this semester, we continue our look at club sports here at Michigan Tech.  Club Sports provide opportunity for athletes all around campus to play the sport they are passionate about. Unfortunately, these athletes do not get the exposure they probably deserve.  So our focus this week shifts to the Club Volleyball team.
Club Volleyball will start to play in a few tournaments this coming month, starting with the Hardwood Classic in Lansing, at Michigan State.  Come December, we will see them play in a possible tournament in Oshkosh before the fall semester ends.  During the winter semester, the team will begin conference play, which will consist mostly of five tournaments throughout a three-month period before Conference Championships and Nationals take place.  Nationals will be hosted in Louisville this year.
This year the Club team has had a lot of potential, although three starters from last year graduated the team this year is starting to come together nicely.  A good core of players and an experienced coach is teaching new things to both the newcomers and the older players alike every day.  With this experience the team is hoping to make a very strong run at the Conference Title and then make a deep run into Nationals. The Volleyball Club would love nothing more this year than to make it to Nationals and bring a title home to Houghton.
The Club is open to all players, men or women and they do advise you that they are a competitive team that plays a strong style of volleyball.  They play in the NIVC (Northern Intercollegiate Volleyball Conference) and are ranked in the top 25 nationally for the past five years.  Many all-conference players have been picked out of Michigan Tech.
If you are interested in joining the Volleyball Club they play Mon. through Thurs. from 8-10 p.m. in the Wood Gym (Varsity Gym).  The team strongly urges you to come out to the practices and see what they are all about in person.  They promise you will become a better player and have fun doing it.