Bringing Home the Gold in Dallas
USA Volleyball awarded medals in 26 divisions this week at the 2018 Adult Championships in Dallas, Texas. Notables among those taking home gold included:
- Team Dream in Women’s Open, a team comprised entirely of African-American players, including Haley Eckerman (Texas ’15), Kaz Brown (Kentucky ’18) and Haleigh Washington (Penn State ’18)
- Team LVC in Men’s Open, whose roster included setter Stephen Braswell (St. Francis ’17) and new Charleston men’s volleyball head coach, Mike Iandolo
- Rusty 78 in Men’s 78-and-Over, a team which went 8-3 over the course of three days to prove convincingly that volleyball is indeed a lifetime sport
The Stars Align for Fathers & Sons in Men’s A
About six years ago, two Stanford volleyball teammates from the 1980’s, Dave Saeta and John McColl, began discussing the possibility of one day playing adult nationals with their five sons. Several graduations later, the stars aligned to form Fathers & Sons with David’s sons, Michael Saeta (UC Irvine ’17), Andrew Saeta (Stanford Swimming ’13) and Matthew Saeta (Davidson Baseball ’15), plus John’s sons, David McColl and Daniel McColl. Rounding out the side would be another Stanford teammate, Rod Fletcher, with his son, Jack Fletcher, as well as Mark Price, Andy Price, Will Price, Carlos Valeiras and John Valeiras. This week, Fathers & Sons won the 2018 Men’s A final in straight sets.
2018 MEDALISTS
Women’s
| Division | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Open | Team Dream | Hoosier Exterminators | Team Freedom |
| AA | Grindmode | Team Bison | Toesies |
| A | Shots | Spank | Team Bearclaw |
| BB | Beaver Fever | Cap’n Morgan’s | Chex Mix |
| B | Hit-Faced | Boom | Lady Chickens |
| 40-and-over | Fog Canada 40 | Brazil SM | Desert Divas |
| 45-and-over | San Diego Beaches | No Dinx 45+ | How I Set Your Mother |
| 50-and-over | Volei Brasil | Panama Jack San Diego 50 | New England 49ers |
| 55-and-over | Brasil Mix 55 | Panama Jack San Diego 55 | Fog Canada Masters 55 |
| 60-and-over | Brasil Mix 60 | Volei Brasil | Lokahi 60 |
Men’s
| Division | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Open | Team LVC | Team Freedom | OCVC Chaccarons |
| AA | Luau Chicago | Team Youth | Thundercats |
| A | Fathers & Sons | Team Bear Claw | ZO-U |
| BB | Overkill | Homeboyz | Marysville Goodyear |
| B | V&C Palestra SBC | Skyline/Intek | Rising Tide |
| 40-and-over | Team Pineapple | Hustle & Flow | Summit 40s |
| 45-and-over | Balboa Bay 45 | Adversity 45 | Botafogo Pro Combat |
| 50-and-over | Balboa Bay 50s | Blaine Labs | Banespa Brazil |
| 55-and-over | Western States Laguna | Kings Mountain Fog | Hunter Douglas |
| 60-and-over | Federal Resources | Kings Mountain Fog | Fog Canada |
| 65-and-over | Sao Paulo Master 65+ | Kings Mountain Fog | Quiksilver Legends |
| 70-and-over | Quiksilver Legends | V&C/Brasil M70+ | Papakoa 70 |
| 73-and-over | Sun of a Beach | Rustys 73 | V&C/Brasil 73+ |
| 78-and-over | Rusty 78 | Mac Magic 73 | Mountain Goats |
| Division | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Sitting | Sit Happens | Oklahoma Sitting Red | Team Florida All-Stars |
| Division | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Special Olympics | Georgia Henry County Gladiators | Chattanooga Chill | Wisconsin Bad Pack |
CHAMPIONSHIP POINT FOR TEAM DREAM IN WOMEN’S OPEN
Congrats to Team Dream for winning the USAV Women’s Open! (? USAV) pic.twitter.com/BryLICoMRf
— AVCA (@AVCAVolleyball) May 30, 2018
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