2017 USA Girls’ 18s Junior National Championships
- April 21-23
- Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center
- Dallas, Texas
- Live Stream
- Live tournament results
- Qualifier Results
The USA Volleyball Girls’ 18s Junior National Championships will be held at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas from April 21-23. The tournament will bring in 260 of the best teams in the country who are vying for the top prize of club volleyball.
The approximately 2,600 18’s athletes will play in just the second year of the tournament being held at a standalone from the other Junior National Championships. The reason for the move-up for the 18’s level, is so that the athletes that are moving onto college that fall have the opportunity to partake in the championships before having to report for school.
The other age levels, 11-and-under to 17-and-under will be held in Minneapolis later this summer.
In the premier 18 Open Division there will be 36 teams competing for the top spot. The Open Division in club volleyball is the highest level of play. These 36 squads earned their rights to play in the Junior National Championship as they qualified at one of the 16 national qualifiers held across the country beginning in January.
The two other qualifying divisions are 18 USA and 18 American Divisions that will hold 48 and 64 teams, respectively, who earned their spot through national qualifiers.
The final two divisions of play will be 18 National that will host 48 teams, who made their way to the tournament through USA Volleyball Regional Volleyball Association championship events, at-large bids and re-allocation spots. The 18 Patriot Division is a 64 team field that is allocated for clubs that elected to have a season-ending tournament without having to qualify for the event.
13 of the 16 national qualifiers saw different winners with three teams winning more than one tournament:
- Top Select 18 Elite Blake – Florida Region – Ohio Valley 18s Qualifier and Mideast Qualifier
- Skyline 18 Royal – North Texas Region – NEQ and Pacific Northwest Qualifiers
- A4 Volley 18 Purple – Southern California Region – Golden State National Qualifier and SCVA Junior National Qualifier
Last year’s Open Division winners, Minnesota Select Volleyball Club, took the Northern Lights Qualifier this year and will look to defend their title.
Other defending champions:
- USA Division – Houston Juniors
- National Division – Mavericks 900 18 Black
- American Division – Xcel 18X Select
- Patriot Division – Michio Chicago Volleyball Academy
From the USA Division Topeka Impact 18-1 is the only club to win two national qualifiers this season – KC Martin Luther King Day Tournament and the Mideast Qualifier.
List of Qualifier Winners
18 Open Qualifier Winners
Girls’ Winter Volleyball Championships: Sky High-Adidas 18 Black (Great Lakes)
KC Martin Luther King Day Tournament: KC Power (Heart of America)
NEQ: Skyline 18 Royal (North Texas)
Northern Lights: Minnesota Select Volleyball Club (North Country)
Ohio Valley 18s Qualifier: Top Select 18 Elite Blake (Florida)
AVC 18s Qualifier: Aspire 18 Rox (Arizona)
Florida Girls’ National 18Q: EC Power 18-Royal (Keystone)
Beast of the Southeast: Rockwood Thunder 18Mizuno (Gateway)
Boston Volleyball Festival: NE Elite 18 1 (Great Plains)
Golden State National Qualifier: A4 Volley 18-Purple (Southern California)
Lone Star Classic 18s Qualifier: TAV 18 Black (North Texas)
SCVA Junior National Qualifier 18s: A4 Volley 18 Purple (Southern California)
Colorado Crossroads: Sky High-Adidas 18 Black (Great Lakes)
Music City Volleyball Championships: OT 18 S. Rox Red (Florida)
Pacific Northwest Qualifier: Skyline 18 Royal (Lone Star)
Mideast Qualifier: Top Select 18 Elite Blake (Florida)
18 USA Qualifier Winners
Girls’ Winter Volleyball Championships: Ignite 18 Elite (Hoosier)
KC Martin Luther King Day Tournament: Topeka Impact 18-1 (Heart of America)
NEQ: Pgh Elite 18 Premier 1 (Keystone)
Northern Lights: Mizuno Northern Lights 18-2 (North Country) – declined bid
Ohio Valley 18s Qualifier: Palm Beach Juniors 18 E (Florida)
AVC 18s Qualifier: Texas Tornados 18 Mizuno (Lone Star)
Florida Girls’ National 18Q: Ocala Power United 18 Rox (Florida)
Beast of the Southeast: Rockwood Thunder 18 Navy (Gateway)
Boston Volleyball Festival: EC Power 18-Diamond (Keystone)
Golden State National Qualifier: SSVC 18 Mizuno (Northern California)
Lone Star Classic 18s Qualifier: AP 18 Asics (Lone Star)
SCVA Junior National Qualifier 18s: Temecula Viper 18 Rafu (Southern California)
Colorado Crossroads: CVA 18 Roshambo (Rocky Mountain)
Music City Volleyball Championships: GA5 18-1 April (Southern)
Pacific Northwest Qualifier: Rocky Select 18 Black (Rocky Mountain)
Mideast Qualifier: Topeka Impact 18-1 (Heart of America)
18 American Qualifier Winners
Girls’ Winter Volleyball Championships: Michio Chicago 18 National (Great Lakes)
KC Martin Luther King Day Tournament: Iowa Rockets 18R (Iowa)
NEQ: Delaware United 18 Navy (Chesapeake)
Northern Lights: Mizuno Northern Lights 18-B (North Country) – declined bid
Ohio Valley 18s Qualifier: Legacy 18-North (Lakeshore)
AVC 18s Qualifier: Catalyst 18 Green (Lone Star)
Florida Girls’ National 18Q: Top Select 18 Elite Amanda (Florida)
Beast of the Southeast: TJVBC 18 Elite (Florida)
Boston Volleyball Festival: JVC Elite 18 (Florida)
Golden State National Qualifier: Jamba 18 Tom (Southern California)
Lone Star Classic 18s Qualifier: North Point 18-1 (North Texas)
SCVA Junior National Qualifier 18s: PAC18-Sean (Southern California)
Colorado Crossroads: Flatrock Volleyball Club 18 (Great Plains)
Music City Volleyball Championships: Tallahassee Jrs VBC 18 Nike Elite (Florida)
Pacific Northwest Qualifier: Actyve 18-Mizuno (Southern California)
Mideast Qualifier: Valley Venom – 181 Red (Lone Star)
Player and parents can keep track of the event thorough social media by using the hashtag #GJNC18. USA Volleyball will post to their Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat through the handle @USAVolleyball.
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