Our Alumni Page

2005 AAU National Championship Semifinalists

2002 USA Junior Olympics Semifinalists

2007 ASICS Junior National Championship Semifinalists


We are very proud of our alumni and stay in touch with them in most cases. They are always invited back to coach with us or just work out with the teams. Below is a list of the national teams and their players from each year. Under that list is a list of their last reported location and email address. If you are aware of a change that needs to be made, please let us know. Thanks....and  enjoy.


 

HVA 18s at the 2009 Championships in Atlanta, GA

 

HVA Club at the 2008 Championships in Salt Lake City, UT

 

HVA 18 at the 2008 Championships in Salt Lake City, UT

 

HVA 16 at the 2008 Championships in Salt Lake City, UT

 

HVA 18 Mizuno at the 2007 Championships in Atlanta, GA

 

HVA 16 Mizuno at the 2007 Championships in Atlanta, GA

 

HVA Club at the 2006 Championships in Minneapolis, MN

 

HVA 18 Mizuno at the 2006 Championships in Minneapolis, MN

 

HVA 17 Mizuno at the 2006 Championships in Minneapolis, MN

 

HVA 15 Mizuno at the 2006 Championships in Minneapolis, MN

 

HVA 18 Mizuno at the 2005 Championships in Louisville, KY

 

HVA 16 Mizuno at the 2005 Championships in Louisville, KY

 

HVA 18 Mizuno at the 2004 Championships in Austin, TX

 


HVA Club at the 2003 Championships in Phoenix, Az 

 


Finished 13th
18 & under National team from the 2003 Championships in Phoenix, Az 
Top Row Andy Strickler(C),Todd Kolkhorst(M),Sean Carter/Jackson Carter (C),Alan Wade(Op),Matt Storm(C) 
Second Row Jay Davis(OH),Cole Stephenson(M),Kyle Fagan(OH),Gill McMahon(L)
Bottom Row Mark Shepard (DS)Mike Giel(DS),Cambron Smith(S)


Finished 21st
16
& under National team from the 2003 Championships in Phoenix, Az 
Top Row Mike Sellen(C),Nick Hobaugh(OH),Josh Kravitz(OH),Roy Stinnett(C),Noah Llewellen(M),Cody Fithian(M),Neal Craft(C)
Bottom Row Federico Lombardi(Op),Shaun Dryden(L),Stephen Gbur(S)

 


HVA Club at the 2002 Championships in Louisville,Ky 
 



National Semi-finalists
18 & under National team from the 2002 Championships in Louisville,Ky 
Top Row Kenji Haine (OH),Sean Carter (C),Andy Strickler(C),Kyle Fagan(M) 
Bottom Row Dustin Norris(M),Matt Heym(M),Dennis Allen(Op),Jake Buckalew(Sw),Eric Wooldridge(S)

 


2002 US All American Team, Championships in Lousville, Ky
2002 HVA ALL AMERICANS: 
Eric Wooldridge (S) and Matt Heym (OH)

 


 

17 & under National team from the 2002 Championships in Louisville,Ky 
Top Row Andy Strickler(C),Sean Carter (C),Matt Storm(C) 
Center Row Cody Fithian(M),Alan Wade(Op),Cole Stephenson(M),Gill McMahon(OH)
Bottom Row Cambron Smith(S),Mike Giel(OH),Paul Cipriani(L)

 



18
& under National team from the 2001 Championships in Phoenix, AZ 

Top Row Sean Carter (C),Thang Nguyen(C),Terry Oswald(Ds),James Lopez(Sw),Roy Stinnett II(C), Andy Strickler (C) 
Bottom Row Matt Heym(M),Eric Wooldridge(S),Alan Wade(M), Jake Buckalew(Sw), Braxton Spangle(Op)

 



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6 & under National team from the 2001 Championships in Phoenix, AZ

Top Row Sean Carter (C),Thang Nguyen(C),Paul Cipriani(M), Jake Graustein(S), Mike Giel(S),Roy Stinnett II(C), Andy Strickler (C) Bottom Row Craig Chrisman(Sw),Gill McMahon(M),Cody Fithian(Sw),Roy Stinnett III(M)

 

HVA Club Picture 2000-01

 



18
& under National team from the 2000 Championships in Reno, Nv.
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Top Row Sean Carter (C),Mike Sellen (Op),Ty Hayes (M),KC Andrew (M),Mike Luyties (Sw),Jake Buckalew (M),Todd Porter (C)  
Bottom Row
"Hollywood" Jones(OH),Ryan Ripple(Sw),Jim McEvoy (Sw/Ds),Braxton Spangle(Ds),Logan Carpenter(S),Jose Salinas (Ds)

 

 



17
& under National team from the '99 Championships in New Orleans, La. 
Top RowLogan Carpenter (S),Eric Wooldridge (S2),Sean Carter (C),Rudy Amador (U),James Lopez (Sw)

Middle Row
Josh Poole (M),Kevin Rawlings (M), Mike Luyties (Sw), Mike Sellen (Op)
Bottom Row
Ryan Ripple (Sw), Jim McEvoy (Sw/Ds), Deon "Hollywood" Jones (OH) , Terry Oswald (Sw)


The list below is dedicated to tracking players from Houston who've go on to play volleyball in College, Pro Beach, and Pro Europe teams.They also get a kick out of getting in touch with each other years later. This page is dedicated to them and all they did for us in Houston.

We miss you, guys!

HVA Class Almunus Name Collegiate Program
2009 Graham Davis George Mason University
2009 Nick Legler Johnson & Wales University
2009 Timothy Szymanski Graceland University
2009 Ray Throckmorton Rice University
2008 Tom Johnson University of Notre Dame
2007 Langley Erickson The Ohio State University
2007 Ben Farmer Texas A&M University
2007 Taylor Martin-Funk Johnson & Wales University
2007 Cameron Michalski Texas A&M University
2007 Will Powell University of North Texas
2007 Steven Velez Johnson & Wales University
2006 Enrique Aponte University of Texas at San Antonio
2006 Ben Chandler University of Miami
2006 Kenneth Clark University of Texas at Austin
2006 Shaun Dryden LA Pierce College and then Indiana-Purdue (Fort Wayne) Univeristy
2006 Michael Sims University of Southern California
2006 Brandon Stevens University of North Texas
2005 Justin Coleman Texas State University
2004 Mark Shepard Harvard University
2003 Cody Fithian University of Texas at Austin
2003 Todd  Kolkhorst Texas A&M University
2003 Joshua Kravitz New York University
2003 Cambron Smith Newman University
2003 Alan Wade Dallas Baptist University
2002 Dennis Allen Peru State
2002 Kyle Fagan Newman University
2002 Dustin Norris Brigham Young university
2002 Eric Wooldridge Quincy University, Professional Teams in Slovenia and Denmark
2001 Ryan Ripple  Newman University
2001 Braxton Spangle  William Woods 
2000 Logan Carpenter  Texas A&M 
2000 Ty Hayes  Arizona
1999 Josh Poole  Texas A&M University
1998 Erik Gomez  LA Pierce 
1997 Landon Carpenter  Texas A&M
1997 Beau Daniels  Pepperdine (D1 Collegiate National Champion)
1995 Adam Nathanson  UC Santa Barbara
1995 Scott Simonds  Dallas Baptist University
1995 Matt Storm  University of Illinois
1995 Andy Strickler  Park College
1995 Sean Thomas  Rutgers
1994 Riley Salmon  LA Pierce, USA Olympic Team (Athens 04, Beijing 08)

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