COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Jen Greeny, head coach of the Washington State University volleyball team, will serve as an assistant coach of the U.S. Collegiate National Team - Europe Tour (CNT-Europe) competing this summer, USA Volleyball announced Monday.
The CNT-Europe Tour's coaching staff includes University of Utah Women's Head Coach Beth Launiere who will serve as head coach and will be assisted by University of Portland Women's Head Coach Brent Crouch and WSU's Greeny. The technical coordinator for CNT-Europe will be the Volleyball Factory's Jared Hazel.
“I am excited for the opportunity to help coach the Collegiate National Team for USA Volleyball,” Greeny said. “It's a great staff and I am looking forward to a wonderful experience with an incredible group of student-athletes.”
Greeny, starting her sixth season of directing the WSU Volleyball program, joins current Cougar players Casey Schoenlein and McKenna Woodford who are among the four Pac-12 Conference players selected to the 12-player roster for CNT-Europe (listed below). Players were selected through the U.S. Women's National Team Open Tryouts held in February at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
WSU outside hitters Schoenlein, a 6-5 rising junior, and Woodford, a 6-4 rising sophomore, will train and compete from July 6-16. The CNT-Europe team have scheduled training matches against an Italian Federation Team July 7-9, near Milan, Italy, and then will play in the 12th Annual Global Challenge July 11-14, in Pula, Croatia. WSU's Kate Sommer (Class of 2016) played in the 2015 Global Challenge tournament as a member of the 10-player BIP Midwest U22 USA High Performance squad.
2016 U.S. Collegiate National Team - Europe Tour
Name (Position, School, 2016 College Year, Height, Hometown)
Jordan Anderson (OH, UCLA, Sr., 6-0, Flower Mound, Texas)
Ciara Capezio (OH, Iowa State University, Sr., 6-3, Williams Bay, Wisconsin)
Alyssa Goehner (L, University of Minnesota, Jr., 5-11, Lakeville, Minnesota)
Taylor Hughes (S, Ohio State University, So., 6-1, Carroll, Ohio)
Lily Johnson (OH, Missouri State University, Jr., 5-11, Wildwood, Missouri)
Leah Levert (MB, Syracuse University, Jr., 6-2, Savannah, Georgia)
Molly Lohman (MB, University of Minnesota, Jr., 6-3, Mankato, Minnesota)
Katherine Mahlke (OPP, University of Michigan, Jr., 6-2, Downers Grove, Illinois)
Jazzmine McDonald (MB, Indiana University, Sr., 6-2, Indianapolis, Indiana)
Casey Schoenlein (OPP, Washington State University, Jr., 6-5, Bellevue, Washington)
Gabby Simpson (S, University of Colorado, Jr., 6-3, Colorado Springs, Colorado)
McKenna Woodford (OH, Washington State University, So., 6-4, Chandler, Arizona)
Coaches: Head Coach Beth Launiere (Utah); Assistant Coaches Jen Greeny (WSU) and Brent Crouch (Portland); Technical Coordinator: Jared Hazel (Volleyball Factory).