March 22, 2011
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Georgia Tech sophomore right-side hitter Monique Mead was one of 36 players just named to the 2011 U.S. Volleyball Women’s National A2 Program roster.
The U.S. Women’s National A2 Program will take place in Dallas, Texas from May 23 through June 1. The program includes training and competition in the 2011 USA Volleyball Open National Championships in the Open Division from May 28-31. USA Volleyball considers the event as the National Championship for the sport of volleyball in the United States. Athletes selected to the U.S. Women’s National A2 Program were selected from the U.S. Women’s National Team Open Tryouts held Feb. 25-27 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. A record 204 athletes participated in the three-day tryouts, representing 81 different college programs.
“I’m excited for Monique to have the opportunity again to compete with some of the best players in the country,” said Georgia Tech Head Coach Tonya Johnson. “I know she will take full advantage of this great opportunity. I’m proud of her for the progress that she has made and for the contributions she has made and continues to make in our program.”
Mead was part of the 2010 program and trained in Arizona last summer. Mead has earned AVCA All-America honorable mention honors in her first two seasons at Georgia Tech. She led the ACC and ranked 18th in the nation in kill average with 4.31 per set this past season, including a 30-kill match against Duke on Sept. 24. Mead added 5.07 points, 0.88 blocks, 1.96 digs and 0.28 aces per set as well.
