THE FLATS – Junior middle blocker Liv Mogridge was invited to train in the Women’s National Team Open Program by USA Volleyball the National Governing Body announced on Wednesday afternoon.
Head coach Michelle Collier was thrilled with the opportunity for Mogridge saying, “We are excited for Liv to have this opportunity to train in the USA gym. Our goal is to continue to support our players and their development, and this is an amazing opportunity”.
Mogridge finished her second season as a Yellow Jacket with 199 kills, 12 assists, 71 digs and a team high 90 blocks, seven of which were solo blocks. Her .309 attack percentage was good for second on the team, just behind DeAndra Pierce’s .311. She began the 2024 season against UCLA with two digs and six block assists, alongside four kills, two assists, and two service aces. Mogridge remained a threat throughout the season, recording a career -high 14 kills against Wake Forest as well as marking a perfect 1.00 hitting percentage and four kills against a No. 23 ranked SMU. The junior capped a successful season in second round of the NCAA Tournament against #2 seed Wisconsin with 12 kills (.355 hitting %) and four block assists.
The WNT Open Program is a development opportunity used for potential selection to both the U.S. Women’s National Team and age-group national teams of USA Volleyball’s National Team Development Program (NTDP). In 2025, members of the U.S. Women’s National Team will compete in the following events: Volleyball Nations League, Pan American Cup and NORCECA Final Six.
The 2025 age-group national teams to be organized by the NTDP include Women’s U21 (athletes born in 2005 and younger) and Girls U19 (athletes born in 2007 and younger) competing at their respective Pan American Cups and FIVB World Championships. New in 2025, the NTDP will organize a Women’s U23 National Team (athletes born in 2003 and younger) that will train and compete at an international event in lieu of the Women’s Collegiate National Team, which was a domestic-only training program.
Full Steam Ahead
Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraising initiative to achieve Georgia Tech athletics’ goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will fund transformative projects for Tech athletics, including renovations of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zelnak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech basketball) and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the venerable home of Yellow Jackets volleyball), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through program wide-operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead for full details and renderings of the renovation projects, as well as to learn about opportunities to contribute online.
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