San José State sophomore setter Mamie Garard is traveling to Colorado Springs this weekend, not to play at Air Force, but to take part in the U.S. Women's National Team Open Tryout.
The tryouts are set from February 21-23, at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center. She is one of 214 athletes from 94 colleges and universities vying for a spot on the U.S. Women's National Team and one of 56 spots on the U.S. Collegiate National Team programs.
Garard is one of 37 setters trying out and one of three from the Mountain West. She will participate in the Blue group during tryouts. Garard played in 27 matches and 103 sets during the 2019 season. She averaged 5.92 assists, 1.80 digs and 0.16 aces per set.
Tryouts involve four sessions with three waves per session. Friday's first session goes from 2-8 p.m. MT, while Saturday's two sessions are at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. The final session on Sunday begins at 7:30 a.m. MT with tournament style play, along with 16-18 athletes selected by the U.S. Women's National Team staff to participate in a "USA" training session. The Sunday session wraps up at 10:30 a.m. MT.
All sessions will be streamed live. Click here to watch. https://www.teamusa.org/usa-volleyball/video
Event Website … https://go.usav.org/WNTTryout
The 2020 U.S. Collegiate National Team program will have 56 athletes selected with 28 each competing in two training time periods. Both programs will train in Anaheim alongside athletes selected for the U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team and its coaching staff. The CNT Gold will train July 5-12 plus have an international competition in the Southern California area, while the CNT Anaheim group will train June 21-27 and have a Red-Blue intrasquad match in the Southern California area.
Selections for the U.S. Collegiate National Teams will be made by the end of March.