tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65550210278279931172011-10-06T11:56:16.938-05:00High Performance - STL NewsletterHigh Performance VBCnoreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555021027827993117.post-34619918109594073892011-06-14T20:18:00.004-05:002011-06-15T15:03:08.625-05:00<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;">The Club will be moving our Club, volleyball, and athletic development news to our FaceBook page. We will no longer be updating our "Above the Net" blog and will be removing it from our webpage this summer.<br /><br />To keep informed with all things HiP, please "like" <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/High-Performance-STL/111173862264897">our FaceBook page</a>.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6555021027827993117-3461991810959407389?l=abovethenet-stlhpvbc.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>High Performance VBCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555021027827993117.post-10290889058380991142011-05-07T22:02:00.004-05:002011-05-07T22:07:58.600-05:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: arial;" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zCQYrmausIY/TcYHx2mgQeI/AAAAAAAAFkA/6XBI_-Xte0s/s1600/HeineChampion.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zCQYrmausIY/TcYHx2mgQeI/AAAAAAAAFkA/6XBI_-Xte0s/s320/HeineChampion.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604175339361157602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">We are very proud of alum <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Kevin Heine</span> and his Ohio State team for winning their first NCAA championship. Their 3-2 victory tonight over UCSB was only the third time a team from outside California has won the title.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">For more details on this historic title, please see <a href="http://www.ncaa.com/news/volleyball-men/2011-05-07/ohio-state-captures-first-national-title"><span style="font-weight: bold;">the NCAA press release.</span></a><br /><br />This year Kevin's performance in the classroom and on the court earned him recognition as</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"> Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Academic All-Conference and </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association All-Conference team awards.</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6555021027827993117-1029088905838099114?l=abovethenet-stlhpvbc.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>High Performance VBCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555021027827993117.post-52575410956573296542011-05-05T16:06:00.005-05:002011-05-05T16:22:19.629-05:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: arial;" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ygTLyc_0hkA/TcMUkfNNM5I/AAAAAAAAFjw/BIqn0evKm60/s1600/murphypassing.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 203px; height: 129px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ygTLyc_0hkA/TcMUkfNNM5I/AAAAAAAAFjw/BIqn0evKm60/s320/murphypassing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603344978463765394" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">Congratulations to <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Murphy Troy</span> for </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">earning recognition as AVCA's Player of the Year. Check out the </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-volley/spec-rel/050411aad.html">USC Press Release</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> for more details on this prestigous honor.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Murphy and the USC Trojans are in the NCAA Final Four. First round takes place tonight and also features our own <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Kevin Heine</span> (Ohio State). </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.ncaa.com/brackets/volleyball-men/nc/2011">Click here for the ESPN schedule.</a> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-03h2r8qUMOA/TcMUtTpfxtI/AAAAAAAAFj4/rVmfmKr0zEE/s1600/block.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 153px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-03h2r8qUMOA/TcMUtTpfxtI/AAAAAAAAFj4/rVmfmKr0zEE/s320/block.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603345129980020434" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">The Post Distpatch published a wonderful article today by Joseph D</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">'Hippolito called, </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.stltoday.com/sports/other/article_f34e5171-5b1b-530f-8279-44bfe8143022.html">"SLUH grad helps USC take a run at national volleyball title."</a> </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6555021027827993117-5257541095657329654?l=abovethenet-stlhpvbc.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>High Performance VBCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555021027827993117.post-61818990313829665072011-04-21T14:58:00.003-05:002011-04-21T15:13:26.435-05:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Congrats to the following alumni who have garnished awards this year:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-family: arial;">• </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Academic All-Conference team:</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Mike Adams</span> (Lewis), <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Rudy Brynac</span> (Lewis), <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Brian Collins</span> (Lewis), <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">J.D. Gasparovic</span> (Ball State), <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Kevin Heine</span> (Ohio State), <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Kyle Homeyer</span> (Quincy)<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-family: arial;">• </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association All-Conference team:</span><br /> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">J.D. Gasparovic</span> (Ball State), <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Kevin Heine</span> (Ohio State) </span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6555021027827993117-6181899031382966507?l=abovethenet-stlhpvbc.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>High Performance VBCnoreply@blogger.com