RECAP: 46th AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships
07/02/2019
The 2018-2019 AAU Volleyball season wrapped up with its pinnacle event, the 46th AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships, June 16-28. The record setting event hosted 2,805 teams, crowning 39 teams as National Champions.
Dates: June 16-28
Location: ESPN Wide World of Sports and Orange County Convention Center
Schedule/Results | Photo Gallery
ORLANDO, Fla. – The 2018-2019 AAU Volleyball season wrapped up with its pinnacle event, the 46th AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships. The 12-day event began with a star studded Opening Ceremonies on Saturday, June 15 and ended with a battle for the World Championship title on Friday, June 28.
Games took place on 184 courts across the North and South Halls of the award-winning Orange County Convention Center, as well as pool play and awards matches at ESPN Wide World of Sports. The overall event set another record, boasting 2,805 girls and boys teams from across 47 states, including an international division with teams from Australia, Brazil, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Germany, Puerto Rico and Slovenia.
“The experience walking into ESPN Wide World of Sports was just so cool, because you really can’t get that anywhere else so it was awesome,” said Sydney Taylor from Mintonette Sports m. 61, the 17 Premier National Champion.
AAU Volleyball continues to grow as the largest sport in the Amateur Athletic Union, and that status was achieved through the 45,000 athletes, 10,000 coaches, 600 college coaches and approximately 100,000 spectators in attendance this year. Over 345 top notch teams were given awards for their respective divisions, while 39 teams were crowned as National Champions. The Championship day was topped off with a bout for the title of World Champion with the 17U Open Champion Mintonette Sports m.71 against the International Champion Dominican Republic, with latter team emerging victorious for the second year in a row. A full list of standings can be found here.
“The competition has been amazing. It is high level. Every team that you play is high level and very energetic. The parents are energetic, so the fans are a lot of fun. The competition cannot be beat or paralleled. We love it. Every single match is do or die and that’s a competition I want my team to play in,” said Coach Jenn, OTVA 15 O. Jenn.
For the third year in a row, AAU partnered with The Side-Out Foundation as part of its AAU Cares initiative. The Dig Pink dig-a-thon challenged all participating teams to raise money for stage IV breast cancer research. A tremendous thank you to those teams that participated this year.
Another valuable partnership that AAU ventured into this year, making the event more of a premier destination for the whole family, was with the United States eSports Federation (USeF). The launch of eSports at the AAU Junior Volleyball Championships occurred on the Allied eSports’ HyperX eSports Truck, North America’s first mobile eSports arena and production studio. The Truck, set up just outside the concourse, beckoned athletes and their families to try their skills in several popular video games.
Visit www.aauvolleyball.org for more information on upcoming events. You can also get up-to-the-date information on Twitter at @AAUVolleyball, Instagram at @AAUVolleyball and on www.facebook.com/realaauvolleyball.
Media interested in covering future events should contact Keri Burns, AAU Marketing Communications Coordinator at kburns@aausports.org.
AAU Volleyball National Champions:
10U – Llaneras 10 Omar
11 Club – BPR 11 Under
11 Open – Boilers Junior 11 Gold
12 Classic – Power 12 Elite
12 Club – Gulfside 12U Navy
12 Open – Warriors VC
12 Premier – Temecula Viper 12-Jim
13 Classic – WPVC 13 Armour Elite Black
13 Club – USA South 13 Premier
13 Open – Captianas Arecibo
13 Premier – Mizuno Northern Lights
14 Aspire – OTVA 14 S. Melinda
14 Classic – OTVA 14 O. Ann Marie
14 Club – Ponce Pumas
14 Open – Asics KIVA 14 Red
14 Premier – Palm Beach Juniors 14 Elite
15 Aspire – TAV 15 Blue
15 Classic – Kokoro Volleyball 15-2
15 Club – St. Pete 15 Teal
15 Open – Asics Munciana Lorax
15 Premier – Gainesville Juniors 15 Elite
16 Aspire – Cobb Atlanta 16 Michael
16 Classic – Illini Elite 16 White
16 Club – Xcel 16X Select
16 Open – Sports Performance 16 Elite
16 Premier – Sports Performance 16 C-Fed
17 Aspire – OTVA 17 P. Dave
17 Classic - ETA1 17 Black
17 Club – Legacy 17 National
17 Open – Mintonette Sports m. 71
17 Premier – Mintonette Sports m. 61
18 Apex – TPV 18 Paragon
18 Pinnacle – Sports Performance 18 White
Boys 14 – WPVC 14 Armour Elite Boys
Boys 15 – 352 Elite Boys Rox 15
Boys 16 – Minas Tenis Clube 16
Boys 17 – Orlando Gold 17 Black
Boys 18 – MVP Academy 18 Fire
International – Club Dominican Republic
World Champion – Club Dominican Republic
Location: ESPN Wide World of Sports and Orange County Convention Center
Schedule/Results | Photo Gallery
ORLANDO, Fla. – The 2018-2019 AAU Volleyball season wrapped up with its pinnacle event, the 46th AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships. The 12-day event began with a star studded Opening Ceremonies on Saturday, June 15 and ended with a battle for the World Championship title on Friday, June 28.
Games took place on 184 courts across the North and South Halls of the award-winning Orange County Convention Center, as well as pool play and awards matches at ESPN Wide World of Sports. The overall event set another record, boasting 2,805 girls and boys teams from across 47 states, including an international division with teams from Australia, Brazil, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Germany, Puerto Rico and Slovenia.
“The experience walking into ESPN Wide World of Sports was just so cool, because you really can’t get that anywhere else so it was awesome,” said Sydney Taylor from Mintonette Sports m. 61, the 17 Premier National Champion.
AAU Volleyball continues to grow as the largest sport in the Amateur Athletic Union, and that status was achieved through the 45,000 athletes, 10,000 coaches, 600 college coaches and approximately 100,000 spectators in attendance this year. Over 345 top notch teams were given awards for their respective divisions, while 39 teams were crowned as National Champions. The Championship day was topped off with a bout for the title of World Champion with the 17U Open Champion Mintonette Sports m.71 against the International Champion Dominican Republic, with latter team emerging victorious for the second year in a row. A full list of standings can be found here.
“The competition has been amazing. It is high level. Every team that you play is high level and very energetic. The parents are energetic, so the fans are a lot of fun. The competition cannot be beat or paralleled. We love it. Every single match is do or die and that’s a competition I want my team to play in,” said Coach Jenn, OTVA 15 O. Jenn.
For the third year in a row, AAU partnered with The Side-Out Foundation as part of its AAU Cares initiative. The Dig Pink dig-a-thon challenged all participating teams to raise money for stage IV breast cancer research. A tremendous thank you to those teams that participated this year.
Another valuable partnership that AAU ventured into this year, making the event more of a premier destination for the whole family, was with the United States eSports Federation (USeF). The launch of eSports at the AAU Junior Volleyball Championships occurred on the Allied eSports’ HyperX eSports Truck, North America’s first mobile eSports arena and production studio. The Truck, set up just outside the concourse, beckoned athletes and their families to try their skills in several popular video games.
Visit www.aauvolleyball.org for more information on upcoming events. You can also get up-to-the-date information on Twitter at @AAUVolleyball, Instagram at @AAUVolleyball and on www.facebook.com/realaauvolleyball.
Media interested in covering future events should contact Keri Burns, AAU Marketing Communications Coordinator at kburns@aausports.org.
AAU Volleyball National Champions:
10U – Llaneras 10 Omar
11 Club – BPR 11 Under
11 Open – Boilers Junior 11 Gold
12 Classic – Power 12 Elite
12 Club – Gulfside 12U Navy
12 Open – Warriors VC
12 Premier – Temecula Viper 12-Jim
13 Classic – WPVC 13 Armour Elite Black
13 Club – USA South 13 Premier
13 Open – Captianas Arecibo
13 Premier – Mizuno Northern Lights
14 Aspire – OTVA 14 S. Melinda
14 Classic – OTVA 14 O. Ann Marie
14 Club – Ponce Pumas
14 Open – Asics KIVA 14 Red
14 Premier – Palm Beach Juniors 14 Elite
15 Aspire – TAV 15 Blue
15 Classic – Kokoro Volleyball 15-2
15 Club – St. Pete 15 Teal
15 Open – Asics Munciana Lorax
15 Premier – Gainesville Juniors 15 Elite
16 Aspire – Cobb Atlanta 16 Michael
16 Classic – Illini Elite 16 White
16 Club – Xcel 16X Select
16 Open – Sports Performance 16 Elite
16 Premier – Sports Performance 16 C-Fed
17 Aspire – OTVA 17 P. Dave
17 Classic - ETA1 17 Black
17 Club – Legacy 17 National
17 Open – Mintonette Sports m. 71
17 Premier – Mintonette Sports m. 61
18 Apex – TPV 18 Paragon
18 Pinnacle – Sports Performance 18 White
Boys 14 – WPVC 14 Armour Elite Boys
Boys 15 – 352 Elite Boys Rox 15
Boys 16 – Minas Tenis Clube 16
Boys 17 – Orlando Gold 17 Black
Boys 18 – MVP Academy 18 Fire
International – Club Dominican Republic
World Champion – Club Dominican Republic
