The 12 volleyball players on the U.S. Women’s National Team for the 2024 Paris Olympic games were announced on June 5. Nine universities are represented on the roster, with Nebraska and Wisconsin having multiple of their former volleyball players represented (3 and 2 players, respectively). Below is the full roster:
- #2 | Jordyn Poulter (S) | Illinois (2015-18)
- #3 | Avery Skinner (OH) | Kentucky (2017-20) & Baylor (2021)*
- #4 | Justine Wong-Orantes (L) | Nebraska (2013-16)*
- #7 | Lauren Carlini (S) | Wisconsin (2013-16)
- #10 | Jordan Larson (OH) | Nebraska (2005-08)*
- #11 | Annie Drews (Opp) | Purdue (2012-15)
- #12 | Jordan Thompson (Opp) | Cincinnati (2015-19)
- #15 | Haleigh Washington (MB) | Penn State (2014-17)*
- #16 | Dana Rettke (MB) | Wisconsin (2017-21)*
- #22 | Kathryn Plummer (OH) | Stanford (2016-19)*
- #23 | Kelsey Robinson Cook (OH) | Tennessee (2010-12) Nebraska (2013)
- #24 | Chiaka Ogbogu (MB) | Texas (2013-17)
*=won an NCAA championship
Of these 12 players, half of them have won national titles in their college tenure. The U.S. Women’s National Team will be coached by Karch Kiraly, who has led the team since 2012. Kiraly played men’s volleyball at UCLA from 1978-1983, claiming titles in 1979, 1981, and 1982.
Eight players on the roster won gold at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo — the first time Team USA won gold in the event. Larson has the most Olympic experience on the roster, as this will be her fourth Games.
The Olympic volleyball competition runs from July 27-August 11, with medaling events on August 9 and 10.
