B-W Tournament

Despite being short handed due to illness and injury, the guys played awesome and finished 3rd.  Missing a 6'5" middle hitter to illness, we shuffled the line-up and defeated several top men's teams from NE Ohio.  We raised a significant amount of money for the season and now have a month break before starting the regular season in January.  Have a Happy Holidays!

And the Season begins (pre-season)

Saturday marked the annual beginning to our tournament competition with a pre-season tournament at Grove City College.  The men went 6-0 in pool play defeating a varsity bound program 2-0 and sweeping two other teams.  On their way to the finals the men defeated the Grove City Alumni, won by forfeit in the first round and lost in the championship to finish 2nd.  The men played extremely well and provided a bright look to the future of the team this year.  Practice this week and home tournament Sunday.

Starting to come together

The team is starting to come around, but we do have a lot if injuries to begin the year which creates a challenge.  We will play our first tournament in a month, so the guys have some time to get healthy and ready to play.  We certainly have the talent to be a great offensive team, so we spend a lot of time working on our defensive position and technique.  Stay tuned.

Practice begins

Through four practices or so the team is getting back into shape and working on the fundamentals to ensure we are successful this season.  We have a good core of talent and work hard at each practice.  Looking forward to the year and returning to campus from my recruiting trips in Florida and Chicago, IL.  Be back soon.

The recruiting trail

After a long, whirlwind summer which included the new little boy, Cameron Ross Grippi, I finally updated the recruit flyer and began sending information to men all over the country.  We hope a few of them will be future Yellow Jackets and help us compete for a National Championship.  Good luck to all of you who are seniors in high school, we hope to see you on campus soon.

Season nears...

The guys have been working tremendously hard and we had our "Leadership Lunch" on Tuesday to discuss the season and share some general thoughts before we begin practice on Sunday.  We have a good group of men this year who are determined to win and be successful.  Jake is slowly getting back into playing and we are hopeful he can return to his old form.  We talked a bit in my office today about volleyball, jobs and of course his injury from last year...I wish him the best.

And recruitment for 2011 begins

The summer has come and gone and fall is here which means we officially begin to see applications for admission.  I am on the recruiting trail in Chicago recruiting students to B-W and spreading the news about our Men's Volleyball Club.  We will have a great year and future with our current roster and hope to continue to build on that success over the next few years.