USA Volleyball Nominees for USOC Athletes and Coaches of the Year

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, February 5, 2008.- USA Volleyball announced its choices for Athletes of the Year, Team of the Year and Coaches of the Year as part of the United States Olympic Committee’s (USOC) annual awards program.

Tayyiba Haneef-Park and Ryan Millar were selected as the Female and Male Indoor Athletes of the Year. Misty May-Treanor and Todd Rogers were chosen as Female and Male Beach Athletes of the Year. May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh earned the Beach Team of the Year distinction. Lora Webster was tabbed as the Sitting Volleyball Player of the Year.

John Speraw was the nominee for USOC National Coach of the Year. Criteria for the USOC National Coach of the Year requires an individual to coach an elite level club, collegiate, Pan Am, World Championship or Olympic Games team, or be the coach of an elite athlete who competes at the highest level of the sport discipline.

Scott Mebruer was selected as nominee for USOC Developmental Coach of the Year. Criteria for the USOC Developmental Coach of the Year requires the nominee to coach a youth club, high school or junior-level team, or is directly responsible for coaching athletes who compete at the junior and/or elite level.