This year’s Association of the American Universities (AAU) Girls Junior National Championship for volleyball is in full swing. Held in Orlando, Florida at the Orange County Convention Center, the championship takes place from June 13 through June 28.
The volleyball championship include seven divisions. This includes the Open Division—the highest division— followed by Premier, Elite, Club, Aspire, Spirit, and Classic Division.
There is a total of 236 teams competing at the AAU National Volleyball Championships, including Biola University, California State University Fresno, Long Beach, and Sacramento, Pormona-Pitzer Colleges, San Diego State University, San Jose State University, Stanford University, the University of California Berkeley and Santa Barbara, the University of San Diego, and University of Southern California.
Wave 1 Top Teams Standings
10 Girls
1st palace: VAQUERAS 10-1 (PU), who won 11 matches and lost .
11 Girls
1st place: CCVV 11 Fushsia (FL), with 13 matches won and 0 lost; 26 sets won, 5 lost.
11 Open
1st place: A5 11-1 Lori (SO), with 10 matches won, 2 lost; 21 setts won and 6 lost.
12 Club
1st: FL Momentum 12U Neon Gold (FL)
12 Open
1st: A5 12-1 LA (SO)
12 Premier
1st: A5 12-2 Erin (SO) with 12 match wins, 0 lost; 24 won sets.
13 Aspire
1st: Miami Wave 13 Aqua (FL)
13 Classic
1st: Dynamite Adidas 13-1 (LK)
13 Club
1st: Stars 13 Sean (PM)
13 Open
1st: A5 13-1 Karen (SO)
13 Premier
1st: GJ 13 Nicole (FL)
13 Spirit
1st: Alabama Perf 13 National (SO)
14 Aspire
1st: OT 14 T Veronika (FL)
14 Classic
1st: 575 VB 14-1 Jeff LP (SO)
14 Club
1st: OK Charge 14 UA (OK)
14 Elite
1st: GJ 14 Stephanie (FL)
14 Open
1st: Dynasty 14 Black (HA)
14 Premier
1st: A5 14-2 Earl (SO)
14 Spirit
1st: FIVA 14 U Travel (FL)
18 Open
1st: Muniana 18 Samuurai (HO)
18 Premier
1st: JAX SKYLINE 18 Royal (FL)
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Other Results Highlights
Mintonette Sports – m.41 beat the Union 14 UA Black with a 1-0 win in the 14 Open division on June 13. Other Open Division winners for that day include the Boiler Jrs 121E Gold, who defeated the WPVC 12 Armour Black 3-0, as the A5 12-1 LA who beat OT 12 O Cristobal 2-0.
Games included PPU 12 Adidas vs Academy 12 Diamond in the 12 Premier Division, with a final score of 2-0. Triangle 13 Black vs Ti-State Elite 13 Blue ended with a final score of 1-2.
PAO U11/U12 beat the New WaveS 12 Holly with a score of 2-1.
Vaqueras 10-1 beat Tampa North 10 Black and Dallas Skyline 10 Royal on Thursday as well.
Friday, June 14 results include Vaqeras 10-1 winning against WPVC 10 Elite Black and K1 Volley 9-1 Oscar
There was also a 2-0 win in the 11 Open Division when K1 Manati Scoare 11-1 went head-to-head against MJVA 11 Elite. Boiler Jrs 111 Gold had a big 3-0 win over the Legacy 11-1 Adidas team.
Highlights from the 18 Open Division on Saturday, June 15 included a massive 4-0 win at the Munciana 18 Samurai game against WVBA 18 Adidas. PowerPlex 18 U Brogean had a 3-0 win against IMGA 18, but PowerPlex 18U was defeated by FaR Out 18 Black 0-3.
It was a tied 2-2 score when PowerPlex 18U played against faR Out 18 Black on Sunday, June 16.
Other scored from Sundays events include a 3-1 win in the 13 Open Division in the SPVB 13 Elite vs Monon Elect 13E Cardinal game.
In the 10 Girls Division, Monon Select 10 Mako lost to the iUnited 10N Blue team, and the K1 Hatillo Nina 10 beat the Munciano 10 Kunoichis 2-1.
Schedule
Wave 2 takes place on June 13 until June 16. This includes 10U, All 11U , All 12U, All 13U, All 14U, 18U Open, 18U Premier divisions. Wave 3 is slated for June 21-24, followed by Wave 4 on June 25-28.
Those looking for the complete schedule of games can see the teams and match times on the SportsEngine website.
Medals and team trophies are awarded to the top four teams of the AAU National Volleyball Championships, as well as individuals awards at the official Awards Ceremony. This includes All-American and Most Valuable Player awards.