Volleyball: Summer 2024 Elite Prospects
Grades 10 - 12
Saturday, July 20, 2024
Email sportscamps@mtu.edu to be added to our list for future announcements, notifications, and reminders.
Camp Overview
This camp is open to girls entering grades 10 - 12 as of Fall 2024 who are interested in playing collegiate volleyball, specifically those looking to get identified by the Michigan Tech Volleyball program. This camp is designed for athletes with experience at the varsity HS or Junior Olympic/AAU Club level and goals of playing college volleyball. There will be a mix of positional training as well as intermixed team-like training, similar to that of a college practice. All positions are welcome and encouraged to attend.
What to Expect
Plenty of rigorous drills, practice, and gameplay. (2) 2.5-hour sessions of instruction will be held in the SDC Varsity Gym.
Schedule
| 8:30-9:00am | Check-In at SDC front counter |
| 9:00-11:30am | Session 1 |
| 11:30am-12:30pm | Lunch Break (Wood Gym balcony available for eating space. Bring your own meal.) |
| 12:30-3:00pm | Session 2 |
| 3:00pm | Pick-up at SDC main entrance. Optional Campus Tour/ Q&A with Huskies |
Location
Michigan Tech Student Development Complex
500 MacInnes Dr, Houghton MI, 49931
What to Bring
Please bring individual water bottles, snacks, and athletic apparel/shoes for each participant.
Registration
$75/person
Commuter only. On-campus housing and meals are not available for this camp.
Registration opens: February 26, 2024, 8:00am EST
Deadline to register: July 13, 2024
Register online, in person at the Ticket Office, or by calling 906-487-2073. Payment in full is due at the time of registration.
Helpful registration instructions can be found here (coming soon!).
A confirmation packet of required camp forms will be made available to participants/parents via email once their application is processed. The confirmation packet must be submitted within two weeks of registration.
Refunds
Prior to Deadline: Refunds will be issued upon receipt of a written notice of cancellation from a parent or guardian. Email or fax is acceptable. Please include the participant’s name and camp attending.
After Deadline: Refunds will be issued for medical reasons only. Written notice of cancellation from a parent or guardian must be accompanied by a doctor’s certificate. Email or fax is acceptable. Please include the participant’s name and camp attending.
If a participant is injured during camp, a refund will be issued in the form of a credit voucher for the next year for 80 percent of the unused portion of camp.
No refunds are given when a participant is expelled for disciplinary reasons.
In the event that a camp is canceled, registration fees only (we do not refund travel expenses) will be refunded in full or campers will have the option of switching to a similar camp if available.
Parking
Visitors may use Lots 22 or 24, located outside the main entrance of the SDC, for parking during camps. There is no overnight parking. Please do not park in the UP Health System and Rehab Servies lot (north end of the SDC).
Questions?
Michigan Tech Recreation: 906-487-2975, sportscamps@mtu.edu
Camp Coordinator: Mallory Nickelson, 906-487-2595, mnickels@mtu.edu
Meet the Coaches
In 11 seasons as head volleyball coach, Matt Jennings has orchestrated an impressive rebuilding of the Michigan Tech volleyball program. Under Jennings, the Huskies have gone from last place in the conference to nationally ranked and consistently in the NCAA Tournament. Jennings has coached the Huskies to four straight NCAA tournament appearances from 2017-21 and has twice been named the GLIAC Coach of the Year in 2017 and 2019.
Under Jennings’ leadership, Michigan Tech volleyball has established itself as a competitive presence in the midwest region and within the GLIAC conference. The Huskies are 73-19 (79%) in the GLIAC over the past six seasons, and 119-52 overall (70%). Tech has won back-to-back GLIAC Regular Season Championships in the spring and fall of 2021, hanging conference championship banners for only the second and third time in program history. They’ve finished first in the conference standings in the last two seasons and have reached the GLIAC Championship four of the past five seasons. Entering his 11th season, Jennings has an overall record of 171-119 (59%) and 105-59 (64%) in GLIAC play.
In addition to his responsibilities with Husky Volleyball, Jennings currently chairs the NCAA Division II Midwest Region Women's Volleyball Committee (until 2025) and is the region’s representative on the NCAA Division II National Women's Volleyball Committee.
Mallory Nickelson was named an Assistant Coach with the Michigan Tech volleyball team in February 2023. She was a four-year starting libero and setter at future GLIAC member Roosevelt University and was recently an assistant coach for two seasons at UW-Stevens Point.
Nickelson was an assistant coach at UW-Stevens Point under Lyndsay Kooi. The Pointers were 52-16 overall and went to the NCAA Tournament both seasons, advancing in 2022 while also being WIAC Tournament runners-up earlier that season.
Meet the Team
