Volleyball: Summer 2024 Husky Summer Showdown
Grades 9 - 12 (JV/Varsity)
Friday, July 12, 2024
Team registration opens on February 26, 2024
Email sportscamps@mtu.edu to be added to our list for future announcements, notifications, and reminders.
Camp Overview
This team camp is for varsity team players entering grades 9-12 as of Fall 2024. Designed for varsity teams looking to compete while building team chemistry in a fun and competitive environment. Campers can expect an intensive one-day tournament in which they can show off their skills against other teams from Michigan and surrounding states.
Commuter only. On-campus housing and meals not included. Michigan Tech is not responsible for players outside of the Student Development Complex (SDC). Team coaches must supervise their players while at the SDC and will be held accountable for their behavior.
What to Expect
- Two divisions of play (Varsity and Junior Varsity)
- 4-match minimum
- Officiated by MTU coaches/players
- Minimum eight (8) players per team, twelve (12) player maximum.
Schedule
| Friday, July 12 | |
| 8:30 - 9:30a |
Check-in at SDC front counter. Coaches must be present to check in. |
| 9:30 - 9:45a | Coaches and players meeting in SDC Varsity Gym |
| 10:00a - 5:00p | Matches (2 sets of 25, or 45 minutes, whichever comes first) |
| *Schedule subject to change based on number of teams | |
Location
Student Development Complex
500 MacInnes Dr, Houghton MI, 49931
SDC Varsity Gym & Multipurpose Room
Registration
(Team registration opens February 26, 2024)
By June 14
Complete and submit Team Registration Form (including list of attending players and coaches) to sportscamps@mtu.edu.
By June 28
Submit team fee. $225/1st team, $175/additional team. Pay online (starting February 15) or send a check payable to Michigan Tech to:
- Michigan Tech Recreation, Attn: Paula Lahikainen, 1400 Townsend Drive, Student Development Complex Room 142, Houghton MI 49931
By July 5
Submit Individual Player Forms (may be emailed to sportscamps@mtu.edu). No individual registration is required.
Refunds
Prior to June 28: Team refunds, less a $50 cancellation fee, will be issued upon written notice of cancellation from the coach. Email or fax is acceptable.
After June 28: Team refunds, less a $50 cancellation fee, will be issued for medical reasons only*. Written notice of cancellation from the coach must be accompanied by a doctor’s certificate. Email or fax is acceptable. *If a team's numbers drop below the required minimum of 8 players due to illness or injury.
No refunds are given when a participant/team is expelled for disciplinary reasons.
In the event that the camp is canceled, team fees only (we do not refund travel expenses) will be refunded in full.
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 Coach
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
