The successful University of Hawai'i men's volleyball program has generated dozens of professional players, including 12 current and former Rainbow Warriors who represented their national teams this past summer in various international tournaments.
Along with the student-athletes who played at the international level this summer, Hawai'i associate coach
Milan Zarkovic was the head coach for the USA team at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.
Two incoming freshmen also participated for their respective national teams. Guilherme Voss Messias Dos Santos competed for Brazil in the FIVB U21 World Championship in Bahrain, helping the Brazilians to a third place finish. Voss, who competed at middle blocker, had a team-high 13 points, including seven blocks in that third place match. Dimitris Mouchlias has been part of the national team for Greece and this summer was a member of the U21 squad that finished runner-up in the CEV Silver European League.
Keeping up with your favorite Warriors can be tough, so below is a list of the 12 student-athletes, the national team they represent, the years they were at Hawai'i and the tournaments they competed in, along with some statistics.
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Rainbow Warriors (sorted by last name)
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United States of America
(2012-16)
Volley Nations League - Wk. 3-5 |
Averill played in three total matches over the course of three Volley Nations roster weeks. Averill got his lone start of the competition against Germany, recording nine kills and three blocks. The middle blocker saw the court in Week 4 and Week 5 as a substitute, recording nine kills and two aces against Bulgaria.
Tournament: 3 matches, 18 kills, 3 blocks, 2 aces
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United States of America
(2016-pres.)
Pan American Games |
Cowell started at outside the the U.S. and recorded 16 kills and an ace in the opening match against Chile. Cowell played in three of the four matches for the Americans, including a seven-kill performance with a .411 attacking percentage in the finale against Puerto Rico.
Tournament: 3 matches, 25 kills, 2 blocks, 8 digs, 1 ace
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United States of America
(2013-17)
Pan American Games |
Fey moved to libero for the U.S. after playing outside hitter for the Warriors and for his Italian professional team. In his four matches at the Pan Am Games, Fey recorded 27 digs and did not record a reception error in his first two matches.
Tournament: 4 matches, 27 digs
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United States of America
(2016-pres.)
NORCECA Cup |
Gasman was the only current or former Warrior to compete at the NORCECA Cup. The middle blocker recorded a tournament-high five blocks in the opening match against Puerto Rico and had an 11 kill performance against Cuba's top national team.
Tournament: 3 matches, 23 kills, 6 blocks, 1 ace
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Japan
(2019-pres.)
Asian U23 Championships |
Played in every single match for the Japanese U23 team that won a bronze medal at the Asian U23 Championships. Started three sets against Indonesia and finished with 15 kills in the match.
Tournament (not official): 8 matches, 15 kills, 3 blocks
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Czech Republic
(2019-pres.)
FIVB U23 World Championships |
A first set substitute against Russia. Recorded two swings in his appearance.
Tournament: 1 match
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Bulgaria
(2017-pres.)
Volley Nations League - Wk. 4-5 |
Parapunov was added to Bulgaria's roster for the final two weeks of the VNL preliminary round and recorded statistics in two of his three appearances. The opposite recorded two kills against Germany in Week 4 and had a kill against Serbia in the final match of the competition.
Tournament: 3 matches, 3 kills
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Norway
(2019-pres.)
CEV European Championships |
Thelle played in five total sets of three qualification round matches for Norway in the CEV European Championships. Thelle saw action as an attacker, recording five kills against Georgia.
Tournament: 0 matches
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United States of America
(2017-18)
Volley Nations League - Wk. 3-4 |
Tuileta made the American top-roster for the final two weeks of the Volley Nations League preliminary round and saw action in two matches.
Tournament: 2 matches
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Netherlands
(2016-19)
European Golden League |
Was on the Dutch roster but did not see the court.
Tournament: 0 matches
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United States of America
(2018-pres.)
NORCECA Championships |
Worsley saw action in three matches for the U.S. in the NORCECA Championships, all off the bench. Worsley was one of just two other current college athletes on the roster.
Tournament: 2 matches
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United States of America
(2016-19)
Pan American Games, NORCECA Championships |
Worsley was the only former Warrior to compete in two tournaments in the summer of 2019. Worsley saw the most success in Peru at the Pan Am Games with a pair of kills and aces in the opening match against Chile as well as a kill, a block and two aces against Puerto Rico in the final match of the competition.
Pan Am Games: 4 matches, 3 kills, 4 aces, 1 block
NORCECA Championships: 4 matches, 2 aces, 1 dig
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