[johnbar]

Another beach recruit for 2022-23:  Phoenix Clarke, 5'11", Punahou HS

https://www.instagram.com/p/CSF3tjCFyYt/


https://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/phoenix...efault.htm

[johnbar]

Another beach recruit for 2022-23:  Phoenix Clarke, 5'11", Punahou HS

https://www.instagram.com/p/CSF3tjCFyYt/


https://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/phoenix...efault.htm

[BobK]

Our recruiting is very very good. Going to be a very deep team next few years

[BobK]

Our recruiting is very very good. Going to be a very deep team next few years

[mbdude]

Sunny Villapondo grad transfer to USC. (apologize if already posted)

[mbdude]

Sunny Villapondo grad transfer to USC. (apologize if already posted)

[johnbar]

Somewhere I got the idea that Hannah Fleming (class of 2023) is a possible Stanford beach recruit. 
https://www.hudl.com/profile/14012393/Hannah-Fleming

She (and her partner) won the Santa Cruz CBVA AA event Saturday, earning them AAA ratings.

[Note that there seems to be a different Hannah Fleming in Lincoln, NE, who is also a volleyball player, but class of 2022.]

Never mind, she has committed to UCLA.

[johnbar]

Somewhere I got the idea that Hannah Fleming (class of 2023) is a possible Stanford beach recruit. 
https://www.hudl.com/profile/14012393/Hannah-Fleming

She (and her partner) won the Santa Cruz CBVA AA event Saturday, earning them AAA ratings.

[Note that there seems to be a different Hannah Fleming in Lincoln, NE, who is also a volleyball player, but class of 2022.]

Never mind, she has committed to UCLA.

[johnbar]

Xolani Hodel won another CBVA Open at Hermosa Beach (partnered this time with Josie Ulrich, Cal Poly).

Apparently Klineman and Ross have decided to stick together and go for Paris 2024.  They just won the Chicago AVP without dropping a set (though one went to 40-38!).

[johnbar]

Xolani Hodel won another CBVA Open at Hermosa Beach (partnered this time with Josie Ulrich, Cal Poly).

Apparently Klineman and Ross have decided to stick together and go for Paris 2024.  They just won the Chicago AVP without dropping a set (though one went to 40-38!).

[johnbar]

Haven't seen a schedule for 2022 yet. 
Freshman Avi Vetter posted this "Day in the Life" video a few days ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exqoz1nzOOA

[johnbar]

Haven't seen a schedule for 2022 yet. 
Freshman Avi Vetter posted this "Day in the Life" video a few days ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exqoz1nzOOA

[johnbar]

Apparently the beach team had a competition/scrimmage this past weekend.
They're good at keeping these things secret.

[johnbar]

Apparently the beach team had a competition/scrimmage this past weekend.
They're good at keeping these things secret.

[Softball Fan]

Bummer, I might have gone to watch that if I had known in advance and time to prepare for it. I could have made it a week-end of beach and indoor. My oldest son lives in Palo Alto. I would have dragged him along with me although he has zero interest in volleyball.

[Softball Fan]

Bummer, I might have gone to watch that if I had known in advance and time to prepare for it. I could have made it a week-end of beach and indoor. My oldest son lives in Palo Alto. I would have dragged him along with me although he has zero interest in volleyball.

[johnbar]

Waiting for Stanford to post a schedule for 2022.  USC, UCLA, and several Bay Area schools I checked don't have them out yet either.

On a whim I checked Pepperdine, and they do have a schedule.  It includes a two-day event at TCU, April 15 & 16, which also has Stanford and HBU (Houston Baptist, I assume).

Pepperdine even posts their fall schedule of events. 
ETA:  And I see they are playing Stanford today in Santa Monica.

[johnbar]

Waiting for Stanford to post a schedule for 2022.  USC, UCLA, and several Bay Area schools I checked don't have them out yet either.

On a whim I checked Pepperdine, and they do have a schedule.  It includes a two-day event at TCU, April 15 & 16, which also has Stanford and HBU (Houston Baptist, I assume).

Pepperdine even posts their fall schedule of events. 
ETA:  And I see they are playing Stanford today in Santa Monica.

[johnbar]

Stanford BVB instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CVrDSREPrKz

[johnbar]

Stanford BVB instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CVrDSREPrKz

[BobK]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CV9IswHPVac/...=copy_link

Playing at Pismo Beach

[BobK]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CV9IswHPVac/...=copy_link

Playing at Pismo Beach

[johnbar]

Stanford Beach welcomed five new recruits in their IG stories:

Kelly Belardi (also indoor, according to EliteVolleyball)
Phoenix Clarke
Line Andersson (from Sweden)
Ashley Vincent
Sophie Kubiak


Daria Gusarova from Cyprus lists herself as Stanford '26 beach VB on her instagram.  Maybe she is a walk-on, so no announcement until she enrolls?

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The NCAA beach tournament is expanding from 8 schools to 16:

https://twitter.com/NCAAVolleyball/statu...1480832003

Details pending:  https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/med...s-approved

[johnbar]

Stanford Beach welcomed five new recruits in their IG stories:

Kelly Belardi (also indoor, according to EliteVolleyball)
Phoenix Clarke
Line Andersson (from Sweden)
Ashley Vincent
Sophie Kubiak


Daria Gusarova from Cyprus lists herself as Stanford '26 beach VB on her instagram.  Maybe she is a walk-on, so no announcement until she enrolls?

---

The NCAA beach tournament is expanding from 8 schools to 16:

https://twitter.com/NCAAVolleyball/statu...1480832003

Details pending:  https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/med...s-approved

[Softball Fan]

Wow if Daria Gusarova is a walk-on, that's pretty good recruiting.  As best as I can tell from her Instagram she is a regular on the FIVB beach tour and was in the qualification rounds for the Tokyo Olympics.

https://en.volleyballworld.com/en/beachv...?id=161109

She will be 21 years old when she enters Stanford as a freshman.

[Softball Fan]

Wow if Daria Gusarova is a walk-on, that's pretty good recruiting.  As best as I can tell from her Instagram she is a regular on the FIVB beach tour and was in the qualification rounds for the Tokyo Olympics.

https://en.volleyballworld.com/en/beachv...?id=161109

She will be 21 years old when she enters Stanford as a freshman.

[johnbar]

Wow if Daria Gusarova is a walk-on, that's pretty good recruiting.  As best as I can tell from her Instagram she is a regular on the FIVB beach tour and was in the qualification rounds for the Tokyo Olympics.

https://en.volleyballworld.com/en/beachv...?id=161109

She will be 21 years old when she enters Stanford as a freshman.

Note that the FIVB site does not have her actual birth date.  (If she was born 01/01/0001, she would be 2,021 year old next year.)
But the BVB Database does: http://www.bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=4889
July 15, 2004, so she will be 18.

Interesting to see that one of her partners has been Erika Nystrom, who apparently has dual Finnish/Cypriot citizenship.  I saw Erika play with her twin sister Emilia back in 2007.

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In fact, Gusarova & Nystrom are currently playing in Brazil, the last FIVB event of the year:
http://www.bvbinfo.com/Tournament.asp?ID...ss=Matches

They won their qualifier match and are in Pool E in the main draw.

I just wonder if she is really coming to Stanford...?

[johnbar]

Wow if Daria Gusarova is a walk-on, that's pretty good recruiting.  As best as I can tell from her Instagram she is a regular on the FIVB beach tour and was in the qualification rounds for the Tokyo Olympics.

https://en.volleyballworld.com/en/beachv...?id=161109

She will be 21 years old when she enters Stanford as a freshman.

Note that the FIVB site does not have her actual birth date.  (If she was born 01/01/0001, she would be 2,021 year old next year.)
But the BVB Database does: http://www.bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=4889
July 15, 2004, so she will be 18.

Interesting to see that one of her partners has been Erika Nystrom, who apparently has dual Finnish/Cypriot citizenship.  I saw Erika play with her twin sister Emilia back in 2007.

---

In fact, Gusarova & Nystrom are currently playing in Brazil, the last FIVB event of the year:
http://www.bvbinfo.com/Tournament.asp?ID...ss=Matches

They won their qualifier match and are in Pool E in the main draw.

I just wonder if she is really coming to Stanford...?

[johnbar]

Gusarova & Nystrom went 0-2 in pool and did not make it to the elimination rounds.
Still impressive for someone so young.

[johnbar]

Gusarova & Nystrom went 0-2 in pool and did not make it to the elimination rounds.
Still impressive for someone so young.

[johnbar]

Daria Gusarova has committed to Stanford, and somebody from Stanford athletics posted it on instagram at 7am on a Sunday.

(I guess Gusarova was too busy playing in Brazil to sign earlier in the week.)

[johnbar]

Daria Gusarova has committed to Stanford, and somebody from Stanford athletics posted it on instagram at 7am on a Sunday.

(I guess Gusarova was too busy playing in Brazil to sign earlier in the week.)

[johnbar]

Stanford has a verbal commitment for the class of 2027 (entering 2023):  Clara Stowell.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CWy1lMMB1ng/

I'm assuming she's a beach recruit, but could also be indoors.
There's an Elyse Stowell at BYU; might be an older sister.


She earned a CBVA AAA rating last month, winning a AA event.

[johnbar]

Stanford has a verbal commitment for the class of 2027 (entering 2023):  Clara Stowell.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CWy1lMMB1ng/

I'm assuming she's a beach recruit, but could also be indoors.
There's an Elyse Stowell at BYU; might be an older sister.


She earned a CBVA AAA rating last month, winning a AA event.

[Softball Fan]

Thanks for posting John.  Coach Fuller has been killing it lately in recruiting.  Stowell is 6'2" and really good.  Can't wait to see her out on the Stanford courts. 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1RFyUQv0Xjg

As you noted she also plays indoors at a high club level as a setter.  Hambly should check her out.

[Softball Fan]

Thanks for posting John.  Coach Fuller has been killing it lately in recruiting.  Stowell is 6'2" and really good.  Can't wait to see her out on the Stanford courts. 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1RFyUQv0Xjg

As you noted she also plays indoors at a high club level as a setter.  Hambly should check her out.

[johnbar]

And another:  Ruby Sorra, from Toronto:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CWjkY1gPpm9/

[johnbar]

And another:  Ruby Sorra, from Toronto:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CWjkY1gPpm9/

[Softball Fan]

This is a little unusual.   Both these recruits start their Instagram post out with identical wording:

"I am excited to announce that I have verbally committed to the application process at Stanford University..."

Maybe the coaching staff asked them to use that wording to make sure no one assumes they have already been admitted.

[Softball Fan]

This is a little unusual.   Both these recruits start their Instagram post out with identical wording:

"I am excited to announce that I have verbally committed to the application process at Stanford University..."

Maybe the coaching staff asked them to use that wording to make sure no one assumes they have already been admitted.