The incoming freshman is one of 20 players selected for the prestigious opportunity
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Incoming freshman Gabbi Essix earned a spot on the Women’s Indoor U20 National Training Team, as USA Volleyball announced Thursday night.
Essix – a 6-3 middle blocker from Hoover, Ala. – is one of just 20 players selected for this prestigious opportunity.
The Training Team will produce the 12-player roster that will compete in the 2021 FIVB Women’s U20 World Championship held July 9-18 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and Kortrijk, Belgium. All members of the Women’s U20 National Training Team will participate in a training camp held June 28-July 8 at UNLV in Las Vegas, Nevada, before the team is selected and travels to the competition site.
The rising freshman is coming off an incredibly successful senior season at Hoover High School, where she led her team to a Class 7A State Championship win. For her efforts, she was named All-Area and earned a spot on the Alabama Class 7A All-Tournament Team.
Dan Fisher, head volleyball coach at the University of Pittsburgh, will lead the 2021 U20 National Team. He will be assisted by Jon Newman-Gonchar of the University of New Mexico and Jessica Aschenbrenner of the University of Denver. John Wong, Texas Tech assistant coach, will be the team’s technical coordinator.
A List of Essix’s Accolades Prior to Florida:
Essix’s High School Accolades
* 2020 AHSAA Class 7A State Champion
* 2020 Alabama Class 7A All-Tournament
* 2020 All-Area
* 2020 AL.com A-List Top Seniors High School Volleyball Players (#3)
* 2020 Alabama All-Star Volleyball Team (North roster)
* 2020 PrepVolleyball’s pre-season Top-150 Nation List – Class of 2021 (#65)
* 2020 Super-Regionals Team Champions
* Three-time Area Team Champions (2018-20)
* Recorded over 1,000 kills as a middle blocker (three-year letterwinner on varsity)
* Two-time First Team Alabama Super-All-State selection (2019, 2020)
* Two-time First Team All-Over-the-Mountain Team (2019, 2020)
* Two-time First Team All-South Metro
* 2019 Radio Network Female Athlete of the Week (Oct. 21)
* Three-time All-Region Team selection (2018-20)
* 2018 AVCA’s Phenom List
Essix’s Club Accolades
* 2020 AVCA Under Armour All-American Second Team
* Two-time JVA All-National Team honors, class of 2021
* 2020 VolleyballMag.com AVCA’s 25 Girls Underclassmen to Watch list
* 2020 SPVB President’s Day Challenge team champions (18 Open)
Essix’s USA High Performances Accolades
* 2020 U.S. Women’s Junior National Training Team
* 2019 USA Girls Youth National A1 (Red Team)
* 2019 Bronze medalist, Women’s Junior International Division, USA High Performance Championships
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