Bowles; Sani Named To U.S. Collegiate Beach National Team
June 04, 2021 | Men's Volleyball
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.– Jonny Bowles and Francesco Sani have been named to the 2021 U.S. Collegiate Beach National Team (BCNT).
The Anteater duo are two of 13 college-aged men on the roster who will attend a training block in Huntington Beach, Calif., on June 21-26.
Training-block sessions will be led by Christian Hartford (Athletic Performance Coach, U.S. Beach National Team), Patty Dodd (Beach National Team Training Group Coach) and Mike Dodd (Olympic silver medalist) and will include presentations by Dr. Peter Haberl (Senior Sport Psychologist, USOPC), Shawn Hueglin (Senior Sport Dietitian, USOPC) and Chris Clements (Mentor Coach, USOPC).
Danko Iordanov, head volleyball coach for the indoor and beach teams at the University of Saint Katherine (California) will serve as head coach of the men's BCNT squad and will be assisted by Hudson Bates, men's associate head coach at Ohio State.
Bowles averaged 1.38 kills and 1.07 digs in 29 sets in 2021. Sani was named to the All-Big West Freshman team after averaging 1.87 kills in 60 sets. He was also named Big West Freshman of the Week twice this season.
