May 10, 2017
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. - The Big Ten Conference announced its foreign volleyball tour on Wednesday afternoon, with Penn State redshirt-sophomore Tori Gorrell set to serve as Penn State's representative for the 2017 trip.
The Big Ten Volleyball Foreign Tour Team will travel to the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Italy and Austria from June 17-28, 2017.
Gorrell, enters the tour following her redshirt-freshman season, where earned a spot on the Big Ten All-Freshman team after posting 185 kills and a team second-best 110 total blocks during the regular season. Gorrell's 110 blocks were also good for second best among freshmen in the Big Ten.
In addition to Gorrell, Penn State athletic trainer Scott Campbell will represent the Nittany Lions as the team's athletic trainer for the trip. Former Penn State assistant and current Maryland head coach Steve Aird will lead the 2017 foreign tour team.
In addition to competition on the court, the 14 students in attendance will have the opportunity to participate in community service initiatives, study foreign languages with local students and visit some of Europe's most historic cities, including Vienna, Austria, Maribor, Slovenia, and Venice and Milan in Italy.
The complete Big Ten Foreign Tour Team roster can be found below and the final schedule will be announced at a later date.
SCHOOL | NAME | YEAR | POSITION | |
Illinois | Jordyn Poulter | Junior | Setter | |
Indiana | Kendall Beerman | Sophomore | Outside Hitter | |
Iowa | Annika Olsen | Senior | Defensive Specialist | |
Maryland | Samantha Drechsel | Freshman | Outside Hitter/Opposite | |
Michigan | Claire Kieffer-Wright | Junior | Middle Blocker | |
Michigan State | Autumn Bailey | Senior | Outside Hitter | |
Minnesota | Dalianliz Rosado | Senior | Defensive Specialist | |
Nebraska | Hunter Atherton | Freshman | Setter | |
Northwestern | Allie Lindroth | Sophomore | Outside Hitter | |
Ohio State | Audra Appold | Junior | Outside Hitter | |
Penn State | Redshirt-Sophomore | Middle Blocker | ||
Purdue | Danielle Cuttino | Senior | Outside Hitter | |
Rutgers | Jasmine Stackhouse | Sophomore | Middle Blocker | |
Wisconsin | Tionna Williams | Junior | Middle Blocker | |