Gorrell to Represent Penn State on B1G Foreign TourGorrell to Represent Penn State on B1G Foreign Tour

Gorrell to Represent Penn State on B1G Foreign Tour

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

Tori Gorrell

Redshirt-Sophomore

Middle Blocker

Purdue

Danielle Cuttino

Senior

Outside Hitter

Rutgers

Jasmine Stackhouse

Sophomore

Middle Blocker

Wisconsin

Tionna Williams

Junior

Middle Blocker