The third annual Global Challenge, run by Bring It Promotions (Tim Kelly and Cory Solomon), has come to a close. This year the tournament was held in Pula, Croatia. After pool play the tournament was split into 2 divisions, The Brijuni Division and The Istra Divison. The Istra Division held most of the younger teams while the Brijuni Division was played by most of the older teams. The Istra Championship went to Nova KBM Branik MARIBOR (SLO), and the Brijuni Champion was the USA A2 JNT, coached by Lee Maes. They defeated the Italians from Spes Volley CONEGLIANO in straight sets (25-15, 28-26, 25-18). For more information, team rosters, photos, player journals, etc. please go to:
http://www.bringitusa.com/gc2007
This picutre is of the USA A2 JNT with the 2nd place team, Spes Volley Conegliano.