| ANAHEIM, CA - (May 23, 2008) - The U.S. Men’s Olympic Volleyball Team has returned to their full-time training center in Anaheim, and team members are vigorously preparing to compete at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The team recently returned from tournament play in Germany and Japan.
The team, currently ranked third in the world, is deep with Olympic Games experience. They are led by three-time Olympian Lloy Ball and two-time Olympian and current team captain Tom Hoff. Several other team members have participated at previous Olympic Games: Phil Eatherton, Brook Billings, Gabe Gardner, Ryan Millar, Reid Priddy, Riley Salmon, Donald Suxho and Clay Stanley. The team trains Monday – Fridays at the American Sports Centers (1500 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim,). The following event calendar lists upcoming activities and appearances. Upcoming Events May 27: Team USA vs. Argentina Exhibition at UCI Bren Center (7:00 p.m.) May 28: Angels Baseball Game First Pitch (7:05 p.m.) May 29: Anaheim Unified High School District Athlete Award Dinner (6:00 p.m.) May 30: Children’s Hospital of Orange County Visit (2:00 p.m.) June 6: Orange County Boys and Girls Club Attend Practice (11:00 a.m.) June 7: Orange County Big Brothers & Big Sisters Attend Practice (10:30 a.m.) July 29: Olympic Games Send-off Party at the American Sports Centers (TBD) For additional information, please visit www.anaheim.net. Media Contact: Ruth Ruiz 714.765.5060 more city news
### ABOUT ANAHEIM - The City of Anaheim, founded in 1857, is one of the nation's premier municipalities and is California's 10th most populous city. Anaheim covers 50 square miles with more than 345,500 residents and more than 3,200 City employees. The municipal corporation's annual budget is $1.4 billion. Anaheim supports a thriving business community with companies such as Carl Karcher Enterprises, Inc., L-3 Communications, Pacific Sunwear, and Disneyland Resort. Successful sports franchises call Anaheim home, including Angels Baseball, Anaheim Ducks, the 2008 Olympic Gold Medal winning U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team, and the 2008 Olympic Silver Medal winning U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team. Anaheim also boasts world-class meeting and entertainment venues with the Anaheim Convention Center, the largest on the west coast, Honda Center, The Grove of Anaheim, The Shops at Anaheim GardenWalk, and Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Annually, Anaheim welcomes millions of visitors to the city, truly making it where the world comes to live, work and play. For more information, please visit www.anaheim.net. |