ANAHEIM, California — The Southern California Indoor Volleyball Corridor of Fame honored its sixth, seventh and eighth induction courses Sunday earlier than a sell-out viewers at Anaheim’s Hwy 39 Occasion Heart.
The occasion, a veritable Who’s Who of volleyball in Southern California, included Olympians, nice coaches and extra.
A spotlight was 91-year-old Alice Sanchez accepting a Lifetime Service award for her 50 years of operating membership occasions in addition to being a senior participant champion.
Different lifetime honors went to former USC All-American setter Invoice Stetson, for his work the previous 25 years because the USA males’s and ladies’s crew physician, and San Diego businessman Charlie Jackson, who has supported and labored within the sport from youth to nationwide groups, together with teaching.
The 2022 class honored included DaeLea Aldrich, Doug Dannevik, David Lee, Jim McLaughlin, Rick Olmstead, Don Shaw, Rosie Wegrich, and Elaine Youngs.
Honored from 2023 had been Cynthia Barboza-Wilkes, Albert Gasparian, the late Ninja Jorgensen (her cousin Svend Anderson flew in from Denmark to simply accept), Kristin Klein Keefe, Wealthy Lambourne, Miki McFadden, and the late Mary Perry (her nephew Doug Perry accepted).
The 2024 induction group included Michael Boehle, Linda Chisholm, Matt Fuerbringer, Adam Johnson, Walt Ker, Nancy Owen-Fortner, and Erik Sullivan. NBC Olympics commentator Randy Rosenbloom was the MC and the video tribute was produced by NBC Olympics employees member Tom Feuer.
The Corridor made charity donations within the reminiscence of Corridor of Fame Lifetime choice Byron Shewman to Starlings Volleyball, USA of San Diego; and to proprietor Kristina Marina for her membership actions on the Forza 1 Efficiency Heart in Temecula the place the Corridor of Fame is housed. There was additionally a particular presentation to VolleyballMag, which was accepted by editor Lee Feinswog.
The 2025 and 2026 induction courses will tentatively be honored on Might 3, 2026 in reference to the NCAA’s Nationwide Collegiate Males’s Volleyball Championship at UCLA.
For extra on the Southern California Indoor Corridor of Fame and for extra about every of the inductees: https://socalindoorvolleyballhof.com/