The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB to Host NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship Through 2024
10/14/2020 12:25:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball
INDIANAPOLIS – UAB and the Blazer beach volleyball program will continue to host the NCAA Beach Volleyball National Championship through 2024, the NCAA announced on Wednesday.
The Blazers have served as tournament host since beach volleyball started having an NCAA Championship in 2016, and will continue to do so through the 2024 season. The bid to host from 2023-26 was split as Gulf Shores will be the location in 2023-24, while the tournament will be held in Huntington Beach, Calif. in 2025-26.
"To host the NCAA Beach Volleyball National Championship is huge for our program, institution and the entire state of Alabama," said head coach Terri Del Conte. UAB beach volleyball hosts this event with pride as we continue to grow our program and sport."
The event has become one of the most popular championships the NCAA has to offer. Played during the first week of May on the white sand beaches of Gulf Shores, the beach volleyball championship has ascended into a tournament that draws thousands of fans to the city of Gulf Shores.
Along with the 8-team tournament featuring the best beach volleyball teams in the nation, one of the largest junior beach volleyball tournaments coincides with the NCAA Championship, making Gulf Shores the place to be in the first week of May for beach volleyball.
For more information on the NCAA beach volleyball championship and the UAB beach volleyball team, follow @NCAAVolleyball and @UAB_BVB on Twitter and Instagram.
The Blazers have served as tournament host since beach volleyball started having an NCAA Championship in 2016, and will continue to do so through the 2024 season. The bid to host from 2023-26 was split as Gulf Shores will be the location in 2023-24, while the tournament will be held in Huntington Beach, Calif. in 2025-26.
"To host the NCAA Beach Volleyball National Championship is huge for our program, institution and the entire state of Alabama," said head coach Terri Del Conte. UAB beach volleyball hosts this event with pride as we continue to grow our program and sport."
The event has become one of the most popular championships the NCAA has to offer. Played during the first week of May on the white sand beaches of Gulf Shores, the beach volleyball championship has ascended into a tournament that draws thousands of fans to the city of Gulf Shores.
Along with the 8-team tournament featuring the best beach volleyball teams in the nation, one of the largest junior beach volleyball tournaments coincides with the NCAA Championship, making Gulf Shores the place to be in the first week of May for beach volleyball.
"We are thrilled to have the opportunity and honor of hosting the Beach Volleyball National Championships," said UAB Director of Athletics Mark Ingram. "Our partnership with Gulf Shores is unmatched and has allowed us to create what has been called "the best atmosphere in Collegiate Beach Volleyball." We'd like to thank the NCAA selection committee as well as the Convention and Visitor Bureau and everyone associated with the event in Gulf Shores for making this happen."
The University of Southern Cal won the first two championships, while UCLA won the second two. Last year's championship was canceled due to COVID-19.For more information on the NCAA beach volleyball championship and the UAB beach volleyball team, follow @NCAAVolleyball and @UAB_BVB on Twitter and Instagram.
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