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UCO to Host Celebration for US Women's Sitting Volleyball Team, Nov. 8

Nov. 4, 2024

A photo of the U.S. Sitting Women's Volleyball team
A photo of the U.S. Sitting Women's Volleyball team 

The University of Central Oklahoma, in partnership with USA Volleyball, will host a free, open-to-the-public celebration in honor of the UCO-based U.S. Women's Sitting Volleyball team from 5:30-7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 8, at the Wellness Center on Central's campus. USA Volleyball won their third-consecutive gold medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics in September.

UCO President Todd G. Lamb and Edmond Mayor Darrell Davis will deliver remarks, and the team will be available for interviews, photos and autographs. 

Although the team will not play at the celebration, there will be opportunities for photos and videos during practice at 10 a.m., Nov. 8, at the UCO Wellness Center. 

UCO has a long history of supporting the Paralympic and Olympic movement. In 2005, Central received the designation as an official U.S. Paralympic Training Site, and in 2009, received the official Olympic designation, becoming one of a select group of U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Sites.

Since this designation, UCO has become the year-round training site for the men's and women's sitting volleyball teams, hosted the 2010 Sitting Volleyball World Championships and held numerous international scrimmages and training camps. 

In addition to sitting volleyball, UCO has been a training site for archery, taekwondo and track and field athletes. Currently, UCO has a partnership with USA Volleyball for select athletes to train at the training site and attend school at the university. ​ 

For more information on UCO, visit www.uco.edu. 

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Cutline: The University of Central Oklahoma, in partnership with USA Volleyball, will host a free, open-to-the-public celebration in honor of the UCO-based U.S. Women's Sitting Volleyball team from 5:30-7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 8, at the Wellness Center on Central's campus. The USA Volleyball team, pictured, won their third-consecutive gold medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics in September.

Devan Wielgos

Devan Wielgos

Communications and Marketing Coordinator, UCO University Communications

 

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