Army, Air Force Win 2006 Armed Forces Volleyball Tourney

Team USA Selected for CISM Tournament

Story and Photos by Thom Williams
Scout Staff

photo of match playFort Huachuca, AZ -- Army men and Air Force women struck gold at the 2006 Armed Forces Volleyball Championship held here May 13-17.  The Air Force women went undefeated throughout the round-robin tournament finishing with a 6-0 record.  Navy women finished in the silver medal spot, followed by the Army and the Marines Corps who finished in 3rd and 4th place respectively.  “Last year we came in second by about two points,” said Air Force Head Coach Malcolm Grimes. “This year we took the Navy out in three games. We went undefeated and had a great season.”  Grimes went on to say that:  “He knew his team had Armed Forces gold in the bag when they were losing 14-6 to Navy in the second game of the match and came back and won.  I don’t think they had much left after that.”

On the men’s side of the competition, Army posted a 5-1 record on their way to the gold. Air Force won the silver with 3-3 record, and the Marine Corps to the third spot followed by the Navy in fourth. 

“We are very fortunate the right guys showed up for the All-Army camp and we are just a smidgen above everybody,” said Army Player-Coach SFC Rey Javier Fort Lewis, WA).  Javier has been a member of the All-Army Men’s Volleyball team since 1990. He put together the core of the All-Army team at Fort Lewis. The team had been playing together since December. 

Following the awards ceremony, the All-Tournament teams were announced.  Four athletes from the Air Force ere selected for the honor, while the Navy had two and the Marine Corps one.  Army had four men selected to the All-Tourney team while the Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force had one player each.  Selections for the All Armed Forces teams followed. Those teams will represent the U.S. at the 27th Conseil International du Sport Militaire (or CISM World Military Volleyball Championship, June 8-19 here.

photo of match playWomen’s All-Tournament
Team
CT12 Faye Graham, (USN) NIOC Maryland
LTJG Catherine Johann (USN) NAS Pensacola, FL
Sgt Nyla Johnson (USMC) MCB Quantico, VA
2LT Kristin Huitt (USAF) Vance AFB, OK
1LT Monika Johncour (USAF) Randolph AFB, TX
CAPT Dawn Rawlins (USAF) Patrick AFB, FL
2LT Molly Stowers (USAF) Eglin AFB, FL

Men’s All-Tournament Team
SGT Mike Humphries (USA) Fort Lewis, WA
SFC Rey Javier (USA) Fort Lewis, WA
1LT Scott Kittleson (USA) Fort Leonard Wood, MO
PFC Christopher Linke (USA) Camp Murray, WA
IT3 John Mills (USN) Andrews AFB, MD
GySgt Mamona Maxwell (USMC) Fort Leonard, ND
2LT Aaron Lacar (USAF) Hill AFB, UT

Women’s U.S. Armed Forces
(CISM) Team
CPT Elizabeth Cole (USA) Fort Stewart, GA
SPC Marguerite Hunter (USA) Fort Bragg, NC
1LT Marci King (USA) U.S Army Korea
MAJ Debra McNamara (USA) Fort Huachuca, AZ
PFC Yorhena Panaman (USA) Fort Bliss, TX
LTJG Catherine Johann (USA) NAS Pensacola, FL
LT Kerry Karwan (USN) USCG Sector, Houston-Galveston, TX
GySgt Charissa Howard (USMC) MCB Quantico, VA
Sgt Michelle Swain (USMC) MCRD San Diego, CA
1LT Gina (Nikki) Marino (USAF) USAF Academy, CO
SSGT Cassie Sepulveda (USAF) Keflavik, Iceland
2LT Molly Stowers (USAF) Eglin AFB, FL

photo of match playMen’s U.S. Armed Forces
(CISM) Team
CPT Louis Caraballo (USA) Wiesbaden, Germany
SGT Mike Humphries (USA) Fort Lewis, WA
1LT Scott Kittleson (USA) Fort Leonard Wood, MO
PFC Christopher Linke (USA) Camp Murray, WA
SPC Poasa Masaniai (USA) U.S. Army, Korea
SGT Jose Morrero-Colon (USA) Fort Lewis, WA
AT1 Jason Smith (USN) Navy Recruiting District Phoenix, AZ
Cpl Shawn Bzdon (USMC)
GySgt Mamona Maxwell (USMC) Fort Leonard, ND
2LT Aaron Lacar (USAF) Hill AFB, UT
SSGT Steven Lorenzo (USAF) Hickam AFB, HI
CAPT Constancio Torres (USAF) Little Rock AFB, AR

ALL SCORES
Saturday, 13 May
USMC v. NAVY (W): 20-25, 23-25, 16-25
USMC v. NAVY (M): 20-25, 25-22, 19-25, 25-23, 12-15
ARMY v. USAF (W): 13-25, 16-25, 13-25
ARMY v. USAF (M): 25-18, 25-22, 20-25, 18-25, 15-13
USAF v. USMC (W): 25-18, 19-25, 25-13, 25-21
USAF v. USMC (M): 25-16, 25-18, 23-25, 25-16

Sunday, 14 May
NAVY v. ARMY (W): 25-19, 25-13, 19-25, 25-13
NAVY v. ARMY (M): 20-25, 25-22, 16-25, 25-17, 14-16
USAF v. NAVY (W): 20-25, 25-16, 24-26, 25-16, 15-11
USAF v. NAVY (M): 26-28, 20-25, 21-25
USMC v. ARMY (W): 19-25, 22-25, 25-20, 18-25
USMC v. ARMY (M): 25-23, 24-26, 16-25, 21-25

Monday, 15 May
NAVY v. USMC (W): 25-18, 25-16, 25-20
NAVY v. USMC (M): 22-25, 23-25, 22-25
ARMY v. USAF (W): 16-25, 23-25, 19-25
ARMY v. USAF (M): 25-20, 21-25, 25-21, 25-19

Tuesday, 16 May
USMC v. USAF (W): 20-25, 12-25, 21-25
USMC v. USAF (M): 27-29, 25-22, 9-25, 22-25
ARMY v. NAVY (W): 18-25, 25-18, 9-25
ARMY v. NAVY (M): 25-19, 25-16, 25-18

Wednesday, 17 May
NAVY v. USAF (W): 21-25, 22-25, 22-25
NAVY v. USAF (M): 21-25, 20-25, 18-25
ARMY v. USMC (W): 25-19, 22-25, 25-23, 25-15
ARMY v. USMC (M): 25-23, 25-23, 16-25, 17-25, 7-15

Standings:
Women
USAF, 6-0
USN, 4-2
USA, 2-4
USMC, 0-6

Men
USA, 5-1
USAF, 3-3
USMC, 2-4 (Tie-breaker rules)
USN, 2-4