A team from Prevail Volleyball Club in Annville recently won the AAU 17U national championship, coming in first place out of 50 teams from across the United States and Puerto Rico. The competition took place from June 28 to July 1 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, and it marked the first time a team from Prevail won a national tournament.

Among the team members were Joshua McCoy from Elizabethtown Area High School, Seth Graybill from Warwick High School, and Tanner Laukhuff from Garden Spot High School. Laukhuff was also chosen as a 17U Club Division All Star. Additionally, the team was coached by Kasey Gentry, who is assistant coach of the Penn Manor High School boys' volleyball team. Other team members were Andrew Holtry, Noah Gunderson, Luke Gibbs, Aden Mcinerney, Toby Waters, Kyler Holland, and Will Sierer.

In Orlando, the team notched a record of 11-1. In pool play, the team beat Wisconsin, California twice, and Florida in straight sets, losing to Illinois. During crossover rounds, teams from Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Puerto Rico were felled by the Prevail squad in straight sets. The local team also defeated Maryland in straight sets in the challenge round before beating Kentucky in the quarterfinals, also in straight sets. During the semifinals against Hawaii, Prevail won the first set before dropping the second and squeezing out a victory in the third set. In the finals, the Prevail team defeated Arizona in straight sets.

The club team from Prevail primarily plays in local tournaments from December through February, resuming practices in June after the school volleyball season concludes.

To learn more about Prevail Volleyball Club, visit http://www.prevailvolleyball.com.