Get Ready For The MIVA Volleyball Club 2009 Season Tournaments

The Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association or MIVA is sure to present a round of another banner year competition in 2009. MIVA is a college athletic conference whose members compete in men's volleyball matches. A number of conference schools perform in the men's volleyball at the club level. A number of events are scheduled to take place starting from February 2009, which include the HIC season tournament or Hoosier Illini Classic, Grand Valley State Lake Challenge, Black and Gold Spring Challenge, Titan Invitational and Grand Valley State Laker Season Closer.

Hoosier Illini Classic tournament is one of the largest and regular volleyball tournaments if the season in the Midwest. The tournament will be played between 32 teams at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN from Saturday, 21 February to Sunday, 22 February 2009. This year will be the 8th Annual HIC, with the pool play and challenge round on Saturday and the single elimination playoffs on Sunday.

The Grand Valley State Laker Challenge will be held between 18 volleyball teams at the Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI (Grand Rapids). The volleyball game will start on Sunday 22 February, 2009 at 8am and will be played between separate A and B Divisions. Black and Blue teams from the GVSU Men's Club Volleyball will play in the GVSU Laker Challenge Tournament. GVSU Black, GVSU Blue, MSU White, MSU 3, Sienna Heights, Purdue B, GLCC, Far Out, Western Michigan A and Western Michigan B will participate in the event.

The GVSU Midnight Jam will also take place in February, and will be held on Friday 27 February. This is a very popular event among the college volleyball fans. The participating teams for this event include GVSU Black, GVSU Blue, MSU Green, MSU 3, GLCC, Far Out and Western Michigan A.

Black and Gold Spring Challenge will be a 2 day tournament to be played between 24 teams at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA from Saturday 7 March 2009 to Sunday 8 March 2009. This will be the 1st annual Black and Gold Spring Challenge. Trophies for Bronze, Silver and Gold championship will be given to winners of this 2 day tournament. 5 matches have been guaranteed to be played on Saturday, with the pool play beginning at 8:30 am.

The Titan Invitational volleyball tournament will be hosted by University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI from Saturday 14 February to Sunday 15 February 2009. A total of 24 teams are scheduled to play in the event. This is an annual women's volleyball tournament.

The closer for Grand Valley State Laker Season will take place on Sunday, 22 March 2009 at the Grand Valley State Universirty, Allendale, MI (Grand Rapids). A total of 18 teams will participate in this great event which will start at 8am on Sunday. This event will be the last chance for MIVA's separate A and B Divisions to gear up. GVSU Black, GVSU Blue, Sienna Heights, Western Michigan A, Western Michigan B, GLCC, Far Out and Eastern Michigan B will participate in the event, along with several others. by Peri Witny