When teachers and students return to classes this fall, the inevitable question will be “How did you spend your summer?”
For JSRCC Engineering Professor Fred McConnell the answer is winning both silver and bronze medals at the USA Volleyball Open National Championships in Salt Lake City in June. He adds the medals to his collection which includes a gold medal from the Huntsman World Senior Games in St. George, Utah in October, 2011. Dr. McConnell, a member of the Richmond Volleyball Club, has been competing in the USA Open National Championships every year since 1989.
More than 430 teams from around the world competed in this year’s USA Volleyball National Championships. Dr. McConnell earned his silver medal in Session I of the tournament as a member of the GROG-65 Team and his bronze medal in Session II of the tournament as a member of Team SOTA-70.
USA Volleyball is the National Governing Body for the sport of volleyball in the United States and is recognized as such by the United States Olympic Committee. USA Volleyball is an advocate for all Americans-endeavoring to assure universal access to opportunities at all levels of the game.
It is worth noting that when Dr. McConnell competed in June of this year, he was recovering from quadruple bypass surgery which occurred just nine weeks before the tournament.
