The Graduate Volleyball Club competes at the highest level of any MIT
teams, playing in USAVB AA and Open levels in tournaments and at
Nationals. GVC's results have been impressive. GVC was the
originator of competitive Men's volleyball at MIT. It was started in
the 1970's by a graduate student and one of the first coaches of the
women's varsity team, David Castanon, who is now the regional
commissioner of USAVB for New England. From the GVC sprang the men's
NCAA varsity and junior varsity in the mid 1980's, which competed in
the NCAA EIVA division and the NECVL, respectively.
Over the years, approximately 10-15 of the former head and assistant
coaches for the MIT Men's NCAA Varsity have been GVC members and there
has been a close synergy between these teams. When the athletic
department eliminated all JV's, including the Junior Varsity
Volleyball team, the Intercollegiate Volleyball Club (IVC) was founded
by varsity alumni and GVC players to compete in the NECVL league
(where the JV used to compete). IVC won the NECVL championship in the
first year of competition and has continued to do well in the
collegiate club volleyball circuit since that time. The MIT varsity
teams, the men's JV, the IVC, and the 2 GVC development teams are just
a few examples illustrating the many ways MIT GVC has had a strong
role in developing volleyball at MIT and the New England region.
This year, the club will recruit its members entirely from MIT and set up a match schedule and compete against local University club teams and varsities, and other clubs, playing collegiate-style best of 5 matches. The team may also enter USA VB tournaments.
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