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Volleyball News / Nebraska Cornhuskers on SI / January 27

Nebraska Volleyball Assistant Coach Jordan Larson Moving On

Nebraska volleyball has a staff opening after one of the program greats is moving on. Coach John Cook announced Monday that assistant Jordan Larson is moving on.

Volleyball News / Nebraska Cornhuskers on SI / January 3

Nebraska Women's Basketball's Britt Prince Claims Jordan Larson Award

The honors continue to roll in for Britt Prince. Current Nebraska women's basketball freshman guard Britt Prince was awarded the 2024 Jordan Larson Girl's Athlete of the Year award from the Jet Foundation on Friday.

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The most famous Olympians from every state

The most famous Olympians from every state

Every state has had an athlete represent it at the Olympic Games throughout history. Some have smashed records, had epic comebacks, and recorded complete blowouts. So, we wanted to shout them out properly. Check them out below.

Volleyball News / Nebraska Cornhuskers on SI / August 23
Nebraska Volleyball: Three Things to Watch for in Red-White Scrimmage

Nebraska Volleyball: Three Things to Watch for in Red-White Scrimmage

Nebraska Volleyball coach John Cook always reminisces that one of the few times he's seen program legend Jordan Larson get nervous was before her first Red-White Scrimmage.

Volleyball News / Nebraska Cornhuskers on SI / August 14

Nebraska Volleyball Assistant Jordan Larson Reveals Injuries from Paris Car Crash

Former Nebraska volleyball player and current assistant Jordan Larson left Paris with more than just a silver medal. The four-time Olympic medalist and Team USA teammate Micha Hancock were injured when their Uber driver crashed into a pole in Paris.

Volleyball News / volleyballmag.com / August 11

Italy sweeps USA women, who take home Paris Olympics volleyball silver

PARIS — First, let’s get the match out of the way.  Italy steamrolled the USA and the 25-18, 25-20, 25-17 scoreline doesn’t tell all of the story, like Paola Egonu’s 18 kills or an 11-0 — really, 11-0 — blocks advantage or that the USA scored three points in a row just once in the entire match, in the middle of the first set.

Volleyball News / Nebraska Cornhuskers on SI / August 11
Huskers in Paris: Nebraska Trio and USA Volleyball Fall to Italy, Take Olympic Silver

Huskers in Paris: Nebraska Trio and USA Volleyball Fall to Italy, Take Olympic Silver

The defense of gold at Tokyo falls one win short. Team USA women's volleyball was swept by Italy in the final of the Paris Olympics Sunday: 25-18, 25-20, 25-17.

Volleyball News / Nebraska Cornhuskers on SI / August 8
Huskers in Paris: Nebraska Trio and USA Volleyball Beat Brazil, Headed to Gold Medal Match

Huskers in Paris: Nebraska Trio and USA Volleyball Beat Brazil, Headed to Gold Medal Match

Team USA needs just one more win to successfully defend the Gold medal from Tokyo. With a trio of former Huskers on the squad, the U.S. beat Brazil in the Paris Olympics women's volleyball semifinals Thursday.

Volleyball News / Nebraska Cornhuskers on SI / August 6
Huskers in Paris: Nebraska Trio and USA Volleyball Sweep Poland in Quarterfinals

Huskers in Paris: Nebraska Trio and USA Volleyball Sweep Poland in Quarterfinals

One more win for a medal for three former Nebraska volleyball players and Team USA. The Americans swept Poland 25-22, 25-14, 25-20 Tuesday. The win sends USA to the Paris Olympics semifinals.

Volleyball News / Nebraska Cornhuskers on SI / August 4
Huskers in Paris: Nebraska Trio and USA Volleyball Sweep Host France

Huskers in Paris: Nebraska Trio and USA Volleyball Sweep Host France

-Finally, a no-nonsense match for USA Volleyball. The Americans swept host France Sunday: 29-27, 29-27, 25-20. That puts the Americans at the top of Pool A for the moment and puts them in position to advance to the knockout stage.

Volleyball News / Nebraska Cornhuskers on SI / July 29
Huskers in Paris: Nebraska Trio and USA Volleyball Fall to China in Five Sets

Huskers in Paris: Nebraska Trio and USA Volleyball Fall to China in Five Sets

An opening-game loss for Team USA Volleyball. The Americans stormed back from a 2-0 deficit to force a game five, but fell to China 3-2: 20-25, 19-25, 25-17, 25-20, 13-15.

Volleyball News / volleyballmag.com / July 28

Kiraly hopes USA women can follow men’s Olympics-opening volleyball lead

PARIS — The USA men got off to a rousing volleyball start here, “coming out on fire and dropping the hammer on Argentina.” And, no, that was not someone

Love and Volleyball: The golden but lonely road of Jordan Larson

As gold medalist Jordan Larson endured the death of her mom and the end of two marriages, volleyball was her constant. So what happens after her final Olympics?

Larson leads former Huskers on Olympic VB team

Jordan Larson, a former Nebraska women's volleyball star and current assistant coach, is headed to her fourth Olympics after the U.S. team was named Wednesday.

Volleyball News / volleyballmag.com / June 5

USA Volleyball names 12-player Paris Olympics roster but not lone alternate

USA Volleyball and coach Karch Kiraly announced the 2024 women’s Olympic team roster Wednesday and it includes some of the mainstays from the team that won gold in Tokyo in 2021.

Volleyball News / NBC Sports / June 3
Volleyball News / volleyballmag.com / May 29

Plummer, Jordans lead USA to Volleyball Nations League win over Canada

Kathryn Plummer had 14 kills, Jordan Thompson had 13 and Jordan Larson 12 as the USA women beat Canada 25-22, 25-17, 23-25, 25-20 Tuesday to open the second round of Volleyball Nations League play.

Volleyball News / volleyballmag.com / May 27

Olympians Hancock, Thompson, Washington join USA’s VNL Arlington roster

An Arlington overhaul. The USA women’s 14-player roster for the second round of Volleyball Nations League includes eight players who did not compete in the first round.

Volleyball News / volleyballmag.com / May 13

USA women open Volleyball Nations League against Thailand

The USA women’s quest to repeat as Olympic champions begins with the first leg of Volleyball Nations League. After a brief time together in the gym in Anaheim, the American contingent headed to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for four matches.

Volleyball News / volleyballmag.com / April 9, 2024

Jordan Larson, 37, chooses to train instead of play as she makes last USA Olympic run

By Leo Adam Biga for VolleyballMag Jordan Larson chose not to play volleyball this season. And with the Paris Olympics drawing near, the USA Volleyball star is unapologetically self-reflective as she prepares for the last stage of a legacy-making career.

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