PORTLAND, Ore. – Senior Shayla Hoeft and Junior Carey Williams will be traveling together this week to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. to take part in the U.S. Women's National Team Open Tryouts. The Pilots will be competing alongside 214 other collegiate athletes for potential spots on the U.S. Collegiate National Team, with U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Karch Kiraly directing the entire tryout process.
Hoeft finished her career on The Bluff this past Fall, accumulating 622 kills and 169 total blocks over two years since transferring from Nevada. She earned 2019 All-West Coast Conference Second Team honors, ranking first on the Pilots in hitting percentage (.