Team USA, Kohl Win World Deaf Volleyball Championship

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Texas State’s Jordan Kohl and Team USA dominated both the Pan American Games as well as this year’s World Deaf Volleyball Championships in Washington, D.C. hosted by Gallaudet University. Kohl and Team USA won the World Deaf Volleyball Championship with a 3-0 sweep over Ukraine in the championships, 25-19, 25-11, 25-21.

The team bulled through the competition, only losing a single set in 10 matches. Team USA didn’t drop a single set in the elimination round of the championships, sweeping Turkey, Japan and Russia en route to the championship.

Kohl pushed Team USA to an undefeated record in preliminary play to claim the top seed headed into the quarterfinals. There, Kohl and USA dominated No. 8 Turkey, 25-9, 25-10, 25-5 before taking down No. 4 Japan, 25-19, 25-16, 25-15, to advance to the championship. No. 2 Ukraine fell, 25-19, 25-11, 25-21.

Throughout the championships, Team USA collected wins over Brazil, Canada, Japan, Russia, Poland, Turkey and Ukraine in the preliminaries. This came after Kohl and Team USA already won the Pan American games with Texas State’s right side hitter putting down 49 kills in 15 sets to lead the team.

With the team’s performance in the Pan American games, Team USA clinched a spot in the 2017 Deaflympics to be played in Turkey. They will head there as the world champions after winning the World Deaf Volleyball Championships too.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to see Kohl and the Texas State Bobcats this season as the team opens up its home slate with a match against Baylor at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30 at Strahan Coliseum.