OTTAWA, Canada – Recent Florida State volleyball transfer Natasha Calkins was one of 27 players selected for the Volleyball Canada Senior A National Team that will compete in a series of upcoming tournaments slated this summer.
Calkins and her teammates begin their summer schedule at the FIVB World Grand Prix, with the first round taking place in Zeilona Gora, Poland, on June 3rd. One week later the team heads to Olomouc, Czechoslovakia, for the second round of the tournament with the winner bound for Plovdiv, Bulgaria (June 18-19).
The FIVB World Grand Prix, which includes 28 participating countries, draws to a close in Bangkok, Thailand on July 10. The tournament will consist of all of the previous winners of the competition from the United States, Brazil, China, Cuba, Russia and the Netherlands.
The Volleyball Canada Senior A squad will also compete in the NORCECA Pan Am Cup, with matches scheduled for June 30 through July 11 in the Dominican Republic.
A 6-1 combination right side/middle blocker, Calkins spent her last two seasons at Santa Clara University, before transferring to Florida State. She made a series of notable impact performances during her sophomore season against Cal State Fullerton (nine kills, four assisted blocks, .615 attack percentage) and No. 10 BYU where she tallied five kills, four assisted blocks and one solo block.