USC Has Two Former Greats Make SCIVBHOF 2018 Class: Pat Powers, Ron Lang

Two former USC All-American players--1984 Olympic gold medalist and former NCAA champion Pat Powers and 1964 Olympian Ron Lang—are among the 15-member 2018 Southern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame (SCIVBHOF) second induction class, with ceremonies set for May 6 at Anaheim's Hwy 39 Event Center.

Powers was a two-time (1979-80) All-American at USC, helping the Trojans to the 1980 NCAA championship and a runner-up finish in 1979. He then was on the USA's 1984 gold medal-winning Olympic team. He was named to Volleyball Magazine's All-Century first team and All-Time American Indoors first team. He later was USC's head coach (1997-2002).

Lang, who attended USC before the school fielded a varsity team, was a member of the USA's first Olympic men's volleyball team in 1964. He was a nine-time U.S. All-American and played on three U.S. Open National Championship teams. He also won 45 pro beach titles. He was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame as both an indoor and beach player.

USC had five selections in Year One to go with the two honorees in 2018 (Bios at website at www.socalindoorvolleyballhof.com).

"We are very excited for our second SCIVBHOF induction class because of the volleyball history of the honorees going from the 1940s to present time," said Mike Gallups, President of the SCIVBHOF. "The selections for the first two years were definitely a challenge for our committee, but when you look at the Hall of Fame backgrounds, it is another amazing group that has done so much for the indoor game throughout Southern California, the USA and the World."

2018 SCIVBHOF 15 INDUCTEES (ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
Mike Bright                            Burt DeGroot                      Scott Fortune
Brian Gimmillaro                    Brent Hilliard                      Flo Hyman
Ron Lang                                Liz Masakayan                  Nina Matthies
Elaina Oden                            Pat Powers                        Larry Rundle
Steve Salmons                        John Speraw Ernie Suwara

2017 SCIVBHOF 25 INDUCTEES (ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
Andy Banachowski              Laurel Brassey Iversen                      Craig Buck
Deitre Collins-Parker          Tara Cross-Battle            Bob Ctvrtlik
Marv Dunphy                       Dusty Dvorak                                    Rolf Engen
Debbie Green                     Kathy Gregory                                   Bryan Ivie
Karch Kiraly                         Ricci Luyties                                      Chris Marlowe
Misty May-Treanor              Kim Oden                                           Mike O'Hara
Doug Partie Al Scates                                        Gene Selznick
Sinjin Smith                        Jeff Stork                                           Steve Timmons
Paula Weishoff

American Sports Center (ASC), the training and practice home for the USA Men's and Women's National teams leading to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, has wall displays in the Sidelines Café from the first induction class that is open to the public for viewing. The second induction class will be added to the walls for the May 6, 2018 induction ceremonies.

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USC Has Two Former Greats Make SCIVBHOF 2018 Class: Pat Powers, Ron Lang

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