Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Valencia Grad Knudsen Does Well at Worlds

Delaney Knudsen

Delaney Knudsen


Delaney Knudsen and her teammate Skylar Caputo reached the round of 16 at the FIVB 19-Under Beach Volleyball World Championships in Porto, Portugal.


According to the Los Angeles Daily News, Knudsen and Caputo, a Mira Costa High School standout, lost to Brazil’s Eduarda Santos Lisboa and Taina Silva Bigi 21-11, 21-14 in the round of 16.  The Brazilian team went on to win the gold medal.


Knudsen, a 2013 graduate of Valencia High School, was a captain of the Vikings girls volleyball team that won the Foothill League championship in 2012 but lost in the second round of the playoffs to Canyon (Anaheim).



Valencia Grad Knudsen Does Well at Worlds