Ogonna Nnamani to be part of Pearland opening ceremonies . . .

July 30 - Ogonna Nnamani, a member of the 2008 Women's Olympic Team, will be the featured speaker at the opening ceremonies of the Pearland Volleyball Classic on Thursday, Aug. 27th at 2 p.m.

In 2004, Ogonna capped an incredible career by leading Stanford University to the NCAA championship. She was selected as the Most Outstanding Player of the final round after setting an NCAA record with 62 kills in the semifinal and final matches, combined. Her 823 kills this season set both Pacific-10 Conference and school records and ranks seventh in all-time NCAA competition. She received the Honda-Broderick Cup, given annually to the Collegiate Women’s Athlete of Year, and holds the conference record for career kills (2,450) placing her sixth in all-time NCAA rankings. In addition, she was named American Volleyball Coaches Association co-Division I National Player of the Year.

Ogonna joined the US National Women's Team in 2002 and has been an international professional star in Italy and Switzerland.

We hope to see a big crowd out on Thursday, the 27th to welcome Ogonna Nnamani to the city of Pearland.