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Apr. 30, 2025 - North Central College men's volleyball outside hitter Jeffrey McEachern, has been selected to play on the USA D-3 Volleyball team as the squad heads to Brazil for three international matches along with a social outreach project and cultural experiences. This marks the fourth straight summer that the USA D-3 team has selected a Cardinal volleyball student-athlete.

The USA D-3 Volleyball Teams invite NCAA Division III men's and women's players from across the country. These teams are composed of players recognized nationally, regionally, and by their conferences. The men's team is made up of 10 players representing six different colleges and universities and coming from six different home states.

McEachern, a Las Vegas, Nev. native, ranked second on the team this past season with 181 kills. His 127 digs were the third most on the Cardinals. In total, he recorded 27 assists, 24 blocks and seven aces.

The USA D-3 Volleyball Teams tour will run from June 9 through June 18. The teams will begin with orientation in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on June 9th before the team departs for Sao Paulo, Brazil. The teams will play in the city of Jundiai on Tuesday, June 10. On June 11, the teams travel and play in Sao Paulo. On Thursday, June 12 the USA D-3 Volleyball Teams fly from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro. There, the teams will be a part of an "International Challenge" on Saturday, June 14th. The USA teams will play three matches each. During the team's time in Rio, the team will be conducting a youth clinic at the Marina Barra Clube, hosted by Ripper Volei as part of their "social outreach project".

While in Brazil, the team will experience educational, cultural, and social aspects of Brazilian life through city, school and sports club visits. While in Rio, the team will be staying on the famous Copacabana Beach (location for the 2016 Rio Olympic Beach Volleyball) and touring the Christ the Redeemer Statue and Sugar Loaf Mountain, two of the most recognizable landmarks in the world. The team will visit the popular international market in Ipanema and Ipanema Beach.

USA D-3 Volleyball MEN'S TEAM
Noah DeLong                                                 Hobart College
Alem Dubcak                                                  Wentworth Institute of Technology
Alain Malcolm                                                Hobart College
Conner Foxwell                                             Wentworth Institute of Technology
Justin Madsen                                               Southern Virginia University
Tyler Phillips                                                   Juniata College
Jeffrey McEachern                                       North Central College
Chris Mellor                                                    Juniata College
Brandon Sharp                                              Messiah University
Gehrig Tolman                                               Southern Virginia University

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