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Vegas United Volleyball Club is a volleyball club based in Las Vegas, NV, ranked as high as #96 nationally by VolleyLens. It fields 2 teams in the 2026-27 season. VolleyLens has tracked the club from the 2025-26 season through 2026-27 across 20 team-seasons.
2 teams · Ages 17, 18
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
Vegas United Volleyball Club is a club volleyball program based in Las Vegas, NV, competing in the Southern California region. In 2026-27 it fielded two boys teams aged 17 to 18.
Its boys program ranks #151 nationally and #3 of 7 in NV for 2026-27, on a Club Score of 1,028. That places it in the Emerging tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score.
Across the season its teams played 10 matches and won 7 of them, a 70% win rate. Its strongest team, VUVC 18-Adidas, is #84 nationally and #2 in NV, at 1,581 Elo on a 5-1 record.
Teams averaged 5 matches each over the season. The club entered one event.
Those events were held in one state, with one of one outside NV. The out-of-state travel was to CA. Travel is described here in trips and destinations rather than cost, because event locations carry no distances.
<p>Vegas United Volleyball Club runs the most successful girls' indoor volleyball program in Nevada over the past six seasons, with a focus on national-level competition in USAV, AAU, JVA, and 3STEP events. The club has earned 40 podium finishes from 2015 to 2025, including 11 golds, demonstrating elite player development and consistent high performance. Parents and coaches will appreciate their track record of sending athletes to NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA, and junior colleges nationwide.</p><p><strong>Key Achievements</strong></p><ul><li>40 podium finishes (11 gold, 13 silver, 16 bronze) in national circuits 2015-2025</li><li>2024 USAV GJNC Bronze (Janay Yulis teams)</li><li>2023 USAV GJNC Bronze (Sue Thurman team)</li><li>2022 USAV GJNC Bronze</li><li>2017 USAV BJNC Silver</li></ul><p><strong>Notable Alumni</strong></p><ul><li>Alexa Ham (University of Nevada, Reno)</li><li>Ellie Thurman (University of Nevada, Reno)</li><li>Madison Jameson-Rodriguez (California State University, Northridge)</li><li>Cori Leavitt (University of Alaska, Fairbanks)</li><li>Kyrene Sideco (Bushnell University)</li></ul><p><strong>Leadership:</strong> Key girls' program coaches include Janay Yulis (G18 Black, G16 Black; multiple national medals and college championships) and Sue Thurman (national bronze medal winner and state champion).</p><p><strong>Competitive Level:</strong> Elite national program</p>
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#151 nationally · Club Score 1028
Every season and division VolleyLens has ranked for Vegas United Volleyball Club. Pick one to focus this page on it.
| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Boys | #151 | 1028 | 2 |
| 2025-26 | Girls | #633 | 1585 | 11 |
| 2025-26 | Boys | #96 | 1568 | 7 |
| 2024-25 | Boys | #114 | 1446 | 6 |
Every team Vegas United Volleyball Club fielded in the 2026-27 season, with its age group, national rank and win-loss record. Elo rating measures strength from results: it rises faster for beating strong opponents than for beating weak ones, so a team that plays up is not punished for losing.
| Team | Program | Age | Elo | Record | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VUVC 18-Adidas | Boys | 18 | 1581 (Competitive) | 5-1 | 83% |
| VUVC 17-Adidas | Boys | 17 | 1505 (Competitive) | 2-2 | 50% |
Where Vegas United Volleyball Club competed in the 2026-27 season: every tournament its teams played, the host city, how strong the event was, and what each team's record was there. It shows how far the club travels and the level of competition it takes on.
Elite, Premier, Competitive and Regional rate the strength of each event's field, from where it ranks nationally against every other tournament that season. An Elite event draws hundreds of teams from across the country; a Regional one is a local weekend.
| Tournament | Location | National Rank | Record | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SoCal Cup: 18/17 Qualifying (Regional) | Seal Beach, CA | #9 of 23 | 7-3 | VUVC 17-Adidas — 18/17: 2-2; VUVC 18-Adidas — 18/17: 5-1 |