EXCLUSIVE: Fresno Pacific planning to serve up new sport with beach volleyball
Fresno Pacific University is set to introduce beach volleyball to its Division-II athletics program. This initiative will make it the first four-year collegiate beach volleyball program in the Fresno area. The university aims to raise $300,000 for the new facility ahead of its inaugural season in 2027.
- ▪Fresno Pacific is adding beach volleyball to its athletics lineup.
- ▪The program will be the first of its kind in the Fresno area.
- ▪Head volleyball coach Kelsee Montagna noted that recruits have been inquiring about the sport for the past two years.
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