Eli Wopat earns gold medal at USAVB tourney

Eli Wopat won a USA Volleyball High Performance title with the SoCal Youth team.

Eli Wopat won a USA Volleyball High Performance title with the SoCal Youth team.

Dos Pueblos volleyball standout Eli Wopat won a gold medal as part of the SoCal Youth team that captured the Boys National Division title at the USA Volleyball High Performance Championships in Des Moines, Iowa.

SoCal Youth, a collection of elite players from Southern California and Nevada selected by USA Volleyball, posted a match record of 7-1 and won 25 of 28 sets in the tournament. It defeated USA Youth Continental Blue in the semifinals and USA Youth Continental White in the championship match. Both matches went four sets.

The 6-5 Wopat played outside hitter for SoCal Youth. He is entering his senior year at Dos Pueblos.