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USA Today
22-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
2028 Team USA Olympic beach volleyball hopeful Ally Batenhorst
Ally Batenhorst has never played beach volleyball. That doesn't faze U.S. Olympic veteran Sara Hughes, who is looking for a new partner. Hughes wants to complete in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and has tabbed the professional indoor volleyball player. It isn't as if Batenhorst is new to volleyball itself. She starred at Nebraska before transferring to USC for a final collegiate season. 'When I first saw her, I was like, 'wow,'' Hughes said. 'She has such athleticism. She looks like a true leader on the court. She's very passionate, and I thought all those would translate to the beach.' Ally Batenhorst Ally Batenhorst Ally Batenhorst A post shared by Sara Hughes (@sarahughesbeach) Ally Batenhorst A post shared by Ally B (@allybatenhorst) Ally Batenhorst A post shared by Ally B (@allybatenhorst) Ally Batenhorst A post shared by Ally B (@allybatenhorst) Ally Batenhorst A post shared by Ally B (@allybatenhorst) Ally Batenhorst A post shared by Ally B (@allybatenhorst) Ally Batenhorst A post shared by Supernovas (@omahasupernovas) Ally Batenhorst A post shared by Ally B (@allybatenhorst) Ally Batenhorst A post shared by Ally B (@allybatenhorst) Ally Batenhorst A post shared by Ally B (@allybatenhorst) Ally Batenhorst A post shared by Ally B (@allybatenhorst) Ally Batenhorst A post shared by Ally B (@allybatenhorst) Ally Batenhorst A post shared by USC Women's Volleyball (@uscwomensvolley) Ally Batenhorst A post shared by USC Women's Volleyball (@uscwomensvolley) Ally Batenhorst A post shared by Ally B (@allybatenhorst) Ally Batenhorst A post shared by Ally B (@allybatenhorst) Ally Batenhorst A post shared by Ally B (@allybatenhorst) Ally Batenhorst A post shared by Ally B (@allybatenhorst) Ally Batenhorst A post shared by Ally B (@allybatenhorst) Ally Batenhorst A post shared by Ally B (@allybatenhorst) Ally Batenhorst A post shared by Ally B (@allybatenhorst) Ally Batenhorst A post shared by Ally B (@allybatenhorst)
USA Today
22-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Former Nebraska volleyball player to train for LA Olympics in 2028
A former Nebraska Cornhusker and professional indoor volleyball player is making a transition to the beach. Ally Batenhorst is pairing with reigning beach volleyball world champion Sara Hughes, leading up to the LA 2028 Olympics. Battenhorst spent the last year playing for the Omaha Supernovas in the Pro Volleyball Federation. The former Husker told NBC 4 Los Angeles that she's excited to make this change in her volleyball career. "I would say it's like a completely different sport. You have to learn little things like wind and you're outside and it's only two of you, so little things like that are an adjustment for sure. But at the end of the day, it's volleyball." Battenhorst played at Nebraska from 2021 to 2023, participating in both indoor and beach volleyball. She would transfer to USC for the 2024 season and would be named an AVCA All-American Honorable Mention. Hughes began looking for a new partner after suffering from an Achilles tendon injury, and her 2024 Olympic partner, Kelly Chen, left to partner with Molly Shaw. Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on X (formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes, and
Yahoo
22-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Beach volleyball world champion Sara Hughes reveals her new partner
Sara Hughes, the reigning beach volleyball world champion, explains why she picked professional indoor volleyball player Ally Batenhorst as her new partner rather than someone with more experience on the sand. Beach volleyball world champion Sara Hughes reveals her new partner originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
