Saturday, July 19, 2025
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Camp Overview
This team camp is designed for high school teams (grades 9-12 as of Fall 2025) looking to compete while building team chemistry in a fun and competitive environment. Teams can expect an intensive one-day tournament in which they can show off their skills against other teams from Michigan and surrounding states.
Commuter only. On-campus housing and meals not included. Michigan Tech is not responsible for players outside of the Student Development Complex (SDC). Team coaches must supervise their players while at the SDC and will be held accountable for their behavior.
What to Expect
- 4-match minimum
- Officiated by MTU coaches/players
- Minimum eight (8) players per team, twelve (12) player maximum.
Schedule
| Saturday, July 19 |
| 8:30 - 9:15a |
Check-in at SDC front counter. Coaches must be present to check in.
Courts available for warm-ups.
(Please email Coach Mallory at mnickels@mtu.edu for court space during this warmup time.
Teams playing first will get priority.)
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| 9:15 - 9:30a |
Head Coach's Meeting |
| 9:30a - 6:00p |
Matches (2 sets to 25pts) |
| *Warmups 10 minutes (2 min. shared, 4 min. serving team, 4 min. receiving team) |
| *Schedule subject to change based on number of teams |
Location
Student Development Complex
500 MacInnes Dr, Houghton MI, 49931
SDC Varsity Gym & Multipurpose Room
Registration
(Online team registration tentatively opens March 3, 2025)
By June 21
By July 5
- Submit team fee. $225/1st team, $175/additional team. Pay online (starting March 3) or send a check payable to Michigan Tech to:
- Michigan Tech Recreation, Attn: Paula Lahikainen, 1400 Townsend Drive, Student Development Complex Room 142, Houghton MI 49931
By July 12
Registration Deadline: July 5, 2025 at 11:59pm EST
Cancellation Policy
For all MTU Recreation programs and events, a 100% refund will be issued if the program or event, in its entirety, is cancelled by MTU Recreation. If an individual session of a program is cancelled by MTU Recreation, a partial refund may be granted.
Refunds requested before a program’s registration deadline will be granted less any convenience fees.
No full or partial refunds will be granted for programs, activities, or sessions within a program past the registration deadline.
Extenuating circumstance refunds may be granted after the registration deadline due to illness, injury, or other special circumstances. All requests for an extenuating circumstance refund need to be requested in writing and will be granted on a case-by-case basis by MTU Recreation. Documentation (i.e. doctor’s note) may be required.
Parking
Visitors may use Lots 22 or 24, located outside the main entrance of the SDC, for parking during camps. There is no overnight parking. Please do not park in the UP Health System and Rehab Services lot (north end of the SDC).
Questions?
Michigan Tech Recreation: 906-487-2975, sportscamps@mtu.edu.
Camp Coordinator: Mallory Nickelson, 906-487-2595, mnickels@mtu.edu
Meet the Coach
Cindy Pindral was named the eighth Head Coach of Michigan Tech Women's Volleyball in December 2024. Pindral returns to the Huskies after being an Assistant Head Coach, Assistant Coach, and Volunteer Coach with the Huskies for seven seasons from 2016 to 2022.
During her seven years with the Huskies, the team held a 139-62 overall record. Tech went to four straight NCAA Tournaments from 2017-21 and won a pair of regular-season GLIAC championships in the spring of 2021 and then repeated in the fall of 2021. The 2017 Huskies earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the first time for the program since 2009. The 2019 squad swept Missouri-St. Louis in the first round of the tournament for the first NCAA win since 1995. The 2021 team also advanced to the NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinal after a five-set victory over Wayne State.
Pindral was involved with nearly all phases of the program, including skill development, recruiting, scouting, practice planning, film breakdown, and team travel. She also served as the lead coach for the Huskies' youth programs, including the Little Huskies Volleyball Club, All-Skills Camps, and position-specific clinics.
As a student, Pindral was the starting setter at the University of Florida during the 2008-09 season, leading the team in assists and the Gators to the NCAA Sweet 16 appearance, an SEC championship, and a No. 10 national ranking. Pindral then transferred to the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and was a three-year starter. She was named the Student-Athlete of the Year for the 2009-10 season and a CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2011. Pindral was also named to the 2011 Capital One Division II Academic All-District VII Volleyball Team, leading the Mountain Lions' offense with an average of 9.76 assists per set. She graduated with the sixth-highest assist total (2,151) in school history and the second-highest since the advent of rally scoring and the 25-point set. Her 976 assists in 2011 and 943 assists in 2009 are the two highest assist totals in the 25-point era. She earned a third-team all-RMAC selection in 2011, a second-team selection in 2009, and was named RMAC Setter of the Week twice during her career.
Pindral played the 2012 winter season professionally in the Italian Serie C League as the starting setter for Gio Volley in Aprilia, Italy. She was named to the All-Tournament Team and earned the "Best Setter" award at the Gio Volley Tournament that season.
Pindral holds a Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Environmental Studies from UCCS and a Master of Science in Energy and Environmental Policy with a Graduate Certificate in Sustainability from Michigan Tech. She has been employed as the Department Administrator for Social Sciences at Tech and was also the Manager of Sustainability Projects and Outreach.
Pindral began her coaching career with Colorado Juniors Volleyball Club where she was a head coach, assistant coach, and the club's lead setting coach over three seasons. Most recently, she has also been involved with Keweenaw Volleyball Club as an administrator and coach. She has also worked camps at the University of Texas, the United States Air Force Academy, and UCCS. She is an active member of USA Volleyball, American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), and is IMPACT Certified.
Mallory Nickelson was named an Assistant Coach with the Michigan Tech volleyball team in February 2023. She was a four-year starting libero and setter at future GLIAC member Roosevelt University and was recently an assistant coach for two seasons at UW-Stevens Point.
Nickelson was an assistant coach at UW-Stevens Point under Lyndsay Kooi. The Pointers were 52-16 overall and went to the NCAA Tournament both seasons, advancing in 2022 while also being WIAC Tournament runners-up earlier that season.
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