TUCSON, Ariz. -- Former Arizona All-American Madi Kingdon has been named to the USA Volleyball Pan American roster, announced on Thursday. Kingdon and USA Volleyball will compete in the Pan Am Games, which take place Aug. 7-11 in Lima, Peru.

Team USA, ranked No. 3 in the world by FIVB and reigning Pan American Games champion, is grouped in Pool B with No. 4 Brazil, No. 11 Argentina and No. 13 Puerto Rico. Pool A has No. 10 Dominican Republic, No. 18 Canada, No. 27 Peru and No. 29 Colombia.

The U.S. opens round robin pool play on Aug. 7 against Argentina, followed by Puerto Rico on Aug. 8 and Brazil on Aug. 9. Semifinals and classification matches for places five through eight will be held on Aug. 10. The medal-round matches will be held Aug. 11.

This is the second straight international competition roster that Kingdon has made for USA Volleyball in its continued pursuit of the 2020 Olympics (FIVB Volleyball Nations League). Kingdon is in her fourth summer competing for USA Volleyball and returns to the Pan American Cup for the first time since 2017, when she helped Team USA win gold.

Kingdon, an All-American on both Arizona's indoor and beach volleyball teams during her senior year, is second in Arizona history in career kills (1,943) and third in career digs (1,366). 
 

Pan American Games Schedule
Pool A: Canada, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Peru
Pool B: Argentina, Brazil, Puerto Rico, USA

Pool Play for Team USA (Times Listed As Eastern Time)
Aug. 7: vs. Argentina
Aug. 8: vs. Puerto Rico
Aug. 9: vs. Brazil

Playoff Matches
Aug. 10: Classification Matches for 5th to 8th Place
Aug. 10: Semifinals
Aug. 11: Medal Rounds