Slacanin played college women's volleyball with the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine volleyball team.[2] She helped Hawaii to the national title in 1987.[3] She was a three-time AVCA first-team All-American, and the 1987 and 1989 National Player of the Year.[4] She also set the record for most attacks in a match with 99 against Cal Poly on December 8, 1989.[5]
In 1998, Slacanin was inducted into the University of Hawaii Sports Circle of Honor.[6]
Internationaledit
Slacanin played for Orion Sesto San Giovanni Milano in the Italian championship in 1992–93, and then for PVF Parmalat Matera from 1996 to 1998.[7] She won the European "CEV-Cup" in 1994 with the German team USC Münster.[7] She also won as the national Championship and Cup title in Germany in 2004 with USC Münster.[7]
While playing collegiately at the University of Hawaii, Slacanin married an Army soldier by the last name Sanders, and her name became Teee Williams-Sanders.[3] The marriage ended in divorce with Slacanin taking back her maiden name of Williams.[3] She has since remarried, and is currently Tonya Slacanin.[1]
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^ abcde"Teee Sanders-Williams". Olympedia. from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
^ abcLuis, Cindy (July 12, 1996). "Williams is sky high for Games". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. from the original on September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
^"Women's Volleyball All-America Teams and Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. (PDF) from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
^@NCAAVolleyball (December 8, 2022). "On this day in 1989, Teee Williams-Sanders tallied the most total attacks in a match in tournament history with 99 against Cal Poly" (Tweet). from the original on September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023 – via Twitter.
^"Teee Williams". University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics. from the original on February 22, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
^ abc"Tonya Slacanin-Sanders (Teee)". Volleybox.net. from the original on September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
^Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball XIII World Championship 1994 - Teams Composition. - United States". Todor66.com. from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
teee, sanders, tonya, slacanin, born, march, 1968, angeles, california, formerly, known, teee, williams, teee, sanders, retired, female, volleyball, player, from, united, states, bronze, medal, with, national, team, 1992, summer, olympics, barcelona, spain, al. Tonya Slacanin 1 born March 28 1968 in Los Angeles California formerly known as Teee Williams or Teee Sanders is a retired female volleyball player from the United States She won a bronze medal with the USA National Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Spain 2 She also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics finishing in seventh place 2 Tonya SlacaninPersonal informationFull nameTonya Denise Williams Slacanin NicknameTeeeNationalityAmericanBornTonya Denise Williams March 28 1968 1968 03 28 age 56 Los Angeles California U S Height5 ft 11 in 1 80 m Spike129 in 328 cm Block120 in 304 cm College UniversityUniversity of HawaiiVolleyball informationPositionOutside HitterNumber1National team1990 1996 United StatesMedal record Women s volleyball Representing the United States Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Indoor World Championship 1990 China Indoor FIVB World Grand Prix 1995 Shanghai Pan American Games 1995 Mar del Plata Indoor Among her achievements Slacanin helped the national team win a silver medal at the 1995 Pan American Games 2 Contents 1 College 2 International 3 Beach volleyball 4 Personal life 5 International competitions 6 References 7 External linksCollege editSlacanin played college women s volleyball with the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine volleyball team 2 She helped Hawaii to the national title in 1987 3 She was a three time AVCA first team All American and the 1987 and 1989 National Player of the Year 4 She also set the record for most attacks in a match with 99 against Cal Poly on December 8 1989 5 In 1998 Slacanin was inducted into the University of Hawaii Sports Circle of Honor 6 International editSlacanin played for Orion Sesto San Giovanni Milano in the Italian championship in 1992 93 and then for PVF Parmalat Matera from 1996 to 1998 7 She won the European CEV Cup in 1994 with the German team USC Munster 7 She also won as the national Championship and Cup title in Germany in 2004 with USC Munster 7 Beach volleyball editSlacanin won a German beach volleyball tournament in 2003 partnering with Ines Pianka 2 Personal life editWhile playing collegiately at the University of Hawaii Slacanin married an Army soldier by the last name Sanders and her name became Teee Williams Sanders 3 The marriage ended in divorce with Slacanin taking back her maiden name of Williams 3 She has since remarried and is currently Tonya Slacanin 1 International competitions edit1990 Goodwill Games 1990 World Championships bronze 1991 World Cup 1992 Summer Olympics bronze 1992 FIVB Super Four bronze 1993 FIVB Grand Champions Cup 1994 World Grand Prix 1994 World Championship 8 1995 Pan American Games silver 1995 Canada Cup gold 1995 World Grand Prix gold References edit a b Miller Ann July 29 2009 Teee time remarkable one for UH volleyball The Honolulu Advertiser Archived from the original on May 2 2014 Retrieved September 4 2023 a b c d e Teee Sanders Williams Olympedia Archived from the original on January 30 2023 Retrieved September 4 2023 a b c Luis Cindy July 12 1996 Williams is sky high for Games Honolulu Star Bulletin Archived from the original on September 4 2023 Retrieved September 4 2023 Women s Volleyball All America Teams and Award Winners PDF NCAA Archived PDF from the original on July 5 2022 Retrieved September 9 2023 NCAAVolleyball December 8 2022 On this day in 1989 Teee Williams Sanders tallied the most total attacks in a match in tournament history with 99 against Cal Poly Tweet Archived from the original on September 4 2023 Retrieved September 4 2023 via Twitter Teee Williams University of Hawai i at Manoa Athletics Archived from the original on February 22 2022 Retrieved September 4 2023 a b c Tonya Slacanin Sanders Teee Volleybox net Archived from the original on September 4 2023 Retrieved September 4 2023 Krastev Todor Women Volleyball XIII World Championship 1994 Teams Composition United States Todor66 com Archived from the original on June 27 2015 Retrieved November 29 2015 External links editTonya Williams at Olympics com Olympedia Profile Teee Sanders Williams Teee Williams at The Washington Post Southern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame University of Hawaii Sports Circle of Honor Tonya Williams at the Beach Volleyball Database Volleybox net Profile Tonya Denise Teee Sanders Williams at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Teee Sanders at databaseOlympics com archived US Olympic Team at the Wayback Machine archived October 6 2007 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Teee Sanders amp oldid 1217533542, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
