Tonya Slacanin
Personal information
Full nameTonya Denise Williams (-Slacanin)
NicknameTeee
NationalityAmerican
BornTonya Denise Williams
March 28, 1968 (1968-03-28) (age 55)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Spike129 in (328 cm)
Block120 in (304 cm)
College / UniversityUniversity of Hawaii
Volleyball information
PositionOutside Hitter
Number1
National team
1990-1996 United States
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Indoor
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1990 China Indoor
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 1995 Shanghai
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata Indoor

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]

Among her achievements, Slacanin helped the national team win a silver medal at the 1995 Pan American Games.[2]

College

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]

International

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]

Beach volleyball

Slacanin won a German beach volleyball tournament in 2003, partnering with Ines Pianka.[2]

Personal life

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]

International competitions

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Teee Sanders-Williams". Olympedia. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Women's Volleyball All-America Teams and Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  5. ^ @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.
  6. ^ "Teee Williams". Hawaiiathletics.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c "Tonya Slacanin-Sanders (Teee)". Volleybox.net. Archived from the original on September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  8. ^ 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

United States women's volleyball squad – 1992 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
1996 USA Olympic Volleyball Team (Men's beach - Gold & Silver medals)
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