Upgrade Me and More

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A lot has happened over the past two weekends. Several teams upgraded their bids, while others punched their tickets to Nationals for the first time.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Mavs family had a strong showing across multiple events. Mavs KC 17 National upgraded to a Liberty bid, bringing a Northern Lights bid back to the region. Mavs 816 15 National also secured a USA bid that was reallocated from MEQ. At the Big South Qualifier, Mavs 15 Elite made a major jump to Open with a 5th-place finish, while Mavs KC 15 Premium captured Gold in 15 American, going 9-1.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='428892' first='PVA' last=''] 16 Elite moved up to Open after a strong 6-2 performance at Show Me, finishing 5th and benefiting from trickle-down bids. In Chicago, [program_tooltip program_id='428892' first='PVA' last=''] 16 National earned a Liberty bid with a 3rd-place finish.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='428889' first='Dynasty' last=''] 15 Blue secured a Liberty bid with an impressive runner-up finish, going 8-2 and narrowly falling in the championship (13-15 in the third set). In that same division, 573 15 Premier C finished 3rd and earned a USA Provisional bid. Staying with [program_tooltip program_id='428889' first='Dynasty' last=''], 15 Black also finished 3rd but walked away with an Open bid after going 8-1.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the 16 Open division in Chicago, HPSTL 16 Royal went 6-2, finishing 5th and earning a bid. Another St. Louis-area team, Next Level Volleyball 15 Girourd, made a huge leap from Freedom to Open. Their 7th-place finish, combined with previously qualified teams ahead of them, opened the door for a bid in Kansas City. This is a team worth keeping an eye on in the coming weeks. HP South 15 Premier went 9-1 in American Red at Show Me and is now Nationals-bound. [program_tooltip program_id='428799' first='Rockwood' last='Thunder'] 16 Elite also earned a bid with a 3rd-place finish.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='430200' first='KC' last='[program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='Power' last='']'] had multiple teams make noise. [program_tooltip program_id='430200' first='KC' last='[program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='Power' last='']'] 16-2 secured a Liberty bid, while [program_tooltip program_id='430200' first='KC' last='[program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='Power' last='']'] 17-2 upgraded from Liberty to USA with a 3rd-place finish.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In that same USA division, Manhattan Mayhem 17P dominated the field, going 9-0 and dropping just two sets on their way to the championship. They had previously held a Liberty bid.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>STATC 16 delivered a strong performance in the Liberty division at Show Me, going 8-2 and finishing 3rd to earn a bid.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>From central Missouri, CMVBC earned a Liberty bid, with their only loss coming in the championship match.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>CNVKC Mizuno 17 Coach IB picked up a Liberty bid in Boston after a big weekend. Rounding out the confirmed bids from the past two weeks, Apex 16 National received a reallocated USA bid from Windy City that returned to the region.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->