Mississippi State volleyball freshman Lindsey Mangelson earned an invitation to the 2026 USA Volleyball National Team Collegiate Training, the university announced this week, making her the first Bulldog to receive an invitation to the collegiate team camp since 2022.
Mangelson is one of 62 players from across college volleyball invited, and one of 15 SEC players selected. Mississippi State is one of just six conference members represented among the invitees, joining Texas, Texas A&M, Tennessee, LSU and Kentucky.
“I am so excited and proud of Lindsey,” MSU head coach Julie Darty Dennis said in a university release. “To be invited to this try-out is quite an honor, and Lindsey is so young in her collegiate career; she is just really excited about the impact she has made here so far and how we know she is capable of so much more for us. I think this will be a great experience for her, and I am so proud of her for representing Mississippi State out in Colorado Springs.”
Mangelson became a vital player for the Bulldogs in her freshman season last fall, leading the Bulldogs in kills and points scored. She was selected to the All-SEC Second Team as well as the All-SEC Freshman team, and was named SEC Freshman of the Week twice.
Mangelson was also named a South Region Honorable Mention by the American Volleyball Coaches Association.
The USA camp will take place this weekend at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
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