COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Former Lewis University men’s volleyball player Tyler Mitchem (Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook HS) began his journey in Cueno, Italy for the USA Men’s Volleyball National Team during warm-up matches. The team begins pool play August 26 in Katowice, Poland where they will take on Mexico to compete for the 2022 FIVB World Championship.
Mitchem played five seasons for Lewis men’s volleyball from 2018-2022 and played in 127 matches during his time with the Flyers while receiving AVCA All-American Honors three times. The Bolingbrook, Illinois native recorded 1,134 kills during his time with Lewis.
Mitchem was named All-MIVA Second Team as a freshman then the other four years he was award all-conference first team. During his last two seasons, he led the program to NCAA Tournament semifinals appearances.
U.S. Men’s Schedule for the 2022 FIVB World Championship
All Times PT
August 26
8:30 a.m. USA vs Mexico
August 28
8:30 a.m. USA vs Bulgaria
August 30
11:30 a.m. Poland vs USA
September 3-6
Round of 16 matches
September 7-8
Quarterfinals
September 10
Semifinals
September 11
Finals
Full USA Volleyball release here.
Link to watch the matches
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