The tournament is named after Amy Svoboda who was killed during an A-10 training accident in 1997 .
Amy Svoboda is a 1989 Academy graduate and four - year letterwinner on the Air Force volleyball team .
The tournament is named after Amy Svoboda , a 1989 Academy graduate and four - year letterwinner on the Air Force volleyball team , who was killed during an A-10 training accident in 1997 .