U.S. Men's Jr. National Team Onto the Next One

Candice Kasischke
Intern, Media Relations and Publications
Phone: 719-228-6800
E-Mail: candice.kasischke@usav.org

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 3, 2011) - The U.S. Men’s Junior National Team won Pool A of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s Junior World Championship Brazil 2011 after defeating Japan in four sets on Wednesday and Brazil was forced to a fifth set against Bulgaria.

Team USA, which earned six group points in the first round with its victories over Bulgaria and Japan, holds a 2-1 record as it enters the top eight second round which will be played from Aug. 5-7. The U.S. will continue to compete in Rio de Janeiro and is still in the running to win the gold medal.

The Americans will play in Pool E along with Iran, Spain and Russia in the second round. Team USA’s first match of the second round will be against Iran (second-place Pool D) at noon PT on Friday. On Saturday, the U.S. will face Spain (second-place Pool B) at noon PT. To conclude group action on Sunday, Team USA will face Russia (first-place Pool C) at noon PT.

The group points and won-lost records obtained in the first round are wiped clean for the second round. The top two teams from Pool E and Pool F (Argentina, Brazil, India, Serbia) will advance to the gold-medal semifinals on Aug. 9, while other classification semifinals take place on the same day. The medal matches and playoffs will conclude tournament play on Aug 10.

At the most recent FIVB Men’s Junior World Championship held in 2009 at Pune, India, the U.S. Men’s Junior National Team finished eighth in the tournament and is assured of at least having the same finish in 2011.

2011 U.S. Men's Junior National Team
Name (Position, Height, Hometown, HS Grad Year, Club/School, Region)
1. Henry Cassiday (L, 6-3, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2010, USC, Southern California)
2. Micah Christenson (S, 6-5, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2011, Outrigger Canoe Club, Aloha)
4. Brian Cook (OH, 6-5, Santa Cruz, Calif., 2010, Stanford Univ., Southern California)
5. Taylor Crabb (OH, 6-1, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2009, Long Beach State Univ., Aloha)
6. Dylan Davis (MB, 6-9, Corona del Mar, Calif., 2009, UC Santa Barbara, Southern California)
8. Steven Irvin (OH, 6-5, Pacific Palisades, Calif., 2010, Stanford Univ., Southern California)
9. Scott Kevorken (MB, 6-8, Westlake Village, Calif., 2009, UC Irvine, Southern California)
10. Connor Olbright (S, 6-5, Orange, Calif., 2010, Long Beach State Univ., Southern California)
11. Eric Mochalski (MB, 6-6, Manhattan Beach, Calif., 2010, Stanford Univ., Southern California)
15. Taylor Sander (OH, 6-5, Norco, Calif., 2010, BYU, Southern California)
17. Joshua Taylor (Opp, 6-7, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2011, Outrigger Canoe Club, Aloha)
18. Maurice Torres (Opp, 6-7, Riverside, Calif., 2009, Pepperdine Univ., Southern California)

Staff
Head Coach - John Hawks (Long Beach State)
Assistant Coach - Colin McMillan (Penn State)
Assistant Coach - David Hunt (Pepperdine)
Head of Delegation - Shawn Patchell (San Diego, Calif.)
Technical Coordinator - Randy Nako (Honolulu, Hawaii)

First Round (August 1-3)
Pool A (at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Aug. 1: USA def. Bulgaria, 25-22, 25-18, 25-21
Aug. 1: Japan def. Brazil, 21-25, 25-19, 25-20, 22-25, 18-16
Aug. 2: Japan def. Bulgaria, 20-25, 20-25, 33-31, 25-18, 15-11
Aug. 2: Brazil def. USA 25-19, 21-25, 25-23, 25-19
Aug. 3: USA def. Japan, 25-20, 21-25, 25-18, 25-19
Aug. 3: Brazil def. Bulgaria, 23-25, 25-19, 23-25, 25-23, 15-8

Pool B (at Niteroi, Brazil)
Aug. 1: Argentina def. Puerto Rico, 23-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-17
Aug. 1: Spain def. Tunisia, 25-14, 25-18, 25-17
Aug. 2: Spain def. Puerto Rico, 25-7, 15-25, 25-18
Aug. 2: Argentina def. Tunisia, 25-17, 25-23, 25-22
Aug. 3: Argentina def. Spain, 25-20, 22-25, 25-14, 25-8
Aug. 3: Puerto Rico def. Tunisia, 20-25, 25-13, 23-25, 25-20, 15-11

Pool C (at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Aug. 1: India def. Germany, 19-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-20
Aug. 1: Russia def. Egypt, 25-16, 25-16, 25-13
Aug. 2: Egypt def. Germany, 26-24, 25-20, 22-25, 25-23
Aug. 2: Russia def. India, 25-23, 25-17, 25-18
Aug. 3: India def. Egypt, 25-17, 25-19, 25-18
Aug. 3: Russia def. Germany, 25-20, 24-26, 25-23, 25-23

Pool D (at Niteroi, Brazil)
Aug. 1: Iran def. Canada, 25-19, 25-19, 25-20
Aug. 2: Serbia def. Iran, 23-25, 22-25, 30-28, 25-18, 15-13
Aug. 2: Belgium def. Canada, 25-23, 25-22, 25-17
Aug. 2: Serbia def. Iran, 23-25, 22-25, 30-28, 25-18, 15-13
Aug. 3: Iran def. Belgium, 25-20, 23-25, 25-23, 17-14
Aug. 3: Serbia def. Canada, 25-17, 19-25, 25-15, 21-25, 15-4

Second Round (Aug. 5-7)
Pool E (at Rio de Janeiro)
Aug. 5: Spain vs. Russia, 8:30 a.m. PT
Aug. 5: USA vs. Iran, 12:00 p.m. PT
Aug. 6: Iran vs. Russia, 6:00 a.m. PT
Aug. 6: USA vs. Spain, 12:00 p.m. PT
Aug. 7: Spain vs. Iran, 6:00 a.m. PT
Aug. 7: USA vs. Russia, 12:00 p.m. PT

Pool F (at Rio de Janeiro)
Aug. 5: Argentina vs. India, 6:00 a.m. PT
Aug. 5: Brazil vs. Serbia, 2:30 p.m. PT
Aug. 6: Serbia vs. India, 8:30 p.m. PT
Aug. 6: Brazil vs. Argentina, 2:30 p.m. PT
Aug. 7: Argentina vs. Serbia, 8:30 p.m. PT
Aug. 7: India vs. Brazil, 2:30 p.m. PT

Pool G (at Niteroi)
Aug. 5: Japan vs. Canada, 6:00 a.m. PT
Aug. 5: Tunisia vs. Egypt, 8:30 a.m. PT
Aug. 6: Canada vs. Egypt, 8:30 a.m. PT
Aug. 6: Japan vs. Tunisia, 12:00 p.m. PT
Aug. 7: Tunisia vs. Canada, 6:00 a.m. PT
Aug. 7: Egypt vs. Japan, 2:30 p.m. PT

Pool H (at Niteroi)
Aug. 5: Puerto Rico vs. Germany, 12:00 p.m. PT
Aug. 5: Bulgaria vs. Belgium, 2:30 p.m. PT
Aug. 6: Belgium vs. Germany, 6:00 a.m. PT
Aug. 6: Bulgaria vs. Puerto Rico, 2:30 p.m. PT
Aug. 7: Puerto Rico vs. Belgium, 8:30 a.m. PT
Aug. 7: Germany vs. Bulgaria, 12:00 p.m. PT

Medal Rounds and Playoffs (Aug. 10)
- the winners of the semifinals will play the final for the 1st and 2nd position.
- the losers of the semifinals will play for the 3rd and 4th position.
- the winners of the play-off 5-8 will play for the 5th-6th position.
- the losers of the play-off 5-8 will play for the 7th-8th position.
- the winners of the play-off 9-12 will play for the 9th-10th position.
- the losers of the play-off 9-12 will play for the 11th-12th position.
- the winners of the play-off 13-16 will play for the 13th-14th position.
- the losers of the play-off 13-16 will play for the 15th-16th position.

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