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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 3, 2026) – USA Volleyball has announced the 14 athletes on the Men’s U23 National Team who will compete at the NORCECA U23 Pan American Cup, Sept. 20-28, in San Salvador, El Salvador.
The team was chosen after a training block at the Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
Five athletes have previous experience with U.S. age-group national teams.
- Kellen Larson: 2022 and 2023 Boys U19 National Team, 2024 and 2025 Men’s U21 National Team; most recently won bronze at the U21 World Championship
- Connor Oldani: 2026 Men’s U21 National Team
- Braydon Savitski-Lynde: 2024 Men’s U21 National Team
- Aleksey Mikhailenko: 2024 and 2025 Boys U19 National Team; 2026 Men’s U21 National Team: most recently won gold at the 2026 U21 Pan Am Cup
- Aidan Klein: 2024 and 2025 Men’s U21 National Team; won gold at the 2024 U21 Continental Championship
The remaining athletes will make their age-group national team competition debut.
2026 Men’s U23 National Team Pan American Cup Roster
Name (Pos., Ht., Hometown, School, USAV Region)
1 Kellen Larson (L, 5-9, Irvine, Calif., Long Beach State, Southern California/Southern Nevada)
2 Zach Chapin (L, 5-11, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Pepperdine, Southern California Southern Nevada)
3 Ayden DesLauriers (OH, Eastport, N.Y., Loyola University Chicago, Garden Empire)
4 Trevor Herget (OH, 6-3, Darien, Conn., BYU, Intermountain)
5 Owen Douphner (S, 6-6, Stevenson Ranch, Calif., CSUN, Southern California Southern Nevada)
6 Connor Oldani (OPP, 6-5, Phoenix, Ariz., BYU, Arizona)
9 AJ Cottle (MB, 6-8, Provo, Utah, BYU, Intermountain)
10 Braydon Savitski-Lynde (Opp, 6-7, Roscoe, Ill., Ball State, Great Lakes)
12 David Decker (OPP, 6-9, Winston-Salem, N.C., UCLA, Southern California Southern Nevada)
13 Cameron Hoying (S, 6-9, Columbus, Ohio, Lewis, Ohio Valley)
14 Aleksey Mikhailenko (OH, 6-8, Mequon, Wis., Homestead HS, Badger)
15 Ryan Louis (OPP, 6-9, Waddell, Ariz., Ball State, Arizona)
16 Aidan Klein (MB, 6-10, Evanston, Ill., Loyola University Chicago, Great Lakes)
17 Will Patterson (MB, 6-10, Loveland, Ohio, Ball State, Ohio Valley)
Alternates
7 Trent Taliaferro (S, 6-6, San Clemente, Calif., UCLA, Southern California Southern Nevada)
8 Sean Harvey (OH, 6-7, Bartlett, Ill., Penn State, Great Lakes)
11 David Wolff (6-8, Wilmette, Ill., Stanford, Great Lakes)
18 Gaige Gabriel (MB, 6-8, Reading, Pa., Penn State, Keystone)
19 George Bruening (OPP, 6-10, 2004, Newport Beach, Calif., UCSB, Southern California Southern Nevada)
20 Jake Pazanti (S, 6-3, Huntington Beach, Calif., Long Beach State, Southern California Southern Nevada)
Coaches
Head Coach: Nickie Sanlin (McKendree University)
Assistant Coach: Ali’i Keohohou (Menlo College)
Assistant Coach: Ryan Mason (California State University, Northridge)
Performance Analyst: Mackenna Basore (LOVB Minnesota/Utah State)
Athletic Trainer: Hazel Reyes (USOPC)
Team Lead: Will Berdecia (OTVA – Jacksonville)