U.S. Men Bounce Back to Sweep France
The U.S. Men swept France 25-23, 27-25, 27-25) before a crowd of nearly 5,000 at the Anaheim Convention Center
July 4-9, 2023
Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, Calif.
International Events, National Team Events
Teams
United States
Argentina
France
Serbia
Iran
Bulgaria
Germany
Cuba
Schedule/Results for USA (PT)
July 5
USA def. Cuba, 3-0 (27-25, 25-17, 25-15)
July 7
Argentina def. USA, 3-2 (25-18, 23-25, 23-25, 43-41, 15-12)
July 8
USA def. France, 3-0 (25, 23,27-25, 27-25)
July 9
USA def. Bulgaria, 3-0 (29-27, 25-19, 25-21)
U.S. Men’s Roster for Preliminary Week 3
2023 Volleyball Nations League
No. Player (Position, Height, Hometown, College, USAV Region)
1 Matt Anderson (Opp, 6-10, West Seneca, N.Y., Penn State, Western Empire)
2 Aaron Russell (OH, 6-9, Ellicott City, Md., Penn State, Chesapeake)
4 Jeff Jendryk (MB, 6-10, Wheaton, Ill., Loyola Univ. Chicago, Great Lakes)
5 Kyle Ensing (OPP, 6-7, Valencia, Calif., Long Beach State Univ., Southern California)
8 T.J. DeFalco (OH, 6-5, Huntington Beach, Calif., Long Beach State Univ., Southern California)
11 Micah Christenson (S, 6-5, Honolulu, Hawaii, Univ. of Southern California, Hawaii)
12 Max Holt (MB, 6-10, Cincinnati, Ohio, Penn State, Ohio Valley)
14 Micah Ma’a (S, 6-3, Kaneohe, Hawaii, UCLA, Aloha)
15 Kyle Russell (OPP, 6-9, Loomis, Calif., UC Irvine, Northern California)
17 Thomas Jaeschke (OH, 6-6, Wheaton, Ill., Loyola Univ. Chicago, Great Lakes)
18 Garrett Muagututia (OH, 6-5, Oceanside, Calif., UCLA, Southern California)
19 Taylor Averill (MB, 6-7, San Jose, Calif., Univ. of Hawaii, Northern California)
20 David Smith (MB, 6-7, Saugus, Calif., Univ. of California Irvine, Southern California)
22 Erik Shoji (L, 6-0, Honolulu, Hawaii, Stanford Univ., Hawaii)
Head Coach: John Speraw
Assistant Coaches: Matt Fuerbringer, Javier Weber
Second Assistant Coaches: Morteza Shiari, Mike Wall
Performance Analyst and Technical Coordinator: Nate Ngo
Athletic Trainer: Aaron Brock
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Tim Pelot
Team Manager: David Dantes
Sports Psychologist: Andrea Becker
Team Doctors: Chris Koutures, Christopher Lee, James Suchy, Eugene Yim
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Roster
Matt Anderson
Opposite/Outside Hitter, 6-10
Aaron Russell
Outside Hitter, 6-9
Kyle Russell
Opposite, 6-9
Jeff Jendryk
Middle Blocker, 6-10
Kyle Ensing
Opposite, 6-7
TJ DeFalco
Outside Hitter, 6-5
Micah Christenson
Setter, 6-5
Max Holt
Middle Blocker, 6-10
Micah Ma’a
Setter, 6-3
Thomas Jaeschke
Outside Hitter, 6-6
Garrett Muagututia
Outside Hitter, 6-5
Taylor Averill
Middle Blocker, 6-7
David Smith
Middle Blocker, 6-7
Erik Shoji
Libero, 6-0 (184 cm)