Beach Teams for U23, U21 and U19 Events Announced

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 13, 2023) – USA Volleyball has selected age-group beach national to represent the United States at three different tournaments.

The women’s team of Samaya Morin/Taylor Wilson and the men’s team of Gage Basey/Thomas Hurst will represent the United States at the 2023 FIVB U21 Beach World Championship on November 8-12 in Roi Et, Thailand.

Alternates for the women’s team are Alexis Durish, Alexa Fernandez, Sally Perez and Madison White. Alternates for the men’s team are Carson Barnes, Zephyr Dew, Ayden Keeter and Dylan McClung.

If the U.S. is granted a second team for the tournament, an alternate pair will get a chance to compete.

The women’s team of Ella Larkin/Grace Seits and the men’s team of Tate Calles/Brendan Onishchenko will represent the U.S. at the 2023 NORCECA U23 Beach Tour event in Grand Cayman. This event is scheduled for Nov. 2-6 in the Cayman Islands.

The women’s team alternates are Xolani Hodel/Delaynie Maple. The men’s team alternates are Kyle Paulson/Sebastian Rodriguez. Alternate pairs will get a chance to compete if USA Volleyball is granted a second team for the tournament.

The girls team of Kennedy Coakley/Myriah Massey and the boys team of Jackson Herbert/Kai Rodriguez will represent the U.S. at the First Caribbean Beach Volleyball Invitational Tournament on Aug. 4-6, 2023.

The girls alternates are Ashley Pater and Sarah Wood. The boys alternates are Caleb Blanchette and Ford Harman.

All of the age-group national teams and alternates will participate in the National Team Development Program (NTDP) summer training block on July 23-Aug. 2 at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center in California.

U19 Beach National Team Roster

Name (Height, Birth year, Hometown, High school, USAV region)
Girls Competing Pair/Athlete
Kennedy Coakley (6-2, 2005, Lutz, Fla., Steinbrenner HS, Florida Region)
Myriah Massey (5-10, 2006, Pickerington, Ohio, Pickerington HS Central, Ohio Valley Region)
Alternates
Ashley Pater (5-9, 2005, Bradenton, Fla., Lakewood Ranch HS, Florida Region)
Sarah Wood (6-2, 2008, Glen Mills, Pa., Garnet Valley HS, Chesapeake Region)
Boys Competing Pair/Athlete
Jackson Herbert (6-4, 2005, Broadlands, Va., Briar Woods HS, Chesapeake Region)
Kai Rodriguez (6-4, 2005, Honolulu, Hawaii, Moanalua HS, Aloha Region)
Alternates
Caleb Blanchette (6-5, 2006, Brentwood, Tenn., Ravenwood HS, Southern Region)
Ford Harman (6-0, 2005, Santa Barbara, Calif., Santa Barbara, Calif., Southern California Region)

Coach: Nicole Christner
Team Lead: Rachel Brubaker

U21 Beach National Team Roster

Name (Height, Birth year, Hometown, College, USAV region)

Women’s Competing Pair/Athlete
Samaya Morin (6-0, 2003, Lake Stevens, Wash., Arizona State, Puget Sound Region)
Taylor Wilson (5-10, 2003, Stanford, Santa Barbara, Calif., Southern California Region)
Alternates
Alexis Durish (5-10, 2004, Venice, Fla., Florida State, Florida Region)
Alexa Fernandez (5-8, 2005, Houston, Texas, Lutheran South Academy, Lone Star Region)
Sally Perez (6-3, 2006, Apex, N.C., Middle Creek HS, Carolina Region)
Madison White (5-10, 2004, Scottsdale, Ariz., Univ. of Southern California, Arizona Region)

Coach: Brooke Niles (Florida State)

Men’s Competing Pair/Athlete
Gage Basey (6-3, 2003, Lyons, Colorado, Univ. of Colorado, Rocky Mountain Region)
Thomas Hurst (6-4, 2004, Plano, Texas, UC Irvine, North Texas Region)
Alternates
Carson Barnes (6-4, 2003, Ocean View, Delaware, Webber Univ., Chesapeake Region)
Zephyr Dew (6-4, 2005, Santa Cruz, Calif., Santa Cruz HS, Northern California Region)
Ayden Keeter (6-1, 2004, Yorktown, Va., Webber Univ., Chesapeake Region)
Dylan McClung (6-8, 2003, North Kingstown, R.I.,  Sacred Heart Univ., New England Region)

Coach: Guilherme Fiapo
Team Lead: Cody Liner (USAV NTDP)

U23 Beach National Team Roster

Name (Height, Birth year, Hometown, College, USAV region)
Women’s Competing Pair/Athletes
Ella Larkin (5-10, 2002, Maize, Kan., Louisiana State, Heart of America Region)
Grace Seits (6-2, 2001, Ramona, Calif., Louisiana State, Southern California Region)
Alternates
Xolani Hodel (6-2, 2002, Huntington Beach, Calif., Stanford, Southern California Region)
Delaynie Maple (5-10, 2002, San Diego, Calif., Univ. of Southern California, Southern California Region)

Coach: Priscilla Piantadosi-Lima

Men’s Competing Pair/Athletes
Tate Calles (5-10, 2001, Anacortes, Wash., Trinity Western, Puget Sound)
Brendan Onishchenko (6-5, 2003, Damascus, Ore., Clackamas HS, Columbia Empire Region)
Alternates
Kyle Paulson (6-8, 2002, Long Beach, Calif., Univ. of Southern California, Southern California Region)
Sebastian Rodriguez (6-4, 2001, 6-4, Hermosa Beach, Calif., Long Beach State, Southern California Region)

Coach: Dan Friend (Lewis University)
Team Lead: Carolina Garbato (USAV NTDP)