COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 11, 2021) – USA Volleyball announces the athletes and coaches, selected by its National Team Development Program (NTDP), who will attend a joint training session for boys and men’s age group national teams on July 28-Aug 5 in Anaheim, Calif.
The athletes on the Men’s Collegiate National Training Team, the Under-21 Men’s National Training Team, and the Under-19 Boys National Training Team comprise some of the best of the next generation of men’s players. They have their eyes on the Olympic Games Paris 2024, Los Angeles 2028 and beyond.
The training session, which will take place at the National Teams Training Center, will coincide with the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and players will be encouraged to watch the matches.
Because these teams will not compete internationally in 2021, USA Volleyball has invited the U19 programs from Bulgaria, Canada, and Puerto Rico to attend and help create a strong international friendly experience.
The head coaches of each of the teams are Chris McGown (Gold Medal Squared) for the Men’s Collegiate Training Team), Kevin Burch (Ohio State men’s head coach) for the Men’s U21 Training Team and Charlie Sullivan (Springfield men’s head coach) for the Boys U19 Training Team.
Men’s Collegiate National Training Team
Will Bantle (L, 6-5, Pacific Palisades, Calif., Penn State, Southern California)
Raymond Barsemian (OH, 6-6, La Crescenta, Calif., Concordia, Southern California)
Cole Bogner (S, 6-3, Chesapeake, Va., Penn State, Old Dominion)
Mason Briggs (L, 6-0, Valencia, Calif., Long Beach State University, Southern California)
Felix Chapman (OH, 6-8, Des Moines, Iowa, Grand View, Iowa)
Ryan Coenan (OH, 6-9, Franklin, Wis., Lewis, Badger)
Luke Denton (OPP, 6-6, Mesa, Ariz., Loyola Chicago, Arizona)
Randy DeWeese (OPP, 6-6, Sacramento, Calif., UCSB, Northern California)
Cal Fisher (OPP, 6-3, Pittsburgh, Calif., Penn State, Keystone)
Camden Gianni (OH, 6-5, Carlsbad, Calif., Grand Canyon, Southern California)
Shane Holdaway (MB, 6-8, Huntington Beach, Calif., Long Beach State University, Southern California)
Jaylen Jasper (OPP, 6-7, Annapolis, Md., Pepperdine, Chesapeake)
Sam, Kobrine (S, 6-3, Newport Beach, Calif., USC, Southern California)
Nathan Lietzke (S, 6-6, Austin, Texas, Stanford, Lone Star)
Merrick McHenry (MB, 6-7, Bedford, Texas, UCLA, North Texas)
Tyler Mitchem (MB, 6-11, Bolingbrook, Ill., Lewis, Great Lakes)
Spencer, Olivier (OH, 6-6, Tustin, Calif., Long Beach State, Southern California)
Kyler Presho (MB, 6-8, San Clemente, Calif., Stanford, Southern California)
Keenan Sanders (MB, 6-6, San Diego, Calif., UCSB, Southern California)
Cole Schlothauer (OH, 6-5, Mechanicsville, Va., Loyola of Chicago, Old Dominion)
Joel Schneidmiller (OH, 6-6, Saratoga, Calif., UC Irvine, Northern California)
Daniel Wetter (MB, 6-5, Camarillo, Calif., CSUN, Southern California)
Spencer Wickens (OH, 5-11, Irondequoit, N.Y., Pepperdine, New England)
Brett Wildman (OH, 6-5, Virginia Beach, Va., Penn State, Old Dominion)
Austin Wilmot (MB, 6-10, Valley Village, Calif., Pepperdine, Southern California)
Garrett Zolg (S, 6-3, Huntington Beach, Calif., Loyola of Chicago, Southern California)
Head Coach Chris McGown (Gold Medal Squared)
Assistant Coach David Hunt (Pepperdine)
Assistant Coach Gary Sato (USC)
Assistant Coach Alan Knipe (Long Beach State)
Technical Coordinator Alex Hurlburt (Hurlburt Athletics)
Team Leader Todd Faulds (USAV NTDP)
Men’s U21 National Training Team
Rees Barnett (OPP, 6-5, Redondo Beach, Calif., UCSB, Southern California)
Tate Calles (L, 5-10, Anacortes, Wash., Trinity Western, Evergreen)
Ethan Champlin (OH, 6-3, Oceanside, Calif., UCLA, Southern California)
Trey Cole (L, 6-4, Long Island, N.Y., Pepperdine, Garden Empire)
Bryce Dvorak (S, 6-4, Newport Beach, Calif., Pepperdine, Southern California)
Nolan Flexen (OP, 6-8, Rio Rancho, N.M., TBD, Sun Country)
Nathaniel Gates (MB, 6-8, La Jolla, Calif., Stanford, Southern California)
Clarke Godbold (OH, 6-5, San Pedro, Calif., LBSU, Southern California)
James Hartley (OP, 6-6, Waxhaw, N.C., Princeton, Carolina)
Ethan Hill (MB, 6-7, San Clemente, Calif., Stanford, Southern California)
Gavin Julien (MB, 6-8, Whitefish Bay, Wis., BYU, Badger)
Joseph Karlous (S, 6-0, Costa Mesa, CA Pepperdine, Southern California)
Kevin Kauling (S, 6-8, Naperville, Ill., Lewis, Great Lakes)
Alex Knight (OH, 6-6, Culver City, Calif., UCLA, Southern California)
Gavin Leising (MB, 6-9, Newhall, Calif., Princeton, Southern California)
Keaton Long (OH, 6-5, Plano, Texas, Lewis, North Texas)
Jacob Pasteur (OP, 6-4, Westminster, Md., Ohio State, Keystone)
William Rottman (OH, 6-6, Santa Barbara, Calif., Stanford, Southern California)
Francesco Sani (OH, 6-8, Bethesda, Md., UC Irvine, Chesapeake)
Bryce Walker (MB, 6-8, Bartlett, Ill., Purdue Fort Wayne, Great Lakes)
Henry Wedbush (S, 6-4, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Princeton, Southern California)
Head Coach Kevin Burch (Ohio State)
Assistant Coach Pat Shawaryn (Princeton University)
Assistant Coach Jonah Carson (MVVC)
Technical Coordinator Virginia Pham (USC Women’s Volleyball)
Team Leader Jordan Kelly (NTDP)
Boys U19 National Training Team
Aiden Benson (MB, 6-7, Wheaton, Ill., Sports Performance, Great Lakes)
Christopher Connelly (L, 5-11, Naples, Fla., 352 ELITE, Florida)
Gabriel Dyer (S, 6-5, San Clemente, Calif., Balboa Bay, Southern California)
Anthony Forbes (MB, 6-4, Anthem, Ariz., Arizona Fear, Arizona)
Jonah Gilbert (OP, 6-5, Hilliard, Ohio, Vanguard, Ohio Valley)
Callahan Hefner (OH, 6-5, Austin, Texas, AJV, Lone Star)
Dane Hillis (OH, 6-3, San Clemente, Calif., Balboa Bay, Southern California)
Blainey Jones (OH, 6-4, Bridgeville, Pa., Vanguard Volleyball Club, Ohio Valley)
Noah Keelin (OH, 6-4, San Clemente, Calif., Rockstar, Southern California)
Klistan Lawrence (OPP, 6-8, Ocala, Fla., 352 Elite, Florida)
Lucas Little (MB, 6-6, Galena, Ohio, Vanguard, Ohio Valley)
Jordan Lucas (OH, 6-3, Hacienda Heights, Calif., Pulse Athletics VBC, Southern California)
Luke McFall (MB, 6-9, Pleasanton, Calif., Bay to Bay, Northern California)
Tyler Morgan (S, 6-7, Dike, Iowa, Johnston VBC, Iowa)
Markus Olsson (MB, 6-7, Cupertino, Calif., Bay to Bay, Northern California)
Nyherowo Omene (OH, 6-8, South Holland, Ill., Sports Performance, Great Lakes)
Zachary Rama (OH, 6-8, Phoenix, Ariz., Arizona Fear, Arizona)
Andrew Rowan (S, 6-7, Trabuco Canyon, Calif., Orange Coast Volleyball, Southern California)
Klaudiusz Rydzy (MB, 6-5, Northbrook, Ill., Chicago Bounce, Great Lakes)
Theo Snoey (OH, 6-8, Berkeley, Calif., Bay to Bay, Northern California)
Austin Stuard (L, 5-10, Hawthorne, Calif., Team Rockstar, Southern California)
Kyle Teune (OH, 6-7, Downers Grove, Ill., Sports Performance, Great Lakes)
Head Coach Charlie Sullivan (Springfield College)
Assistant Coach John Hawks (UCLA)
Assistant Coach Matt Diaz (SMBC)
Technical Coordinator Jon Parry (Long Beach State)
Team Leader Jordan Kelly (USAV NTDP)