Boys U17 Roster for 2025 NORCECA Continental Championship Announced

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 16, 2025) – USA Volleyball announces the 12 athletes who will compete for the first-ever Boys U17 National Team at the 2025 NORCECA U17 Continental Championship, set for Nov. 18-23 in Nicaragua.

The athletes were chosen after a training block Nov. 9-15 at the Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. At the NORCECA Championship, the U.S. is in a pool with the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Mexico. The first match is against Mexico at 12 p.m. PT on Nov. 18. Streaming TBA.

Head coach Brandon Taliaferro will lead the team in Nicaragua.

Boys U17 National Team Roster for NORCECA Continental Championship

No. (Name, Position, Hometown, High School, USAV Region)
2 Logan Flores (OH, Cypress, Calif., Cypress HS, Southern California Southern Nevada)
3 Collin Tullis (L, Slidell, La., Seton Home Study Program, Southern)
4 Sid Saikanth (OH, Leander, Texas, Rouse HS, Lone Star)
5 Dane Schaefer (S/OPP, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Mira Costa HS, Southern California Southern Nevada)
7 Sean John (MB, Mount Prospect, Ill., John Hersey HS, Great Lakes)
8 Tommy Clifford (OH, Glen Ellyn, Ill., Glenbard West HS, Great Lakes)
9 Gabe Desiderio (OH, Los Altos Hills, Calif., Saint Francis HS, Northern California)
10 Nikodem Opiola (MB, Arlington Heights, Ill., Rolling Meadows HS, Great Lakes)
12C Carter Tchaikovsky (S, Huntington Beach, Calif., Huntington Beach HS, Southern California Southern Nevada)
13 Frankie Vincent (MB, Schaumburg, Ill., Schaumburg High School, Great Lakes)
15 Noah Mbaitoloum (OH, Rockville, Md., Winston Churchill HS, Chesapeake)
16 Jackson Real (OPP, San Clemente, Calif., San Clemente HS, Southern California Southern Nevada)

Alternates
1 Nate Paige (L, Wheaton, Ill., Wheaton Warrenville South HS, Great Lakes)
6 Tyler Berent (S, Mountain View, Calif., Mountain View HS, Northern California)
11 Kekoa Wade (OPP, Kailua, Hawaii, University Laboratory School, Aloha)
14 Jackson Vanderpool (MB, Queen Creek, Arizona, Higley HS, Arizona Region)
17 Kellen Saurer (S, Elgin, Ill., Wheaton Academy, Great Lakes)

Coaches
Head Coach: Brandon Taliaferro (USA Volleyball)
Assistant Coach: Steven Duhoux (Ohio State)
Assistant Coach: Tom Stillwell (NTDP)
Athletic Trainer: Cherryl Bueno (Coast to Coast AthletiCare)
Performance Analyst Noel Carpio (NTDP)
Team Doctor: Dainis Berzins, D.O. (Cedars-Sinai – Los Angeles)
Team Lead: Donovan Martinez (NTDP)

Schedule

All times PT
Nov 18: USA vs. Mexico, 12 p.m.
Nov. 19: USA vs. Cuba, 12 p.m.
Nov. 20: USA vs. Dominican Republic, 12 p.m.
Nov. 21: Quarterfinals
Nov. 22 Semifinals and classification
Nov. 23: Medal matches and classification