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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 11, 2026) – The top U.S. Women’s National Team athletes from the 2026 season will be in San Diego and Irvine, California, this weekend for two matches as part of the USAV Cup vs. Canada, August 15-16.
The August 16 match at Bren Events Center in Irvine is sold out, but tickets are still available for the August 15 match in San Diego at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. Get tickets now before it sells out.
The roster includes all 15 athletes who participated in the Volleyball Nations League Final in July, including 2024 Olympians Micha Hancock, Chiaka Ogbogu, Jordyn Poulter, Dana Rettke, Avery Skinner and Jordan Thompson. Competing vs. Canada along with the VNL regulars are middle blocker Anna Hall, opposite Kendall Kipp and outside hitter Kara Hallock.
The U.S. Women will be looking for revenge after Canada defeated them in straight sets on June 4 in Volleyball Nations League action – the first time Canada had defeated the U.S. in the VNL.
U.S. Women’s Roster for USAV Cup
No. Name (Pos., Ht., Hometown, College, USAV Region)
1 Micha Hancock (S, 5-11, Edmond, Okla., Penn State, Oklahoma)
2 Jordyn Poulter (S, 6-2, Aurora, Colo., Univ. of Illinois, Rocky Mountain)
3 Avery Skinner (OH, 6-1, Katy, Texas, Univ. of Kentucky, Lone Star)
5 Kendall Kipp (OPP, 6-5, Newport Beach, Calif., Stanford, Southern California Southern Nevada)
6 Morgan Hentz (L, 5-9, Lakeside Park, Ky., Stanford, Pioneer)
7 Asjia O’Neal (MB, 6-3, Southlake, Texas, Univ. of Texas, North Texas)
8 Lexi Rodriguez (L, 5-5, Sterling, Ill., Univ. of Nebraska Great Lakes)
10 Simone Lee-Wank (OH, 6-1, Menomonee Falls, Wisc., Penn State, Badger)
11 Saige Ka’aha’aina-Torres (S, 6-0 Honolulu, Hawaii, Univ. of Texas, Aloha)
12 Jordan Thompson (OPP, 6-4, Edina, Minn., Univ. of Cincinnati, North Country)
14 Anna Hall (MB, 6-2, Laurens, S.C., Univ. of Louisville, Palmetto)
16 Dana Rettke (MB, 6-8, Riverside, Ill., Univ. of Wisconsin, Great Lakes)
24 Chiaka Ogbogu (MB, 6-4, Coppell, Texas, Univ. of Texas, North Texas)
25 Kara Hallock (OH, 6-2, Lyndon, Wash., Univ. of Washington, Puget Sound)
27 Madi Kubik-Banks (OH, 6-4, West Des Moines, Iowa, Univ. of Nebraska, Iowa)
29 Molly McCage (MB, 6-3, Spring, Texas, Univ. of Texas, Lone Star)
33 Logan Eggleston (OH, 6-1, Brentwood, Tenn., Univ. of Texas, Southern)
34 Stephanie Samedy (OPP, 6-2, Clermont, Fla., Univ. of Minnesota, Florida)
Head Coach: Erik Sullivan
Assistant Coach: Tayyiba Haneef-Park
Assistant Coach: Brandon Taliaferro
Assistant Coach: Rob Browning
Statistician: Virginia Pham
Physiotherapist: Kara Kessans
Physical Trainers: Shannon Boone, Shawn Hueglin
Mental Performance Coach: Nicole Davis
Team Doctors: Lori Boyajian-O’Neill, James Suchy, Chris Koutures, Mark Hutchinson
Team Manager: Shannon Slatter
USA Volleyball announces the USA Volleyball Cup, a two-match international series between the U.S. Women's National Team and Canada, taking place Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego and Sunday, Aug. 16, at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, Calif.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 30, 2024) – For the first time, the NCAA Men’s Volleyball Championship tournament has been expanded to an eight-team format. The tournament opens with the quarterfinal matches on Tuesday, April 30. The weeklong sprint for the trophy concludes with the championship match on Saturday, May 4. All matches will be held at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California, and streamed on NCAA.com. The final will be on ESPN.
UCLA vs. Fort Valley State – 4/30 11:00a PDT
Defending champion UCLA, led by U.S. Men’s National Team Head Coach John Speraw, is ranked No. 1 overall going into the tournament. Middle blocker Merrick McHenry earned 2024 MPSF Player of the Year honors and was named to the AVCA All-American first team for the third time.
The Bruins finished the season 23-4 heading into the MPSF Tournament, with three of those losses coming before mid-February. In the conference tournament, UCLA defeated USC but fell to Grand Canyon in the final, snapping a 12-game win streak.
UCLA was the first team to win the tournament at its inception in 1970. The program has 20 national titles, more than any other school.
Fort Valley State was 17-8 on the season with a 10-0 record in-conference and won the SIAC Title. FVSU defeated Kentucky State and Central State in straight sets to win the conference championship.
Fort Valley State was part of the First Point Volleyball Foundation’s $1 million-dollar grant to HBCU’s with support from USA Volleyball and John Speraw. The men’s volleyball program debuted in the spring of 2021.
NTDP Athletes
Andrew Rowan
Ethan Champlin
Merrick McHenry
Cooper Robinson
Matthew Edwards
Micah Wong Diallo
David Decker
Grant Sloane
Alex Knight
Zach Rama
Long Beach State vs. Belmont Abbey – 4/30 5:00p PDT
Last year’s runner-up didn’t miss a beat in 2024 as LBSU spent a majority of this season in the top position of the AVCA Coaches Poll. The Beach lost only two matches during the season, both to top-five opponents in UCLA and UC Irvine.
Head Coach Alan Knipe earned the third Big West Coach of the Year honor of his career after leading LBSU to its 14th tournament appearance. It’s the third straight year the team has won the regular-season title, and it enters the tournament as the No. 2 seed after defeating Cal State Northridge and UC Irvine in the Big West Tournament.
Belmont Abbey is the seven seed after a 19-4 regular season with a 13-1 conference record. The 19 regular-season wins are a program record. The Crusaders won the Conference Carolinas Tournament for the second time in four years with a 3-0 win over Mount Olive and a 3-1 win over North Greenville. The teams have two common opponents from the regular season in Pepperdine (BAC 0-1, LBSU 1-0) and King (BAC 2-0, LBSU 2-0).
NTDP Athletes
Mason Briggs
Clarke Godbold
Sebastiano Sani
Aiden Knipe
Nato Dickinson
Sebastian Rodriguez
Ben Braun
Dane Hillis
Island Doty
Nathan Harlan
Ryan Peluso
Chris Connelly
UC Irvine vs. Penn State – 4/30 1:30p PDT
The four and five seeds square off as UCI comes in with a 19-10 record and as runner-up to Long Beach in the Big West Tournament.
UCI had what could be considered an up and down season, but took wins over every team ranked ahead of them apart from UCLA. The Anteaters finished as runners up to Long Beach State in the Big West Tournament and ended the season with a 19-10 overall record heading into the NCAA tournament.
Outside hitter Hilir Henno from France was named Big West Player of the Year and Off the Block Offensive Player of the Year and was named to the AVCA All-American first team for the second time. It is only the third conference player-of-the-year honor for a UCI men’s volleyball player in program history. UCI has not been in the tournament since 2018 and won its last title in 2013.
Penn State holds a 23-6 record on the season and was undefeated in league play for the third straight year. The Nittany Lions won the EIVA tournament with 3-1 victories over Harvard and George Mason to punch their ticket to the NCAA Tournament. It’s the 34th appearance in program history and 24th under the leadership of Head Coach Mark Pavlik, who was named EIVA Coach of the Year.
Opposite John Kerr was named EIVA Conference Player of the Year, AVCA All-American first team and was voted MVP of the EIVA Conference tournament, which included a 31-kill performance in four sets in the win over Harvard. Penn State makes it five consecutive EIVA Player of the Year awards. Brett Wildman and Cole Bogner, both U.S. National Team athletes, each won the award twice before Kerr this year.
NTDP Athletes
Cole Power
Akhil Tangutur
Nolan Flexen
Ryan Merk
Owen Rose
Toby Ezeonu
Joe Karlous
Ohio State vs. Grand Canyon – 4/30 7:30p PDT
GCU will compete in the tournament for the second consecutive year and is the No. 3 team facing No. 6 seed Ohio State. The Lopes had three AVCA first-team All-American selections for the first time in program history in Nicholas Slight, Camden Gianni and Cameron Thorne. Head Coach Matt Werle won MPSF Coach of the Year for the first time in his ninth season at the helm.
GCU had a 25-4 overall record and was 10-2 in conference play. It was the best regular season win record in program history and the first time GCU had ever been ranked AVCA No. 1 at any point during the season. GCU’s losses all came to top-five ranked opponents and it beat defending champion UCLA on April 20 in the MPSF Tournament to claim the conference championship.
Ohio State is 22-8 overall heading into the tournament. The Buckeyes were 11-5 in conference play on the way to winning the MIVA tournament with a victory over Loyola Chicago and Lindenwood. Ohio State has won 12 of the last 13 MIVA tournaments it has played in and 19 total in program history. Jacob Pasteur and Shane Wetzel made the MVIA All-Tournament teams for the second consecutive year. Pasteur, who leads the team with 379 kills and is tied for No. 2 in Buckeyes history for aces with 160, was named to the 2024 AVCA All-American Second Team after earning 2023 First Team honors and an honorable mention in 2022.
The Buckeyes have made 23 appearances in the NCAA Tournament and are 17-24 in tournament games all-time.
NTDP Athletes
Jacob Pasteur
Shane Wetzel
Kyle Teune
Ben Putnam
Grant Strong
Will McElveen
Cole Young
Camden Gianni
Jackson Hickman
Rico Wardlow
Nicholas Slight
Setter, 6-7
Outside Hitter, 6-3
Middle Blocker, 6-7
Opposite/Outside Hitter, 6-8
Libero, 6-0
Outside Hitter, 6-8
Libero, 6-0
Middle Blocker, 6-8
Outside Hitter, 6-4
Opposite, 6-7
Outside Hitter, 6-6
Outside Hitter, 6-5
Opposite, 6-4
Long Beach State is back on top in this week’s college roundup. The Beach retakes the top place after unseating No. 1 Hawaii with a 3-2 win last Saturday at Walter Pyramid. Long Beach Received 23 first place votes in the latest AVCA poll.
Major changes hit the men's volleyball college roundup as we finish off the second full week of March. Down goes former No. 1 GCU, who had its undefeated streak snapped with two ranked losses in the Outrigger Invitational. This result moves the Rainbow Warriors up to the No. 1 slot in this week’s rankings.
Welcome to March and the first roundup of the new month where we fittingly also have a new No. 1. The 13-0 GCU Lopes are atop the rankings, unseating Long Beach State who held the title since the beginning of February. DIII has a shift as well at the bottom of the list. Loras flip-flops with Cal Lutheran, bumping them out of the top-5 to start the month.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 15, 2023) – USA Volleyball announces its 30-player Women’s National Team roster for the 2023 Volleyball Nations League (VNL).
Volleyball Nations League is the world’s premier annual international indoor volleyball tournament. The top 16 teams in the world play four matches a week for three weeks of preliminary competition. The top eight teams at the end of the preliminaries will go to the Final Round.
Get tickets for the final round at tickets.volleyballworld.com/arlington.
The United States will host the 2023 Women’s VNL Final Round on July 12-16 at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, which means the U.S. automatcially qualifies.
Fourteen players from the roster of 30 will be selected to travel to each week’s preliminary round matches.
Eight Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medalists return to the U.S. roster for 2023 led by outside hitter Jordan Larson, a three-time Olympian who was the MVP in Tokyo.
She is joined on the roster by Olympic outside hitter Kelsey (Robinson) Cook, middle blockers Chiaka Ogbogu and Haleigh Washington, setter Micha Hancock, opposites Annie Drews and Jordan Thompson and libero Justine Wong-Orantes.
Athletes on the U.S. Women’s roster with previous VNL experience are outside hitters Kara Bajema, Ali Frantti, Simone Lee and Kathryn Plummer, middles Brionne Butler, Anna (Stevenson) Hall and Dana Rettke, opposite Danielle Cuttino, setters Lauren Carlini and Jenna Gray, and liberos Morgan Hentz and Kendall White.
Newcomers to the VNL are outside hitters Roni Jones-Perry, Khalia Lanier and Avery Skinner, middles, Madeleine Gates, Danielle Hart and Asjia O’Neal, opposite Stephanie Samedy, setters Ashley Evans and Tori Dilfer-Stringer, and libero Brooke Nuneviller.
The team is led by Head Coach Karch Kiraly, a three-time Olympian and three-time gold medalist as a player who took over as head coach of the U.S. Women in 2013.
Kiraly’s first assistant is Tama Miyashiro, who won a silver medal as a libero with the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team. The second assistants will be Marv Dunphy, Alfee Reft and Erin Virtue.
The U.S. Women are the reigning Olympic champions and ranked No. 4 in the world. They have won the VNL three times (2018, ’19, ’21) since its inception in 2018.
U.S. Women’s Preliminary Roster for 2023 VNL
No. Name (Pos., Ht., Hometown, College, USAV Region)
1 Micha Hancock (S, 5-11, Edmond, Okla., Penn State Univ., Oklahoma)
3 Kendall White (L, 5-5, Zionsville, Ind., Penn State, Hoosier)
4 Justine Wong-Orantes (L, 5-6, Cypress, Calif., Univ. of Nebraska, Southern California)
5 Ali Frantti (OH, 6-1, Spring Grove, Ill., Penn State, Great Lakes)
6 Morgan Hentz (L, 5-9, Lakeside Park, Ky., Stanford Univ., Pioneer)
7 Lauren Carlini (S, 6-2, Aurora, Ill., Univ. of Wisconsin, Great Lakes)
8 Brionne Butler (MB, 6-4, Kendleton, Texas, Univ. of Texas, Lone Star)
10 Jordan Larson (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Neb., Univ. of Nebraska, Great Plains)
11 Annie Drews (Opp, 6-4, Elkhart, Ind., Purdue Univ., Hoosier)
12 Jordan Thompson (Opp, 6-4, Edina, Minn., Univ. of Cincinnati, North Country)
14 Anna Stevenson (MB, 6-2, Laurens S.C., Univ. of Louisville, Palmetto)
15 Haleigh Washington (MB, 6-3, Colorado Springs, Colo., Penn State Univ., Rocky Mountain)
16 Dana Rettke (MB, 6-8, Riverside, Ill., Univ. of Wisconsin, Great Lakes)
18 Kara Bajema (OH, 6-2, Lynden, Wash., Univ. of Washington, Puget Sound)
19 Jenna Gray (S, 6-1, Shawnee, Kan., Stanford Univ., Heart of America)
20 Danielle Cuttino (Opp, 6-4, Indianapolis, Ind., Purdue, Hoosier)
21 Simone Lee (OH, 6-1, Menomonee Falls, Wis., Penn State, Badger)
22 Kathryn Plummer (OH, 6-6, Aliso Viejo, Calif., Stanford, Southern California)
23 Kelsey Robinson (OH, 6-2, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Univ. of Nebraska, Southern California)
24 Chiaka Ogbogu (MB, 6-2, Coppell, Texas, Univ. of Texas, North Texas)
25 Brooke Nuneviller (OH, 5-11, Chandler, Ariz., Univ. of Oregon, Arizona)
26 Asjia O’Neal (MB, 6-3, Southlake, Texas, Univ. of Texas, North Texas)
27 Avery Skinner (OH, 6-1, Katy, Texas, Baylor, Lone Star)
28 Ashley Evans (S, 6-1, Liberty Township, Ohio, Purdue, Ohio Valley)
29 Khalia Lanier (OH, 6-2, Scottsdale, Ariz., Univ. of Southern California, Arizona)
30 Danielle Hart (MB, 6-4, Virginia Beach, Va., Univ. of Wisconsin, Old Dominion)
31 Roni Jones-Perry (OH, 6-0, West Jordan, Utah, BYU, Intermountain)
34 Stephanie Samedy (Opp, 6-2, Clermont, Fla., Univ. of Minnesota, Florida)
35 Tori Dilfer-Stringer (S, 5-11, Los Gatos, Calif., Univ. of Louisville, Northern California)
36 Madeleine Gates (MB, 6-3, San Diego, Calif., Stanford, Southern California)
Head Coach: Karch Kiraly
Assistant Coach: Tama Miyashiro
Second Assistant Coaches: Marv Dunphy, Alfee Reft, Erin Virtue
Performance Analyst: Rianne Verhoek
Physical Therapist/Athletic Trainer: Kara Kessans
Team Doctor: Lori Boyajian-O’Neill, William Briner, James Suchy, Eugene Yim
Consultant Coach: Sue Enquist, Katy Stanfill
Team Manager: Dana Burkholder, Coley Pawlikowski
Sports Dietitian: Shawn Hueglin
Strength & Conditioning Coach: Brandon Siakel
U.S. Women’s Schedule for the 2023 VNL
All matches will be broadcast on volleyballworld.tv
Week 1 (all times PT) at Antalya, Türkiye
May 31 at 7 a.m. USA vs Serbia
June 2 at 10 a.m. USA vs Italy
June 3 at 7 a.m. USA vs Korea
June 4 at 10 a.m. USA vs Türkiye
Week 2 at Brasilia, Brazil
June 13 at 1:30 p.m. USA vs Croatia
June 15 at 10 a.m. USA vs Thailand
June 17 at 1:30 p.m. USA vs Japan
June 18 at 6 a.m. USA vs Brazil
Week 3 at Suwon, Korea
June 27 at 11:30 p.m. USA vs Poland
June 28 at 11:30 p.m. USA vs Bulgaria
July 1 at 1:30 a.m. USA vs Germany
July 2 at 1:30 a.m. USA vs China
Final Round on July 12-16 at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 8, 2023) – USA Volleyball is proud to announce the 18 athletes selected for the 2023 Women’s U21 NORCECA Pan American Cup roster.
Twelve players from this group will be chosen to compete at the 2023 Women’s U21 NORCECA Pan American Cup on May 23-28 in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. The team will train May 14-21 at the Anaheim National Team Training Center.
Dan Fisher, head coach of Pitt’s women’s volleyball team, will be the U21 team’s head coach. He will be assisted by Josh Walker of Baylor and Jessica Aschenbrenner of Colorado State.
“USA Volleyball has put together a wonderful group of athletes and coaches, and it is humbling to get a chance to lead this group,” Fisher said.
“I respect the training environment that U.S. Women’s National Team Head Coach Karch Kiraly and staff have created with the senior team. I hope to bring some of that gym culture into our U21 training. I expect intense competition in our training, preparing us for another strong showing at the Pan Am Cup.”
Eight players return from the team that won the 2022 Pan American Cup and qualified for the 2023 FIVB World Championship: outside hitters Chloe Chicoine, Norah Sis and Mckenna Wucherer, middle blockers Raven Colvin and Bre Kelley, opposite Devin Kahahawai, and setters Rachel Fairbanks and Alexis Stucky.
Five other players also have previous age group national team experience: outside hitter Caroline Bien, middles Gabrielle Essix and Marianna Singletary, opposite Kennedy Martin and setter Ella Swindle.
Players who are new to National Team Development Program age group teams: liberos Lauren Briseño and Emmy Klika, outside hitters Mimi Colyer and Eva Hudson, and opposite Allie Sczech.
The roster for the 2023 FIVB U21 World Championship on August 17-26 in León & Aguascalientes, Mexico, will be announced later this summer.
Name (Position, Height, Birth Year, Hometown, College, USAV Region)
Caroline Bien (OH, 6-0, 2003, Overland Park, Kan., Univ. of Kansas, Heart of America)
Lauren Briseño (L, 5-7, 2003, San Antonio, Texas, Baylor, Lone Star)
Chloe Chicoine (OH, 5-10, 2004, Lafayette, Indiana, Purdue, Hoosier)
Raven Colvin (MB, 6-1, 2003, Indianapolis, Ind., Purdue, Hoosier)
Mimi Colyer (OH, 6-3, 2004, Lincoln, Calif., Univ. of Oregon, Northern California)
Gabrielle Essix (MB, 6-3, Hoover, Ala., Univ. of Florida, Southern)
Rachel Fairbanks (S, 6-0, 2003, Santa Ana, Calif., Pitt, Southern California)
Eva Hudson (OH, 6-1, 2004, Fort Wayne, Ind., Purdue, Hoosier)
Devin Kahahawai (OPP, 6-4, 2004, Kailua, Hawaii, Univ. of Texas, Aloha)
Bre Kelley (MB, 6-4, 2003, Rockwall, Texas, Undecided. North Texas)
Emmy Klika (L, 5-7, 2003, Novelty, Ohio, Pitt, Ohio Valley)
Kennedy Martin (OPP, 6-6, 2005, Fort Mill, S.C., Univ. of Florida, Badger)
Allie Sczech (OPP, 6-4, 2004, Sugar Land, Texas, Baylor, Lone Star)
Marianna Singletary (MB, 6-4, 2004, Charleston, S.C., Texas, Southern)
Norah Sis (OH, 6-2, 2003, Papillion, Neb., Creighton, Great Plains)
Alexis Stucky (S, 6-2, 2004, Laramie, Wyo., Univ. of Florida, Rocky Mountain)
Ella Swindle (S, 6-2, 2004, Columbia, Mo., Univ. of Texas, Heart of America)
Mckenna Wucherer (OH, 6-1, 2004, Brookfield, Wis., Univ. of Minnesota, Badger)
Setter, 6-2
Outside Hitter, 5-10
Middle Blocker, 6-1
Outside Hitter, 6-2
Setter, 6-0
Outside Hitter, 6-1
Middle Blocker, 6-4
Opposite, 6-4
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 11, 2023) – Eighteen collegiate volleyball players are set to train with U.S. Women’s National Team Head Coach Karch Kiraly and his staff on March 12-18 at the Anaheim National Team Training Center.
After training for the week, the group will scrimmage on March 18.
“We are thrilled at the opportunity to work with this group of student-athletes for 2023 Spring Training Camp,” Kiraly said. “With the LA 2028 Olympic Games less than six years away, who knows? Some women from this group could be repping USA Volleyball!”
Roster for the Women’s National Team Spring Training
Outside Hitters
Name (Height, Hometown, College, USAV Region)
Caitie Baird (6-3, Indianapolis, Ind., Stanford, Hoosier)
Paige Briggs (5-10, Ortonville, Mich., Western Kentucky, Lakeshore)
Sarah Franklin (6-4, Lake Worth, Fla., Wisconsin, Florida)
Taylor Landfair (6-4, Plainfield, Ill., Minnesota, Great Lakes)
Jess Mruzik (6-2, Livonia, Mich., Penn State, Lakeshore)
Middles
Anota Adekunle (6-2, Humble, Texas, Rice, Lone Star)
Carter Booth (6-7, Englewood, Colo., Wisconsin, Rocky Mountain)
Heather Gneiting (6-5, Pleasant Grove, Utah, BYU, Intermountain)
Serena Gray (6-2, Temple City, Calif., Pittsburgh, Southern California)
Amber Igiede (6-3, Baton Rouge, La., Hawaii, Bayou)
Opposites
Kendall Kipp (6-6, Newport Beach, Calif., Stanford, Southern California)
Reagan Rutherford (6-0, Missouri City, Texas, Kentucky, Lone Star)
Liberos
Lauren Briseno (5-7, San Antonio, Texas, Baylor, Lone Star)
Elena Oglivie (5-9, Kapolei, Hawaii, Stanford, Aloha)
Elena Scott (5-9, Louisville, Ky., Louisville, Pioneer)
Setters
Kami Miner (6-0, Redondo Beach, Calif., Stanford, Southern Cal)
Mac Podraza (6-2, Sunbury, Ohio, Penn State, Ohio Valley)
Melani Shaffmaster (6-3, New Castle, Ind., Minnesota, Hoosier)
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (February 23, 2023) – USA Volleyball is proud to announce the 18 athletes selected for the 2023 Boys U19 NORCECA Continental Championship Roster.
Twelve players from this group will be chosen to compete at the 2023 NORCECA Boys U19 Continental Championship on March 11-19 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. The team will train on March 5-10 at the Anaheim National Team Training Center.
The 2023 NORCECA Boys U19 Continental Championship is a qualifier for the 2025 FIVB U19 Boys World Championship.
U.S. Men’s National Team Assistant Coach Matt Fuerbringer will serve as head coach for the Boys U19 Team. Kevin Moore and Daniele Desiderio will assist Fuerbringer. U.S. Men’s Performance Analyst Nate Ngo will serve that role for the Boys U19 Team.
Six players on the 2023 Boys U19 roster return from the 2022 team that won the Boys U19 Pan American Cup (the first U.S. team to win the event) and qualified for the 2023 FIVB U19 Boys World Championship: outside hitters Sterling Foley, Sean Kelly and Victor Loiola, setter Tread Rosenthal, opposite Finn Kearney and libero Kellen Larson.
Kelly was named MVP of the Pan American Cup and Best Spiker. Rosenthal earned Best Setter. Kearney was named Best Server and Larson took Best Digger and Best Receiver.
Three other players were alternates on the 2022 Boys U19 Team: outside hitter Cole Hartke, middle Josh Aruya and setter Trent Taliaferro.
Other players on the 2023 roster are outside hitters Kahale Clini and Sebastiano Sani, middle blockers Trevell Jordan, Isaiah Preuitt, Parker Tomkinson and Gaige Gabriel, setter Peter Zurawski, opposite Marek Turner and libero Roan Alviar.
The 2023 Boys U19 Continental Championship was a late addition to the NORCECA calendar and USA Volleyball thanks the players who agreed to be a part of this team along with their families.
The Boys U19 Team roster for the 2023 FIVB World Championship (Aug. 4-13 in Argentina) will be determined later this year.
2023 U.S. Boys U19 NORCECA Continental Championship Roster
Player (Pos., Height, Birth Year, Hometown, School, USAV Region)
Roan Alviar (L, 5-11, 2006, Hayward, Calif., Bishop O’Dowd HS, Northern California)
Josh Aruya (MB, 6-7, 2005, Mission Viejo, Calif., Mission Viejo HS, Southern California)
Kahale Clini (OH, 6-3, 2005, Honolulu, Hawaii, Punahou School, Aloha)
Sterling Foley (OH, 6-6, 2005, Newport Beach, Calif., Corona del Mar HS, Southern California)
Gaige Gabriel (MB, 6-8, 2005, Birdsboro, Pa., Exeter Township HS, Keystone)
Cole Hartke (OH, 6-10, 2006, Barrington, Ill., Barrington HS, Great Lakes)
Trevell Jordan (MB, 6-8, 2006, Mesa, Ariz., Desert Ridge HS, Arizona)
Finn Kearney (Opp, 6-5, 2006, Phoenix, Ariz., Sandra Day O’Connor HS, Arizona)
Sean Kelly (OH, 6-6, 2005, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Loyola HS, Southern California)
Kellen Larson (L, 5-10, 2005, Irvine, Calif., Woodbridge HS, Southern California)
Victor Loiola (OH, 6-4, 2005, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Mira Costa HS, Southern California)
Isaiah Preuitt (MB, 6-8, 2005, Portland, Ore., Central Catholic HS, Columbia Empire)
Tread Rosenthal (S, 6-7, 2006, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Mira Costa HS, Southern California)
Sebastiano Sani (OH, 6-8, 2005, Bethesda, Md., Walter Johnson HS, Chesapeake)
Trent Taliaferro (S, 6-4, 2005, San Clemente, Calif., JSerra Catholic HS, Southern California)
Parker Tomkinson (MB, 6-10, 2006, Carlsbad, Calif., Carlsbad HS, Southern California)
Marek Turner (Opp, 6-5, 2006, Long Beach, Calif., Woodrow Wilson HS, Southern California)
Peter Zurawski (S, 6-6, 2005, Oak Park, Ill., Oak Park River Forest HS, Great Lakes)
Head Coach: Matt Fuerbringer
Assistant Coaches: Kevin Moore and Daniele Desiderio
Performance Analyst: Nate Ngo
Athletic Trainer: Cheryl Bueno
Team Leader: Cody Liner
The U.S. Boys U19 National Team won the gold medal at the Pan American Cup on Saturday, sweeping Mexico in the final, 3-0 (25-22, 25-28, 25-28)
The U.S. Boys U19 National Team will play for the gold medal at the Pan American Cup after defeating Chile 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-20) on Friday in Guatemala City
The U.S. Boys U19 National Team qualified for the FIVB U19 World Championship and advanced to the semifinals after defeating Mexico 3-0 (25-21, 25-13, 25-13) on Wednesday in Guatemala City
Outside Hitter, 6-6
Outside Hitter, 6-6
Outside Hitter, 6-4
Setter, 6-8
Opposite, 6-5
Libero, 5-10
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (August 26) – Eight players made their U.S. Women’s National Team debuts Thursday during a 3-2 (21-25, 28-26, 25-19, 21-25, 15-9) loss to Puerto Rico at the NORCECA Continental Championship.
“We fought hard,” head coach Joe Trinsey said. “We know Puerto Rico is a scrappy team, and our effort level matched theirs. There were times when our execution didn’t match our effort, so we have to tighten that up tomorrow.”
Official Box Score | Unofficial Bench Box Score | 2021 NORCECA Continental Championship Hub
The U.S. (0-1) will close group play Friday, August 27, with a 6:30 p.m. Eastern/3:30 Pacific matchup against Canada. All three group A teams will advance to knockout play, which begins August 29.
Six of the eight debutants started the match. Outside hitter Kara Bajema led the team with 17 points, and middle blocker Rachael Kramer added eight blocks and 10 total points. Setter Jenna Gray led an offense that scored 46 times on the attack, and Kendall White served as the squad’s libero. Madeline Gates and Ali Frantti started all five sets at middle blocker and outside hitter, respectively.
Lindsay Stalzer and Ali Bastianelli made their debuts off the bench.
“The new players came to play,” Trinsey said. “They had some nerves, but I think they channeled those by being aggressive, especially in the beginning of the match.
Opposite and team captain Danielle Cuttino scored 11 points as the lone starter with previous WNT experience. She played in two tournaments and some exhibition matches in 2019.
Ashley Evans and Roni Jones-Perry are the other squad members with previous national team service. Both saw playing time as substitutes Thursday.
The United States took an early match lead by winning the first set, but Puerto Rico responded with a lead of their own, taking the next two. USA re-tied the match by winning the fourth and then took an early 2-4 lead in the fifth, but Puerto Rico ended on a 13-5 scoring run, clinching the match.
All matches of the 2021 NORCECA Continental Championship take place in Guadalajara, Mexico, and will be streamed live online.
No. Name (Position, Height, Hometown)
1 Kara Bajema (OH, 6-3, Lynden, Wash.)
2 Tiffany Clark (L, 5-11, Naperville, Ill.)
3 Madeleine Gates (MB, 6-3, San Diego, Calif.)
4 Cori Crocker (MB, 6-3, Brighton, Mich.)
5 Jenna Gray (S, 6-1, Shawnee, Kan.)
6 Micaya White (OH, 6-1, Frisco, Texas)
7 Ashley Evans (S, 6-1, Liberty Township, Ohio)
9 Rachael Kramer (MB, 6-10, Phoenix, Ariz.)
10 Kendall White (L, 5-5, Zionsville, Ind.)
12 Lindsay Stalzer (OH, 6-1, Kewanee, Ill.)
14 Ali Bastianelli (MB, 6-3, Marysville, Mich.)
15 Roni Jones-Perry (OPP, 5-11, West Jordan, Utah)
16 Danielle Cuttino (OPP, 6-4, Indianapolis, Ind.)
18 Ali Frantti (OH, 6-3, Spring Grove, Ill.)
Head Coach: Joe Trinsey
Assistant Coach: Michelle Chatman
Assistant Coach: Cullen Irons
Physiotherapist: Misao Tanioka
Technical Coordinator: Michael Gee
Team Manager: John Xie
Date Opponent Time
August 26: vs. Puerto Rico; L, 3-2 (21-25, 28-26, 25-19, 21-25, 15-9)
August 27: vs. Canada, 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT
August 29: Quarterfinals (2nd A vs. 3rd B, 3rd B vs. 2nd A), TBD
August 30: Semifinals, TBD
August 31: Medal Matches, TBD
Fourteen athletes will represent USA Volleyball at the 2021 Women’s NORCECA Continental Championship August 26-31 in Guadalajara, Mexico.
