COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 10, 2024) – USA Volleyball has selected 12 athletes to compete at the 2024 Boys U19 NORCECA Continental Championship on May 14-19 in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
The 12 athletes were chosen from a roster of 21 who are training May 3-11 at the Anaheim national team training center.
All 12 athletes will be making their international debuts for the United States. Grant Lamoureux, who made his age-group national team debut as a U17 athlete on the 2023 Boys U19 National team but did not compete, will lead the charge as team captain.
The U.S. Boys U19 Team has won the last two Pan American Cup tournaments in 2022 and ’23. Most recently, the Boys U19 Team finished fourth at the 2023 FIVB World Championship, which is the age-group national team’s best-ever finish.
Charlie Sullivan, men’s head coach at Springfield College and head coach of the U.S. Boys U19 Team at Worlds last year, will lead the team again with assistance from Pat Shawaryn of Penn State and Chris Seiffert of Concordia Irvine.
Other teams competing are Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Puerto Rico and Suriname. Follow USA Volleyball on social media for streaming information.
2024 Boys U19 National Team Roster for NORCECA Continental Championships
No., Name (Pos., Ht, Hometown, School, USAV Region)
1 Layton Bluth (L, 5-8, Gilbert, Ariz., Casteel HS, Arizona)
4 Malakai Tuakoi (S, 6-3, Los Angeles, Calif., Da Vinci HS, Southern California)
6 Thomas Demps IV (OH, 6-4, Raleigh, N.C., Broughton HS, Carolina)
7 Noah Meabon (OH/Opp, 6-4, Fairport, N.Y., Fairport, Western Empire)
8 Myles Jordan (OH, 6-5, Houston, Texas, Ridge Point HS, Lone Star)
9 Dante Cayaban (MB, 6-6, St. Cloud, Fla., St. Cloud HS, Florida)
11 Cooper Keane (Opp, 6-6, Hermosa Beach, Calif., Mira Costa HS, Southern California)
12 Rafa Urbina (S, 6-6, Broomfield, Colo., Legacy HS, Rocky Mountain)
14 Aleksey Mikhailenko (OH, 6-7, Mequon, Wis., Homestead HS, Badger)
16 Luc Soerensen (MB, 6-8, Meadville, Pa., Meadville Area Senior HS, Southern)
19 Roman Payne (MB, 6-10, Carlsbad, Calif., Carlsbad HS, Southern California)
20C Grant Lamoureux (OH, 6-10, Clemmons, N.C., West Forsyth HS, Carolina)
Alternates
Titus Brown (OH, 6-4, Groton, Conn., Robert E. Fitch HS, New England)
Joel Eanes (Opp, 6-9, Virginia Beach, Va., Floyd E. Kellam HS, Old Dominion)
Blake Fahlbusch (OH, 6-8, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Loyola HS of Los Angeles, Southern California)
Matt Fisher (S, 6-6, Camarillo, Calif., Adolfo Camarillo HS, Southern California)
Tristan Hassell (Opp, 6-5, Toronto, Ontario, Emily Carr SS, Western Empire)
Isaiah McCoy (MB, 6-7, Lantana, Fla., The Kings Academy, Florida)
Leon Meng (L, 5-8, Los Altos, Calif., Homestead HS, Northern California)
Lincoln Myers (MB, 6-9, Madison, Wis., Vel Phillips Memorial HS, Badger)
Thomas Phung (L, 5-10, Dallas, Texas, North Garland HS, Southern)
Head Coach: Charlie Sullivan (Springfield College)
Assistant Coach: Pat Shawaryn (Penn State)
Assistant Coach: Chris Seiffert (Concordia Irvine)
Performance Analyst: Evan Metzger (Springfield College)
Team Doctor: Dr. Chris Cornell (Coduhi Clinic)
Team Lead: Sean Byron (Marist College)
Schedule
All Times PT
May 14
USA vs. Canada, 1 p.m.
May 15
USA vs. Surinam, 11 a.m.
May 16
USA vs. Cuba, 1 p.m.
May 17
Quarterfinals
May 18
Semifinals
May 19
Medal Matches