Twenty-three U.S. Teams to Play in Pompano Beach Futures Event

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 8, 2024) – Twenty-three emerging U.S. beach teams are scheduled to compete at the Volleyball World Pro Beach Tour (PBT) Futures event on Dec. 5-8 in Pompano Beach, Fla., the first PBT event ever in the United States.

The PBT Futures event in Pompano Beach will be part of the weekend’s Beach Volleyball Festival, hosted by the Florida Region of USA Volleyball and USA Volleyball. The Festival will also include a Pan American Zone Beach ParaVolley event and a Beach National Qualifier for 10U-18U junior players, both on

The Festival is free and open to the public. For more information, visit go.usav.org/24pbvf.

Eight U.S. beach teams are scheduled to start in the main draw of the PBT Futures event while 15 others will compete in the qualifier bracket in hopes of getting to the main draw.

The U.S. team of Kim Hildreth and Xolani Hodel is the top-seeded women’s pair. The United States’ Tim Brewster and Logan Webber are the top-seeded men’s team.

The other three U.S. women’s teams starting in the main draw are Madison Shields/Avery Poppinga, Hailey Harward/Rachael Kramer and Katie Lindstrom/Charlie Ekstrom.

The other U.S. men’s teams starting in the main draw are Zephyr Dew/Derek Bradford, Garrett Peterson/Ryan Ierna and Charlie Siragusa/John Schwengel.

Among the U.S. teams expected to compete in the qualifier are Florida’s Brooke Sweat/Megan Rice. Sweat is a 2016 Olympian.

The BPT Futures event is FIVB-sanctioned and will feature up-and-coming U.S. and international beach volleyball talents competing for points, prize money and prestige. The qualifying rounds will be Dec. 5, followed by the main draw on Dec. 6-8.

from 19 countries are expected to compete in Pompano Beach: Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Trinidad & Tobago, Ukraine and the United States.

View all the teams for the Pompano Beach Futures event on the Volleyball World website.

U.S. Teams in the Pompano Beach Futures Event

Women’s Main Draw
Kim Hildreth/Xolani Hodel
Madison Shields/Avery Poppinga
Hailey Harward/Rachael Kramer
Katie Lindstrom/Charlie Ekstrom

Men’s Main Draw
Tim Brewster/Logan Webber
Zephyr Dew/Derek Bradford
Garrett Peterson/Ryan Ierna
Charlie Siragusa/John Schwengel

Women’s Qualifier
Alaina Chacon/Morgan Chacon
Sara Putt/Tiffany Svenssohn
Megan Rice/Brooke Sweat
Adrianna Nora/Erica Brok
Sarah Wood/Hailey Hamlett
Briana Garcia/Sydney Wetterstrom
Devon Newberry/Jaden Whitmarsh
Mackenzie Hultquist/Bailey Higgins

Men’s Qualifier
Alex Ukkelberg/Kevin Coyle
Caleb Kwekel/Gage Basey
Diego Perez/Nathaniel Miller
David Wieczorek/Ryan Wilcox
Ian Satterfield/Benjamin Vaught
Cody Price/Cody Ellmyer
Adam Roberts/Martin Lorenz