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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 3, 2025) – USA Volleyball has announced the 14 athletes who will compete at the 2025 NORCECA Final Six, set for Oct. 6-12 in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
The U.S. will play round-robin matches against Canada, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Suriname and host Puerto Rico. The top four teams will advance to the semifinals. The United States is the two-time defending Final Six champion and also earned bronze in 2021 and 2022.
Head coach Karch Kiraly will lead a young squad to Puerto Rico, with 13 of the 14 players still in college. Outside hitter Keoni Thiim (BYU) is the lone graduate on the roster and the only athlete without previous U.S. age-group national team experience. Thiim is currently playing professionally with Melilla in Spain.
Several players bring recent international success.
- Libero Ryan Merk, setters Nathan Flayer and Ryan McElligott, middle blockers Cam Thorne and Owen Rose, opposite Jalen Phillips, and outside hitter Patrick Rogers were part of this year’s U23 National Team that won silver at the Pan Am Cup.
- Libero Kellen Larson, middle blocker Tre Jordan, opposite Kainoa Wade and outside hitter Seba Sani helped the U21 National Team capture historic bronze at this year’s FIVB U21 World Championship.
- Middle blocker Justin Todd, a member of the 2024 and 2025 U21 National Teams, will compete at his first NORCECA event.
- Outside hitter Trent Moser, who played on the 2022 and 2023 U21 teams and was part of the 2025 U23 team (but did not compete at the Pan Am Cup), helped the U21 squad win gold at the 2022 Pan Am Cup and silver in 2023.
The U.S. opens play on Oct. 6 against Mexico at 3 p.m. PT.
Roster
Name (Pos., Height, Hometown, School/Club, USAV Region)
1 Ryan Merk (L, 6-1, Chicago, Ill., Penn State, Great Lakes)
2 Kainoa Wade (OPP, 6-10, Kailua, Hawaii, Univ. of Hawaii, Aloha Region)
3 Justin Todd (MB, 6-8, Honolulu, Hawaii, Univ. of Hawaii, Aloha Region)
4 Nathan Flayter (S, 6-4, Hales Corner, Wisc., McKendree, Badger)
5 Cam Thorne (MB, 6-4, Hollywood, Fla., UCLA, Florida)
6C Sebastiano Sani (OH, 6-8, Aliso Viejo, Calif., UC San Diego, Chesapeake)
8 Jalen Phillips (OPP, 6-5, Anaheim, Calif., CSUN, Southern California)
9 Ryan McElligott (S, 6-6, Mundelein, Ill., Loyola Chicago, Great Lakes)
11 Kellen Larson (L, 5-9, Irvine, Calif., Long Beach State, Southern California/Southern Nevada)
17 Trent Moser (OH, 6-8, Gilbert, Ariz., BYU, Arizona)
18 Patrick Rogers (OH, 6-7, Rutherford, N.J., Ball State, Garden Empire)
20 Keoni Thiim (OH, 6-0, Honolulu, Hawaii, BYU, Aloha Region)
22 Owen Rose (MB, 6-8, Merrick, N.Y., Penn State, Garden Empire)
23 Tre Jordan (MB, 6-10, Mesa, Ariz., Univ. of Hawaii, Arizona)
Coaches
Head Coach: Karch Kiraly
Assistant Coach: Luka Slabe
Assistant Coach: Reid Priddy
Performance Analyst/Team Manager: Nate Ngo
Athletic Trainer: Aaron Ngor
Schedule
All times Pacific
Oct. 6: USA vs. Mexico, 3 p.m.
Oct. 7: USA vs. Canada, 1 p.m.
Oct. 8: USA vs. Dominican Republic, 1 p.m.
Oct. 9: USA vs. Suriname, 3 p.m.
Oct. 10: USA vs. Puerto Rico, 6 p.m.
Oct. 11: Semifinals
Oct. 12: Medal and classification matches