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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 24, 2025) – Four Olympians headline the U.S. Men’s National Team roster for the second week of Volleyball Nations League (VNL), taking place June 25-29 at NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill.
This week marks the U.S. Men’s first appearance on home soil since 2023, when Anaheim, Calif., hosted a leg of the VNL tour. NOW Arena previously welcomed VNL action in 2018 and hosted the Finals in 2019.
The U.S. will face China, Canada, Poland and Italy, and tickets are still available for three of the four U.S. matches. U.S. vs. Poland is sold out, and U.S. vs. Italy is near capacity.
GET TICKETS TO WATCH THE U.S. MEN COMPETE JUNE 25-29 IN HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILLINOIS
The U.S. is 2-2 after the first week. Poland sits atop the VNL standings at 4-0, while Italy is 3-1, and Canada and China are 2-2.
Three-time Olympian Erik Shoji, 2024 Olympian Micah Ma’a and 2020 Olympian Kyle Ensing will all make their 2025 season debuts in Hoffman Estates. They join 2024 Olympian Jeff Jendryk to anchor a talented and experienced roster.
Returning from week one are libero Kyle Dagostino, middle blocker Matt Knigge; opposites Gabi Garcia and Kyle Hobus; outside hitters Cooper Robinson, Ethan Champlin and Jordan Ewert, and setter Quinn Isaacson.
Outside hitter Jacob Pasteur and middle blocker Shane Holdaway join the VNL lineup for the first time this year. Pasteur debuted in 2022, while Holdaway will appear on a U.S. Men’s National Team roster for the first time.
The U.S. Men are currently ranked No. 6 in the world and have medaled four times in VNL history, including silver medals in 2019, 2022 and 2023 and bronze in 2018.
Volleyball Nations League features the world’s top 18 men’s teams clashing over three weeks of preliminary play, with the top eight advancing to the Final Round.
U.S. Men’s Week One Roster for 2025 VNL
No. Name (Pos., Ht., Hometown, College, USAV Region)
4 Jeff Jendryk (MB, 6-10, Wheaton, Ill., Loyola Univ. Chicago, Great Lakes)
5 Kyle Ensing (Opp, 6-7, Valencia, Calif., Long Beach State Univ., Southern California)
6 Quinn Isaacson (S, 6-2, Plainfield, Ill., Ball State, Great Lakes)
7 Jacob Pasteur (OH, 6-4, Westminster, Md., Ohio State Univ., Chesapeake)
9 Gabi Garcia (OPP, 6-7, San Juan, Puerto Rico, BYU)
10 Kyle Dagostino (L, 5-9, Tampa, Florida, Stanford Univ., Florida)
12 Shane Holdaway (MB, 6-6, Huntington Beach, Calif., Long Beach State, Southern California)
14 Micah Ma’a (S, 6-3, Kaneohe, Hawaii, UCLA, Aloha)
15 Kyle Hobus (OPP, 6-7, San Pedro, Calif., CSUN, Southern California)
18 Cooper Robinson (OH, 6-7, Pacific Palisades, Calif., UCLA, Southern California)
22C Erik Shoji (L, 6-0, Honolulu, Hawaii, Stanford Univ., Aloha)
25 Ethan Champlin (OH, 6-3, Oceanside, Calif., UCLA, Southern California)
28 Matthew Knigge (MB, 6-7, New Egypt, N.J., Vassar, Garden Empire)
29 Jordan Ewert (OH, 6-5, Antioch, Calif., Stanford, Northern California)
Head Coach: Karch Kiraly
Assistant Coach: Luka Slabe
Assistant Coach: Javier Weber
Performance Analyst: Nate Ngo
Physiotherapist: Aaron Brock
Senior Strength and Conditioning Coach: Tim Pelot
Senior Sports Dietitian: Shawn Hueglin
Mental Performance Coach: Andrea Becker
Team Manager: David Dantes
Consultant Coach: Chris McGown
Consultant Coach: Marv Dunphy
Team Doctors: Eugene Yim, Mark Hutchinson, Michael Shepard, Warren Young
2025 Volleyball Nations League Schedule for Week 2
NOW Arena
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
All times PDT; Matches will be shown live on VBTV and either CBS Sports Network or Big Ten Network
June 25 at 5:30 p.m. vs. China
June 26 at 5:30 p.m. vs. Canada
June 28 at 5:30 p.m. vs. Poland
June 29 at 5:30 p.m. vs. Italy
Week 1 Results
June 11: Ukraine def. USA, 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-23)
June 12 USA def. Iran, 3-2 (19-25, 21-25, 25-21, 25-23, 17-15)
June 14 Slovenia def. USA, 3-1 (25-22, 27-25, 20-25, 25-23)
June 15 USA def. Cuba, 3-1 (25-22, 25-18, 18-25, 25-23)