U.S. Men's Sitting Team Grabs Win at 2025 PVPA Zonal

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 24, 2025) – The U.S. Men’s Sitting National Team rebounded from a first-set loss to win its opener at the 2025 ParaVolley Pan America Zonal Championship, 3-1 over Argentina (23-25, 25-15, 25-14, 25-19).

The U.S. Men (1-0), ranked No. 8 in the world, will face Canada (0-1) on Sunday, May 25, at 3 p.m. MT/2 p.m. PT. Admission to the ParaVolley Pan America Zonal Championship is free for all spectators at the Colorado Convention Center. Watch the Zonals livestream.

U.S. Men’s head coach Greg Walker changed up his lineup for the Argentina match in order get some of his younger players more experience. Joining 2016 Paralympians Ben Aman, Dan Regan and James Stuck in the starting lineup were Robbie Onusko, Jason Roberts, Alex Wilson and Will Curtis (libero), who have all joined the team in the last couple of years.

“I thought this was a really good opportunity for these guys to experience this and to work a couple of different lineups,” Walker said. “I was happy to see the response. There are a lot of times where we can go ahead and put the [regular] starters back in, but these guys needed to grind it out, and they’ve done it all year. Some of those guys we are going to really rely on in crucial moments as key subs. These were Argentina’s best sitting volleyball players, and for them to go out and play against them, that’s a pretty good thing.”

Paralympian Eric Duda replaced Onusko in set two, and the team responded with convincing wins in sets two and three. Set four was closer, Argentina was up 18-15, and the U.S. was in danger of going five. But the U.S. scored eight straight points, including three aces from Duda, two kills from both Upp and Regan, and then a block by Upp.

Roberts finished the match with a match-high 15 points on 11 kills, one block and three aces. Duda finished with 12 points (seven kills and a match-high five aces). Wilson scored 12 points (eight kills, three blocks, one ace). Stuck had 10 points on seven kills, two blocks and one ace. Regan had nine points on eight kills and one ace.

Aman had eight points on seven kills and an ace, and Upp finished with four points (three kills and a block) in just one set. Onusko finished with a pair of kills. Curtis had a fabulous match at libero.

The U.S. led Argentina in kills (53-32) and aces (12-2), but Argentina had 13 blocks to the United States’ seven.

Men’s Roster

No. Name (Position, Height, Hometown)
2 Dan Regan (OH, 6-0, St. Louis, Mo.)
3 Nick Dadgostar (L, 6-0, Sidney, Neb.)
4 Ben Aman (OH, 6-5, Edmond, Okla.)
5 Eric Duda (S/OH, 6-5, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
6 Alex Wilson (OPP/OH, 6-6, Saugerties, N.Y.)
7 Robbie Gaupp(OH, 6-4, Gatesville, Texas)
8 James Stuck (S/OH, 6-5, New Kensington, Pa.)
10 Robbie Onusko(OH, 6-0, Daytona Beach, Fla.)
11 Roderick Green (MB, 6-3, West Monroe, La.)
14 John Kremer (L, 5-9, Buford, Ga.)
17 Zach Upp (OH, 6-5, Bartlett, Ill.)
20 Jason Roberts (OH, 6-3, Moncks Corner, S.C.)
22 Brett Parks(OH, 6-0, Miami, Fla.)
23 Will Curtis (S/L, 6-0, Cumberland, Maine)

Schedule/Results

May 24
Men: USA def. Argentina, 3-1

May 25
Men: USA vs. Canada, 3 p.m. MT/2 p.m. PT

May 26
Men: USA vs. Brazil, 3 p.m. MT/2 p.m. PT

May 27
Men: Semifinals, 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3 at 10 a.m. MT/9 a.m. PT and 12 p.m. MT/11 a.m. PT

May 28
Men’s bronze medal match: 10 a.m. MT/9 a.m. PT
Men’s gold medal match: 12 p.m. MT/11 a.m.PT