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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 9, 2025) – USA Volleyball is proud to announce the 31 athletes selected to the 2025 Beach Collegiate/U26 National Team. This elite group, featuring 14 men and 17 women, will participate in a 10-day training block from June 9-19 in Hermosa Beach, California.
The Beach Collegiate/U26 National Team will train alongside USA Volleyball’s Beach A2 National Team, gaining valuable experience in a high-performance environment. The training block will conclude with the NORCECA Playoff on June 18-19, where BCNT/U26 and Beach National Team athletes will compete for the chance to represent the United States at upcoming NORCECA international events.
A maximum of four athletes per gender on the BCNT/U26 may be selected to represent the U.S. on the U23 and/or U26 Beach Age Group National Teams following the training block.
Six athletes on the BCNT/U26 team have already qualified to compete in upcoming international events.
Gage Basey (Colorado) and Thomas Hurst (UC Irvine) will represent the U.S. at both the 2025 Junior Pan American Games in Paraguay and the 2025 World University Games in Germany. Basey and Hurst won the Junior Pan American Beach Trials in January and the Beach World University Games Trials in May to earn the right to compete. The pair also won a silver medal in May at the NORCECA U23 Intercontinental Beach Tour stop in the Dominican Republic.
Emma Donley (Cal) and Portia Sherman (Cal) will also represent the U.S. at the Junior Pan American Games after winning the Junior Pan American Beach Trials. They won gold at the NORCECA U23 Intercontinental Beach Tour event two weeks ago.
Alexis Durish (Florida State) and Audrey Koenig (Florida State) will join Basey and Hurst in Germany for the Beach World University Games after winning the trials in May.
A stellar lineup of beach volleyball greats will coach the BCNT/U26 athletes.
Men’s BCNT/U26 Coaches
Head Coach: Dan Friend (Lewis University men’s indoor head coach)
Assistant Coach: Steve McFadden (University of Washington beach assistant coach)
Assistant Coach: Mark Fishman (Beach Nation)
Women’s BCNT/U26 Coaches
Head Coach: Patty Dodd (Beach NTDP Coach)
Assistant Coach: Nick Lucena (Florida State assistant beach coach, Olympian)
Assistant Coach: Kelly Reeves (UCLA assistant beach coach)
Throughout the training block, athletes will also take part in classroom sessions led by members of USA Volleyball’s Beach National Team performance staff, including:
- April Ross, Olympian and U.S. Beach National Team head of coaching
- Scott Davenport and Chris Flood, A2 Beach National Team coaches
- Dr. Alex Cushing, USOPC sports psychologist
- Brooke Wyatt, Beach National Team dietitian
- Myles Cooper, Beach National Team athletic performance coach
- Scott Mackay, Beach National Team athletic trainer
- Brian Hurler, Beach National Team performance analyst
BCNT/U26 Women’s Roster
Name (Height, Hometown, College, Region)
Gella Andrew (6-4, Newport Beach, Calif., FSU, Lone Star)
Gabrielle Bailey (6-1, Canton, Ohio, LSU, New England)
Kelly Belardi (5-9 (Torrance, Calif., Stanford, Southern California)
Charlotta Bell (6-3 Moraga, Calif., Stanford, Northern California)
Maggie Boyd (5-11, Lewisville, Texas, UCLA, North Texas)
Kennedy Coakley (6-2, Tampa, Fla., USC, Florida)
Ella Connor (6-1, Kihei, Hawaii, Cal Poly, Aloha)
Emma Donley (6-4, Arlington Heights, Ill., Cal, Northern California)
Alexis Durish (5-10, Sarasota, Fla., FSU, Florida)
Piper Ferch (5-10, Aurora, Colo., Cal Poly, Southern California)
Malia Gementera (5-6, Chula Vista, Calif., Long Beach State, Southern California)
Taylor Hagenah (5-11, Oceanside, Calif., Long Beach State, Southern California)
Hailey Hamlett (5-11, Bulverde, Texas, TCU, Lone Star)
Erin Inskeep (5-9, Hermosa Beach, Calif., Cal Poly, Southern California)
Audrey Koenig (6-3, Wesley Chapel, Fla., FSU, Florida)
Izzy Martinez (5-9, Winnetka, Calif., Cal Poly, Southern California)
Natalie Myszkowski (5-11, Manhattan Beach, Calif., UCLA, Southern California)
Michelle Shaffer (5-10, West Hills, Calif., Loyola Marymount, Southern California)
Portia Sherman (5-9, Ventura, Calif., Cal, Southern California)
Logan Walters (6-0, San Mateo, Calif., Cal Poly, Northern California)
BCNT/U26 Men’s Roster
Name (Height, Hometown, College, Region)
Carson Barnes (6-5, Ocean View, Del., Webber, Chesapeake)
Gage Basey (6-5, Lyons, Colo., Colorado, Rocky Mountain)
Malachi Brewington (6-4, Ozark, Mo., N/A, Delta)
Nato Dickinson (6-7, Corona Del Mar, Calif., Long Beach State, Southern California)
Ford Harman (6-1, Santa Barbara, Calif., Long Beach State, Southern California)
Jackson Herbert (6-4, Ashburn, Va., George Mason, Chesapeake)
Thomas Hurst (6-4, Costa Mesa, Calif., UC Irvine, Southern California)
Ayden Keeter (6-1, Yorktown, Va., Webber, Old Dominion)
Jacob Kim (6-4, Carlsbad, Calif., Vassar, Southern California)
Titus Lance (6-4, Ava, Mo., N/A, Heart of America)
Ryan Peluso (6-2, Orlando, Fla., Long Beach State, Florida)
Patrick Rogers (6-7, Rutherford, N.J., Ball State, Garden Empire)
Zach Schneider (6-6, Lockport, N.Y., Daemen, Western Empire)
Quinten Zilch (6-4, Hermosa, Beach, Calif., Lewis, Chesapeake)