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Colorado Springs, Colo. (April 28, 2025) – USA Volleyball is pleased to announce the 28 players on the 2025 U.S. Boys U19 National Team.
All 28 athletes will participate in a training block June 1-7 at the National Team Training Center in Anaheim, Calif. At the end of training, 12 athletes will be selected to compete at the 2025 NORCECA Boys U19 Pan American Cup, and another 12 will be selected to compete at the 2025 FIVB Boys U19 World Championship.
Athletes competing in the Pan American Cup will attend a mini-training camp from July 3-6 in Leesburg, Fla., before heading off to Cuernavaca, Morales, Mexico, for the Pan American Cup, July 7-13.
Athletes competing in the World Championship will attend a second training block from July 12-July 17 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and then a European training block in Madrid, Spain, July 18-21. The World Championship is July 24-Aug. 3 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
The U.S. Boys U19 Team won the gold medal at the 2024 NORCECA Continental Championship and has won the last two Pan American Cup tournaments in 2022 and ’23. The 2023 Boys U19 Team finished fourth at the World Championship, its best finish ever.
Twelve members of the 2025 national team have previous experience with the national team. Layton Bluth, Thomas Demps IV, Noah Meabon, Myles Jordan, Dante Cayaban, Cooper Keane, Rafa Urbina, Aleksey Mikhailenko, Luc Soerensen, Roman Payne, Grant Lamoureux and Thomas Phung were all part of the 2024 U19 National Team.
Springfield College men’s head coach Charlie Sullivan will lead the team at Worlds, while Mountain View Volleyball Club’s Jonah Carson leads the Pan Am team.
“I’m so excited to get to work with this special group,” Sullivan said. “The athletes have prepared themselves well, and the best thing about working with this group so far has been their phenomenal attitudes. Excited to see where that takes us!”
2025 Boys U19 National Team
Name (Pos., Ht., Hometown, School, USAV Region)
Layton Bluth (L, 5-8, Gilbert, Ariz., Casteel HS, Northern California)
Ben Bayer (L, 6-1, Menomonee Falls, Wisc., Sussex Hamilton HS, Badger)
Thomas Phung (L, 5-10 Garland, Texas, Harvard University, Southern)
Lucas Helle (S, 6-4, Pauline, S.C., Dorman HS, Palmetto)
Elan Taylor (OH, 6-4, San Jose, Calif., Valley Christian HS, Northern California)
Thomas Demps IV (OH, 6-4, Raleigh, N.C., Broughton HS, Carolina)
Noah Meabon (OPP, 6-4, Fairport, N.Y., Fairport HS, Western Empire)
Myles Jordan (OH, 6-5, Houston, Texas, Ridge Point HS, Lonestar)
Dante Cayaban (MB, 6-7, Saint Cloud, Fla., Saint Cloud HS, Florida)
Noah Douphner (OH, 6-6, Stevenson Ranch, Calif., West Ranch HS, Southern California)
Cooper Keane (OPP, 6-7, Hermosa Beach, Calif., Mira Costa HS, Southern California)
Rafael Urbina (S, 6-6, Broomfield, Colo., Legacy HS, Rocky Mountain)
Logan Hutnick (OH, 6-6, Huntington Beach, Calif., Huntington Beach HS, Southern California)
Aleksey Mikhailenko (OH, 6-8, Mequon, Wis., Homestead HS, Badger)
Blake Fahlbusch (OH, 6-8, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Loyola HS of Los Angeles, Southern California)
Luc Soerensen (MB, 6-8, Meadville, Pa., Meadville Area Senior HS, Keystone)
Peter Chriss (S, 6-6, Menlo Park, Calif., Menlo Atherton HS, Northern California)
Brett Novak (S, 6-6, Lancaster, Calif., Paraclete HS, Southern California)
Roman Payne (MB, 7-0, Carlsbad, Calif., Carlsbad HS, Southern California)
Grant Lamoureux (OH, 6-10, Clemmons, N.C., Pepperdine University, Carolina)
William Dryden (OPP, 6-7, Los Gatos, Calif., Archbishop Mitty HS, Northern California)
Kale Cochran (OH, 6-7, Roseville, Calif., Whitney HS, Northern California)
Corbin Batista (OPP, 6-7, St. George, Utah, Alta HS, Intermountain)
Isiah Powell (MB, 6-7, Silver Spring, Md., Springbrook HS, Chesapeake)
Brodie Heshler (MB, 6-7, Harrisburg, Pa., Central Dauphin HS, Keystone)
Finn Rubin (MB, 6-8, Columbus, Ohio, Thomas Worthington HS, Ohio Valley)
Daniel Booker (MB, 6-8, Newport Beach, Calif., Corona Del Mar HS, Southern California)
Thomas Henige (MB, 6-9, Glendale, Ariz., Perry HS, Arizona)
Coaches
Worlds Team
Head Coach: Charlie Sullivan (Springfield College)
Assistant Coach: Jonah Carson (MVVC)
Assistant Coach: Patrick Shawaryn (Penn State)
Performance Analyst: AJ Ruttenberg (UCLA)
Team Doctor: Dr. Chris Cornell (Coduhi Clinic)
Team Lead: Donovan Martinez (NTDP)
Pan Am Cup Team
Head Coach: Jonah Carson (MVVC)
Assistant Coach: Spencer Wickens (Stanford)
Assistant Coach: Sean Byron (Marist College)
Performance Analyst: AJ Ruttenberg (UCLA)
Team Doctor: Dr. Chris Cornell (Coduhi Clinic)
Team Lead: Brandon Oswald (NTDP)