USA Men’s U23 Team Claims Victory at NORCECA Pan American Cup

USA Men’s Volleyball Team Advances to Gold Medal Match

The U.S. Men’s U21 National Volleyball Team has secured a spot in the gold medal match of the NORCECA Championship following a dominant semifinal victory.The team will face either the Dominican Republic or Mexico in the final contest.

Roster Highlights

The U.S. Men’s U21 National Volleyball Team roster features a talented group of athletes, including:

• Patrick Rogers (OH, 6-7, 2004, Rutherford, N.J., Ball state, garden Empire)
• George Bruening (OPP, 6-10, 2004, Newport beach, Calif., UCSB, Southern California)
• Wesley Smith (MB, 6-11, 2004, Encinitas, Calif., USC, Southern California)
• Owen Rose (MB, 6-8, 2003, Merrick, N.Y., Penn State, Garden Empire)
• Theo Snoey (OH/OPP, 6-8, 2004, Berkeley, Calif., Stanford, Northern California)

Alternates

The team also has a strong group of alternates ready to contribute:

• Andrew Deardorff (OH, 6-5, 2003, Itasca, Ill., St. Francis, Great Lakes)
• Paul Wyszynski (L, 6-0, 2003, Northbrook, Ill., Miedzyrzeckie Towarzystwo Siatkarskie, Great Lakes)
• D’Aaron McCraney (MB, 6-9, 2003, Las vegas, Nev., mckendree, Southern California)
• Nyherowo Omene (OPP, 6-7, 2003, Chicago, Ill., Princeton, Great Lakes)
• Trent Moser (OH, 6-8, 2003, Gilbert, Ariz.,BYU,Arizona)
• Alex Rottman (OH,6-7,2004,Santa Barbara,Calif., Stanford, Southern California)

Coaching Staff

The team is led by Head Coach nickie Sanlin of McKendree, with Assistant Coaches reid Priddy (Indoor VC, Olympian) and Luke Reynolds (pepperdine). The support staff includes Performance Analyst Mackenna Basore (Auburn), ATC Claire Pointer (LOVB Madison), and Team Lead Will Berdecia (OTVA).

Tournament Schedule and results (All times Pacific)

• July 29: Dominican Republic def. USA, 3-1 (23-25, 26-24, 31-29, 25-16)
• July 30: USA def. Mexico, 3-1 (25-23, 25-18, 25-27, 25-23)
• July 31: USA def. Belize, 3-0 (26-24, 25-16, 25-13)
• Aug. 1: quarterfinals: USA def. Costa Rica, 3-0 (25-14, 25-13, 25-19)
• Aug. 2: Semifinals: USA def. Venezuela,3-0 (25-20,25-20,25-17)
• Aug. 3: Gold Medal Match: USA vs. Dominican Republic/Mexico