Twenty-one Athletes Selected for Boys U19 Training Team
USA Volleyball’s National Team Development Program (NTDP) has revealed the 21 players and six coaches who will comprise the 2022 Boys Under-19 National Training Team.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 19, 2022) – USA Volleyball has selected the 12 athletes who will play on the Boys Under-19 National Team at the Boys U19 Pan American Cup in Guatemala, City, Guatemala.
Twenty-one players trained in Anaheim, Calif., before the final team was selected on Thursday.
Outside hitters on the roster are Quinn Bishop, Sterling Foley, Victor Loiola, Jameson Vaccaro and Sean Kelly, who is the team captain.
Middle blockers are Kaumana Carreira, Tristan Whitfield and Reed Wainwright.
Setters are Caleb Blanchette and Tread Rosenthal. Finn Kearney is the only designated opposite and Kellen Larson is the libero.
“Our goal is to work hard and represent USA Volleyball in an exceptional manner in everything we do,” U.S. Boys U19 Head Coach Charlie Sullivan (Head Coach, Springfield College) said. “I am excited to see this team compete against some of the best young teams in the Americas and Caribbean.”
The U.S. Boys will open pool play on May 23 and will share the pool with Chile, Costa Rica and Mexico. The other pool includes Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras and Puerto Rico.
Sullivan’s assistant coaches will be Lindsay Brown (Assistant Coach, Purdue Fort Wayne) and Theo Edwards (Associate Head Coach, CSUN).
The team’s performance analyst will be Jon Parry (Technical Coordinator, LBSU) and the team leader will be Sam Shweisky (Head Coach, Princeton). Athletic trainer Rachel Menze will also travel with the team.
Matches will be streamed on Facebook Live at Fnvg Voleibol Guate except for all Guatemala’s matches that will be streamed exclusively on Facebook Live at Comité Olímpico Guatemalteco.
2022 Boys U19 National Training Team
No. Name (Pos., Ht., Hometown, Region, College commitment)
1 Kellen Larson (L, 5-10, Irvine, Calif., Southern California, NA)
4 Quinn Bishop (OH, 6-3, Jupiter, Fla., Florida, NA)
6 Victor Loiola (OH, 6-4, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Southern California, NA)
8 Jameson Vaccaro (OH, 6-4, San Diego, Calif., Southern California, NA)
9 Caleb Blanchette (S, 6-5, Brentwood, Tenn., Southern, NA)
11 Finn Kearney (OPP, 6-5, Phoenix, Ariz., Arizona, NA)
12 Sterling Foley (OH, 6-6, Newport Beach, Calif., Southern California, NA)
13C Sean Kelly (OH, 6-6, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Southern California, NA)
16 Tread Rosenthal (S, 6-7, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Austin, Texas, Southern California, NA)
17 Reed Wainwright (MB, 6-7, Newport Beach, Calif., Southern California, NA)
18 Tristan Whitfield (MB, 6-7, Virginia Beach, Va., Old Dominion, Princeton)
19 Kaumana Carreira (MB, 6-8, Mission Viejo, Calif., Southern California, NA)
Head Coach: Charlie Sullivan (Head Coach, Springfield College)
Assistant Coach: Lindsay Brown (Assistant Coach, Purdue Fort Wayne)
Assistant Coach: Theo Edwards (Associate Head Coach, CSUN)
Performance Analyst: Jon Parry (Technical Coordinator, LBSU)
Athletic Trainer: Rachel Menze (CSUN)
Team Leader: Sam Shweisky (Head Coach, Princeton)
U.S. Schedule for the Boys U19 Pan American Cup
(All times PDT)
Pool Play
May 23 at 6 p.m. USA v Chile
May 24 at 2 p.m. USA vs Costa Rica
May 25 at 6 p.m. USA vs Mexico
Quarterfinals
May 26 at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Classification and Semifinals
May 27 at 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Final Classifications, Third-place and First-place
May 28 at 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.