USA U-19 Team Wins Pan American Cup Under Brown's Leadership
6/1/2022 12:27:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Under the leadership of Purdue Fort Wayne men's volleyball assistant coach Lindsay Brown, the U.S. Boys U-19 National team won a gold medal at the Pan American Cup this week.
The U.S. swept Mexico in the final, 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-18) in Guatemala.
It is the first time a U.S. team has won gold in the event. The Boys U19 Team (5-0) did not lose a set in the tournament and qualified for the 2023 FIVB World Championship along the way.
U.S. outside hitter and Team Captain Sean Kelly was named tournament MVP and First Best Spiker. Tread Rosenthal was named Best Setter. Finn Kearney earned Best Opposite and Best Server. Libero Kellen Larson was named Best Digger and Best Receiver.
"I am so proud our boys came so far," U.S. head coach Charlie Sullivan said. "They were unselfish, they gave to the team first and for young men to do that I think they grew exponentially. I don't think they could have given any more to the system. It doesn't work unless everybody gives to it."
The U.S. led in kills (39-18), blocks (9-7) and aces (5-2). Mexico scored 31 points on U.S. errors while committing 22.
Kelly led all scorers with a match-high 15 points on 14 kills and one block. Outside hitter Sterling Foley added 14 points on eight kills, a match-high five blocks and one ace. Kearney totaled 13 points on nine kills, one block and a match-high three aces.
Middle blocker Kaumana Carreira scored seven points on six kills and one block. Rosenthal scored two points with a block and an ace. He set the team to a .313 hitting efficiency.
Middle Tristan Whitfield played as a substitute and scored two points on two kills. Larson was credited with 12 excellent receptions and nine digs.
Affected by slow starts throughout the tournament, the U.S. Boys had to overcome a four-point deficit late in the first set. The team remained patient, tying the score at 18 and moving on to the set win. The U.S. never struggled in the second and third sets.
2022 Boys U19 National Training Team Roster
Kellen Larson, Quinn Bishop, Victor Loiola, Jameson Vaccaro, Caleb Blanchette, Finn Kearney, Sterling Foley, Sean Kelly, Tread Rosenthal, Reed Wainwright, Tristan Whitfield, Kaumana Carreira
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, Long Beach State)
Athletic Trainer: Rachel Menze (CSUN)
Team Leader: Sam Shweisky (Head Coach, Princeton)
Pan American Cup Results
Pool Play
May 23 USA def Chile, 3-0 (26-24, 25-16, 25-11)
May 24 USA def Costa Rica, 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-15)
May 25 USA def Mexico, 3-0 (25-21, 25-13, 25-13)
Quarterfinals on May 26
Mexico def Dominican Republic, 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-17)
Chile def Guatemala vs Chile, 3- 1 (25-15, 25-13, 19-25, 25-20)
Classification and Semifinals on May 27
Guatemala def Honduras, 3-0 (25-13, 26-24, 25-15)
Costa Rica def Dominican Republic, 3-1 (25-15, 25-13, 27-29, 25-19)
USA def Chile, 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-20)
Mexico def Puerto Rico, 3-2 (25-19, 25-19, 20-25, 18-25, 17-15)
Finals on May 28
7th place: Dominican Republic def Honduras, 3-1 (19-25, 25-12, 25-13, 25-12)
Costa Rica def Guatemala, 3-0 (25-19, 30-28, 29-27)
Puerto Rico def Chile, 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-19)
USA def Mexico, 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-18)
(Portions of this release provided by USA Volleyball)
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