USA VolleyballJul 18, 2017 by Megan Kaplon
23 Top Boys' Volleyball Players Make Youth National Team Training Roster
23 Top Boys' Volleyball Players Make Youth National Team Training Roster
The USA boys' youth national volleyball team will travel to Bahrain for the 2017 FIVB Boys' U19 World Championships on August 18-27.
The USA boys' youth national volleyball team will travel to Bahrain for the 2017 FIVB Boys' U19 World Championships on August 18-27. On June 18, USA Volleyball announced the group of 23 athletes that will attend training camp and vie for a spot on the final world championships roster.
Sam Shweisky, head coach of the men's volleyball team at Princeton, coached the boys' youth national team to a silver medal at the 2016 NORCECA Boys' Youth Continental Championship and is back to lead the team once again. He and his staff, assistant coaches Brad Keller and Theo Edwards, will work with the 23 athletes named to the training roster at camp in Lake Placid, New York, from August 1-15 and ultimately choose the 12 players who will travel to Bahrain.
1 -- Jonny Bowles -- 6-foot-7, OPP, Chandler, AZ, Aspire Volleyball, 2018, UC Irvine
2 -- Brandon Browning -- 6-4, OH, Newport Beach, CA, 949 Volleyball, 2018, USC
3 -- Joel Schneidmiller -- 6-6, OH, Saratoga, CA, Bay to Bay, 2018, UC Irvine
4 -- Chris Hall -- 6-2, S, Sherman Oaks, CA, Manhattan Beach Surf, 2017, USC
5 -- Jaylen Jasper -- 6-8, OP, Arnold, MD, Annapolis Volleyball, 2017, Stanford
6 -- Chase Johnson -- 6-6, S, Moyock, NC, Coastal Virginia Volleyball, 2017, Charleston
7 -- Dev Joslyn -- 6-6, OH, Angola, NY, Eden Volleyball, 2017, Loyola
8 -- Joe Kelly -- 6-3, S, El Segundo, CA, Team Rockstar, 2017, Princeton
9 -- Jacob Steele -- 6-8, OH, Trabuco Canyon, CA, Balboa Bay, 2018, Pepperdine
10 -- Kevin Kobrine -- 6-4, OP, Newport Coast, CA, 949 Volleyball, 2018, UCLA
11 -- Samuel Lewis -- 6-10, MB, Long Beach, CA, Team Rockstar, 2017, USC
12 -- James (JT) Martin -- 6-8, MB, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Ocean Bay Volleyball, 2018
13 -- Daniel Matheney -- 6-6, MB, Lawndale, CA, Team Rockstar, 2018
14 -- Kyle Merchen -- 6-4, S, Clovis, CA, Mountain View Volleyball, 2018
15 -- Parker Mikesch -- 5-11, L, Xenia, OH, Vanguard Volleyball, 2018, Ohio State
16 -- Marc Moody -- 6-7, MB, Orlando, FL, Ocean Bay Volleyball, 2017, Long Beach State
17 -- Jerod Nelsen -- 6-7, OH, Monte Sereno, CA, Mountain View Volleyball, 2018
18 -- Thomas Nelson -- 6-2, L, San Ramon, CA, Pacific Rim Volleyball, 2016, MIT
19 -- Brett Wildman -- 6-5, OH, Virginia Beach, VA, Coastal Virginia Volleyball, 2018
20 -- Kyler Presho -- 6-8, OH, Rancho Mission Viejo, CA, 949 Volleyball, 2017, Stanford
21 -- Sam Burgi -- 6-4, OH, Laguna Beach, CA, 949 Volleyball, 2017, UCLA
22 -- James Ryan Norris -- 6-5, OP, Lancaster, CA, Legacy, 2017, UCLA
23 -- Canyon Tuman -- 6-7, MB, Sewickley, PA, Pittsburgh VC, 2018
Assistant Coach: Brad Keller
Assistant Coach: Theo Edwards
Team Manager: Joel Walton
Doctor: Priscilla Tu
Technical Coordinator: Galen Dodd
Sam Shweisky, head coach of the men's volleyball team at Princeton, coached the boys' youth national team to a silver medal at the 2016 NORCECA Boys' Youth Continental Championship and is back to lead the team once again. He and his staff, assistant coaches Brad Keller and Theo Edwards, will work with the 23 athletes named to the training roster at camp in Lake Placid, New York, from August 1-15 and ultimately choose the 12 players who will travel to Bahrain.
2017 USA Boys' Youth National Training Team
# -- Name (Height, Position, Hometown, Club, Graduation Year, College Commitment)1 -- Jonny Bowles -- 6-foot-7, OPP, Chandler, AZ, Aspire Volleyball, 2018, UC Irvine
2 -- Brandon Browning -- 6-4, OH, Newport Beach, CA, 949 Volleyball, 2018, USC
3 -- Joel Schneidmiller -- 6-6, OH, Saratoga, CA, Bay to Bay, 2018, UC Irvine
4 -- Chris Hall -- 6-2, S, Sherman Oaks, CA, Manhattan Beach Surf, 2017, USC
5 -- Jaylen Jasper -- 6-8, OP, Arnold, MD, Annapolis Volleyball, 2017, Stanford
6 -- Chase Johnson -- 6-6, S, Moyock, NC, Coastal Virginia Volleyball, 2017, Charleston
7 -- Dev Joslyn -- 6-6, OH, Angola, NY, Eden Volleyball, 2017, Loyola
8 -- Joe Kelly -- 6-3, S, El Segundo, CA, Team Rockstar, 2017, Princeton
9 -- Jacob Steele -- 6-8, OH, Trabuco Canyon, CA, Balboa Bay, 2018, Pepperdine
10 -- Kevin Kobrine -- 6-4, OP, Newport Coast, CA, 949 Volleyball, 2018, UCLA
11 -- Samuel Lewis -- 6-10, MB, Long Beach, CA, Team Rockstar, 2017, USC
12 -- James (JT) Martin -- 6-8, MB, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Ocean Bay Volleyball, 2018
13 -- Daniel Matheney -- 6-6, MB, Lawndale, CA, Team Rockstar, 2018
14 -- Kyle Merchen -- 6-4, S, Clovis, CA, Mountain View Volleyball, 2018
15 -- Parker Mikesch -- 5-11, L, Xenia, OH, Vanguard Volleyball, 2018, Ohio State
16 -- Marc Moody -- 6-7, MB, Orlando, FL, Ocean Bay Volleyball, 2017, Long Beach State
17 -- Jerod Nelsen -- 6-7, OH, Monte Sereno, CA, Mountain View Volleyball, 2018
18 -- Thomas Nelson -- 6-2, L, San Ramon, CA, Pacific Rim Volleyball, 2016, MIT
19 -- Brett Wildman -- 6-5, OH, Virginia Beach, VA, Coastal Virginia Volleyball, 2018
20 -- Kyler Presho -- 6-8, OH, Rancho Mission Viejo, CA, 949 Volleyball, 2017, Stanford
21 -- Sam Burgi -- 6-4, OH, Laguna Beach, CA, 949 Volleyball, 2017, UCLA
22 -- James Ryan Norris -- 6-5, OP, Lancaster, CA, Legacy, 2017, UCLA
23 -- Canyon Tuman -- 6-7, MB, Sewickley, PA, Pittsburgh VC, 2018
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Sam ShweiskyAssistant Coach: Brad Keller
Assistant Coach: Theo Edwards
Team Manager: Joel Walton
Doctor: Priscilla Tu
Technical Coordinator: Galen Dodd
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