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By Timothy Farrell/USA Volleyball | July 13, 2025 , 08:55 PM (MDT)
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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. (July 13, 2025) – The U.S. Boys U19 National Team completed an impressive run with a 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-18) victory over host Mexico to win the gold medal at the 2025 NORCECA U19 Pan American Cup on Sunday night in Cuernavaca. After dropping its first set of the tournament, the U.S. ran off 15 consecutive set wins.
The U.S. dominated statistically with 45 kills to 29 and an 11-4 advantage in blocks. There were only three aces in the match with the U.S. earning two of them.
Tournament Most Valuable Player and outside hitter Blake Fahlbusch led all players with 17 points on 15 kills and two blocks. Opposite Corbin Batista also produced 15 kills. Isiah Powell continued his dominant play in the middle with six blocks, two more than Mexico, and five kills for 11 points. Powell was named the tournament’s best blocker.
Middle blocker Dante Cayaban finished with nine points on six kills, a block and two aces. He was chosen as the tournament’s best server. Five U.S. players recorded at least six digs with libero Ben Bayer and Batista leading the way with nine each. Bayer, who shared match-high honors with 10 successful receptions, was selected as the best receiver at the championship.
Outside hitter Logan Hutnick totaled nine successful receptions and seven digs. Setter Brett Novak scored three points on two kills and a block while running the powerful U.S. offense.
The U.S. scored five consecutive points to turn a one-point lead into a six-point advantage, 15-9, in the first set. A Batista kill made it 13-9, followed by a Powell block after scrambling defense by the U.S., and Fahlbusch completed the run with a kill off the block.
An out-of-system kill by Batista gave the U.S. a 23-17 lead, another Powell block made it 24-20, and Cayaban put a ball down to give the U.S. the opening set. Batista recorded five kills in the set and Powell also scored five points with three blocks and a pair of kills.
The second set was close throughout with Mexico holding a slim 18-17 lead. A Fahlbusch kill and block regained the lead for the U.S. After a Mexico kill tied the set again, the key point of the set saw the U.S. make several point-saving defensive plays until a Batista kill gave the U.S. the lead for good.
Consecutive blocks by Fahlbusch and Powell made it 22-19, and Fahlbusch’s sixth kill and eighth point of the set extended the lead to four points, 23-19. Powell and Batista recorded kills to end the set with the U.S. ending on a 6-2 run to go up two sets.
The U.S. used a 4-0 run, capped by a Novak block, to give the U.S. a 10-5 lead in the third set. Kills by Batista gave the U.S. six-point leads at 14-8 and 16-10. Mexico went on a 5-2 run to cut the margin to three points, 18-15, but it would be as close as it got.
Powell’s fifth and sixth blocks of the match and two Fahlbusch kills accounted for the final four U.S. points with Fahlbusch clinching the championship with his 15th kill and 17th point. Batista led the U.S. with six kills in the set and Fahlbusch added five.
2025 Boys U19 National Team Pan American Cup Roster
Name (Pos., Ht., Hometown, School, USAV Region)
2 Ben Bayer (L, 6-1, Menomonee Falls, Wisc., Sussex Hamilton HS, Badger)
3 Thomas Phung (L, 5-10 Garland, Texas, Harvard University, Southern)
6 Thomas Demps IV (OH, 6-4, Raleigh, N.C., Broughton HS, Carolina)
9 Dante Cayaban (MB, 6-7, Saint Cloud, Fla., Saint Cloud HS, Florida)
13 Logan Hutnick (OH, 6-6, Huntington Beach, Calif., Huntington Beach HS, Southern California)
15 Blake Fahlbusch (OH, 6-8, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Loyola HS of Los Angeles, Southern California)
17 Peter Chriss (S, 6-6, Menlo Park, Calif., Menlo Atherton HS, Northern California)
18 Brett Novak (S, 6-6, Lancaster, Calif., Paraclete HS, Southern California)
22 Kale Cochran (OH, 6-7, Roseville, Calif., Whitney HS, Northern California)
23 Corbin Batista (OPP, 6-7, St. George, Utah, Alta HS, Intermountain)
24 Isiah Powell (MB, 6-7, Silver Spring, Md., Springbrook HS, Chesapeake)
25 Brodie Heshler (MB, 6-7, Harrisburg, Pa., Central Dauphin HS, Keystone)
Head Coach: Jonah Carson (MVVC)
Assistant Coach: Sean Byron (Marist College)
Assistant Coach: Spencer Wickens (Stanford)
Performance Analyst: AJ Ruttenberg (UCLA)
Team Doctor: Dr. Chris Cornell (Coduhi Clinic)
Team Lead: Brandon Oswald (NTDP)
All times PDT
July 8: USA def. Venezuela, 3-1 (20-25, 25-18, 25-16, 32-30)
July 9: USA def. Canada, 3-0 (25-20, 27-25, 25-17)
July 10: USA def. Puerto Rico, 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-19)
July 11: Quarterfinals: Bye
July 12: Semifinals: USA def. Canada, 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-17)
July 13: Gold Medal match: USA def. Mexico, 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-18)
July 12, 2025
The U.S. Boys U19 National Team will play for the gold medal at the 2025 NORCECA U19 Pan American Cup after a convincing 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-17) semifinal win over Canada on Saturday night in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
July 10, 2025
The U.S. Boys U19 National Team completed 2025 NORCECA U19 Pan American Cup pool play undefeated after a 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-19) victory over Puerto Rico on Thursday night in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
July 9, 2025
The Boys U19 National Team began play at the NORCECA U19 Pan American Cup with a 3-1 (20-25, 25-18, 25-16, 32-30) victory over Venezuela on Tuesday in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
July 8, 2025
The Boys U19 National Team began play at the NORCECA U19 Pan American Cup with a 3-1 (20-25, 25-18, 25-16, 32-30) victory over Venezuela on Tuesday in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
June 17, 2025
USA Volleyball has selected 12 members of the 2025 Boys U19 National Team to compete at the NORCECA U19 Pan American Cup, July 8-13, in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
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.
