SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, October 15, 2026.- The 2026 U23 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour is set to begin Friday, October 16, at the Beach Volleyball Stadium “Flor Blanca” in San Salvador, El Salvador, bringing together 31 teams representing 14 countries from North America, Central America and the Caribbean.
The competition will feature 16 women’s duos and 15 men’s duos and forms part of the qualification pathway toward the 2029 Junior Pan American Games.
The official 2025 U23 NORCECA ranking was used to determine the seeding order and pool distribution, ensuring a balanced allocation of teams based on their positions in the continental standings.
Competition kicks off at 8:30 a.m., with 30 matches scheduled for the opening day. Pool play will continue Saturday morning to determine the teams advancing to the quarterfinals, scheduled for Saturday afternoon.
The semifinals and the medal matches in both divisions will take place on Sunday, October 18, when the tournament champions will be crowned.
All matches will be streamed live on the Sports Projects TV YouTube channel (SportsProjectsTV).
Teams and pool distribution are as follows:
WOMEN’S POOLS
Pool A: Avery Junk/Addison Junk (United States), Nahima Silva /Abdi Narvaez (Nicaragua), Destiny Layne/Janica Grant (Barbados), Gabriela Flores /Adriana Vargas (El Salvador 2)
Pool B: Laura Molina/Ashly Chavarría (Costa Rica), Zoe Paniagua /Yerelin Reyes (Dominican Republic), Miley Rodriguez/Valeria Acosta (Honduras), Giselle Chay /Vanessa Chay (Mexico)
Pool C: Julia McDougall/Natalia Casas (Canada), Julissa Kelly/Elise Swaby (Cayman Islands), Vernecia Caines/Verneeci Caines (U.S. Virgin Islands), Laveshka Richardson/Deandra Fleming (Anguilla)
Pool D: Maria Jimena Castañeda /Daniela Vigil (El Salvador), Daphne Mendoza/ Marisabel Gonzalez (Guatemala), Megan Hands/Natalie Gazzard (Bermudas), Shaylee Pinney/Jontelle Hensley Philip (St. Kitts & Nevis)
MEN’S POOLS
Pool A: Rafael Vargas /Gabriel Vargas (El Salvador), Francisco De Jesus /Ramon De Jesus (Dominican Republic), Fredy Luna /Robin Oliva (Guatemala), Isaac Méndez /Osman García (Honduras 2)
Pool B: Oscar Rojas /Yulius Brown (Costa Rica), Angelo Guadamuz/ Deyner López (Nicaragua), Jairo Galvez/Jonathan Ortega (Honduras), Adonai Mejia /Andrés Fuentes (El Salvador 2)
Pool C: Malachi Brewington/Titus Lance (United Staes), Kush Tilokani/Jedediah Pencheon (St. Kitts & Nevis), Aaron Taylor/Dominic Durant (Barbados), Aengus Adams/Connor Dorsey (Canada 2)
Pool D: Brendan Lyons/Yahia Elsayed (Canada), William Duty/ Dylan Lynee (Cayman Islands), Carlos Andres Ayala /Ines Antonio Vargas Lares (Mexico)