SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, July 21, 2024.- Canada´s team captain Jesse Elser won the Most Valuable Player award of the XVII Pan American Men’s Volleyball Cup, one of the main figures in leading his team to win the gold medal.
Elser, who also won the Best Service award of the event, was one of his team’s top scorers in almost every game, scoring 78 points in the tournament, and in the gold medal match scoring 15 points against the United States. Other Canadians who also earned recognition were Jackson Howe as Second Best Blocker and Max Elgert as Best Setter.
Chilean Dusan Bonacic took the First Best Attacker award, while Colombia’s Daniel Aponza was chosen as First Best Blocker.
Cuban Víctor Andreu was recognized as Second Best Attacker and his teammate Carlos Santana was the Best Opposite.
Mason Briggs of the United States was the Best Receiver and his teammate Gabriel García was the Best Scorer.
Enger Mieses of the Dominican Republic was named Best Libero and Best Digger.