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August 10, 2025: USA gold medal player and captain Sebastiano Sani was named MVP of the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre near Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Below is a full list of individual award winners.

In addition to the award certificate, winners were presented with white hats, which are a traditional symbol of the city of Calgary’s hospitality and welcoming spirit. Thank you to Tourism Calgary for this special gift to the standout athletes.

Award Winners

MVP, Sebastiano Sani, USA
1st Best Spiker, Riggs Guy, USA
2nd Best Spiker, Sebastiano Sani, USA
1st Best Blocker, Gabriel Eugenio Contreras, CHILE
2nd Best Blocker, Yann Gabriel Colon, PUERTO RICO
Best Setter, Juan José Vivanco, CHILE
Best Opposite, Daniil Hershtynovich, CANADA
Best Libero, Quintin Greenidge, CANADA
Best Digger, Alfredo Vazquez, MEXICO
Best Receiver, Quintin Greenidge,  CANADA
Best Server, Owen Harris, CANADA
Best Scorer Eliel Salva Torres, PUERTO RICO

Calgary, Aug. 10, 2025:  The United States won gold over Team Canada today at the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre near Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

USA won 3-1 (26-24, 25-21, 22-25, 25-18) in front of a crowd cheering for their young Canadian squad, who pick up a silver medal.

In the final today, attack points were equal at 44 and blocks favored USA 11-7. Canada had one more ace than USA (3-2) but made more errors (41-34).

Head coach of Team USA, John Hawks, commented: “Today’s match was a bit ugly, from the service line both teams missed a lot of serves, and there were other battles … But this is why we came here – It was great preparation for us before the Worlds. Playing in front of a great crowd, playing a great team and I think the best team won today. We played consistently in all the tournament and made a lot of progress. The confidence is there and we’re ready to go to China (for the Worlds).”

Captain Sebastiano Sani of the U.S. was match top scorer with 18 points (15 kills, 2 blocks and an ace). Daniil Hershtynovich was again Canada’s top scoring contributor with 15 points (14 kills and one block)

Chris Voth, head coach of Team Canada, said: “I think it was the best match of the tournament and for us that’s great to do that under pressure in the final. So I couldn’t have asked for more from the guys. I am proud of how we battled and built up throughout the tournament. Congratulations to USA for putting up a great match and having a great tournament.

We still have things to improve on before the Worlds, so we’ll be working on that. We’ve learned a lot here.”

Both teams are heading off to the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men’s U21 World Championship in China later this month.

Calgary, Aug. 10, 2025:  Chile won the bronze-medal match today at the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre near Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Chile defeated Puerto Rico 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-14).

Chile was more effective on attack (39-33 points), blocks (14-7), and aces (2-1). Chile also made fewer errors (20-14).

Felipe Emilio Rodríguez (13 kills) and Joaquin Alejandro Valjalo (11 kills, 2 blocks) each contributed 13 points to the winning side.

Team captain and middle blocker Janluar Figueroa was Puerto Rico’s top scorer with 12 points.

Chile’s head coach Alvaro Del Campo Guzmán commented: “We are extremely happy and very proud of the team. It was not an easy championship for us, with only nine players. This medal is dedicated especially to Juan Pablo Espinosa, Josué Ruiz, and Rodrigo Uriiola, who could not travel. Today we played well against a great opponent like Puerto Rico. For Chile, it is very important to have this bronze medal.”

Calgary, Aug. 10, 2025:  After beating Barbados 3-0 today, Mexico finishes in fifth place in the standings of the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre near Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

After a very close first set that went into extra points, Mexico settled in to take the match 3-0 (31-29, 25-16, 25-17).

Mexico led in attack points (50-40) and blocks (7-5). Aces were even at two each. Mexico received more points from its opponent’s errors: 22-15.

Mexico’s Luis Ayala (14 kills and a block) was top scorer of this match with 15; while Kaden Hoyte of Barbados (12 kills and two blocks) had a total of 14.

Mexico’s head coach Erick Eduardo Hernández was pleased to see his team end the tournament on a high note: “We are very grateful to all the fans who attended the matches and very thankful to Volleyball Canada for the excellent organization. We’re happy to have closed the tournament with a victory; we are not satisfied with the team’s performance throughout the tournament, but we are in a process, and we know better things are coming.”

Barbados finished sixth overall, and despite not earning a win, the team made improvements throughout the tournament and challenged some of the higher-ranked teams with several very close sets.

Calgary, Aug. 09, 2025:  Canada will have the opportunity to go for gold in front of a home crowd after a win today at the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre near Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Canada defeated Mexico 3-0 (28-26, 25-19, 25-19) today and will play USA in the gold-medal match on Sunday.

Today against Mexico, Canada led in attack points (52-17), blocks (9-5) and aces (4-3). However, Canada gave up more points due to errors (39-13),

Daniil Hershtynovich of Canada led all scorers with 20 points (17 kills, 2 blocks and an ace). He was followed by teammates Luke Lodewyks and Alexander Brdarevic who had 10 points each on the score sheet.

Jonathan Joel Hernández and Brandon Antonio Ramirez led Mexico with seven points each.

Chris Voth, Canada’s head coach, said: “We came out a little tentative. Mexico was playing really well and we had to step up and match that intensity. It was great that we were able to step up to the plate and come back in the first set especially. I hope we can have a better start tomorrow. It’s a really great environment and we appreciate all the support.”

Canadian setter Grant Hill, who is from Calgary, is looking forward to playing with Team Canada in front of friends and family. “It’s super exciting and it’s going to be loud tomorrow. I’ve got a lot of family coming and it’s special because it’s with Team Canada,” said Hill.  

“I think our team has played well, today we were a little inconsistent, but we’re pumped for the match tomorrow.”

Calgary, Aug. 09, 2025:  The United States defeated Puerto Rico and will play for the title of the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre near Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

It was a 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-18) sweep.

USA led in attack points (38-26), blocks (7-3), and aces (5-4). USA also earned more points from errors (25-22).

Riggs Guy (9 kills and 2 aces) and Marek Turner (10 kills and a block) led USA’s scoring with 11 points each.

Puerto Rico’s Eliel David Salva also contributed 11 points to the losing team’s effort.

Captain of Team USA, Sebastiano Sani, said: “Today we were really dialed in on everything – receives, serves, blocks. We already knew we made it to the final match, but that didn’t matter to us. We wanted to end pool play with 5-0 and managed to do it. Now we are going to prepare for tomorrow.

“Our team is relatively new as we only had a week of training before this tournament and every day we are learning about each other and learning how to play together. It’s getting better every day.”

John Hawks, head coach of Team USA, commented: “I thought we performed well in sets one and three, but in set two we gave up too many point runs. So just getting to that level of consistency is important. Seeing our guys compete and watching them play together is fun. I’m excited for the guys. We can still get a lot better, which is good to know. We are looking forward to the match tomorrow.”

Calgary, Aug. 09, 2025:  Chile earned a third win today at the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre near Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

After losing to host Canada last night, the Chileans rebounded to sweep Barbados on Saturday afternoon 3-0 (25-13, 25-13, 25-23).

Chile dominated the first two sets, but Barbados put on a fight in the third looking for their first set-win of the tournament. In the end, Chile was stronger on attack, earning 40 attack points compared with their opponent’s 33. Chile dominated in blocking 11-3, and aces 4-1.  Barbados also gave up more points to errors 20-12.

Matias Ignacio Lois led Chile in points (14), followed by teammate Felipe Emilio Rodríguez (13).

Barbadian opposite Isaiah Francis was match top scorer with 16 attack points.

Alvaro Del Campo Guzmán, Chile’s head coach, said: “I’m very happy with this win. Yesterday we had a tough loss against Canada. The team was able to bounce back well, based on how we played and how we closed the third set, which the opposing team played very well. Tomorrow we will prepare well to reach our ultimate goal, which is to win a medal.”

Medals are contended on Sunday, Aug. 10.

Calgary, Aug. 08, 2025:  Canada was successful in front of its home crowd today at the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre near Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

The host team beat Chile 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-21); leading in attack points (44-26) and aces (4-3). Blocks we equal at six. Canada made more errors with 29 compared with Chile’s 21.

Luke Lodewyks and Owen Weekes each scored 13 points for Canada.

Felipe Rodríguez was Chile’s top scorer with eight points (6 kills, a block and an ace).

“They are a really strong team, and they put a lot of pressure on us, but I’m really happy that we were able to close out in three sets,” said Chris Voth, Canada’s head coach. “We know they are dangerous and have a lot of weapons. Chile has shown that throughout the tournament. So I’m really happy that we were able to do that under pressure.”

Canada wraps up the round robin tomorrow playing Mexico, while Chile plays Barbados.

Calgary, Aug. 08, 2025:  USA recorded its fourth straight win at the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre near Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Today, USA beat Mexico 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 26-24)

A determined Mexico put the pressure on in the third set, leading by up to five points for much of the set. However, USA came back to even it up at 24 points and then completed the sweep.

The United States led in attack points (50-32) and blocks (8-4), but Mexico had one more ace than its opponent (3-2). USA made more errors (21-16).

USA’s head coach John Hawks commented post-match: “I think it’s fun to get into these environments and see what emotions come out of matches like this and what sort of stresses come out from these things. For us, it’s an opportunity to go into the video room, watch the game and clean stuff up. But you can’t simulate that level of stress in the practice gym…. I’m happy we pulled it off – it was not clean volleyball all round.”

U.S. outside hitter Marek Turner led all scoring with 21 points (20 kills and a block).

Carlos Grajeda scored 10 attack points for Mexico as their top scorer.

On Saturday, USA plays Puerto Rico and Mexico faces host Canada.

Calgary, Aug. 08, 2025:  Puerto Rico held off a late challenge from Barbados to win its second match of the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre near Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

The final score was Puerto Rico 3-0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-23) over Barbados. Puerto Rico led in attack points (44-32), and aces (7-2).  Barbados was effective in their block with seven compared with four points for Puerto Rico.  Barbados made more errors (20-16).

Puerto Rican middle blocker Eliel David Salva led scoring with 16 points (14 attack points, a block and an ace).

Outside hitter Nkoya Williams-Bailey and opposite Isaiah Francis, both of Barbados, were next on the score sheet with 11 points apiece.

Puerto Rico’s team captain Janluar Figueroa commented that the team will need to improve before playing USA tomorrow: “I think we can play better than we did today. Tomorrow we will play USA and need to improve on our passing and to stay more focused.”

Head coach of Barbados, John Stuart, was pleased to see his team perform better as the match progressed: “I need the guys to play how they played that last set from the start of the match. Let’s not get down 2-0 and start playing better. But I do see a vast improvement from the beginning of the tournament. I am impressed with the guys.”

Calgary, Aug. 07, 2025: USA came out strong and held off a mid-match challenge from Canada, to stay undefeated at the U21 Men’s Pan American Cup, hosted at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre near Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

The final score for USA was 3-1 (25-11, 25-22, 23-25, 25-22).

The United States led in attack points (52-39), had one more blocking point (7-6) and were 6-3 in serves today. Canada made one more error (33-32) than its southern neighbors. USA’s captain Sebastiano Sani led scoring with 21 points (19 kills, a block and an ace). Daniil Hershtynovich led Canada’s scoring effort with 15 points.  

USA head coach John Hawks commented: “First of all, I loved playing the home team on the home court, that was a great showing by the fans. Secondly, we came out sharp, we played well and put on pressure from the service line.  That was the big difference between sets two and three; they came out serving a little tougher down the stretch and making it a bit more difficult for us.  But we executed our plan, it was a fun match and hopefully we see them again (in the finals). Right now we are focused on Mexico, respecting our next opponent and taking it one point at a time.”

USA plays Mexico next, and Canada faces Chile on Friday.

“We had a lot of tension coming into the game, but we were able to find some rhythm and battle back. I’m really proud of the way the guys responded. We built up and were improving the entire match and I hope we can continue that,” said Canada’s head coach Chris Voth. “The crowd’s energy got us back into the game and I’m really thankful for the support.”

Calgary, Aug. 07, 2025:  Chile earned its second consecutive win at the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre near Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Today Puerto Rico could not maintain its early momentum, falling 1-3 (25-21, 16-25, 24-26, 22-25) to Chile.

Chile led in attack points (52-40), blocks were even at nine and Puerto Rico had the advance in aces (7-5). Errors were even at 31 points.

Alvaro Del Campo Guzmán, Chile’s head coach, was clearly pleased with the performance:  “I am happy for two consecutive days of victories. I think we played a very good match. We didn’t start well in the first set; it was hard for us to get going. I am very proud of the team for how they faced the match — in the face of difficulty, they pushed through, and we played as a team, which is what we always want. We are going to enjoy this, and we’ll prepare for tomorrow’s match.”

Chile’s Felipe Emilio Rodríguez was his team’s top scorer with 22 points. Middle blocker Eliel David Salva of Puerto Rico also contributed 22 points for his team.

Chile faces host Canada on Friday.

Calgary, Aug. 07, 2025:  Mexico proved too powerful on attack for Barbados to handle today at the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre near Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

The final score was Mexico 3, Barbados 0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-17).

Mexico dominated the attack stats, 45-21, and led in blocks 5-4 and aces 4-3. Mexico also made fewer errors 19-23.

It was Mexico’s first win of the tournament after a five-set defeat against Puerto Rico and a 3-0 loss to Chile.

Erick Eduardo Hernández, Mexico’s head coach, said: “We are very happy to have earned the victory in this match. I think it was important for the boys to start building confidence. We hope they continue performing well in the upcoming matches and give their all on the court to make Mexico proud.”

Mexico’s Brandon Antonio Ramirez led all scoring with 15 points (14 kills and an ace).

Opposite Isaiah Francis of Barbados was his team’s top producer with 9 total.

Calgary, Aug. 06, 2025:  Canada beat Puerto Rico on the second day of the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre near Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Puerto Rico put on pressure in the last two sets, but Canada recovered to win 3-1 (25-16, 25-21, 23-25, 25-23).

Opposite Luke Lodewyks of Canada led all scoring with 21 points (17 kills, 1 block and 3 aces), followed by teammate Daniil Hershtynovich with 20 (15 kills, 1 block and 4 aces).

“It was great, Puerto Rico has a really strong team, and we were happy to close out that fourth set,” said Canada’s head coach Chris Voth. “All of these teams are good teams, and I think USA is a strong team and we are really going to have to play well if we are going to be competitive in that match (tomorrow). But all these teams have their strengths, so we’re going to have to continue to grow and keep being consistent.”

Middle blocker Eliel David Salva contributed 15 points to Puerto Rico’s strong effort.

Canada plays undefeated USA, and Puerto Rico plays Chile on Thursday.

Calgary, Aug. 06, 2025: Chile earned its first win of the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre near Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

The Chilean team swept Mexico 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-18).

Chile led in attack points, (49-34), blocks (9-7) and aces (2-0). Errors were even at 15.

Alvaro Del Campo Guzmán, Chile’s head coach, said after today’s win: “We are very happy with the game and with how the team approached the match after a tough loss against the United States. We knew today was a new match, a new opportunity to improve. The team did very well. We’re happy and we’re going to enjoy the win. Tomorrow will be a new match to try to play even better than today.”

Opposite Joaquin Alejandro Valjalo of Chile scored a match-high 25 points (23 kills & 2 blocks).

Jonathan Joel Hernández & Brandon Antonio Ramirez each contributed 10 points to the Mexican effort.

Chile plays Puerto Rico tomorrow and Mexico meets Barbados.

Calgary, Aug. 06, 2025: USA managed a 3-0 win over Barbados today at 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre near Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

The score was 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-14).

The match seemed one-sided in favor of USA, until Barbados put on a fight in the second set keeping the contest very tight until the last point. However, the Americans regrouped to dominate the third and final set.

John Hawks, USA’s U21 Head Coach, commented: “Congrats to Barbados for giving us that challenge – they are in the tournament, they’re having fun and starting to compete a bit. It was good for our guys to get a little uncomfortable and battle through those situations. We have some guys that are vying to get on to the U21 (Worlds) team and improve themselves. Overall, they (Barbados) were mostly float serving at us, so we hadn’t seen that yet, and we had a little challenge passing that float and staying in system. …. We need to clean that up a little bit. But for us it’s a good win, and we’ll take it!”

USA led in attack points (47-32), blocks (10-5) and ace serves (3-1). USA made a couple more errors (17-15).

John Stuart, Barbados head coach, was pleased with his team’s effort: “I’m very grateful for how the guys performed – they showed a lot of fight and a lot of heart. All I want to see is improvement every game, and for their level to go up and up, that’s all I’m asking for and that’s that they showed today.”

Outside hitter Marek Turner (USA) led all scorers with 18 points (13 kills & 5 blocks).  Opposite Isaiah Francis led Barbados with 17 (15 kills, a block and an ace).

This match kicked off day 2 of the tournament, which runs to August 10.

Calgary, Canada, Aug. 05, 2025:  Canada impressed its home audience today as the team beat Barbados 3-0 (25-14, 25-14, 25-19) at the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre near Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Canada dominated in attack points (41-14) and also led in blocks (3-1) and aces (10-2). Errors were in favor of Barbados (30-21).

Canada’s Owen Harris led scoring with 12 points, including five from ace serves. Teammate Dawson Pratt followed with 10 points. Isaiah Francis of Barbados was his team’s top scorer with 8 points.

Canada’s Head Coach Chris Voth said post-match: “It was difficult today, as this was our first match of the summer, and so there’s still a lot of uncertainties with the team. But it was really great to get everyone in and get the feeling of playing their first match today. And I hope we can keep building throughout the whole tournament. For sure I would like to see the consistency improve and we’ll hopefully see that tomorrow.”

Canada plays Puerto Rico next on August 06.

Calgary, Canada, Aug. 05, 2025:  USA swept Chile 3-0 (25-15, 25-14, 25-15) today at the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre near Calgary, Alberta.

It was the opening match for both teams in the six-team tournament.

USA led in attack points (33-23) and dominated in blocking (12-1) and aces (10-1). USA made one less error than Chile (20-19).

Outside hitter Sebastiano Sani of the U.S. led scoring with 12 points ( 6 kills, 4 blocks and 2 aces). Joaquin Alejandro Valjalo and Felipe Emilio Rodríguez led Team Chile with 8 points each.

USA Head Coach John Hawks remarked: “I felt happy we got everybody in this match…  We were efficient in serving; attacking we were smooth – we misfired on a couple of plays, which was some miscommunication. Overall, it was a really nice way to start and I’m proud of the guys. I’m looking forward to seeing how we progress as we go forward. These guys have fun together and they are in it for each other, which is pretty nice.”

The six-team tournament continues through to August 10.

Calgary, Canada, Aug. 05, 2025:  Puerto Rico won the opening match of the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre in Calgary, Alberta, from August 5 to 10.

In a closely matched contest that was decided in the tie-break set, Puerto Rico defeated Mexico 3-2 (25-22, 19-25, 25-19, 19-25, 15-10).

Puerto Rico led in attack points (51-48), blocks (15-10), and aces (5-4).  Mexico did, however, make fewer errors (32-39).

Puerto Rico’s opposite Dylan Velazquez led all scoring with 25 points (23 kills, 2 blocks). Brandon Antonio Ramirez led Mexico’s efforts with 20 points (16 kills, 3 blocks, and an ace).

Gerardo De Jesús Sánchez, head coach of team Puerto Rico, said after the match: “Every time we play Mexico they prove to be a great team, it’s usually four or five sets.  For this tournament, I have a lot of new players in our team this year. It’s good for a first game for our team.”

Six teams are participating in the tournament, which is serving as a warm-up for the upcoming FIVB U21 World Championship.

Calgary, Canada, Aug. 04, 2025:  Head coaches are looking forward to the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre in Calgary, Alberta, from August 5 to 10.

Erick Eduardo Hernández, Mexico Head Coach: “We’re very excited to be here in Canada participating in this tournament and we have high expectations. We hope the boys perform well, develop their best, and give their all on the court. We also hope they strive to give their all to improve match after match.”

John Stuart, Barbados, Head Coach: “We’re expecting the guys to keep improving after every match because this level (of tournament) is a step up for us.  So I just want the guys to do their best and keep improving as the tournament goes on. This competition prepares us for our regional tournament.”

Gerardo De Jesús Sánchez, Puerto Rico, Head Coach, “We are preparing for the World Championship in China in less than two weeks. I have some new faces in this team, so it’s important to give them experience playing together. I also have some players who are injured, so that’s another challenge for our team.”

Alvaro Del Campo Guzmán, Chile, Head Coach, “We’re very happy to be participating in this version of the U21 Pan American Cup. We had some difficulties before coming, but the important thing is that we were able to make it anyway. We’re looking forward to gaining experience in this important international competition, so we hope it’s a good competition for us and a great competition overall.”

Chris Voth, Canada, Head Coach: “We have a really strong group coming into the tournament, and a bunch of new guys who haven’t played for the National Team before, so it will be a really good experience for them to represent Canada and show us what they can do on the world stage.

I hope we can take some energy from the crowd and that the players’ families can come watch. It’s great to be playing at home.”

John Hawks, USA, Head Coach: “Our expectation is to come here and win. … We are preparing our best here for the World Championship team and rounding out our roster. We have six guys that are already at the Worlds, and we are picking six more guys from this tournament.

We’re fortunate to be here and thank you to Volleyball Canada for hosting us.”

CALGARY, Alberta, Canada, August 3, 2025.- A key showcase for the next generation of volleyball stars, the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup is set to take center stage at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Chief Jim Starlight Centre in Calgary, Alberta, from August 5 to 10.

Six national teams will battle for the title: Barbados, host Canada, Chile, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the United States.

Participating NORCECA National Teams are eligible and qualified to participate in the 2026 NORCECA Continental Championship.

The last U21 Pan Am Cup was held in Cuba in 2023, and Cuba won that tournament over the USA for the gold. Canada was bronze medalist after beating Puerto Rico in the final for third place.

Action begins August 5 with a round-robin preliminary stage running through August 9. The top two squads will fight for gold, while the third and fourth seeds clash for bronze. The remaining teams will face off to determine the final standings.

Competition Schedule
August 5th  
2:30pm Mexico vs Puerto Rico
4:30pm United States vs Chile
7:00pm Canda vs Barbados

August 6th  
2:30pm United States vs Barbados
4:30pm Chile vs Mexico
7:00pm Canada vs Puerto Rico

August 7th  
2:30pm Mexico vs Barbados
4:30pm Puerto Rico vs Chile  
7:00pm Canada vs United States

August 8th 
2:30pm Puerto Rico vs Barbados
4:30pm United States vs Mexico
7:00pm Canada vs Chile

August 9th  
2:30pm Chile vs Barbados
4:30pm United States vs Puerto Rico
7:00pm Canada vs Mexico

August 10th – Finals 
12:00pm  5th place match 
2:00pm     Bronze medal match  
4:30pm    Gold medal match 

HISTORIC MEDALS MEN’S U21 PAN AMERICAN CUP

YEAR	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE
2011	VEN	CAN	CHI
2015	BRA	USA	CAN
2017	BRA	CUB	CAN
2019	CUB	CAN	PUR
2022	USA	MEX	CAN
2023	CUB	USA	CAN

MEDAL COMPOSITION

COUNTRY	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	TOTAL
CUB	2	1	0	3
BRA	2	0	0	2
USA	1	1	0	2
VEN	1	0	0	1
CAN	0	2	4	6
MEX	0	1	0	1
CHI	0	0	1	1
PUR	0	0	1	1