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THE BIC – August 7, 2025
USA National Teams Recent Results
US Men’s National Team Ends VNL with Loss to Japan
The U.S. Men’s National Team completed 2025 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) play with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-23) loss to host Japan before a sellout crowd in Chiba. The U.S. finished VNL play with a 6-6 record. Japan moved to 8-4 and qualified for the finals. Next up for the U.S. will be the 2025 FIVB World Championship in Manilla, Philippines in September.
The U.S. Men’s U23 National Team took the silver medal at the 2025 NORCECA Men’s U23 Pan American Cup after losing a heartbreaker to the Dominican Republic in the final, 3-2 (25-23, 21-25, 23-25, 25-19, 16-14) on Sunday in Guatemala City, Guatemala. The U.S. led in kills (58-50) and blocks (16-10) but could not overcome 44 errors to just 27 for the Dominican Republic. The U.S. finished with five aces, one fewer than the gold medalists. Cam Thorne was named Best Blocker and Nate Flayter was named Best Setter.
The U.S. Men’s U21 National Team earned its second win as many days with a 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-14) victory over Barbados on Wednesday at the 2025 NORCECA U21 Men’s Pan American Cup in Calgary, Canada. The U.S. (2-0) faces host Canada (1-0) today at 6 p.m. PT.
The U.S. Boys U19 National Team completed play at the 2025 FIVB U19 World Championship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan with a 3-2 (20-25, 25-16, 25-15, 23-25, 15-12) victory over Japan on Sunday. The five-setter was the fourth in the tournament for the U.S. (4-5), which also played four sets four times with only one of nine matches being a sweep.
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.
The long lists of 25 players per participating team were released some five weeks ahead of the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship to spark excitement among the fans about the stellar presence on the courts of the biggest volleyball competition, set to be held in the Philippines from September 12 to 28.
Poland put on a brilliant show to clinch the title in the 2025 FIVB Men’s Volleyball Nations League.
The world’s number one-ranked team beat global champion Italy 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-14) on Sunday (3 August) in Ningbo/People’s Republic of China. Poland won their second VNL crown after 2023 without dropping a set in the final phase.
Over 100 Men’s and Boys’ Teams Receive 2025 AVCA Team Academic Award
Volleyball programs from across the country continue to prove their dominance off the court as a record-breaking 1,450 collegiate and high school volleyball teams maintained a year-long grade-point average of at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or 4.1 on a 5.0 scale), to earn the 2025 AVCA Team Academic Award. Here are the amounts earned by men’s and boys’ teams:
College Men’s Teams: 59 Honorees
Boys’ High School: 66 Honorees
Congratulations to all of the teams honored with this year’s AVCA Team Academic Award!
The AVCA and U.S. Marine Corps. are looking to recognize a volleyball coach and athlete who overcame a significant obstacle during the past year. The nature of this obstacle can be physical, mental, or a combination of both. The selected winners will be provided round trip travel to the AVCA Convention this December in Kansas City, Missouri to be recognized and celebrated at the event. Nominations will be kept private and not shared until winners are selected and permission has been granted to share. AVCA Staff will select the winners.
Did we miss one? Contact bradley.wilson@avca.org and let us know. Programs are also visible on the AVCA’s map:
Recent Coaching Hires
Hayden West-Mather has been named the head coach of the Merrimack College men’s volleyball program, as announced by Director of Athletics, Joe Foley on Tuesday afternoon. He will become the second coach in program history. West-Mather comes to North Andover from Nichols College where he served as the head coach of the men’s volleyball program.
Ball State men’s volleyball interim head coach Mike Iandolo announced the signing of newly acquired assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Brian Hogg.
UCLA head men’s volleyball coach John Hawks announced the program has hired Alex Knight as an assistant coach.
William Peace University has announced the hiring of Tim Byram as the inaugural head coach of its men’s volleyball program, which will begin competition in the 2026-27 academic year.
Lake Forest College Assistant Vice President for Athletics Jim Catanzaro recently announced the hiring of Daniel Coates as the Forester men’s volleyball program’s first head coach.
After helping guide Springfield College to a NCAA Division III Championship final in 2025, Jordan Amlingis set to start the budding Lycoming College volleyball program, Director of Athletics Mike Clarkannounced on Monday, Aug. 4.
Hastings College Athletic Director Chris Clements announced today that Gareth Luke will stay at the college following two years as a women’s volleyball graduate assistant, as the head coach of the newly added men’s volleyball program.
University of Valley Forge is pleased to announce the appointment of Taylor Dafoe as the new head coach of the men’s volleyball program, expanding his current role as women’s volleyball coach.
Brady Ambro has been named Head Coach of the Baruch College Men’s Volleyball Team.
Trinity Christian College has announced that Tom Welsh will lead the Trolls’ men’s and women’s volleyball programs as head coach beginning this fall.
Manor College names Mike McCurdy new men’s and women’s volleyball and women’s basketball head coach.
