Zach Rama (21) on the attack
Photo by: Don Liebig/ASUCLA
Three Bruins Selected for U21 FIVB World Championship Roster
June 26, 2023 | Men's Volleyball
Colorado Springs, Colo. -- Three Bruins were among the 18 athletes selected by USA Volleyball over the weekend for the 2023 FIVB Men's U21 World Championship roster. Two returning Bruin men's volleyball team members, Andrew Rowan and Zach Rama, will be joined by Micah Wong Diallo, an incoming recruit, on the 18-man training team which will complete for spots on the squad of 12 that will represent the U.S. at the 2023 Men's U21 World Championship which will be July 7-16 in Manama, Bahrain. The group of 18 players will train from June 26-29 in Anaheim, Calif. The U.S. will then travel to Sofia, Bulgaria, to train with teams from Brazil, Bulgaria and Iran from June 30-July 4 before heading to Bahrain.
Rowan and Rama were members of UCLA's 2023 NCAA National Championship team and also played for the 2022 U.S. team that won the Men's U21 Pan American Cup for the first time and earned qualification for the 2023 World Championship. Rowan was named the Best Setter, Best Server and MVP at that 2022 tournament. Rama was named the Second-Best Attacker. Wong Diallo was a member of the U21 Men's Team that won silver at the NORCECA Pan American Cup earlier this month in Havana, Cuba.
Andy Read, who led the 2022-23 Men's U21 Teams, will serve as head coach and be joined by assistants Rory Prager and Chris Seiffert. "With the experience gained in Cuba and the potential to add in a few new players for this run at the World Championship, this U.S. Men's U21 Team will be the most athletic and dynamic team possible," Read said. "All the players know the challenge they face to take on the best in the world. To a man, they have embraced that challenge and cannot wait to take their place on the world stage."
U.S. Men's U21 Roster for the 2023 FIVB World Championship
No. Name (Position, Height, Birth year, Hometown, College, USAV Region)
1 Ryan Merk (L, 6-0, 2003, Chicago, Ill., Penn State, Great Lakes)
3 Jacob Reilly (L, 6-0, 2003, Cypress, Texas, Concordia-Irvine, Aloha)
5 Dillon Klein(OH, 6-4, 2003, Pacific Palisades, Calif., USC, Southern California)
7 Gabe Dyer (S, 6-5, 2003, San Clemente, Calif., UC San Diego, Southern California)
8 Kyle Teune (OH, 6-6, 2003, Downers Grove, Ill., Ohio State, Great Lakes)
10 Tyler Morgan (S, 6-7, 2003, Dike, Iowa, Lewis, Iowa)
12 Andrew Rowan (S, 6-7, 2003, Trabuco Canyon, Calif., UCLA, Southern California)
13 Shane Wetzel (Opp, 6-7, 2004, Wekiwa Springs, Fla., Ohio State, Florida)
16 Nyherowo Omene (MB, 6-8, 2003, South Holland, Ill., Princeton, Great Lakes)
17 Trent Moser (OH, 6-8, 2003, Gilbert, Ariz., BYU, Arizona)
18 Patrick Rogers (OH, 6-7, 2004, Rutherford, N.J., St. Francis College, Garden Empire)
19 George Bruening (Opp, 6-10, 2004, Newport Beach, Calif., UC Santa Barbara, Southern California)
20 Zach Rama (OH, 6-8, 2004, Phoenix, Ariz., UCLA, Arizona)
22 Owen Rose (MB, 6-8, 2003, Long Island, N.Y., Penn State, Garden Empire)
21 Wesley Smith (MB, 6-11, 2004, Encinitas, Calif., USC, Southern California)
23 Alex Rottman (OH, 6-7, 2004, Santa Barbara, Calif., Stanford, Southern California)
24 Micah Wong Diallo (MB, 6-9, 2004, Los Angeles, Calif., UCLA, Southern California)
25 Theo Snoey (OH, 6-8, 2004, Berkeley, Calif., Stanford, Northern California)
U.S. Men's U21 Schedule for the 2023 FIVB World Championship
(All times PT)
July 7 at 7 a.m. USA vs Argentina
July 8 at 10 a.m. USA Vs Belgium
July 9 at 10 a.m. USA vs Czechia
July 11-13 Second round of pool play
July 15 Semifinals and consolation playoffs
July 16 Finals and consolation matches
Players Mentioned
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