United States women's national under-21 volleyball team

United States U21
AssociationUSA Volleyball
ConfederationNORCECA
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FIVB U21 World Championship
Appearances13 (First in 1977)
Best resultFourth place : (2007, 2011)
Women’s U21 NORCECA Continental Championship
Appearances12 (First in 1998)
Best resultGold Gold : (1998, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2024)
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Honours
Women's U21 NORCECA Continental Championship
Gold medal – first place 1998 Mexico Team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Canada Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Mexico Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Mexico Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mexico Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Guatemala Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Mexico Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Toronto Team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Cuba Team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Puerto Rico Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 United States Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Nicaragua Team
Women's U21 NORCECA Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Costa Rica Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Mexico Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Mexico Team
Gold medal – first place 2025 Costa Rica Team

The United States women's national under-21 volleyball team represents the United States in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 21 and it is ruled by the American Volleyball Federation USAV body. That is an affiliate of the International Volleyball Federation FIVB and also a part of the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation NORCECA.

Results

FIVB Women's U21 World Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

FIVB Women's U21 World Championship[1]
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Brazil 1977 Second round 5th place 9 6 3 18 11 Squad
Mexico 1981 Didn't qualify
Italy 1985
South Korea 1987
Peru 1989
Czechoslovakia 1991
Brazil 1993
Thailand 1995
Poland 1997
Canada 1999 Quarterfinals 8th place 7 3 4 12 12 Squad
Dominican Republic 2001 Preliminary round 13th place 3 0 3 0 9 Squad
Thailand 2003 Didn't qualify
Turkey 2005 Preliminary round 11th place 5 1 4 7 14 Squad
Thailand 2007 Semi-Final Fourth place 7 4 3 15 10 Squad
Mexico 2009 First round 12th place 8 2 6 10 20 Squad
Peru 2011 Semi-Final Fourth place 8 4 4 18 13 Squad
Czech Republic 2013 Preliminary round 17th place 7 4 3 12 11 Squad
Puerto Rico 2015 Didn't qualify
Mexico 2017 Second round 7th place 8 3 5 15 19 Squad
Mexico 2019 Second round 8th place 8 2 6 8 18 Squad
Netherlands Belgium 2021 Second round 5th place 8 6 2 21 10 Squad
Mexico 2023 Second round 6th place 8 4 4 15 16 Squad[note 1]
Indonesia 2025 Round of 16 9th place 9 7 2 21 8 Squad[note 1][2]
Total 0 Titles 13/23 95 46 49 172 171

Women's U21 NORCECA Continental Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Women's U21 NORCECA Continental Championship[3]
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Mexico 1998 Final Gold 6 6 0 18 2 Squad
Cuba 2000 Final Silver 5 4 1 13 5 Squad
Puerto Rico 2002 Final Silver 6 3 3 13 10 Squad
Canada 2004 Final Gold 4 4 0 12 1 Squad
Mexico 2006 Final Gold 5 5 0 15 2 Squad
Mexico 2008 Final Gold 6 5 1 16 5 Squad
Mexico 2010 Final Gold 5 5 0 15 0 Squad
Nicaragua 2012 Semi-Final Bronze 5 4 1 14 4 Squad
Guatemala 2014 Final Gold 4 4 0 12 0 Squad
United States 2016 Final Silver 5 4 1 13 4 Squad
Mexico 2018 Final Gold 5 5 0 15 3 Squad
Canada 2024 Final Gold 5 5 0 15 0 Squad
Total 8 Titles 12/12 61 54 7 171 36

Women's U21 NORCECA Pan American Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Women's U21 NORCECA Pan American Cup[4]
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Peru 2011 Didn't participate
Cuba 2013
Dominican Republic 2015
Costa Rica 2017 Final Champions 5 5 0 15 3 Squad
Peru 2019 Didn't participate
Mexico 2022 Final Champions 5 5 0 15 2 Squad
Mexico 2023 Final Champions 5 5 0 15 0 Squad
Costa Rica 2025 Final Champions 5 5 0 15 0 Squad
Total 4 Titles 4/8 20 20 0 60 5

Team

Current squad

The following is the American roster in the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship.[2]

Head coach: Tama Miyashiro

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block Club
3 Jayden “JJ” Robinson 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) United States Ridge Point HS
6 Keoni Williams 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) United States Eagle Mountain HS
7 Brooke Harwood 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) United States Casteel HS
8 Ayanna Watson 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) United States Bishop Gorman HS
11 Gabi Rodriguez 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) United States McKinney North HS
12 Genevieve Harris 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) United States Cardinal Gibbons HS
13 Halle Thompson 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) United States Grand Oaks HS
14 Taylor Stanley 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) United States Blue Valley Southwest HS
16 Elena Hoecke 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) United States Centennial HS
17 Audrey Flanagan 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) United States Mira Costa HS
19 Henley Anderson 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) United States Dripping Springs HS
22 Blair Thiebaud 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) United States College Station HS

Notable players

Notes

  1. ^ a b Due to a scheduling conflict with the NCAA season, competed by United States women's national under-19 volleyball team

References

  1. ^ "World Championsh U20 info".
  2. ^ a b "12 U19 Athletes Ready for 2025 Women's U21 World Championship". USA Volleyball. August 3, 2025.
  3. ^ NORCECA Information
  4. ^ Pan-American U20 Cup Information