COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 30, 2026) — Fourteen U.S. girls’s U19 and U21 athletes are in Nicaragua for the NORCECA U23 Pan American Cup, Sept. 1-6, in Managua, Nicaragua.
As a result of battle with the NCAA season, the U.S. is sending youthful athletes, lots of whom helped the U.S. win gold on the 2026 U19 Continental Championship earlier this summer time. The event is in a round-robin format with the U.S. dealing with Canada, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Nicaragua.
U23 Pan American Cup Roster
1 Taimane Ainu’u (S, 6-0, 2009, Kapolei, Hawaii, Iolani HS, Aloha)
3 Cala Haffner (L, 5-8, 2009, Fort Wayne, Ind., Carroll HS, Hoosier)
6 Megan Hodges (MB/OPP, 6-5, 2009, Ladera Ranch, Calif., San Juan Hills HS, Southern California Southern Nevada)
13 Shayla Rautenberg (MB, 6-4, 2009, Nice Dale, Neb., Milford HS, Nice Plains)
14 Eire Actual (OH, 6-4, 2009, San Clemente, Calif., Santa Margarita Catholic HS, Southern California Southern Nevada)
19 Ava Burgess (OH, 6-2, 2009, Lehi, Utah, Lone Peak HS, Intermountain)
20 Willtrace Ngoh (MB, 6-1, 2009, Richmond, Texas, Katy Seven Lakes HS, Lone Star)
21 Sophee Peterson (S, 5-11, Fort Value, Texas, Byron Nelson HS, North Texas)
22 Isabel Incinelli (OPP/OH, 6-5, Winter Park, Fla., Winter Park HS, Florida)
23 Nyla Livings (MB, 6-2, The Colony, Texas, Prestonwood Christian Academy, North Texas)
24 Kendall Omoruyi (OPP/MB, 6-4, Los Angeles, Calif., Sierra Canyon HS, Southern California Southern Nevada)
25 Peyton Kubik (OH, 6-2, Overland Park, Kan., Blue Valley West HS, Coronary heart of America)
26 Tessa Larkin (OH, 6-1, Phoenix, Ariz., Xavier School Preparatory, Arizona)
27 Mallory Johnson (L, 5-9, Bryon Heart, Mich., Bryon Heart HS, Lakeshore)
Coaches
Head Coach: Alex Dunphy (MLV)
Assistant Coach: Haley Brightwell (MLV)
Assistant Coach: Tori Dixon (LOVB)
Efficiency Analyst: Thomas Shaffer (Loyola Chicago)
ATC: Anthony Tam, MD, CAQSM (Henry Ford Well being)
Group Lead (coaching block): Mallory Burbage (NTDP)
Group Lead (competitors): Courtney Smith (NTDP)
U23 Pan American Cup Schedule
All occasions PT
Tuesday, Sept. 1: USA vs. Canada, 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 2: USA vs. Costa Rica, 2 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 3: USA vs. Dominican Republic, 2 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 4: USA vs. Nicaragua, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 5: USA vs. Mexico, 4 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 6: Finals
