31 Teams Set to Compete at U23 NORCECA Beach Volleyball
Continental Tour in El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, October 15, 2026.-
The 2026 U23 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour is set to
begin Friday, October 16, at the Beach Volleyball Stadium “Flor
Blanca” in San Salvador, El Salvador, bringing together 31 teams
representing 14 countries from North America, Central America
and the Caribbean.
The competition will feature 16 women's duos and 15 men's duos
and forms part of the qualification pathway toward the 2029
Junior Pan American Games.
The official 2025 U23 NORCECA ranking was used to determine the
seeding order and pool distribution, ensuring a balanced
allocation of teams based on their positions in the continental
standings.
Competition kicks off at 8:30 a.m., with 30 matches scheduled
for the opening day. Pool play will continue Saturday morning to
determine the teams advancing to the quarterfinals, scheduled
for Saturday afternoon.
The semifinals and the medal matches in both divisions will take
place on Sunday, October 18, when the tournament champions will
be crowned.
All matches will be streamed live on the Sports Projects TV
YouTube channel (SportsProjectsTV).
Teams and pool distribution are as follows:
WOMEN’S POOLS
Pool A:
Avery Junk/Addison Junk (United States), Nahima Silva /Abdi
Narvaez (Nicaragua), Destiny Layne/Janica Grant (Barbados),
Gabriela Flores /Adriana Vargas (El Salvador 2)
Pool B:
Laura Molina/Ashly Chavarría (Costa Rica), Zoe Paniagua /Yerelin
Reyes (Dominican Republic), Miley Rodriguez/Valeria Acosta
(Honduras), Giselle Chay /Vanessa Chay (Mexico)
Pool C:
Julia McDougall/Natalia Casas (Canada), Julissa Kelly/Elise
Swaby (Cayman Islands), Vernecia Caines/Verneeci Caines (U.S.
Virgin Islands), Laveshka Richardson/Deandra Fleming (Anguilla)
Pool D:
Maria Jimena Castañeda /Daniela Vigil (El Salvador), Daphne
Mendoza/ Marisabel Gonzalez (Guatemala), Megan Hands/Natalie
Gazzard (Bermudas), Shaylee Pinney/Jontelle Hensley Philip (St.
Kitts & Nevis)
MEN’S POOLS
Pool A:
Rafael Vargas /Gabriel Vargas (El Salvador), Francisco De Jesus
/Ramon De Jesus (Dominican Republic), Fredy Luna /Robin Oliva
(Guatemala), Isaac Méndez /Osman García (Honduras 2)
Pool B:
Oscar Rojas /Yulius Brown (Costa Rica), Angelo Guadamuz/ Deyner
López (Nicaragua), Jairo Galvez/Jonathan Ortega (Honduras),
Adonai Mejia /Andrés Fuentes (El Salvador 2)
Pool C:
Malachi Brewington/Titus Lance (United Staes), Kush Tilokani/Jedediah
Pencheon (St. Kitts & Nevis), Aaron Taylor/Dominic Durant
(Barbados), Aengus Adams/Connor Dorsey (Canada 2)
Pool D:
Brendan Lyons/Yahia Elsayed (Canada), William Duty/ Dylan Lynee
(Cayman Islands), Carlos Andres Ayala /Ines Antonio Vargas Lares
(Mexico)
