El Salvador Hosts the NORCECA Tour for second year in a row

El Salvador Hosts the NORCECA Tour for second year in a row

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, November 7, 2024.- The Beach Sports Stadium at the Flor Blanca Sports Complex will host the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour for the second year in a row, with the eighth stage of the 2024 season taking place from November 8 to 10.

Thirty teams are registered for the competition (16 men’s teams and 14 women’s teams).

Among the men’s teams, Canada’s Arran Chambers, who won the gold medal last year here in El Salvador, teams up with Jake MacNeil, with whom he won the silver medal just a week ago in Bonaire during the Tour’s seventh stop.

Also representing Canada, Martin Licht and Luke de Greef, who made their debut in the NORCECA Tour, winning the bronze medal in Bonaire.

Nicaragua’s Ruben Mora and Dany Lopez, champions in Puerto Cortés, as well as Diego Pérez and Ryan Ierna from the United States, bronze medalists in Puerto Cortés, are also competing.

On the women’s side, Devanne Sours, gold medalist in Bonaire, arrives in El Salvador with Jade Race, who has won two consecutive bronze medals on this year’s Tour (Puerto Cortés, Bonaire).

Canadian duos of Amy Ozee and Kaylee Glagau, champions in Puerto Cortés, along with Dana Roskic and Anna Licht, silver medalists in Bonaire.

Pool distribution is as follows:

Women:

Pool A: Daniela Vigil/Karla Tovar (ESA-1), Petal Smith/Kristina Lumsden (JAM), Jessica McGuire/Ella Gray (USA-2).

Pool B: Jade Race/Devanne Sours (USA-1), Aliza Aguilar/Crystell Arce (CRC-1), Dana Roskic/ Anna Licht (CAN-2).

Pool C: Amy Ozee/Kaylee Glagau (CAN-1), López/Valeska Hernández (NCA-1), Valentina Molina/Sofía Vega (CRC-2), Dana Funes/Donnina Argueta (ESA-3).

Pool D: Paola Alvarado/ Danna Aguilar (GUA), Taylor Buckner/Melanie Valenciana (ISV), Ella Resau/Yuliana Chávez (NCA-2), Keiry Guzmán/Devora Medina (ESA-2).

Men:

Pool A: Yoel Guardado /Christopher Guardado (ESA-1), Julian Araya/Daniel Dyner (CRC), Irvin Reyes/Manuel Serrano (HON), Axel Gutiérrez/Jesy Umaña López (NCA-2).

Pool B: Diego Pérez/Ryan Ierna (USA-1), Rubén Mora/Dany López (NCA-1), Ryck Webb/Mark Blake (JAM); Franklin Flores/Armando Guatemala (ESA-3).

Pool C: Jake MacNeil/Arran Chambers (CAN-1), Isaac Theodore/ Stephen Enile (TTO), Mervel Mingo/Bill Frederick (DMA), Rafael Vargas/Carlos Mejía (ESA-2).

Pool D: Andy Leonardo/José Miguel Izaguirre (GUA), Marc Lomeli/Devin Van Siclen (ISV), Dew Zephyr/Adamsen Cash (USA-2), Martin Licht/Luke de Greef (CAN-2).

The host competes with three teams per gender, led by twin brothers Yoel and Crhistopher Guardado, bronze medalists recently at the U23 NORCECA Tour in Punta Cana and third place during this year’s NORCECA Olympic qualifier.

Competition kicks off on Friday at 8:30 am.

Women’s Teams: Amy Ozee/Kaylee Glagau (CAN-1); Dana Roskic/ Anna Licht (CAN-2); Aliza Aguilar/Crystell Arce (CRC-1); Valentina Molina/Sofía Vega (CRC-2); Daniela Vigil/Karla Tovar (ESA-1); Keiry Guzmán/Devora Medina (ESA-2); Dana Funes/Donnina Argueta (ESA-3); Paola Alvarado/ Danna Aguilar (GUA); Petal Smith/Kristina Lumsden (JAM); Socorro López/Valeska Hernández (NCA-1); Ella Resau/Yuliana Chávez (NCA-2); Jade Race/Devanne Sours (USA-1); Jessica McGuire/Ella Gray (USA-2); Taylor Buckner/Melanie Valenciana (ISV).

Men’s Teams: Jake MacNeil/Arran Chambers (CAN-1); Martin Licht/Luke de Greef (CAN-2); Julian Araya/Daniel Dyner (CRC); Mervel Mingo/Bill Frederick (DMA); Yoel Guardado /Christopher Guardado (ESA-1); Rafael Vargas/Carlos Mejía (ESA-2); Franklin Flores/Armando Guatemala (ESA-3); Andy Leonardo/José Miguel Izaguirre (GUA); Irvin Reyes/Manuel Serrano (HON); Ryck Webb/Mark Blake (JAM); Rubén Mora/Dany López (NCA-1); Axel Gutiérrez/Jesy Umaña López (NCA-2); Isaac Theodore/ Stephen Enile (TTO); Diego Pérez/Ryan Ierna (USA-1); Dew Zephyr/Adamsen Cash (USA-2); Marc Lomeli/Devin Van Siclen (ISV).