Isaías Aguirre of Mexico Named Most Valuable Player of the U23 Pan American Cup

PARAMARIBO, Suriname, September 21, 2024. - Mexican outside hitter Isaías Aguirre was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2024 Men's U23 Pan American Cup, which concluded on Saturday at the Anthony Nesty Sporthal in Paramaribo, Suriname.

Isaías helped his team win the Cup, claiming the championship after defeating Peru in the gold medal match in four sets.

This is the second time in the history of the Cup that Mexico has won the title. The first gold medal was earned in 2021.

Isaías also received two additional awards: Best Spiker and Best Receiver. Other recognitions for Mexico include Diego Ruiz being named Second Best Blocker, and Franky Hernández awarded Best Server.

Other individual awards went to Alonso Porras of Peru, who was named Second Best Spiker.

From the Dominican Republic team, Adrián Figueroa, with a total of 148 points, was the Best Scorer and Best Opposite. Eliander Jiménez was honored as Best Libero and Best Digger, while Moisés Ortiz received the award for Best Blocker.

Cuba’s Yonni Iglesias was recognized as Best Setter.

The Pan American Cup was held from September 16 to 22 and qualified Mexico and Guatemala for the 2nd Junior Pan American Games Asunción 2025. Cuba and the Dominican Republic secured their qualification during the 2023 edition of the Cup.