USA Captures Third Consecutive Gold Medal

at U19 Boys’ Pan American Cup

CUERNAVACA, Morelos, July 13, 2025. – The United States achieved a remarkable third consecutive gold medal at the U19 Boys’ Pan American Cup, sweeping host nation Mexico 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-18) at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos (UAEM) Gymnasium in Cuernavaca.

USA’s dominance in the tournament continues, having now won three straight titles, in 2022, 2023, and 2025, and four overall medals in the history of the event (3 gold, 1 bronze).

This was Mexico’s fifth consecutive appearance in the gold medal match, and although they were strongly supported by an energetic home crowd, they fell short once again. Mexico’s only title came in 2017 against Chile; since then, they’ve collected four silver medals (2019, 2022, 2023, 2025).

After two tightly contested sets, the United States surged to a commanding 14-8 lead in the third and never looked back. USA held a significant edge in attacks (45-29) and blocks (11-4), while also leading 2-1 in aces, however they committed more errors than Mexico (25 to 17).

Three U.S. players scored in double digits: Blake Fahlbusch led all scorers with 17 points (15 kills, 2 blocks); Corbin Batista added 15 kills and Isiah Powell contributed 11 points (5 kills, 6 blocks).

Mexico’s top performer was Carlos Grajeda, who scored 13 points.

Team captain Brett Novak reflected on the experience: “It feels unbelievable. We only had one week of training together before coming here. This team has come together so well, especially over the last four days, we just got better and better, playing as a group. The crowd really got into it in the first two sets; they were very energetic, and we loved it, it got us going.”