LANGLEY, B.C. – Trinity Western University's men's volleyball team libero
Tate Calles (Anacortes, Wash.) has been named to USA's Under-21 Men's National Training Team.
Tate, who recently completed his first season at TWU, and the U21 team will attend a joint training session for boys and men's age group national teams, starting July 28 in Anaheim, Calif.
He joins an incredible TWU contingent of men's volleyball players representing their national sides this summer, as Tate is now one of 14 current Spartans or alums who are donning their national colours this summer.
The athletes on the Men's Collegiate National Training Team, the Under-21 Men's National Training Team, and the Under-19 Boys National Training Team comprise some of the best of the next generation of men's players. They have their eyes on the Olympic Games Paris 2024, Los Angeles 2028 and beyond.
The training session, which will take place at the National Teams Training Center, will coincide with the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and players will be encouraged to watch the matches.
Because these teams will not compete internationally in 2021, USA Volleyball has invited the U19 programs from Bulgaria, Canada, and Puerto Rico to attend and help create a strong international friendly experience.
TWU Men's Volleyball | Summer 2021
Canada's Senior Team
Dan Jansen Van Doorn ('13, Langley)
Eric Loeppky ('20, Steinbach, Man.)
Steve Marshall ('13, Abbotsford, B.C.)
Ryan Sclater ('17, Port Coquitlam, B.C.)
Lucas Van Berkel ('14, Edmonton).
Canada's NextGen Team
Jesse Elser (Calgary)
Mathias Elser (Calgary)
Pearce Eshenko ('20, Banff, Alta.).
Brodie Hofer (Langley)
Jackson Howe (Calgary)
Canada's U21 Team
Mathias Elser (Calgary)
Cory Schoenherr (Waterloo, Ont.)
Canada's U19 Team
Liam Remple (Vernon, B.C.)
USA's U21 Team
Tate Calles (Anacortes, Wash.)
USA's Beach Program
Chaim Schalk (Red Deer, Alta.)
USA Men's U21 National Training Team
Rees Barnett (OPP, 6-5, Redondo Beach, Calif., UCSB, Southern California)
Tate Calles (L, 5-10, Anacortes, Wash., Trinity Western, Evergreen)
Ethan Champlin (OH, 6-3, Oceanside, Calif., UCLA, Southern California)
Trey Cole (L, 6-4, Long Island, N.Y., Pepperdine, Garden Empire)
Bryce Dvorak (S, 6-4, Newport Beach, Calif., Pepperdine, Southern California)
Nolan Flexen (OP, 6-8, Rio Rancho, N.M., TBD, Sun Country)
Nathaniel Gates (MB, 6-8, La Jolla, Calif., Stanford, Southern California)
Clarke Godbold (OH, 6-5, San Pedro, Calif., LBSU, Southern California)
James Hartley (OP, 6-6, Waxhaw, N.C., Princeton, Carolina)
Ethan Hill (MB, 6-7, San Clemente, Calif., Stanford, Southern California)
Gavin Julien (MB, 6-8, Whitefish Bay, Wis., BYU, Badger)
Joseph Karlous (S, 6-0, Costa Mesa, CA Pepperdine, Southern California)
Kevin Kauling (S, 6-8, Naperville, Ill., Lewis, Great Lakes)
Alex Knight (OH, 6-6, Culver City, Calif., UCLA, Southern California)
Gavin Leising (MB, 6-9, Newhall, Calif., Princeton, Southern California)
Keaton Long (OH, 6-5, Plano, Texas, Lewis, North Texas)
Jacob Pasteur (OP, 6-4, Westminster, Md., Ohio State, Keystone)
William Rottman (OH, 6-6, Santa Barbara, Calif., Stanford, Southern California)
Francesco Sani (OH, 6-8, Bethesda, Md., UC Irvine, Chesapeake)
Bryce Walker (MB, 6-8, Bartlett, Ill., Purdue Fort Wayne, Great Lakes)
Henry Wedbush (S, 6-4, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Princeton, Southern California)
Head Coach Kevin Burch (Ohio State)
Assistant Coach Pat Shawaryn (Princeton University)
Assistant Coach Jonah Carson (MVVC)
Technical Coordinator Virginia Pham (USC Women's Volleyball)
Team Leader Jordan Kelly (NTDP)
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men's rugby. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 12 U SPORTS team championships and 29 Canada West team championships.
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