Princeton University Athletics
Cody Kessel ’15 Makes 2023 USA Volleyball National Team Roster
May 24, 2023 | Men's Volleyball
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COLORADO SPRINGS – Cody Kessel '15 has been named to USA Volleyball's 30-athlete Men's National Team roster for the 2023 Volleyball Nations League (VNL).
Volleyball Nations League is the world's premier annual international indoor volleyball tournament. The top 16 teams in the world play four matches a week for three weeks of preliminary competition. The top eight teams at the end of the preliminaries will go to the Final Round.
The United States is hosting third-round preliminary matches on July 4-9 at the Anaheim Convention Center in California. Fourteen players from the roster of 30 will be selected to travel to each week's preliminary round matches.
Kessel, and outside hitter, has been listed upon on previous VNL travel rosters, and will be on this years' 2023 edition.
The U.S. Men's Head Coach is John Speraw, who led the UCLA men's volleyball team to the 2023 NCAA National Championship on May 7.
Speraw has been the U.S. Men's head coach since 2013 and helped them to the bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games and the U.S. Men are ranked sixth in the world and won the silver medal at the 2022 VNL.
Click HERE to view the full U.S. Men's National Team 30-Athlete Roster for the 2023 Volleyball Nations League.
