Ponce, Puerto Rico – May 19, 2024 – Springfield College Principal Men's Volleyball Coach Charlie Sullivan On Sunday night, he led the U.S. Men's Under-19 National Team to gold at the 2024 Norseca Continental Championships.
The team finished the championship with a record of 5-0 and a set record of 15-1, defeating Cuba in four sets and qualifying for the 2025 FIVB World Championship.
The only Division III men's volleyball coach to ever serve as the head coach of an U19 national team, Sullivan's team opened with a convincing 25-23, 25-15, 25-23 win over Canada on Tuesday, with a tough serve. He was dominant in pool play until he used . The next day, they defeated Suriname 25-13, 25-11, 25-16. Boosted by a team block of 16, Team USA closed out pool play with a 25-22, 25-17, 25-18 victory over Cuba.
In Saturday's semifinals, the United States made key plays at key moments, defeating Canada in straight sets, 25-23, 26-24, 29-27, and setting up a championship match against Cuba. On Sunday night, Team USA started the match on a 25-19 winning streak for him, but in the third set he was set back 25-20, dropping the first set of the tournament. However, the team won 25-18 in the fourth and won the gold medal.
In addition to Sullivan, two other Springfield University alumni have been involved in the team's success, as Evan Metzger '22 was the performance analyst and Sean Byron '93 G'98 was the team lead.
Previously, Sullivan led the U.S. Men's U19 National Team to a fourth place finish at the 2023 FIVB World Championships. This is the best finish ever for the U.S. men's team, making it the first U.S. team to win the Pan American Cup in 2022. Additionally, Sullivan served as a consultant coach for the U.S. Men's National Team during the 2015 FIVB World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games, and was the head coach of the U.S. Men's Volleyball Team at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada. . Additionally, in the summer of 2014, he led the U.S. Men's Pan American Team to a silver medal at the 9th Men's Pan American Cup held in Mexico.
Sullivan completed his 26th season as the head coach of the Springfield University men's volleyball team, establishing a pedigree of championship success that included a career record of 518-201 and a winning percentage of .720. As a program, Springfield has won Division III national championships 11 times, including five NCAA Division III championships in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 and 2018. Did.
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