COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Former Penn State men's volleyball standout Jalen Penrose ('18) and rising senior Brett Wildman were both selected to the USA Volleyball roster for the 2021 NORCECA Continental Championship on Aug. 18-23 in Durango, Mexico.
The Nittany Lion duo join a squad of 14 players featuring 10 college student-athletes and four professionals. The U.S. begins play Aug. 18 against Guatemala at 8 a.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT followed by two more pool matches before the knockout rounds.
The full roster and schedule can be viewed here.
A 2018 Penn State graduate, Penrose has enjoyed success professionally in the Czech Republic and Germany since the 2018-19 season and will play for Volley Schönenwerd in Switzerland in 2021-22.
A 6-8 opposite, Penrose put down 495 kills in 96 matches for his Penn State career. He was also a game-changer at the service line with 117 career service aces, a mark that ranks fifth in program history.
Wildman enters his senior season with Penn State in 2021-22 after a spectacular junior season that saw him earn AVCA second-team All-America status and VolleyballMag.com third-team All-America honors. The 6-5 outside hitter had 237 kills in 22 matches last season while hitting a single-season best .329.
Wildman most recently attended USA Volleyball Men's Collegiate National Training Team camp with teammates Cole Bogner, Cal Fisher and Will Bantle in late July-early August in Anaheim.
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