# @canisiushs on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-08-21T01:46:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Canisius High School (@canisiushs) — https://gondola.cc/canisiushs

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Troy Gooch ’18: Gold medalist for the U.S. National Team at the Pan-American Cup. 

Gooch was the libero as USA Volleyball won its first men’s Pan-American Cup gold since 2014. 

In the championship match, Gooch led all players with 12 receptions and had eight digs to lead the U.S., which defeated Puerto Rico for the title, 3-1 (22-25, 25-16, 25-23, 25-19). Gooch started off the USA’s match point with a dig that became a gold-medal-winning kill. 

Gooch, who plays professionally in Europe, was named to USA Volleyball’s roster for the Volleyball Nations League before being named to the Pan-Am team. He previously competed for USA Volleyball on the 2023 and 2025 Pan Am Cup teams. 

The Lancaster native, who won a national championship with UCLA in 2023, is a member of the SWD Powervolleys team in Düren, Germany, where he was the team’s top libero this past season. He previously played with Finland’s Hurrikaani-Loimaa, winning a championship in 2024. 

Gooch was part of the CHS streak of 23 straight Monsignor Martin Athletic Association championships, as were brother Trevor ‘15 and father Dennis, a longtime assistant coach for the Crusaders.

Photos courtesy of the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA). 

Students and families interested in CHS Volleyball and the excellence only found in a Jesuit education at Canisius – ranked by Buffalo Business First as the Buffalo area’s “Best Catholic School” and WNY’s top private school in “Best High Schools for Athletes” – can learn more by arranging an on-campus experience via canisiushigh.org/visit

This place is special. Let us show you why.

#amdg #gocrusaders #pursueexcellence
#highschoolsports #volleyball

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