US Under-23 boss Piotr Nowak has called 24 players to IMG Academies in Bradenton, Florida for a two-week training camp. The players will meet on January 6th as part of continued preparations for Olympic qualifying in March.

Fifteen of the players called are from the pro ranks, with nine from MLS and six from overseas. Nine players have been called form the college ranks, including Pat Phelan and Julian Valentin from NCAA champs Wake Forest.

"With Olympic qualifying only two months way, this camp gives us a great opportunity to continue the work we began last month in China," Nowak told ussoccer.com.

"There is a tremendous amount of competition for spots on the roster and we will continue to evaluate players as we focus on developing a team that can qualify for the Olympic Games."

US Under-23 roster
Keepers - Chris Brown (Boston College), Billy Chiles (Towson University), Chris Seitz (Real Salt Lake)

Defenders - Sean Franklin (Cal State Northridge), Patrick Ianni (Houston Dynamo), Chance Myers (UCLA), Pat Phelan (Wake Forest), Steve Purdy (1860 Munich), Mike Randolph (Galaxy), Julian Valentin (Wake Forest)

Midfielders - Arturo Alvarez (FC Dallas), Eric Avila (UC Santa Barbara), Alejandro Bedoya (Boston College), Greg Dalby (Charleroi), Kamani Hill (Wolfsburg), Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo), Stephen King (Maryland), Dax McCarty (FC Dallas), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew)

Forwards - Chad Barrett (Chicago Fire), Charlie Davies (Hammarby), Robbie Findley (Real Salt Lake), Johann Smith (Bolton), Preston Zimmerman (Hamburg)