Irvine, CA – March 2 – The USA Water
Polo Men's & Women's National Teams return to major competition next week
in Lima, Peru at the upcoming FINA Intercontinental Cup. It's the first
tournament for both teams since the Tokyo Olympic Games last summer. The action
begins on March 7 in the same city where both teams claimed gold at the 2019
Pan American Games. The event serves as a qualifier for the upcoming FINA World
League Super Final with the top four teams securing spots for the event later
this year.
Due to club commitments in addition
to the ongoing women's collegiate season, the rosters will feature a mixture of
returning veterans and pipeline athletes. Men's Senior National Team Head Coach
Dejan Udovicic has selected 15 athletes featuring four members of the 2020
Tokyo Olympic roster including Hannes Daube, Drew Holland, Ben Stevenson and
Dylan Woodhead. Longtime pipeline National Team Head Coach Ethan Damato will
lead the women's squad anchored by Olympic gold medalist Amanda Longan and a
host of rising talent across the high school ranks.
See below for complete rosters and
schedules. Live streaming access (if offered) will be shared as soon as it is
available.
USA Water Polo Men's National Team
Tyler Abramson (Orinda,
CA/Stanford/Stanford WPF)
Evan Cain (Riverside, CA/Long Beach
State/SOCAL)
Hannes Daube (Long Beach,
CA/USC/NYAC)
Chase Dodd (Long Beach,
CA/UCLA/Vanguard)
Thomas Dunstan (New Canaan,
CT/USC/Regency)
Jake Ehrhardt (Camarillo,
CA/USC/Pride)
Matt Farmer (La Grange, IL/UCLA/Windy
City WP)
Tommy Gruwell (San Diego,
CA/UCLA/LAWPC)
Drew Holland (Orinda,
CA/Stanford/Olympic Club)
Benjamin Liechty (Newport Beach,
CA/Newport Harbor HS/Newport Beach Water Polo)
Sawyer Rhodes (Santa Barbara,
CA/UCSB/NYAC)
Ben Stevenson (Reno, NV/Pacific/NYAC)
Adrian Weinberg (Oak Park,
CA/California/Pride)
Dylan Woodhead (San Anselmo,
CA/Stanford/SHAQ)
Quinn Woodhead (San Anselmo,
CA/Stanford/SHAQ)
Staff
Head Coach: Dejan Udovicic
Assistant Coaches: Gavin Arroyo and
Brian Flacks
Team Manager: Lori Verdegaal
Sports Medicine Manager: Chris Bates
Video Coordinator: Balsa Nikolic
Team Doctor: David Gazzaniga
USA Water Polo Women's National Team
Emily Ausmus (Riverside, CA/ML King
HS/SOCAL)
Julia Bonaguidi (La Jolla, CA/The
Bishop's School/San Diego Shores)
Christine Carpenter (Yucaipa,
CA/Yucaipa HS/CHAWP
Jenna Flynn (San Jose, CA/Leland
HS/San Jose/Almaden Water Polo)
Rachel Gazzaniga (Orange, CA/Orange
Lutheran HS/North Irvine Water Polo)
Margaret Hawkins (Moraga,
CA/Campolindo HS/Lamorinda)
Ava Knepper (Laguna Beach, CA/Laguna
Beach HS/SET)
Amanda Longan (Moorpark, CA/USC/NYAC)
Morgan Netherton (Newport Beach,
CA/Newport Harbor HS/Newport Beach Water Polo)
Anna Pearson (Irvine, CA/Orange Lutheran
HS/North Irvine Water Polo)
Genoa Rossi (Laguna Beach, CA/Mater
Dei HS/Vanguard)
Taylor Smith (Newport Beach,
CA/Newport Harbor HS/Newport Beach Water Polo)
Ava Stryker (Santa Barbara, CA/San
Marcos HS/Santa Barbara 805)
Ella Woodhead (San Anselmo, CA/Sacred
Heart Prep/Stanford WPF/SHAQ)
Staff
Head Coach: Ethan Damato
Assistant Coaches: Molly Cahill and
Andrew Silva
Team Manager: Lori Verdegaal
Sports Medicine Manager: Larnie
Boquiren
Team Doctor: Wazim Buksh
USA Women's National Team Schedule –
FINA Intercontinental Cup
March 7 vs Brazil 6:30am pt
March 8 vs Colombia 11:00am pt
March 9 vs Kazakhstan 9:30am pt
March 10 TBD (Quarterfinals)
March 11 TBD (Semifinals)
March 12 TBD (Finals)
USA Men's National Team Schedule –
FINA Intercontinental Cup
(round robin format)
March 7 vs Argentina 3:30pm pt
March 8 vs Canada 2:00pm pt
March 9 vs Colombia 2:00pm pt
March 10 vs Kazakhstan 3:30pm pt
March 11 vs Brazil 7:00pm pt
March 13 vs Australia 9:00am pt
Greg Mescall
Senior Director, Head of Content
& Broadcasting
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