Feb. 27, 2017 Tri-Valley, CA - February 27 - The 2017 ODP Boy's National Championship wrapped this past weekend in Tri-Valley, California. At the conclusion of the event, selections were announced for the National Team Selection Camp coming up this March 31-April 2 in Orange County, CA. See below for top three finishers, awards, and athlete selections. In addition the Nick Johnson Inspiration Award recipients were also announced recognizing athletes that full embody the spirit of ODP. For more information on the award, click here. The ODP Girl's National Championship is up next on the weekend of March 11-12 back in the Tri-Valley, CA region. Special thanks to our hosts in Tri-Valley and all the volunteers that helped make the event happened.
Development
1st Place: SoPac Red
2nd Place: Pacific Red
3rd Place: Coastal Red
9th Place Consolation: Central
Top Coach: Ian Davidson, Coastal
Top Officials: Tanner Trutna, Central
Cadet
1st Place: Coastal Red
2nd Place: SoPac Red
3rd Place: Pacific Red
9th Place Consolation: Northeast
Top Coach: Josh Rodriguez, Coastal
Top Officials: Matt Langford, Mountain
Youth
1st Place: Central
2nd Place: SoPac Red
3rd Place: Pacific Red
9th Place Consolation: Great Lakes
Top Coach: Sale Petrovic, SoPac
Top Officials: Connor Roberson, Mountain
Nick Johnson Award Recipients
| ZONE | Youth | Cadet | Development |
| CEN | Joseph Cavazos | Dylan Maley | Joshua Davis |
| CST RED | Grant Napierala | Jack Ryan | Kai Tristan Mohl |
| CST BLUE | Joseph Griffin | Christopher Rucker-Jensen | Gabriel Chang |
| GLZ | Taylor Weinsz | Dylan Schmitzerle | Keller Sens |
| HAW | Colt Correa | Zane Yamamoto | Noah Peters |
| MDW | Ivan Soto | Justin Wood | Nathaniel Pedigo |
| MTN | Ariel Diddams | Angelo Zaina | Charles Wang |
| NEZ | Kyle Yelensky | Vladimir Puskovitch | Thomas Cass |
| PAC RED | Gabriel Discipulo | Christopher Indart | Brian Garske |
| PAC BLUE | Kyler Haket | Connor Stauffer | Adam Ting |
| PNW | Warren Bell | Jonathon McGrath | Luke Diefendorf |
| PSW | Thomas Winham | Henry Williams | Finn Bugelli |
| SEZ | Seth Berke | Brian Kent | Gregory Nordheim |
| SPA RED | Noah Hodge | Reed Stemler | Benjamin Kirshon |
| SPA BLUE | Jose Barajas | Connor Bell | William Harrington |
| SWZ | Aaron Jacobs | Ethan Park | Mason Welch |
2017 ODP Boy's Development National Team Selections| First Name | Last Name | Position | Club | Zone |
| Gage | Verdegaal | Attacker | Pride Water Polo Academy | Central California Zone |
| Joshua | Davis | Attacker | Davis Water Polo Club | Central California Zone |
| Brandon | Herring | Attacker | Royal 559 Academy | Central California Zone |
| Bennett | Frost | Center | Royal 559 Academy | Central California Zone |
| Cameron | Schwantes | Utility | Royal 559 Academy | Central California Zone |
| Keegan | Moore | Utility | American River Water Polo Club | Central California Zone |
| Liam | Markus | Goalie | Rose Bowl Water Polo Club | Coastal California Zone |
| Ethan | Joei | Attacker | Los Angeles Premier | Coastal California Zone |
| Colin | Nicholls | Attacker | Rose Bowl Water Polo Club | Coastal California Zone |
| Zac | Crenshaw | Center | Shore Aquatics | Coastal California Zone |
| Zachary | Frazier | Center Defender | Pride Water Polo Academy | Coastal California Zone |
| Kyle | Thomas | Utility | Rose Bowl Water Polo Club | Coastal California Zone |
| Aidan | Wattson | Utility | P.V. Water Polo Club | Coastal California Zone |
| Gabriel | Chang | Attacker | Shore Aquatics | Coastal California Zone |
| Milan | Sarkadi | Attacker | Los Angeles Water Polo Club | Coastal California Zone |
| Collin | Tournat | Attacker | South Bay United Water Polo Club | Coastal California Zone |
| Jackson | Frye | Center | Foothill Club | Coastal California Zone |
| Zander | Meyer | Center | Santa Barbara Premier | Coastal California Zone |
| Jaden | Van Der Woude | Center | South Bay United Water Polo Club | Coastal California Zone |
| Jackson | Milius | Center Defender | Pride Water Polo Academy | Coastal California Zone |
| Jonathan | Ross | Utility | P.V. Water Polo Club | Coastal California Zone |
| John | Coomes | Attacker | Navy Aquatic Club | Great Lakes Zone |
| Peyton | Rose | Utility | Spartan Water Polo Club (Mi) | Great Lakes Zone |
| Noah | Peters | Goalie | Hawaiian Islands Water Polo | Hawaii Zone |
| Vincent | Nasrallah | Attacker | Hawaii Water Polo, Inc | Hawaii Zone |
| Kekai | Delmendo | Center | Hawaii Water Polo, Inc | Hawaii Zone |
| David | Ruocco | Center | Clayton Water Polo Club | Midwest Zone |
| Lian | Malas | Attacker | Lyons Swim And Water Polo Club | Midwest Zone |
| Noah | Stark | Goalie | Colorado Water Polo | Mountain Zone |
| Harry | Petersen | Attacker | Team Vegas Water Polo | Mountain Zone |
| Daniel | Hruby | Center | Rocky Mountain Neptunes | Mountain Zone |
| Thomas | Newell | Center Defender | Colorado Water Polo | Mountain Zone |
| Gavin | West | Attacker | Greenwich Aquatics | Northeast Zone |
| Santiago | Soto | Attacker | Tiger Aquatics Water Polo | Northeast Zone |
| Patrick | Mullen | Attacker | Greenwich Aquatics | Northeast Zone |
| Jack | Bruce | Attacker | Chelsea Piers Water Polo | Northeast Zone |
| Zayd | Mahmoud | Goalie | DACA Water Polo | Pacific Zone |
| Daniel | Viscia | Attacker | CC United | Pacific Zone |
| Elijah | Berkowitz | Center Defender | CC United | Pacific Zone |
| Brian | Garske | Center Defender | CC United | Pacific Zone |
| Wyatt | Mundelius | Center Defender | 680 Water Polo | Pacific Zone |
| Gregory | Hilderbrand | Utility | Stanford Water Polo Foundation | Pacific Zone |
| Connor | MacMitchell | Utility | Stanford Water Polo Foundation | Pacific Zone |
| Grant | Watson | Utility | 680 Water Polo | Pacific Zone |
| Griffen | Price | Goalie | Stanford Water Polo Foundation | Pacific Zone |
| Carsten | Peters | Center | 680 Water Polo | Pacific Zone |
| Adam | Ting | Center | Lamorinda Water Polo | Pacific Zone |
| Marcus | Lodewyk | Center | Silicon Valley Outlaws | Pacific Zone |
| West | Temkin | Goalie | 680 Water Polo | Pacific Zone |
| Anderson | Todd | Center | Back Bay Water Polo Club | Pacific Northwest Zone |
| Luke | Diefendorf | Utility | Northwest Orcas Water Polo Club | Pacific Northwest Zone |
| Maxwell | Vacca | Utility | Rain City Water Polo | Pacific Northwest Zone |
| William | Oliver | Goalie | Coronado Aquatics Club | Pacific Southwest Zone |
| Matthew | Wastila | Attacker | Coronado Aquatics Club | Pacific Southwest Zone |
| Roman | Ushakov | Attacker | Del Mar Water Polo Club | Pacific Southwest Zone |
| Joshua | Fraley | Attacker | La Jolla Water Polo Club | Pacific Southwest Zone |
| Jack | Martin | Center | La Jolla Water Polo Club | Pacific Southwest Zone |
| Michael | Frese | Utility | Coronado Aquatics Club | Pacific Southwest Zone |
| Gregory | Nordheim | Attacker | Scots Water Polo | Southeast Zone |
| Sole | Fratila | Utility | Orlando United WPC | Southeast Zone |
| Gabriel | Haddad | Goalie | Vanguard Aquatics | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Benjamin | Kirshon | Attacker | Saddleback El Toro (SET) | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Chase | Dodd | Attacker | Vanguard Aquatics | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Logan | McCarroll | Attacker | Vanguard Aquatics | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Matthew | Walsh | Center | Saddleback El Toro (SET) | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Grant | Loth | Center | Newport Beach Water Polo, Inc. | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Brendon | Fezzey | Center Defender | Riverside Water Polo | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Zachary | Cwiertnia | Goalie | SOCAL Water Polo Foundation | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Landon | Akerstrom | Attacker | Vanguard Aquatics | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Carter | Loth | Center Defender | Newport Beach Water Polo, Inc. | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Spencer | Averitt | Center Defender | Orange County Water Polo Club | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Nicolas | Perna | Center Defender | Redlands Renegades | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Jackson | Benners | Center | Trident Water Polo | Southwest Zone |
| Jeffrey | Chen | Center | Trident Water Polo | Southwest Zone |
| Ryan | Park | Center Defender | Trident Water Polo | Southwest Zone |
| Brett | Honaker | Goalie | Trident Water Polo | Southwest Zone |
2017 ODP Boy's Cadet National Team Selections
| First Name | Last Name | Position | Club | Zone |
| Parker | Fife | Attacker | Royal 559 Academy | Central California Zone |
| Connor | Fritsch | Attacker | Royal 559 Academy | Central California Zone |
| Dylan | Maley | Center | Royal 559 Academy | Central California Zone |
| Peter | Poirier | Center Defender | California Republic SC | Central California Zone |
| Nolan | Krutonog | Goalie | Los Angeles Premier | Coastal California Zone |
| Adam | Dow | Attacker | Los Angeles Premier | Coastal California Zone |
| Matthew | Luci | Center Defender | Foothill Club | Coastal California Zone |
| Shane | Hoover | Center Defender | Santa Barbara 805 | Coastal California Zone |
| Nicholas | Tierney | Center Defender | Los Angeles Premier | Coastal California Zone |
| Samuel | Arshadi | Center Defender | Santa Barbara Premier | Coastal California Zone |
| Owen | Hale | Center Defender | South Bay United Water Polo Club | Coastal California Zone |
| Joshua | Waldoch | Utility | Los Angeles Water Polo Club | Coastal California Zone |
| Ethan | Parrish | Utility | Santa Barbara 805 | Coastal California Zone |
| Sean | Sherman | Goalie | Los Angeles Premier | Coastal California Zone |
| Oliver | Grant | Center | Los Angeles Premier | Coastal California Zone |
| Edwin | Barnett | Attacker | Wolverine Water Polo | Great Lakes Zone |
| Evan | Lee | Attacker | Hawaiian Islands Water Polo | Hawaii Zone |
| Dimitriy | Kobets | Attacker | NIPC | Midwest Zone |
| Jon | Troxel | Attacker | Park City | Mountain Zone |
| Angelo | Zaina | Center | Duke City Aquatics | Mountain Zone |
| Ian | Fry | Center | Capital DC Water Polo Club | Northeast Zone |
| John | Caruso | Center Defender | Chelsea Piers Water Polo | Northeast Zone |
| Joshua | Poulos | Goalie | Stanford Water Polo Foundation | Pacific Zone |
| Tom | McGuire | Attacker | CC United | Pacific Zone |
| Mark | Laurlund | Attacker | CC United | Pacific Zone |
| Jagger | Beeken | Center | CC United | Pacific Zone |
| Dashiell | McFarland | Center | CC United | Pacific Zone |
| Thomas | O'Connor | Center Defender | 680 Water Polo | Pacific Zone |
| Berk | Aksoy | Center Defender | Stanford Water Polo Foundation | Pacific Zone |
| Christopher | Indart | Utility | CC United | Pacific Zone |
| Benjamin | Libby | Utility | CC United | Pacific Zone |
| Logan | Estes | Goalie | CC United | Pacific Zone |
| Blake | Webb | Goalie | 680 Water Polo | Pacific Zone |
| Tony | Nardelli | Center | Stanford Water Polo Foundation | Pacific Zone |
| Manato | Yamamoto | Center | DACA Water Polo | Pacific Zone |
| Brodrick | Veater | Attacker | Tualatin Hills Water Polo Club | Pacific Northwest |
| Hayden | Nightingale | Attacker | North San Diego Stars | Pacific Southwest Zone |
| Samuel | De La Cruz | Center | San Diego Shores Water Polo Club | Pacific Southwest Zone |
| Woods | Rodi | Center | San Diego Shores Water Polo Club | Pacific Southwest Zone |
| Garret | Griggs | Goalie | SOCAL Water Polo Foundation | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Garrett | Ritter | Attacker | Elite Water Polo | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Riley | Pittman | Attacker | SOCAL Water Polo Foundation | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Tanner | Pulice | Attacker | CDM Aquatics Federation | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Alec | Isaacman | Attacker | SOCAL Water Polo Foundation | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Gavin | Reed | Center | CDM Aquatics Federation | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Reed | Stemler | Center Defender | Newport Beach Water Polo, Inc. | Southern Pacific Zone |
| James | Kieckhafer | Goalie | Saddleback El Toro (SET) | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Garrett | Henderson | Goalie | Saddleback El Toro (SET) | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Tyler | Harvey | Attacker | CDM Aquatics Federation | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Isaac | Love | Center | Newport Beach Water Polo, Inc. | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Spencer | Shelley | Attacker | North Texas Thunder Water Polo Club | Southwest Zone |
2017 ODP Boy's Youth National Team Selections
| First Name | Last Name | Position | Club | Zone |
| Sam | Murphy | Goalie | Davis Water Polo Club | Central California Zone |
| Matthew | Hosmer | Attacker | University Pacific Water Polo | Central California Zone |
| Aidan | Jang | Attacker | American River Water Polo Club | Central California Zone |
| Cole | Dixon | Attacker | American River Water Polo Club | Central California Zone |
| Gabriel | Putnam | Center Defender | Royal 559 Academy | Central California Zone |
| Joey | Macleane | Goalie | Granite Bay Water Polo Club | Central California Zone |
| Adrian | Weinberg | Goalie | Pride Water Polo Academy | Coastal California Zone |
| Anthony | Trenev | Center | Orcutt Polo Association/One Way Wp Club | Coastal California Zone |
| George | Avakian | Center | Los Angeles Premier | Coastal California Zone |
| Aaron | Arias | Utility | Los Angeles Water Polo Club | Coastal California Zone |
| Clayton | Allen | Center | Trojan Water Polo (Ca) | Coastal California Zone |
| Matteo | Procoppe | Center | Wolverine Water Polo | Great Lakes Zone |
| Mason | Fritz | Center Defender | San Diego Shores Water Polo Club | Great Lakes Zone |
| Jason | Hiremath | Attacker | Hawaiian Islands Water Polo | Hawaii Zone |
| Alika | Naone | Attacker | Hawaiian Islands Water Polo | Hawaii Zone |
| Kent | Emden | Goalie | West Suburban Water Polo Club | Midwest Zone |
| Collin | Kapecki | Attacker | NIPC | Midwest Zone |
| Sage | Helton | Center Defender | Kearns Water Polo | Mountain Zone |
| Thacher | Scannell | Attacker | Greenwich Aquatics | Northeast Zone |
| John | Lewis | Attacker | Chelsea Piers Water Polo | Northeast Zone |
| Andrew | Penner | Center | Stanford Water Polo Foundation | Northeast Zone |
| Isaac | Salinas | Utility | Chelsea Piers Water Polo | Northeast Zone |
| Anthony | Rethans | Goalie | Stanford Water Polo Foundation | Pacific Zone |
| Garrett | Dunn | Attacker | CC United | Pacific Zone |
| Sam | Untrecht | Attacker | Stanford Water Polo Foundation | Pacific Zone |
| Mason | Chambliss | Attacker | 680 Water Polo | Pacific Zone |
| Jackson | Painter | Attacker | Lamorinda Water Polo | Pacific Zone |
| Beck | Jurasius | Center | 680 Water Polo | Pacific Zone |
| Andrew | Churukian | Center | Stanford Water Polo Foundation | Pacific Zone |
| Gabriel | Discipulo | Center | Stanford Water Polo Foundation | Pacific Zone |
| Quinn | Woodhead | Center Defender | Sleepy Hollow Aquatics | Pacific Zone |
| Daniel | Roland | Goalie | Sleepy Hollow Aquatics | Pacific Zone |
| Marcus | Longton | Attacker | CC United | Pacific Zone |
| Jake | Gordon | Utility | Rain City Water Polo | Pacific Northwest |
| Thomas | Gruwell | Attacker | Del Mar Water Polo Club | Pacific Southwest Zone |
| Christopher | Sturtevant | Attacker | Del Mar Water Polo Club | Pacific Southwest Zone |
| Graham | Asalone | Attacker | Carlsbad Water Polo | Pacific Southwest Zone |
| Austin | Smit | Center | Del Mar Water Polo Club | Pacific Southwest Zone |
| Rene | Peralta | Attacker | Miami Riptides Water Polo | Southeast Zone |
| Jake | Pearson | Center Defender | Raider Water Polo | Southeast Zone |
| Noah | Hodge | Goalie | SOCAL Water Polo Foundation | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Connor | McManigal | Attacker | Regency Water Polo Club | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Henry | Wilde | Attacker | CDM Aquatics Federation | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Garrett | Zaan | Center | Vanguard Aquatics | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Joseph | Molina | Center | SOCAL Water Polo Foundation | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Guillermo Andre | Ocasio | Center | SOCAL Water Polo Foundation | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Maverick | McMurtry | Utility | Redlands Renegades | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Ty | Matson | Attacker | Vanguard Aquatics | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Jose | Barajas | Center | Vanguard Aquatics | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Reilly | Pfeiffer | Utility | Vanguard Aquatics | Southern Pacific Zone |
| Rylan | Lantz | Utility | North Texas Thunder Water Polo Club | Southwest Zone |
