Irvine, CA - August 18 - USA Cadet National Team Head Coaches Kristin Rodriguez and Nikola Malezanov have selected the athletes that will represent Team USA at the upcoming FINA U16 World Championships set for August 21-27 in Greece. The Women's Cadet Team will open play against Japan and Spain in Larissa while the Men's Cadet Team will begin against Malta and Kazakhstan in Volos. Both tournaments will run from Sunday to Saturday next week, culminating in Gold Medal matches on August 27. The Women's final will be at 1:45pm et/10:45am pt while the Men's will be at 1:30pm et/10:30am pt. Live streaming is available on the FINA YouTube page by clicking
here and statistics can be found
here.
Women's Cadet Team Roster
| First |
Last |
Position |
Club |
Zone |
| Claire |
Minton |
Attacker |
Royal 559 Academy |
Central California |
| Jermonie |
Billingsly |
Center |
Long Beach Aquatics Federation |
Coastal California |
| Alimarie |
Deprez |
Center Defender |
Foothill Club |
Coastal California |
| Lucy |
Haaland-Ford |
Center Defender |
Santa Barbara 805 |
Coastal California |
| Amber |
Nowaczek |
Attacker |
Los Angeles Premier |
Coastal California |
| Katherine |
O'Dea |
Attacker |
Long Beach Aquatics Federation |
Coastal California |
| Charlotte |
Raisin |
Center |
Santa Barbara 805 |
Coastal California |
| Keri |
Glad |
Goalkeeper |
lowpo Water Polo Club |
Pacific Northwest |
| Rosalie |
Hassett |
Attacker |
Diablo Alliance Water Polo |
Pacific |
| Sydney |
Kring |
Goalkeeper |
Lamorinda Water Polo |
Pacific |
| Natalia |
Szczerba |
Attacker |
Stanford Water Polo Foundation |
Pacific |
| Allison |
Cohen |
Utility |
Saddleback El Toro (SET) |
Southern Pacific |
| Kirra |
Panteleon |
Attacker |
SOCAL Water Polo Foundation |
Southern Pacific |
| Sofia |
Umeda |
Center Defender |
SOCAL Water Polo Foundation |
Southern Pacific |
| Head Coach |
Kristin |
Rodriguez |
| Asst Coach |
Cat |
Arroyo |
| Asst Coach |
Nicki |
Davidson |
| Team Leader |
Jamie |
Collie |
Women's Cadet Team Schedule
August 21 vs Japan 4:30am et/1:30am pt
August 22 vs Spain 12:30pm et/9:30am pt
August 23 vs TBD
August 24 vs TBD
August 25 vs TBD
August 26 vs TBD
August 27 vs TBD
Men's Cadet Team Roster
| First |
Last |
Position |
Club |
Zone |
| Connor |
Kim |
Attacker |
Los Angeles Premier |
Coastal California |
| Nehemiah |
Pavoggi |
Goalkeeper |
Pride Water Polo Academy |
Coastal California |
| Taj |
Whitehead |
Attacker |
Trojan Water Polo (CA) |
Coastal California |
| Adam |
Blum |
Center |
Greenwich Aquatics |
Northeast |
| Connor |
Ohl |
Attacker |
Greenwich Aquatics |
Northeast |
| Ben |
Forer |
Attacker |
CC United |
Pacific |
| Haakon |
Lacy |
Goalkeeper |
Sleepy Hollow Aquatics |
Pacific |
| Gavin |
Appeldorn |
Utility |
Newport Beach Water Polo |
Southern Pacific |
| Maddox |
Arlett |
Center Defender |
Mission Water Polo Club |
Southern Pacific |
| Nathaniel |
Banos |
Attacker |
Vanguard Aquatics |
Southern Pacific |
| Brian |
Barnuevo |
Utility |
Vanguard Aquatics |
Southern Pacific |
| Colt |
Bradley |
Center |
Mission Water Polo Club |
Southern Pacific |
| Boden |
Brinkema |
Attacker |
Mission Water Polo Club |
Southern Pacific |
| Cole |
Francisco |
Utility |
SOCAL Water Polo Foundation |
Southern Pacific |
| Head Coach |
Nikola |
Malezanov |
| Asst Coach |
Rudy |
Kardos |
| Asst Coach |
David |
Svendsen |
| Team Leader |
Jim |
Staresinic |
Men's Cadet Team Schedule
August 21 vs Malta 3:15am et/12:15am pt
August 23 vs Kazakhstan 11:00am et/8:00am pt
August 24 vs TBD
August 25 vs TBD
August 26 vs TBD
August 27 vs TBD
