Irvine, CA - September 18 - The roster for the Men's Junior National Team has been announced for the 2026 PanAm Aquatics U19 Water Polo Championships in Bauru, Brazil. The competition will take place from September 28 to October 4 and will feature some of the best pipeline athletes in the country. Live streaming of all matches will be available at PanAmAquaticsPlay.com and live statistics for every game can be found at 6-8 Sports. More information can be found from PanAm Aquatics. See below for roster and schedule.
Men's Junior National Team
Clay Carrington (Menlo Park, CA/Harvard/Atherton Aquatics Foundation)
Ellis Culleton (Moraga, CA/Campolindo HS/CC United)
Diego Dantas (Solana Beach, CA/Cathedral Catholic HS/San Diego Dons WPC)
Kane Fogg (Thousand Oaks, CA/Fordham/Channel Islands United)
Harper Gardner (Sacramento, CA/UCLA/American River WPC)
Reed Hanna (Mill Valley, CA/USC/TPCM Sharks)
Luke Harris (Newport Beach, CA/USC/Newport Beach WPC)
Soren Jessen (San Rafael, CA/Fordham/SHAQ)
Gian Michael Sarimsakci (San Francisco, CA/California/San Francisco WPC)
Peter Saunders (Greenwich, CT/Brunswick School/Greenwich Aquatics)
Jackson Shaw (Greenwich, CT/Brunswick School/Greenwich Aquatics)
Nate Simoncelli (Newport Beach, CA/USC/CDM Back Bay)
Trent Smith (Orinda, CA/Miramonte HS/Lamorinda)
Jett Taylor (San Diego, CA/Cathedral Catholic HS/San Diego Dons WPC)
Men's Junior National Team Staff
Head Coach: Ilija Duretic
Asst Coach: Joseph Molina
Asst. Coach: James Staresinic
Asst. Coach: Trevor Campbell
ATC: Kevin Anderson
Team Physician: Alexander Waldher
Referee: Peter Sophabmixay
Men's Junior National Team Schedule
September 28: USA vs Peru - 12:30pm pt
September 29: USA vs Canada - 1:30pm pt
September 30: USA vs Peru - 10:30am pt
October 1: USA vs Canada - 10:30am pt
October 2: USA at Brazil - 4:30pm pt
October 3: TBD
October 4: TBD
