{"id":123545,"date":"2026-01-07T11:43:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T11:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/123545\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T11:43:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T11:43:17","slug":"usa-mens-national-team-announces-roster-for-two-game-series-with-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/123545\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Men&#8217;s National Team Announces Roster For Two-Game Series With Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                    Story Links&#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                 <a href=\"https:\/\/usawaterpolo.ticketspice.com\/january-2026-msnt-exhibition-series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TICKETS<\/a> (USAWP members receive discount via email)<\/p>\n<p>Irvine, CA &#8211; January 6 &#8211;\u00a0USA Water Polo Men&#8217;s National Team head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/coaches\/dejan-udovicic\/20\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"20\" target=\"_blank\">Dejan Udovicic<\/a> has announced a roster of 20 athletes selected for competition during the <a href=\"https:\/\/usawaterpolo.org\/news\/2025\/12\/16\/usa-mens-national-team-to-host-australia-in-january-tickets-on-sale-now.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">two-game series with Australia<\/a> taking place this weekend in Southern California. Specific game rosters will be determined prior to each game day.<\/p>\n<p>The series begins on January 10 at the Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine, CA at 6pm pt and concludes\u00a0on January 11 at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, CA at 1pm pt. Tickets for both matches are on-sale now and can be purchased by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/usawaterpolo.ticketspice.com\/january-2026-msnt-exhibition-series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">clicking here<\/a>. Both matches will stream LIVE on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.overnght.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Overnght.com<\/a>\u00a0and the Overnght app with LIVE stats available at <a href=\"https:\/\/scores.6-8sports.com\/scoreboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">6-8Sports.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>2026 Men&#8217;s National Team Roster (January Australia Series)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nBode Brinkema (San Juan Capistrano, CA\/UCLA\/Mission WPC)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/dominic-brown\/876\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"876\" target=\"_blank\">Dominic Brown<\/a>\u00a0(Concord, CA\/California\/LA Athletic Club)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nPeter Castillo (Costa Mesa, CA\/UCLA\/Newport Beach WPC)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/hannes-daube\/417\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"417\" target=\"_blank\">Hannes Daube<\/a>\u00a0(Long Beach, CA\/USC\/Apollon Smyrnis\/NYAC)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/chase-dodd\/565\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"565\" target=\"_blank\">Chase Dodd<\/a>\u00a0(Long Beach, CA\/UCLA\/LA Athletic Club)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/ryder-dodd\/577\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"577\" target=\"_blank\">Ryder Dodd<\/a>\u00a0(Long Beach, CA\/UCLA\/LA Athletic Club)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/jake-ehrhardt\/870\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"870\" target=\"_blank\">Jake Ehrhardt<\/a>\u00a0(Camarillo, CA\/USC\/LA Athletic Club)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/bernardo-herzer\/877\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"877\" target=\"_blank\">Bernardo Herzer<\/a>\u00a0(Los Angeles, CA\/USC\/LA Athletic Club)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/max-irving\/424\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"424\" target=\"_blank\">Max Irving<\/a>\u00a0(Long Beach, CA\/UCLA\/Pro Recco\/NYAC)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/jack-larsen\/874\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"874\" target=\"_blank\">Jack Larsen<\/a>\u00a0(Orinda, CA\/UCLA\/Sabadell)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/ben-liechty\/873\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"873\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Liechty<\/a>\u00a0(Newport Beach, CA\/UCLA\/Newport Beach WPC)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nDash McFarland (Berkeley, CA\/Stanford\/LA Athletic Club)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nCharlie Mills (Tiburon, CA\/USC\/San Francisco WPC)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/ryan-ohl\/871\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"871\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Ohl<\/a>\u00a0(Greenwich, CT\/Stanford\/Greenwich Aquatics)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/nicolas-saveljic\/875\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"875\" target=\"_blank\">Nicolas Saveljic<\/a>\u00a0(Kotor, Montenegro\/UCLA\/TeliMar\/NYAC)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nJett Taylor (San Diego, CA\/Cathedral Catholic High School\/Del Mar WPC)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/marko-vavic\/432\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"432\" target=\"_blank\">Marko Vavic<\/a>\u00a0(Rancho Palos Verdes, CA\/USC\/NYAC)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/adrian-weinberg\/566\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"566\" target=\"_blank\">Adrian Weinberg<\/a>\u00a0(Los Angeles, CA\/California\/Panathinaikos\/LA Athletic Club)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/dylan-woodhead\/435\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"435\" target=\"_blank\">Dylan Woodhead<\/a>\u00a0(San Anselmo, CA\/Stanford\/SHAQ)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nMax Zelikov (Boca Raton, FL\/Stanford\/South Florida WPC)&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nHead Coach &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/coaches\/dejan-udovicic\/20\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"20\" target=\"_blank\">Dejan Udovicic<\/a><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nAssistant Coaches &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/coaches\/gavin-arroyo\/21\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"21\" target=\"_blank\">Gavin Arroyo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/coaches\/matt-ustaszewski\/27\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"27\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Ustaszewski<\/a>,\u00a0and Jack Kocur<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nVideo Coach &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/coaches\/john-mcbride\/30\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"30\" target=\"_blank\">John McBride<\/a><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nTeam Manager &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/coaches\/paulina-bui\/29\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"29\" target=\"_blank\">Paulina Bui<\/a><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nMedical Staff &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/coaches\/chris-bates\/23\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"23\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Bates<\/a>, Dr. Brandon Henry and Dr. Sarah Merrill<\/p>\n<p>\nUSA vs Australia<br \/>\nJanuary 10 &#8211; 6pm pt<br \/>\nWoollett Aquatics Center<br \/>\nIrvine, CA<\/p>\n<p>January 11 &#8211; 1pm pt<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nMt. San Antonio College<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nWalnut, CA<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Story Links&#13; &#13; &#13; TICKETS (USAWP members receive discount via email) Irvine, CA &#8211; January 6 &#8211;\u00a0USA&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":123546,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-123545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123545"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123545\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/123546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}