{"id":345902,"date":"2019-01-07T13:24:27","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T20:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=345902"},"modified":"2019-01-07T14:00:12","modified_gmt":"2019-01-07T21:00:12","slug":"usa-mens-water-polo-sets-roster-for-world-championship-qualifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-mens-water-polo-sets-roster-for-world-championship-qualifier\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Men&#8217;s Water Polo Sets Roster for World Championship Qualifier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>USA Men&#8217;s National Team Head Coach <strong>Dejan Udovicic<\/strong> has announced the 13-man roster for the upcoming FINA World  Championship qualifier later this month in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Team USA  will join Argentina, Brazil and Canada in the four-team event with the  top two teams earning qualification for the 2019 FINA World Championship  this summer in Gwangju, South Korea. Team USA will open play against  Argentina on January 22 before taking on Brazil and Canada in group  play. A champion will be crowned on January 26 but the semifinal round  on January 25 will prove most important, determining the final two teams  qualifying for the World Championship.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Team  USA will send a squad of 13 athletes that all took part in a three-game  exhibition series against Italy last month where Team USA went 1-2,  including a win at Chapman University on December 29. Olympians <strong>Alex<\/strong> <strong>Obert<\/strong> (Loomis, CA\/Pacific\/NYAC), <strong>Ben Hallock<\/strong> (Westlake Village, CA\/Stanford\/LA Premier), <strong>Luca Cupido<\/strong> (Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy\/California\/Olympic Club), <strong>Alex Bowen<\/strong> (Santee, CA\/Stanford\/NYAC) and <strong>Jesse Smith<\/strong> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/usawaterpolo.org\/roster.aspx?rp_id=13\" target=\"_blank\">J<\/a>(Coronado,  CA\/Pepperdine\/NYAC) anchor a talented group featuring a mixture of  elite college talent and athletes competing professionally abroad.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Should live streaming of the event be made available, information will be shared at USAWaterPolo.org and at Twitter.com\/USAWP.&nbsp;<\/p><p><strong>2019 FINA World Championship Qualifier Schedule<\/strong><br>January 22 &#8211; USA vs Argentina 11:15am pt<br>January 23 &#8211; USA vs Brazil 12:30pm pt<br>January 24 &#8211; USA vs Canada 11:15am pt<br>January 25 &#8211; TBD (Semifinals)<br>January 26 &#8211; TBD (Semifinals)<\/p><p><strong>2019 USA Men&#8217;s National Team Roster &#8211; FINA World Championship Qualifier<\/strong><br>1&nbsp;Alex Wolf&nbsp;(Huntington Beach, CA\/UCLA\/Bruin)<br>2&nbsp;Johnny Hooper&nbsp;(Los Angeles, CA\/California\/LA Premier)<br>3&nbsp;Marko Vavic&nbsp;(Rancho Palos Verdes, CA\/USC\/Trojan)<br>4&nbsp;Alex Obert&nbsp;(Loomis, CA\/Pacific\/NYAC)<br>5&nbsp;Ben Hallock&nbsp;(Westlake Village, CA\/Stanford\/LA Premier)<br>6&nbsp;Luca Cupido&nbsp;(Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy\/California\/Olympic Club)<br>7&nbsp;Hannes Daube&nbsp;(Long Beach, CA\/USC\/North Irvine WPC)<br>8&nbsp;Dylan Woodhead&nbsp;(San Anselmo, CA\/Stanford\/Stanford WPF)<br>9&nbsp;Alex Bowen&nbsp;(Santee, CA\/Stanford\/NYAC)<br>10&nbsp;Chancellor Ramirez&nbsp;(Pasadena, CA\/UCLA\/NYAC)<br>11&nbsp;Jesse Smith&nbsp;(Coronado, CA\/Pepperdine\/NYAC)<br>12&nbsp;Max Irving&nbsp;(Long Beach, CA\/UCLA\/NYAC)<br>13&nbsp;Drew Holland&nbsp;(Orinda, CA\/Stanford\/Olympic Club)<\/p><p>Head Coach &#8211; Dejan Udovicic<br>Assistant Coaches &#8211; Alex Rodriguez and Gavin Arroyo<br>Team Manager &#8211; Lori Verdegaal<br>Trainer &#8211; Chris Bates<\/p><p><em>\u2014 The above press release was posted by Swimming World in conjunction with USA Water Polo. For press releases and advertising inquiries please contact <\/em><strong><em>Advertising@SwimmingWorld.com<\/em><\/strong><em>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USA Men&#8217;s National Team Head Coach Dejan Udovicic has announced the 13-man roster for the upcoming FINA World Championship qualifier later this month in Sao Paulo, Brazil. 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