Carcarey Named to USA Water Polo Junior National Team Squad for World Aquatics U20 Junior World Championships
6/5/2025 12:00:00 PM | Men's Water Polo
IRVINE, Calif. – Pepperdine water polo rising junior Jon Carcarey has been named to the USA Water Polo Junior National Team roster for the upcoming World Aquatics U20 Junior World Championships later this month in Zagreb, Croatia, as announced Thursday by head coach Jack Kocur.
"It's definitely a big honor," said Carcarey. "It's something I've looked forward to and always wanted to do. Representing the USA is such a great honor for any individual to be able to do and being able to do it with my brothers in Croatia will just be an awesome experience."
The roster consists of 15 athletes, as the United States is one of 20 countries competing for the junior world championship.
Team USA will compete in Group A, drawing group play fixtures with Croatia, Hungary and Montenegro across the first three days of action.
Carcarey has competed with the national team across various levels, including with the youth national team during his high school career. "I'm looking forward to seeing what other talent is out there in those countries and to see where I am at and where team USA is at for this level," Carcarey added.
The Americans will open with a matchup against the host nation, Croatia, at 10 a.m. PDT on Saturday, June 14. The squad will return for an 8:30 a.m. PDT tilt with Hungary on June 15 before concluding group play at 8:30 a.m. PDT on June 16 against Montenegro.
The tournament will continue into the knockout stages with a champion set to be crowned on June 21.
Carcarey posted 35 goals and 18 assists during his sophomore campaign for the Waves in 2024 to go along with 20 steals as a key utility for the Waves. He recorded a point in 24 of 27 games played in 2024 and has accumulated 60 goals career goals at Pepperdine.
"We are very excited that Jon gets to represent Team USA and Pepperdine in the U20 World Aquatics World Championships," said Pepperdine head water polo coach Merrill Moses. "He has been an integral part of our success at Pepperdine and now he gets to showcase his skills and talent on the world stage. He was voted Defensive Player of the Year for Pepperdine last year and we know that he will help Team USA achieve its goals of being successful in this tournament."
Live streaming and statistics information for the tournament will be available at a later date.
Men's Junior National Team (Hometown/School/Club)
1. Charles Mills (Tiburon, CA/USC/San Francisco Water Polo)
2. Baxter Chelsom (Los Angeles, CA/UC Davis/Los Angeles Premier)
3. Peter Castillo (Costa Mesa, CA/UCLA/Newport Beach WPC)
4. William Schneider (San Clemente, CA/Stanford/Mission WPC)
5. Jon Carcarey (Santa Maria, CA/Pepperdine/SOCAL)
6. Gavin Appeldorn (Newport Beach, CA/Princeton/Newport Beach WPC)
7. Ryder Dodd (Long Beach, CA/UCLA/Mission WPC)
8. Ryan Ohl (Greenwich, CT/Stanford/Greenwich Aquatics)
9. Landon Akerstrom (Costa Mesa, CA/UC San Diego/SOCAL)
10. Connor Ohl (Newport Beach, CA/Newport Harbor HS/Newport Beach WPC)
11. Benjamin Liechty (Newport Beach, CA/UCLA/Newport Beach WPC)
12. Bode Brinkema (San Juan Capistrano, CA/UCLA/Mission WPC)
13. Kiefer Black (San Diego, CA/Naval Academy/La Jolla United)
14. Max Zelikov (Boca Raton, FL/Stanford/South Florida WPC)
15. Corbin Stanley (Yorba Linda, CA/Long Beach State/SOCAL)
Staff
Jack Kocur - Head Coach
Felix Mercado - Assistant Coach
Alex Rodriguez - Assistant Coach
Derek Clappis - Assistant Coach
2025 World Aquatics Men's Junior World Championships Schedule (subject to change)
June 14 - USA at Croatia 10:00 a.m. PT
June 15 - USA vs Hungary 8:30 a.m. PT
June 16 - USA vs Montenegro 8:30 a.m. PT
June 17-20: TBD
June 21 - Championship
"It's definitely a big honor," said Carcarey. "It's something I've looked forward to and always wanted to do. Representing the USA is such a great honor for any individual to be able to do and being able to do it with my brothers in Croatia will just be an awesome experience."
The roster consists of 15 athletes, as the United States is one of 20 countries competing for the junior world championship.
Team USA will compete in Group A, drawing group play fixtures with Croatia, Hungary and Montenegro across the first three days of action.
Carcarey has competed with the national team across various levels, including with the youth national team during his high school career. "I'm looking forward to seeing what other talent is out there in those countries and to see where I am at and where team USA is at for this level," Carcarey added.
The Americans will open with a matchup against the host nation, Croatia, at 10 a.m. PDT on Saturday, June 14. The squad will return for an 8:30 a.m. PDT tilt with Hungary on June 15 before concluding group play at 8:30 a.m. PDT on June 16 against Montenegro.
The tournament will continue into the knockout stages with a champion set to be crowned on June 21.
Carcarey posted 35 goals and 18 assists during his sophomore campaign for the Waves in 2024 to go along with 20 steals as a key utility for the Waves. He recorded a point in 24 of 27 games played in 2024 and has accumulated 60 goals career goals at Pepperdine.
"We are very excited that Jon gets to represent Team USA and Pepperdine in the U20 World Aquatics World Championships," said Pepperdine head water polo coach Merrill Moses. "He has been an integral part of our success at Pepperdine and now he gets to showcase his skills and talent on the world stage. He was voted Defensive Player of the Year for Pepperdine last year and we know that he will help Team USA achieve its goals of being successful in this tournament."
Live streaming and statistics information for the tournament will be available at a later date.
Men's Junior National Team (Hometown/School/Club)
1. Charles Mills (Tiburon, CA/USC/San Francisco Water Polo)
2. Baxter Chelsom (Los Angeles, CA/UC Davis/Los Angeles Premier)
3. Peter Castillo (Costa Mesa, CA/UCLA/Newport Beach WPC)
4. William Schneider (San Clemente, CA/Stanford/Mission WPC)
5. Jon Carcarey (Santa Maria, CA/Pepperdine/SOCAL)
6. Gavin Appeldorn (Newport Beach, CA/Princeton/Newport Beach WPC)
7. Ryder Dodd (Long Beach, CA/UCLA/Mission WPC)
8. Ryan Ohl (Greenwich, CT/Stanford/Greenwich Aquatics)
9. Landon Akerstrom (Costa Mesa, CA/UC San Diego/SOCAL)
10. Connor Ohl (Newport Beach, CA/Newport Harbor HS/Newport Beach WPC)
11. Benjamin Liechty (Newport Beach, CA/UCLA/Newport Beach WPC)
12. Bode Brinkema (San Juan Capistrano, CA/UCLA/Mission WPC)
13. Kiefer Black (San Diego, CA/Naval Academy/La Jolla United)
14. Max Zelikov (Boca Raton, FL/Stanford/South Florida WPC)
15. Corbin Stanley (Yorba Linda, CA/Long Beach State/SOCAL)
Staff
Jack Kocur - Head Coach
Felix Mercado - Assistant Coach
Alex Rodriguez - Assistant Coach
Derek Clappis - Assistant Coach
2025 World Aquatics Men's Junior World Championships Schedule (subject to change)
June 14 - USA at Croatia 10:00 a.m. PT
June 15 - USA vs Hungary 8:30 a.m. PT
June 16 - USA vs Montenegro 8:30 a.m. PT
June 17-20: TBD
June 21 - Championship
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