BIO

I started playing water polo at age 8 in Phoenix, Arizona, where there was a minimal  water polo presence. At 8 years old, I was the only player in the area that was not of high school age, and training options were limited to a weekly clinic at ASU. Until moving to La Crescenta, California at age 12, my older brother and I traveled frequently to California to play in tournaments or board for extended periods of time to receive adequate training and playing experience. My family eventually settled in Huntington Beach, California, where I was able to gain access to the level of coaching and competition necessary to pursue my goal of playing NCAA water polo.

In 2017, I graduated from Huntington Beach High School, and did just that. In my four years at HBHS, I was a 4-year varsity starter and 2-year captain, leading the Oilers to their first CIF DI semifinal appearance since 1958, and their first DI championship appearance in program history. I also hold school swimming records in the 100 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle, 4x100 Freestyle Relay, and 4x50 Freestyle Relay- the only CIF DI swimming event win in HBHS school history. At 15, I was selected to the Youth National Team, where I represented Team USA at the U17 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At 19, I represented Team USA again, this time at the U20 Junior World Championships in Belgrade Serbia. Upon graduating from HBHS in 2017, I was recruited and played at the University of California, Berkeley.

My experiences with water polo growing up and the constant mobility required to achieve my goals has driven my passion to bring the same level of access to opportunities to athletes in Tennessee. Nashville Channel Cats is more than a water polo club, but an organization born from passion and necessity to provide the same high-caliber playing and training experience that athletes outside of water polo hotbeds find inaccessible. I currently serve as a member of USA Water Polo’s Southeast Zone Growth and Development Board, where I am responsible for helping to oversee operations within the zone and ultimately help stimulate growth of the sport throughout the upper Southeast area.