NISCA has released the 2016 Boys and Girls All America Water Polo Lists, honoring high school water polo players from around the nation. Making the boys’ first team list was Cal swimming commit and National Junior Team member ‘Aukai Lileikis. Both San Ramon Valley and Orange Lutheran got two athletes on the first team list for the girls.
To be selected to the high school All America lists, athletes have to compete for an interscholastic team and be academically eligible by their schools’ standards. Applications submitted by coaches are for performances in regularly scheduled high school water polo games, and athletes must be in at least the 9th grade.
Read on for a full looks at the All-American lists.
BOYS LISTS:
FIRST TEAM
| 1 | Matt | Ambrose | 12 | Greenwich | Greenwich | CT |
| 1 | Pablo | Kurzan | 12 | Belen Jesuit | Miami | FL |
| 1 | Shane | Hughes | 12 | St. Ignatius | Chicago | IL |
| 1 | Zachary | Lowery | 11 | Carroll | Southlake | TX |
| 1 | Dylan | Woodhead | 12 | Sir Francis Drake | San Anselmo | CA |
| 1 | Cameron | Wright | 11 | Davis | Davis | CA |
| 1 | Chris | Xi | 12 | Menlo | Atherton | CA |
| 1 | Ashworth | Molthen | 10 | Orange Lutheran | Orange | CA |
| 1 | Robert | Lee | 12 | Foothill | Santa Ana | CA |
| 1 | Bennett | Williams | 12 | Dana Hills | Dana Point | CA |
| 1 | Ben | Hallock | 12 | Harvard Westlake | Los Angeles | CA |
| 1 | Thomas | Dunston | 12 | Mater Dei | Santa Ana | CA |
| 1 | Cason | Cutshaw | 12 | Kearns | Kearns | UT |
| 1 | Aukai | Likiekis | 12 | Punahou | Honolulu | HI |
SECOND TEAM
| 2 | Stefano | Patroklos | 12 | Brunswick | Greenwich | CT |
| 2 | Andres | Schmidt | 12 | Cypress Bay | Weston | FL |
| 2 | Andrew | Shashin | 11 | Stevenson | Lincolnshire | IL |
| 2 | Alex | Raterink | 11 | Clear Brook | Friendswood | TX |
| 2 | Sawyer | Rhodes | 11 | Santa Barabara | Santa Barbara | CA |
| 2 | Andrew | Goodenough | 12 | St. Francis | Mountain View | CA |
| 2 | Chas | Hornecker | 12 | Foothill | Santa Ana | CA |
| 2 | Austin | Sechrest | 12 | Capistrano Valley | Mission Viejo | CA |
| 2 | Hudson | Rawlings | 12 | Murrieta Valley | Murrieta Valley | CA |
| 2 | Riley | Zachary | 12 | Dana Hills | Dana Point | CA |
| 2 | Felix | Brozyna-Vilin | 11 | Harvard Westlake | Los Angeles | CA |
| 2 | Luke | Wyatt | 12 | Mater Dei | Santa Ana | CA |
| 2 | Tyler | Bell | 11 | Newberg | Newberg | OR |
| 2 | Ethan | Lewis | 12 | Punahou | Honolulu | HI |
THIRD TEAM
| 3 | Carter | Young | 12 | Wilson | West Lawn | PA |
| 3 | Parker | Strickman | 11 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Fort Lauderdale | FL |
| 3 | Nick | Walker | 12 | Naperville Central | Naperville | IL |
| 3 | Paul | Lang | 12 | Strake Jesuit | Houston | TX |
| 3 | Hannes | Daube | 10 | Orange Lutheran | Orange | CA |
| 3 | Mike | Miller | 12 | Foothill | Santa Ana | CA |
| 3 | Ryker | Dacus | 12 | Righetti | Santa Maria | CA |
| 3 | Thomas | Vandiver | 12 | Buchanan | Clovis | CA |
| 3 | Luke | Andres | 12 | Los Osos | Cucamonga | CA |
| 3 | Ian | Fleenor | 12 | Murrieta Valley | Murrieta | CA |
| 3 | Connor | Wilde | 12 | El Toro | Lake Forrest | CA |
| 3 | Nikhil | Surri | 12 | Campolindo | Moraga | CA |
| 3 | Mason | Fox | 12 | Kearns | Kearns | UT |
| 3 | Ward | Weldon | 12 | Punahou | Honolulu | HI |
FOURTH TEAM
| 4 | Nick | Hyden | 12 | Greenwich | Greenwich | CT |
| 4 | Tristan | O’Connell | 12 | St. Andrews School | Boca Raton | FL |
| 4 | Henry | Yavitt | 11 | New Trier | Winnetka | IL |
| 4 | Andrew | Lin | 11 | St. Mark’s | Dallas | TX |
| 4 | Zane | Scott | 10 | Foothill | Santa Ana | CA |
| 4 | Casey | Lynton | 11 | Murrieta Valley | Murrieta | CA |
| 4 | Troy | Furniss | 12 | Villa Park | Villa Park | CA |
| 4 | Andrew | Rivera | 12 | Righetti | Santa Maria | CA |
| 4 | Jackson | Kennedy | 12 | Santa Monica | Santa Monica | CA |
| 4 | Joesph | Galgani | 11 | Los Osos | Cucamonga | CA |
| 4 | Justyn | Barrios | 12 | Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | CA |
| 4 | Daniel | Alvarez | 11 | Davis | Davis | CA |
| 4 | Connor | Harris | 12 | Kearns | Kearns | UT |
| 4 | Josh | Bittick | 12 | Le Jardin | Kailua | HI |
FIFTH TEAM
| 5 | Logan | Schofield | 12 | St. Francis DeSales | Toledo | OH |
| 5 | Federico | Tamborrel | 11 | Belen Jesuit | Miami | FL |
| 5 | Kyle | Jackson | 12 | Naperville Central | Naperville | IL |
| 5 | Alex | Rodriguez | 11 | Flower Mound | Flower Mound | TX |
| 5 | George | Juesis | 12 | San Marcos | Santa Barbara | CA |
| 5 | Luca | Pagano | 12 | St. Francis | Mountain View | CA |
| 5 | James | Thygesen | 12 | Menlo | Atherton | CA |
| 5 | Andrew | Higginson | 9 | Valhalla | El Cajon | CA |
| 5 | Sam | Murphy | 10 | Davis | Davis | CA |
| 5 | Randi | Reinhardt | 11 | Murrieta Valley | Murrieta | CA |
| 5 | Joe | Schafer | 12 | Foothill | Pleasanton | CA |
| 5 | Ethan | Wojciechowski | 11 | Huntington Beach | Huntington Beach | CA |
| 5 | Zach | Schrage | 12 | Newberg | Newberg | OR |
| 5 | Yuki | Saito | 12 | Punahou | Honolulu | HI |
SIXTH TEAM
| 6 | Alex | Rabe | 11 | Upper Arlington | Columbus | OH |
| 6 | Ryan | Gustafson | 11 | Winter Park | Winter Park | FL |
| 6 | Dan | Maleski | 11 | Stevenson | Lincolnshire | IL |
| 6 | Michael | Lewandowski | 11 | Jersey Village | Houston | TX |
| 6 | Ryan | Werner | 12 | Bellarmine | San Jose | CA |
| 6 | Marko | Vavic | 11 | Loyola | Los Angeles | CA |
| 6 | Evan | Rosenfeld | 11 | Harvard Westlake | Los Angeles | CA |
| 6 | Brendan | Hack | 12 | Corona Del Mar | Newport Beach | CA |
| 6 | Mike | Williams | 12 | San Ramon Valley | Danville | CA |
| 6 | Colin | Porter | 12 | Lodi | Lodi | CA |
| 6 | Jack | Feldsted | 12 | Golden West | Visalia | CA |
| 6 | Matt | Meier | 12 | Damien | La Verne | CA |
| 6 | Wilson | Johnson | 9 | Newberg | Newberg | OR |
| 6 | Casey | Asaoka | 12 | Mid Pacific | Honolulu | HI |
HONORABLE MENTION
| H | Riley | Mangan | 12 | Governor Miffin | Shillington | PA |
| H | Crawford | Smith | 11 | Cumberland Valley | Mechanicsburg | PA |
| H | William | Danon | 11 | Ransom Everglades | Coconut Grove | FL |
| H | Kent | Emden | 9 | Naperville Central | Naperville | IL |
| H | Cole | Jacobs | 12 | Naperville North | Naperville | IL |
| H | Joseph | Mahan | 12 | Guyer | Denton | TX |
| H | Austin | Nims | 12 | Righetti | Santa Maria | CA |
| H | Joseph | Shaw | 11 | Northwood | Irvine | CA |
| H | Dominic | Scalise | 12 | Foothill | Pleasanton | CA |
| H | William | Rubschlager | 12 | Loyola | Los Angeles | CA |
| H | Mark | Hartmann | 12 | Agoura | Agoura Hills | CA |
| H | Luis | Araya | 12 | St. Mary’s | Stockton | CA |
| H | Zack | Kock | 12 | Clovis | Clovis | CA |
| H | Spencer | Allen | 12 | Wilson | Long Beach | CA |
| H | Sage | Helton | 10 | Kearns | Kearns | UT |
| H | Ian | Fleenor | 12 | Murrieta Valley | Murrieta | CA |
GIRLS TEAM LISTS:
FIRST TEAM
| 1 | Emily | Wickenheiser | 12 | Cumberland Valley | Mechanicsburg | PA |
| 1 | Claire | McDowell | 12 | Ransom Everglades | Coconut Grove | FL |
| 1 | Allison | Travetto | 12 | Stevenson | Lincolnshire | IL |
| 1 | Sydney | Coachman | 11 | Cypress Creek | Houston | TX |
| 1 | Emily | Bennett | 11 | Oakdale | Oakdale | CA |
| 1 | Paige | Hauschild | 11 | San Marcos | Santa Barbara | CA |
| 1 | Maddy | Johnson | 11 | Sacred Heart Prep | Atherton | CA |
| 1 | Sarah | Klass | 11 | San Ramon Valley | Danville | CA |
| 1 | Alexis | Liebowitz | 11 | San Ramon Valley | Danville | CA |
| 1 | Emily | Skelly | 12 | Orange Lutheran | Orange | CA |
| 1 | Sarah | Snyder | 12 | Clovis West | Fresno | CA |
| 1 | Kelsey | Tyler | 12 | Orange Lutheran | Orange | CA |
| 1 | Alana | Ponce | 11 | Gig Harbor | Gig Harbor | WA |
| 1 | Emalia | Eichelberger | 12 | Punahou | Honolulu | HI |
SECOND TEAM
| 2 | Erin | O’Neil | 12 | North Penn | Lansdale | PA |
| 2 | Sofia | Carrera-Justiz | 12 | Ransom Everglades | Coconut Grove | FL |
| 2 | Catherine | Wallace | 12 | Fenwick | Oak Park | IL |
| 2 | Gabrielle | Gervasi | 10 | Carroll | Southlake | TX |
| 2 | Jennalyn | Barthels | 12 | St. Francis | Sacramento | CA |
| 2 | Adie | Collard | 11 | Clovis | Clovis | CA |
| 2 | Cassidy | Crouch | 12 | Clovis | Clovis | CA |
| 2 | Kendall | Doten | 12 | Davis | Davis | CA |
| 2 | Malaika | Kosty | 12 | Sacred Heart Prep | Atherton | CA |
| 2 | Isabella | Mandema | 10 | St. Francis | Mountain View | CA |
| 2 | Brooke | Maxson | 12 | Foothill | Santa Ana | CA |
| 2 | Grace | Tehaney | 10 | Miramonte | Orinda | CA |
| 2 | Zoe | Loving | 12 | Kearns | Kearns | UT |
| 2 | Marissa Anne | Miller | 11 | Punahou | Honolulu | HI |
THIRD TEAM
| 3 | Chloe | Magyardi | 12 | Upper Arlington | Upper Arlington | OH |
| 3 | Samantha | Rosenberg | 12 | Gulliver Prep | Pinecrest | FL |
| 3 | Kaela | Codo | 12 | Naperville Central | Naperville | IL |
| 3 | Kaylee | Blair | 12 | Clear Springs | League City | TX |
| 3 | Kate | Coski | 12 | San Marcos | Santa Barbara | CA |
| 3 | Savannah | Fitzgerald | 11 | Clovis North | Fresno | CA |
| 3 | Elena | Flynn | 9 | Leland | San Jose | CA |
| 3 | Kristina | Garcia | 12 | Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | CA |
| 3 | Kathleen | Schafle | 12 | Vintage | Napa | CA |
| 3 | Myna | Simmons | 11 | Orange Lutheran | Orange | CA |
| 3 | Kenzi | Snyder | 12 | Foothill | Santa Ana | CA |
| 3 | Marissa | Webb | 11 | San Ramon Valley | Danville | CA |
| 3 | Victoria | Johnson | 12 | Newberg | Newberg | OR |
| 3 | Natassia | Dunn | 12 | Punahou | Honolulu | HI |
FOURTH TEAM
| 4 | Borden | Wahl | 10 | Greenwich | Greenwich | CT |
| 4 | Kensey | Clinch | 12 | Lake Nona | Orlando | FL |
| 4 | Briana | Coury | 11 | Ann Arbor Pioneer | Ann Arbor | MI |
| 4 | Erin | Weisert | 11 | Carroll | Southlake | TX |
| 4 | Maddy | Damato | 12 | El Toro | Lake Forrest | CA |
| 4 | Jenna | Hurst | 12 | Royal | Simi Valley | CA |
| 4 | Hannah | Henry | 11 | Soquel | Soquel | CA |
| 4 | Maddie | Loggins | 11 | Clovis West | Fresno | CA |
| 4 | Katrina | Strum | 11 | Davis | Davis | CA |
| 4 | Mollie | Simmons | 11 | Orange Lutheran | Orange | CA |
| 4 | Jolie | Trujillo | 10 | Monte Vista | Danville | CA |
| 4 | Delayne | Lynton | 12 | Murrieta Valley | Murrieta | CA |
| 4 | Olivia | Lott | 11 | Gig Harbor | Gig Harbor | WA |
| 4 | Saki | Migliorato | 12 | Punahou | Honolulu | HI |
FIFTH TEAM
| 5 | Rica | Generoso | 12 | Hopkins | New Haven | CT |
| 5 | Marcela | Herrera | 11 | Olympia | Orlando | FL |
| 5 | Alaina | Lubbers | 11 | Hudsonville | Hudsonville | MI |
| 5 | Whitney | Dore | 12 | Cypress Creek | Houston | TX |
| 5 | Ava | Johnson | 10 | Las Lomas | Walnut Creek | CA |
| 5 | Sophie | Kuester | 11 | San Ramon Valley | Danville | CA |
| 5 | Savannah | Mangrum | 12 | Sanger | Sanger | CA |
| 5 | Georgia | Phillips | 10 | Clovis North | Fresno | CA |
| 5 | Maggie | Oys | 12 | St. Francis | Sacramento | CA |
| 5 | Maddie | Pendolino | 11 | Sacred Heart Prep | Atherton | CA |
| 5 | Olivia | Price | 11 | Campolindo | Moraga | CA |
| 5 | Taylor | Thorson | 12 | Soquel | Soquel | CA |
| 5 | Samantha | Churcher | 10 | Cypress | Magna | UT |
| 5 | Payton | Bosque | 11 | Kamehameha | Kapalama | HI |
SIXTH TEAM
| 6 | Shannon | Quinn | 12 | North Penn | Lansdale | PA |
| 6 | Amy | Branch | 12 | Lake Nona | Orlando | FL |
| 6 | Kelly | Frumkin | 11 | Fenwick | Oak Park | IL |
| 6 | Katherine | Cullen | 10 | Guyer | Denton | TX |
| 6 | Valeria | Ayala | 10 | Foothill | Santa Ana | CA |
| 6 | Tara | Prentice | 12 | Murrieta Valley | Murrieta | CA |
| 6 | Avalon | Cook | 11 | Leland | San Jose | CA |
| 6 | Drew | Halvorson | 10 | California | San Ramon | CA |
| 6 | Lauren | Indart | 10 | Monte Vista | Danville | CA |
| 6 | Bailey | Moore | 12 | Royal | Simi Valley | CA |
| 6 | Noelle | Wijnbelt | 10 | Foothill | Santa Ana | CA |
| 6 | Roxy | Wheaton | 11 | Las Lomas | Walnut Creek | CA |
| 6 | Hannah | Peercy | 10 | Kearns | Kearns | UT |
| 6 | Kaylen | Nitahara | 11 | Kamehameha | Kapalama | HI |
HONORABLE MENTION
| H | Kelly | Fehr | 12 | Villa Maria | Erie | PA |
| H | Kayla | Barone | 10 | Cumberland Valley | Mechanicsburg | PA |
| H | Hayley | Hill | 11 | Fort Lauderdale | Fort Lauderdale | FL |
| H | Diana | Fernandez | 12 | St. Ignatius | Chicago | IL |
| H | Lauren | Burns | 12 | Stevenson | Lincolnshire | IL |
| H | Katherine | Gill | 9 | Jersey Village | Houston | TX |
| H | Megan | Abarta | 12 | Royal | Simi Valley | CA |
| H | Katrina | Drake | 10 | Miramonte | Orinda | CA |
| H | Maddy | Parenteau | 12 | El Toro | Lake Forrest | CA |
| H | Nicole | Esponoza | 12 | Royal | Simi Valley | CA |
| H | Kari | Jensen | 11 | Campolindo | Moraga | CA |
| H | Brittany | Prentice | 11 | San Marcos | Santa Barbara | CA |
| H | Hailey | Gellert | 12 | San Marcos | Santa Barbara | CA |
| H | Emily | Sonny | 12 | Arroyo Grande | Arroyo Grande | CA |
| H | Deja | Martz | 10 | Kearns | Kearns | UT |
| H | India | Pyzel | 12 | Kahuku | Kahuku | HI |