The US National Team (USNT) is headed to Belgium this July to compete in the IQA World Cup.
Following the conclusion of the 2024-25 USQ season, the USNT coaches and scouts completed their year-long evaluation of athletes and across USQ to determine what changes to make to the standing team roster.
David Chen, Mason duBoef, Janessa Duce, Joe Goulet, and Emma Rollins were released from the USNTDA program. Both duBoef and Goulet aged out of the program. The USNTDA is currently undergoing evaluation leading up to October’s Quadball Nations Cup. Additional drop/adds will be announced next month.
Rachel Ayella-Silver, Justin Cole, and Ian Scura have been released from the USNT. Janko Gvozdenovic has stepped away from the team. Hayden Boyes, Lauren Curry, Ryan Hsu, Ryan Mehio, Kyzer Polzin, Lauren Smith, Jay Stewart, and Alyssa Villalba have been promoted from the USNTDA to the USNT. Beater Amanda Dallas and chaser Molly Potter have been added to the USNT. The full roster is listed below.
US NATIONAL TEAM - STANDING TEAM
Kasye Bevers │ Texas Hill Country Heat
Hayden Boyes │ Texas Copperheads
Matt Brown │ Boom Train
Taylor Crawford │ The Warriors
Lauren Curry │ Twin Cities Quadball Club
Amanda Dallas │ The Warriors
Ryan Davis │ The Warriors
Miguel Esparza │ The Warriors
Bailee Fields │ Texas Hill Country Heat
Leo Fried │ Connecticut Quadball Club
Mohammed Haggag │ The Warriors
Max Havlin │ Connecticut Quadball Club
Ryan Hsu │ Boom Train
Jon Jackson │ Connecticut Quadball Club
Jackson Johnson │ Texas Hill Country Heat
Tate Kay │ The Warriors
Ally Manzella │ Boom Train
Lindsay Marella │ Connecticut Quadball Club
Athena Mayor │ Bosnyan Bearsharks
Ryan Mehio │ Twin Cities Quadball Club
Darian Murcek-Ellis │ The Warriors
Emma Persons │ Connecticut Quadball Club
Kyzer Polzin │ Twin Cities Quadball Club
Molly Potter │ The Warriors
Celine Richard │ Carolina Reapers
Louis Sanchez │ Connecticut Quadball Club
Lauren Smith │ Mizzou Quadball Club
Jay Stewart │ Texas Hill Country Heat
Emma Vasquez │ Boom Train
Alyssa Villalba │ Texas Hill Country Heat
Daniel Williams │ The Warriors
Lulu Xu │ Connecticut Quadball Club
The IQA World Cup permits 25 athletes on an event roster. The coaching staff has opted to invite 25 athletes to compete and four members of the program will attend the training camp as practice players, including two members of the USNTDA. Athena Mayor and Emma Vasquez were offered spots on the 25-person roster but declined.
2025 IQA WORLD CUP ROSTER
Kasye Bevers │ Texas Hill Country Heat
Matt Brown │ Boom Train
Taylor Crawford │ The Warriors
Lauren Curry │ Twin Cities Quadball Club
Amanda Dallas │ The Warriors
Ryan Davis │ The Warriors
Miguel Esparza │ The Warriors
Bailee Fields │ Texas Hill Country Heat
Leo Fried │ Connecticut Quadball Club
Mohammed Haggag │ The Warriors
Max Havlin │ Connecticut Quadball Club
Jon Jackson │ Connecticut Quadball Club
Jackson Johnson │ Texas Hill Country Heat
Tate Kay │ The Warriors
Ally Manzella │ Boom Train
Lindsay Marella │ Connecticut Quadball Club
Ryan Mehio │ Twin Cities Quadball Club
Darian Murcek-Ellis │ The Warriors
Molly Potter │ The Warriors
Louis Sanchez │ Connecticut Quadball Club
Lauren Smith │ Mizzou Quadball Club
Jay Stewart │ Texas Hill Country Heat
Alyssa Villalba │ Texas Hill Country Heat
Daniel Williams │ The Warriors
Lulu Xu │ Connecticut Quadball Club
2025 IQA WORLD CUP PRACTICE PLAYERS
Hayden Boyes │ Texas Copperheads
Celine Richard │ Carolina Reapers
Annika Kim │ The Warriors
David Avila II │ Texas State Quadball
The majority of the team will arrive on Sunday, July 6 and participate in a training camp through Thursday, July 10. Games will take place Friday, July 11; Saturday, July 12; and Sunday, July 13. Tickets are available here.
“We look forward to competing in Europe once again and hope to see friends, family, and teammates in the crowd in Belgium!” Reese said.
Can’t make it to Belgium? You can support the USNT in a variety of ways. Check out the program’s fundraising page here.
The current rosters for the USNT and USNTDA are available here. The next drop/add period for the USNT will take place either fall or winter of 2025.