High Performance Program May 2026 Update
Following the conclusion of the 2025–26 USQ season, the High Performance Program coaches completed their year-long evaluation of athletes across USQ and MLQ to determine what changes to make to the standing team roster.
The USNT Developmental Academy (USNTDA) will travel to the Quadball Nations Cup in Salou, Spain, on Oct. 3-4, 2026. The roster for that event will be announced in August.
“We are very excited to bring USNTDA back to Salou for an amazing weekend filled with competitive games,” Reese said.
The USNTDA coaches released Ashton Glenn, TJ O’Connor, Alex Tidler, and Jason Wu from the program. They added Karsten Assoua, Ryan Callaghan, Brynn Chang-Kanoa, Ryan Cleary, Zach Donofrio, Addison Himmelmann, Miles Himmelmann, Veronica Hoffman, Ryan Leary, Spencer Quintana, Sohum Sharma, Nate “Targo” Targonski, and Ariana Zhang. The full roster is listed below.
US NATIONAL TEAM DEVELOPMENTAL ACADEMY
Andrew Acosta | SHSU Quadball
Karsten Assoua | Brown Bears Quadball
David Avila II | Texas State Quadball
Mimi Baldwin | Creighton Quadball
Cleo Brooks | Boston Lobsters
Ryan Callaghan | Brandeis University Quadball
Titus Chan | CWRUcio Quadball
Brynn Chang-Kanoa | Creighton Quadball
Ryan Cleary | Creighton Quadball
Derek Dearking | Creighton Quadball
Zach Donofrio | Boston University Quadball
Cat Hay | Texas State Quadball
Jackson Herdade | Chaos Quadball Club
Addison Himmelmann | Mizzou Club Quadball
Miles Himmelmann | Mizzou Club Quadball
Veronica Hoffman | Illini Ridgebacks Quadball
Ella Jordan | Texas Hill Country Heat
Nathan Jun | Virginia Quadball Club
Shakthi Kodeswaran | New Jersey Dice
Rhett Krovitz | Virginia Quadball Club
Ryan Leary | Emerson College Quadball
Jessica Lee | Boston Lobsters
Madi Namanny | Reign Quadball Club
Gwen Pratt | Chaos Quadball Club
Spencer Quintana | SHSU Quadball
Izzy Ramirez | Texas State Quadball
Will Richardson | Boston Lobsters
Sohum Sharma | Illini Ridgebacks Quadball
Zan Siddiqui | District of Columbia Quadball Club
Chantal Siodlarz | Virginia Quadball Club
Milena Sousa | Texas Hill Country Heat
Nate “Targo” Targonski | Texas State Quadball
Riley Usami | Reign Quadball Club
Ariana Zhang | Illini Ridgebacks Quadball
The USNT coaches released Jon Jackson and Emma Vasquez. They added Rei Brodeur, Justin Cole, Dara Gaeuman, and Joe Goulet. Taylor Crawford, Amanda Dallas, Mohammed Haggag, Max Havlin, Jackson Johnson, Athena Mayor, Emma Persons, and Lulu Xu stepped down since our last update. The full standing team is listed below.
US NATIONAL TEAM
Kasye Bevers | Texas Hill Country Heat
Hayden Boyes | Texas Copperheads
Rei Brodeur | Boom Train
Matt Brown | Boom Train
Justin Cole | New Jersey Dice
Lauren Curry | Reign Quadball Club
Ryan Davis | Reign Quadball Club
Miguel Esparza | Reign Quadball Club
Bailee Fields | Texas Hill Country Heat
Leo Fried | New Jersey Dice
Dara Gaeuman | Bay Area Breakers
Joe Goulet | Reign Quadball Club
Ryan Hsu | Boom Train
Tate Kay | New Jersey Dice
Lindsay Marella | New Jersey Dice
Ryan Mehio | Reign Quadball Club
Darian Murcek-Ellis | Reign Quadball Club
Ally Peachey | Boom Train
Kyzer Polzin | Reign Quadball Club
Molly Potter | New Jersey Dice
Celine Richard | Carolina Reapers
Louis Sanchez | New Jersey Dice
Lauren Smith | Reign Quadball Club
Jay Stewart | Texas Hill Country Heat
Alyssa Villalba | Texas Hill Country Heat
Daniel Williams | Reign Quadball Club
USNT nor USNTDA will attend this year’s International Quadball Association Pan-American Games. The program is making alternate plans for a July friendly and will release more information once it finalizes logistics.
The next add/drop period for the High Performance Program will occur January 2027.
