With the 2024–25 United States Quadball (USQ) season concluding in April, the United States National Team Developmental Academy (USNTDA) coaches and scouts have completed their year-long evaluations of college teams and have selected 16 additions to the USNTDA standing team.
“We have great confidence that these players will thrive representing the organization at the international level,” said USNTDA Head Coach Jack Levy. “Throughout this past USQ season, we’ve seen substantial growth from these players and believe they will make a meaningful impact within the USNT/DA program.”
As announced in the United States National Team (USNT) May 2025 update, 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.
Following the May 2025 update, Jason Ng and Julien Theuerkauf stepped down from the program. The following players have been added to the USNTDA: Andrew Acosta, Mimi Baldwin, Cleo Brooks, Titus Chan, Derek Dearking, Ashton Glenn, Cat Hay, Jackson Herdade, Ella Jordan, Nathan Jun, Rhett Krovtiz, Gwen Pratt, Izzy Ramirez, Will Richardson, Chantal Sidodlarz, and Alex Tidler. The full roster is listed below:
US NATIONAL TEAM DEVELOPMENTAL ACADEMY - STANDING TEAM
Andrew Acosta │ SHSU Quadball
David Avila II │ Texas State Quadball
Mimi Baldwin │ Creighton Quadball
Matt Blackwood │ Texas Hill Country Heat
Rei Brodeur │ Boom Train
Cleo Brooks │ Boston University Quadball
Titus Chan │ CWRUcio Quadball
Jahved Cole │ Unaffiliated
Derek Dearking │ Creighton Quadball
Ashton Glenn │ Michigan Quadball
Cat Hay │ Texas State Quadball
Jackson Herdade │ Mizzou Club Quadball
Keighlyn Johnson │ Chaos Quadball Club
Ella Jordan │ University of Texas
Nathan Jun │Virginia Quadball Club
Annika Kim │ The Warriors
Shakthi Kodeswaran │ Brandeis Quadball
Rhett Krovtiz │ Virginia Quadball Club
Jessica Lee │ Harvard Horntails
Shane McConaghie │ DCQC
Madi Namanny │ Creighton Quadball
Byron Ng │ Rutgers University Quadball
TJ O'Connor │ Creighton Quadball
Neil Peterson │ Chaos Quadball Club
Gwen Pratt │ Michigan State Quadball
Izzy Ramirez │ Texas State Quadball
Will Richardson │ Brown Bears Quadball
Zan Siddiqui │ Virginia Quadball Club
Chantal Sidodlarz │ Virginia Quadball Club
Milena Sousa │ Unaffiliated
Alex Tidler │ Mizzou Club Quadball
Riley Usami │ Creighton Quadball
Jason Wu │ Middlebury Quadball
“Attending Quadball Nations Cup last year was an amazing experience for the USTNDA. I was extremely proud of their accomplishments and am excited to see what this upcoming class will achieve,” said USNT Coordinator Hanna Reese.
After a successful first appearance at the international level, the USNTDA plans to attend Quadball Nations Cup III in October 2025.
The current rosters for the USNT and USNTDA are available here. The next drop/add period for the USNTDA will take place in the fall or winter of 2025.
Photo Credit: Hanna Reese