# 2026 Junior Olympics - Session 2 - Boys **URL:** \ **Category:** Club - Boys\ **Created:** [April 25, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-junior-olympics-session-2-boys/2296 "2026-04-25T16:53:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Marco](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/waterpoloexchange.com/marco/32/290_2.png) [@Marco](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-junior-olympics-session-2-boys/2296/1 "2026-04-25T16:53:33Z")
**History:** [2021 NJO Session 1 Schedule](https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=6F253EF3AFCFE1C8!38709&ithint=file%2cxlsx&authkey=!AODaS7AC3gnTZcQ) [2022 NJO Session 1 Schedule](https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=6F253EF3AFCFE1C8!41810&ithint=file%2cxlsx&authkey=!AMFGWQIj4bAurzw) [2023 NJO Session 1 Schedule](https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=6F253EF3AFCFE1C8%2144584&authkey=!APDhkmkvbmTTLRA) [2024 NJO Session 1 Schedule](https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=6F253EF3AFCFE1C8%2163305&authkey=!AN1-Qgart9kAHYw) [2025 NJO Session 1 Schedule](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rJdwq2TRAFbRe-haqBaCg55D94V7q16u/edit?gid=1551628334#gid=1551628334) **2026 Preliminary Allocations:** ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/waterpoloexchange/original/2X/1/1967a64e0d07e231f46c4c850e5bcd3cee5e66ab.png) The official USAWP document is here: [2026 JO Preliminary Allocations (PDF) - USA Water Polo](https://usawaterpolo.org/documents/2026/1/28/2026_JO_Preliminary_Allocations_1.27.26.pdf) The final zone allocations should be out June 8 plus or minus a week. **2026 JO Qualification Schedules:** ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/waterpoloexchange/original/2X/5/561c7f2e95c11ee0ebc347dc3929effaf57868eb.png) The official USAWP document is here: [2026 JO Qualifier/Deadline Schedule - USA Water Polo](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EGPEX0yBbCF62gwa_U1YxnvPyHhJB9zqZskUbruAQ7E/edit?gid=140767867#gid=140767867) **Brackets:** ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/waterpoloexchange/original/2X/d/d2cdfbffc9ccdf5ded6e38d3eb39cc5edc612561.png) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/waterpoloexchange/original/2X/a/ab20602c0e2e9b3e788ce0731c38c1a78b1e52f8.png) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/waterpoloexchange/original/2X/a/a186b7031a981b1c4f383d420acd78ccf7415786.png) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/waterpoloexchange/original/2X/7/713e657cef3fb4d0ee0d510302e0eb7399001ea4.png) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/waterpoloexchange/original/2X/a/a11cfd99f73469099f7939838786c32bf91d3040.png) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/waterpoloexchange/original/2X/5/5e1caf7acb21895c8136b5f74d4446a2b78f9ce1.png) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/waterpoloexchange/original/2X/1/1a0678c83f60cce07039d1c0a3b47fb6a7117ea9.png) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/waterpoloexchange/original/2X/2/26bf774d501f71d0d0af005768040793e2f9f539.png) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/waterpoloexchange/original/2X/3/3673b5ccc4480876db2ac2e92664b8cada7d6ef3.png) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/waterpoloexchange/original/2X/3/3bb3d18214f2a2232873dfa4337a104aa6cb2bc0.png) ---
**Author:** ![Gibson](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/waterpoloexchange.com/gibson/32/316_2.png) [@Gibson](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Gibson)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-junior-olympics-session-2-boys/2296/2 "2026-04-25T18:10:44Z")
Great! Now, who will we play on day 2? ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/waterpoloexchange.com/marco/32/290_2.png) [@Marco](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 1:22am UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-junior-olympics-session-2-boys/2296/3 "2026-06-08T01:22:55Z")
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**Author:** ![Marco](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/waterpoloexchange.com/marco/32/290_2.png) [@Marco](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 1:59am UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-junior-olympics-session-2-boys/2296/4 "2026-06-08T01:59:23Z")
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**Author:** ![nerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f475e1/32.png) [@nerd](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/nerd)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-junior-olympics-session-2-boys/2296/5 "2026-06-08T02:14:47Z")
@Marco I am really confused by the CCA 12U Boys seedings. I was looking at the bracket. Did 908 and ORWP really get relegated to 4th and 5th in CCA? Edit: I just looked at the schedule again. They did. That is really surprising to me. ---
**Author:** ![Polonewb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c0e974/32.png) [@Polonewb](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Polonewb)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 2:53am UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-junior-olympics-session-2-boys/2296/6 "2026-06-08T02:53:20Z")
Calling it now. Classic (Ag) finals will be Patriot vs Mission B. ---
**Author:** ![nerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f475e1/32.png) [@nerd](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/nerd)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 4:09am UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-junior-olympics-session-2-boys/2296/7 "2026-06-08T04:09:11Z")
Patriot doesn’t win by less than 6 for the entire tournament including the final ---
**Author:** ![Blah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d07c76/32.png) [@Blah](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Blah)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 5:12am UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-junior-olympics-session-2-boys/2296/8 "2026-06-08T05:12:46Z")
Patriot would have a good shot at gold in gold division. I count 20+ teams in other zones they would beat. Hopefully prompts USAWP to think seriously about a different algo than purely membership based. Here’s one suggestion - bottom 4 placements in Championship get relegated and top 4 in Classic get promoted. Modest adjustments to membership-based starting point that has error-correcting built in. ---
**Author:** ![Polames](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Polames](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Polames)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-junior-olympics-session-2-boys/2296/9 "2026-06-08T13:52:20Z")
@Marco thanks for posting so quickly. some interesting potential day two groupings for 14U. ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/waterpoloexchange.com/marco/32/290_2.png) [@Marco](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-junior-olympics-session-2-boys/2296/10 "2026-06-08T14:41:33Z")
Yes, very interesting day two groupings. There are also some very good teams I think may lose on day one and have to win their way back into Upper Platinum. Here is the full day two map: ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/waterpoloexchange/original/2X/9/90a66b4281e303f5a9266db8fbacd700b31b0ea8.png) ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/waterpoloexchange.com/marco/32/290_2.png) [@Marco](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-junior-olympics-session-2-boys/2296/11 "2026-06-10T15:07:44Z")
10u Boys is a 35-team bracket, and luckily we have a recent example. The bracket below is based off the 14U\_F\_Classic\_35 bracket from Session 2 last year. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/waterpoloexchange/original/2X/7/7d1430586591aace7725821785f800b785f009df.png) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/waterpoloexchange/original/2X/a/a8ac247477502ee2aefa8623216579f81be6c4a7.png) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/waterpoloexchange/original/2X/0/07d74ab25d016d62ef95d8e85b609cdba4098bb7.png) ---
**Author:** ![Gibson](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/waterpoloexchange.com/gibson/32/316_2.png) [@Gibson](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Gibson)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-junior-olympics-session-2-boys/2296/12 "2026-06-10T16:06:27Z")
Big shout out to Marco and his work on these ---
**Author:** ![PoloEnthusiast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@PoloEnthusiast](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/PoloEnthusiast)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-junior-olympics-session-2-boys/2296/13 "2026-06-10T16:09:39Z")
Dons vs 908 on day 2 is a big game. ---
**Author:** ![ntran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/73ab20/32.png) [@ntran](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/ntran)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-junior-olympics-session-2-boys/2296/14 "2026-06-10T17:15:45Z")
Thank you for putting this together, Marco. 10U SPA quals, Newport B is 2nd and CDM is 3rd. ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/waterpoloexchange.com/marco/32/290_2.png) [@Marco](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 5:52pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-junior-olympics-session-2-boys/2296/15 "2026-06-10T17:52:12Z")
Thank you for the double check. Fixed. ---
**Author:** ![Gibson](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/waterpoloexchange.com/gibson/32/316_2.png) [@Gibson](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Gibson)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-junior-olympics-session-2-boys/2296/16 "2026-06-10T18:45:55Z")
I’ll throw a stake in the ground. This year’s 18UBs is wide open. My top 16 will come from these groups, in some order: | 1-8 | 9-16 | | --- | --- | | CCU | ATHERTON | | CIU A | DIABLO | | LA JOLLA | GREENWICH | | LAMORINDA | IMPERIAL | | NEWPORT | MISSION | | SD DONS | NORCAL | | STANFORD | SD SHORES | | TROJAN | SHAQ | ---
**Author:** ![Gibson](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/waterpoloexchange.com/gibson/32/316_2.png) [@Gibson](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Gibson)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-junior-olympics-session-2-boys/2296/17 "2026-06-10T20:11:35Z")
This year could also see some roster shakeups between quals and JOs. Not accounting for any international imports, these teams could lose (note this is subject to scrutiny as I don’t know if these cadet players play 18U or will make the travel team): | Name | Reason | Team | | --- | --- | --- | | John Burns | Cadet | American River | | Jack Pointner | Naval Academy | CIU A | | Channing Wigo | Cadet | CIU B | | Cord McCall | Cadet | Diablo | | Tanner Lustig | Naval Academy | Diablo | | Brandon Hansen | Air Force | Foothill | | William Gorsche | Cadet | LA Premier | | Harry Siafaris | Cadet | LA Premier | | Wyatt Sturgeon | Air Force | Lake Oswego | | Sam Storrs | Air Force | Lamo | | Brock Bliss | Naval Academy | Lamo | | Grant Stevens | Cadet | Lamo | | Andrew Schneider | Cadet | Mission | | Ronan Keane | Cadet | Mission | | Christopher Koo | Cadet | Mission | | Owen Marks | Cadet | Newport | | Declan Bartlett | Naval Academy | Newport | | Hudsen Parks | Naval Academy | Newport | | Alistair Sterrett | Cadet | Northwest | | Owen Clark | Cadet | Patriot | | Hunter Loo | Cadet | Pride | | Levi Huggins | Cadet | San Jose Express | | Cortez Chavez | Cadet | SD Dons | | Jack Davis | Cadet | SD Dons | | Grayson Taylor | Cadet | SD Dons | | Maximus Arnold | Naval Academy | SD Dons | | Colin McPhail | Naval Academy | SD Dons | | Oren Penning | Naval Academy | SD Dons | | Mark Minasian | Cadet | SD Shores | | Aden Shin | Cadet | SD Shores | | Liam Zarcu | Cadet | SD Shores | | Declan Murphy | Naval Academy | SF WPC | | Brandon Walton | Air Force | SOCAL | | John Bergstedt | Naval Academy | SOCAL | | Hunter Coleman | Cadet | Stanford | | Tobin Hunt | Air Force | Trojan | | John Cowles | Air Force | Trojan | | Francesco Pintaric | Cadet | Trojan | | Arda DeMiryurek | Cadet | Trojan | | Pierce Bateman | Air Force | CT Premier | | **Team** | **Players** | | --- | --- | | American River | 1 | | CIU A | 1 | | CIU B | 1 | | Diablo | 2 | | Foothill | 1 | | LA Premier | 2 | | Lake Oswego | 1 | | Lamo | 3 | | Mission | 3 | | Newport | 3 | | Northwest | 1 | | Patriot | 1 | | Pride | 1 | | San Jose Express | 1 | | SD Dons | 6 | | SD Shores | 3 | | SF WPC | 1 | | SOCAL | 2 | | Stanford | 1 | | Trojan | 4 | | CT Premier | 1 | | **Total** | **40** | ---
**Author:** ![WPpops](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7cd45c/32.png) [@WPpops](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/WPpops)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-junior-olympics-session-2-boys/2296/18 "2026-06-10T20:46:12Z")
Thats a great callout @Gibson . That is at a minimum as the other 18U graduating seniors that may be reporting to college and potentially skipping JO may happen, but at a smaller scale than you list here. Superfinals will be a good leading indicator. ---
**Author:** ![Polames](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Polames](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Polames)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 9:27pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-junior-olympics-session-2-boys/2296/19 "2026-06-10T21:27:53Z")
curious to see how this impacts 16U for JOs - could mean some higher seeds losing early if missing some of their best players. when will final cadet roster be selected? ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Joe](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-junior-olympics-session-2-boys/2296/20 "2026-06-10T21:28:49Z")
This makes Futures v JOs all the more interesting [Next page](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2026-junior-olympics-session-2-boys/2296.md?page=2)