BHS Water Polo at the Junion Olympics

USA Water Polo’s 2021 Junior Olympics wrapped up this weekend in Orange County and Berkeley High was well-represented with 9 athletes and Coach Brodie participating.  If you are not familiar with JOs, a comparison might be the Little League World Series, except for every age group from 10U to 18U.  Water polo teams from around the country first compete just to qualify for the tournament, then have an intense 4-day national tournament with at least 8 games per team in an elaborate bracket that ranks all the teams.  Junior Olympics is the pinnacle of pre-collegiate water polo in the US!

Congratulations to the following Berkeley High players for being a part of the 2021 JOs:

Boys

Coach Brodie - 8th place in 14U Platinum (CCU Black)

Samuele Gabriele - 15th place in 16U Gold (CCU Blue)

Liam Morehouse - 15th place in 18U Gold (CCU Blue)

Chase McFarland - 1st place in 18U Platinum (CCU Black)

Gil Gvishi - 1st place in 18U Platinum (CCU Black)

Girls

Anna Eisen - 8th place in 16U Silver (Lamorinda Gold)

Anna Khan-Akselrod - 8th place in 16U Silver (Lamorinda Gold)

Lucy Irwin -  24th place in 18U Gold (Alameda)

Isabel Wu - 24th place in 18U Gold (Alameda)

Maggie Fern - 12th place in 18U Platinum (Lamorinda Blue)

Chase: middle row, 5th from left. 

Gil: Middle row, 5th from right