Lamorinda Water Polo Club qualifies 21 teams for USA Water Polo's National Junior Olympic Competition
Submitted by Chris McCracken
Lamorinda Water Polo Club had all of its A teams finish in the top 4 in each age group for both boys and girls in the Pacific Zone's Junior Olympic Qualifying Tournament in June. The qualifying tournament included 180 teams from Northern California. Overall, LAMO had 21 teams qualify for the Junior Olympics. As the only club to have a top 4 finish in each age group for both boys and girls and based on the strength of its finishes within those age groups, Lamorinda was the top performing club in the tournament.
The results were led by the girls 16U A team finishing 1st in its division; followed by the girls 18U, 14U, and 12U teams, and 10U boys team finishing 2nd; the 18U, 16U and 14U boys teams, and 10U girls finishing 3rd; and the 12U boys team finishing 4th. The Junior Olympics will take place in Orange County, CA, from July 17-25.
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