BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — 2024 Olympian Jovana Sekulic (Belgrade, Serbia/The Episcopal Academy) formerly of Princeton University was named to the Team USA roster for the upcoming 2026 World Aquatics World Cup Division I Tournament set for May 1-6 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
The tournament – in which only 14 players are eligible to dress for each game – begins on May 1 and runs for six days. The U.S. opens with a match against Hungary before taking on Spain and Japan.
The 2022 CWPA Rookie of the Year and 2023 Most Valuable Player, Sekulic did not compete for Princeton in either 2024, 2025 or 2026.
In 2023, she wrapped up a sophomore season that saw her earn All-America status after she led the team with 76 goals and 93 drawn ejections, producing 14 hat tricks and 24 contests with at least two drawn ejections. She, along with 2023 CWPA Rookie of the Year/2024 CWPA Most Valuable Player/goalkeeper Lindsey Lucas, were the first players in program history to be named to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championship All-Tournament First-Team. Sekulic – who scored two goals and drew six ejections in the Tigers’ two NCAA games at the 2023 NCAA Championship tournament – is a two-time Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) All-America selection with Third (2022) and Second (2023) Team honors.
Sekulic is one of two current/former Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) athletes on the competition/administrative roster as former University of Maryland athlete Ally Beck serves as the Women’s National Team Manager.
A 2011 CWPA Southern Division Second Team All-Conference selection and the 2011 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Women’s Water Polo Championship Most Valuable Player, the Mission Viejo, Calif., native and Santa Margarita Catholic alumnus totaled 125 goals, 51 assists, 63 steals and 118 drawn kickouts in 130 games as a Terrapin during the 2008-11 seasons.
2026 World Aquatics World Cup Division 1 Tournament Roster
- Emily Ausmus (Riverside, Calif./University of Southern California/New York Athletic Club)
- Rachel Fattal (Seal Beach, Calif./University of California-Los Angeles/New York Athletic Club)
- Jenna Flynn (San Jose, Calif/Stanford University/New York Athletic Club)
- Rachel Gazzaniga (North Tustin, Calif./University of Southern California/New York Athletic Club)
- Lucy Haaland-Ford (Santa Barbara, Calif./Stanford University/Santa Barbara Water Polo Club)
- Paige Hauschild (Santa Barbara, Calif./University of Southern California/Mataro)
- Emma Lineback (Laguna Beach, Calif./University of California-Los Angeles/New York Athletic Club)
- Amanda Longan (Moorpark, Calif./University of Southern California/New York Athletic Club)
- Ryann Neushul (Goleta, Calif./Stanford University/New York Athletic Club)
- Tara Prentice (Temecula, Calif./University of California-Irvine/New York Athletic Club/Sabadell)
- Jordan Raney (Manhattan Beach, Calif./Stanford University/New York Athletic Club/Ethnikos)
- Jewel Roemer (Martinez, Calif./Stanford University/New York Athletic Club/Mataro)
- Jovana Sekulic (Belgrade, Serbia/Princeton University/New York Athletic Club/Olympiacos)
- Ava Stryker (Santa Barbara, Calif./University of Southern California/New York Athletic Club)
- Isabel Williams (Severna Park, Md./California/New York Athletic Club/Sabadell)
- Ella Woodhead (San Rafael, Calif./Stanford University/The Olympic Club)
Coaches
- Head Coach – Adam Krikorian
- Assistants – Natalie Benson, Molly Cahill, Dan Klatt, and Chris Oeding
- Team Manager – Ally Beck
- Sports Medicine Manager – Larnie Boquiren
2026 World Aquatics World Cup Schedule
- May 1 – vs Hungary 5 a.m. Pacific/8:00 a.m. Eastern
- May 2 – vs Spain 6:45 a.m. Pacific/9:45 a.m. Eastern
- May 3 – vs Japan 5 a.m. Pacific/8:00 a.m. Eastern
- May 4 – TBD
- May 5 – TBD
- May 6 – TBD
