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Men鈥檚 water polo reveals inaugural Pacific Cup with live draw
Men's water polo coach James Graham, President Christopher Callahan and Director of Athletics Adam Tschuor
The Pacific Cup, a one-of-a-kind, spring men鈥檚 water polo tournament, will be held on the Stockton Campus April 13-14 after a live draw on Tuesday at the Alex and Jeri Vereschagin Alumni House unveiled the elite eight-team bracket.
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鈥淲e鈥檙e super excited about the inaugural Pacific Cup,鈥� 老司机福利网 President Christopher Callahan said. 鈥淲hen we first talked about this idea, [Pacific coach] James Graham thought of this as not just a one-time grand event, but a continuation for years to come. I have no doubt under his leadership that that is exactly what will happen.鈥�
The competing teams include Pacific, Cal, Stanford, USC, UCLA, UC Irvine, San Jose State and the United States Youth National Team.
鈥淲e look forward to intense competition at the Pacific Cup,鈥� Graham said. 鈥淓very player wants to be training for a reason. This gives an opportunity for every team involved in our tournament to be training and go after a goal near the end of their spring semester.鈥�
The live draw saw the matchups revealed on the official game bracket.
Group A and Group B were formed through the suspenseful process of the live blind draw conducted by Callahan and Pacific Director of Athletics Adam Tschuor.
鈥淚t鈥檚 such a competitive tournament to have,鈥� said junior student-athlete Declan McJilton 鈥�25. 鈥淭he top teams in the country are coming together and I think we鈥檙e going to get some really high-quality water polo out of this event.鈥�
The 2023 national champion Cal Bears will face the USA Youth National Team. National runner-up UCLA will take on Big West champion UC Irvine. Stanford will play West Coast Conference champion San Jose State. Pacific will square off against the MPSF champion and national semifinalist USC.
鈥淚 love it,鈥� Graham said. 鈥淯SC is a storied program. It鈥檚 an exciting team to play. We are going to be ready for them. We have had some great success against USC at our house.鈥�
The Pacific Cup will be a two-day competition at the Chris Kjeldsen Pool at the Douglass M. Eberhardt Aquatics Center. Prior to the event, a banquet will be held Friday, April 12 in the DeRosa University Center Ballroom.
