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Left-Handed Utility

Class of 2028

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Left-Handed Utility

Class of 2028

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If you can believe it, the mind can achieve it.


Tara River, Montenegro

Athlete Profile

NCAA ID# 2410443275

Class of 2028 (currently a Sophomore)

Left-handed

Primary positions: Utility, Center Defender

Secondary position: 4/5-side Attacker

GPA: 3.5

Height: 5' 8.5"

Weight: 150 Lbs  

Swimming

  • 50 Free: 26.80 (Relay Split)
  • 100 Free: 1:02

NCSA Profile

8 Years of Water Polo Experience

Leland High School

San Jose, CA

2025 Fall Season (10th Grade)

Coach: Eric Rise

  • BVAL League Champions


2024 Fall Season (9th Grade)


BVAL League Champions

  • First Team All-League Selection

Central Coast Section (semifinal)

  • Second Team All-CCS

CIF State Cup DII (semifinal)

KAI Sports California-Hawai'i All-American (Water Polo Top 10 Team)


Statistics

  • Started 29/30 Games
  • Assists: 108 (State Leader)
  • Goals: 35
  • Steals: 30
  • Blocks: 6
  • Drawn Ejections: 12

Club Water Polo

Santa Cruz, CA

2017 — 2025

Coach: Shelby White


Santa Cruz Water Polo Club (website)

2025 (16u A, 18u Guest)


San Jose Almaden (website)

2017 — 2024 (Splash Ball, 10u Mixed, 10u, 12u, 14u)

  • 2024 14u A Junior Olympics – Finished 15th in Platinum (Best finish in club history)
  • 2024 JO All-American Honorable Mention
  • 2022 12u Junior Olympics – Finished 15th in Platinum (Best finish in club history)


San Jose Express (website)

Spring & Summer 2023 (14u)

  • 2023 14u Junior Olympics – Finished 5th Gold

USA Water Polo

PAC Zone

2023 — 2025 Season

Coach: Daniel Castagnola, Cristian Tanase


2025: National Team Selection Camp – Orange County, CA


2025: PAC Zone Cadet Blue Team National Championships – Salt Lake City, Utah. 7th Place


2024: PAC Zone Development Red Team National  Championships Selection – Withdrew due to an injury.


2023: Holiday Camp, USA Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Camps, Clinics, Tournaments

Saturday, November 8 - Saturday, November 15, 2025

  • Schedule

Quarterfinals: November 8 @ 2:30pm vs Aptos HS


Friday, October 31 - Saturday, November 1 2025

We/Leland beat Leigh 20-5 to win the league title.

  • Schedule



Friday, October 24 - Saturday, October 25 2025

The 2025 NorCal Invitational girls' water polo tournament is scheduled to be held on October 24-25, 2025, hosted by Sacred Heart Prep in Atherton. It is a premier high school tournament featuring 16 top teams from Northern California during the fall season.

  • Schedule



October 2-4, 2025

California high-school girls varsity invitational hosted by Arroyo Grande High School (AGHS) every fall, split into competitive flights—Platinum, Gold, and Bronze. Platinum flight draws top NorCal/Central/Southern CA programs

  • Schedule



September 19-20, 2025

High School Invitational in Mountain View, California. Leland finished 3-1.

  • Sacred Heart Prep: 11-7 Loss
  • Garces Memorial: 16-12 Win
  • Saint Francis: 16-5 Win
  • Soquel: 16-11 Win



August 29-30, 2025

High School Invitational in Clovis,California. Leland placed 4th.

Schedule


July 24 - 27, 2025

Session II of the 2025 USA Water Polo Junior Olympic Championships takes place in Orange County and features teams from   across the U.S., each representing their regional zones.


July 11- 13, 2025

3-day tournament in Orange County. This event is hosted by Villa Park Aquatics. It is an invite-only tournament between 24 teams from NorCal and SoCal. Website and schedule.


June 24 - July 5, 2025

10-day Summer Trip 2025 in Barcelona with the Santa Cruz WPC. This event is hosted by Club Natacio Barcelona and will feature a tournament with clubs from Spain, Greece, Italy and La Jolla. 


June 20 - 22, 2025 Website

Santa Cruz WPC 16u A 4th Place; we were the only NorCal team in the final 4. We played San Diego Shores to an 11.4/11.2 shootout in the semi-finals and Santa Barbara 805 9-7 in the 3rd place match. 


June 13-15, 2025

My 16u club team Santa Cruz WPC qualified for this year's Junior Olympics  as the #3 seed for PAC Zone. See you in SoCal this July.


April 25-27, 2025 - Orange County

After the 2025 ODP Girls National Championships I was invited to participate in the national team selection camp.


March 28-30, 2025

I played with the PAC Zone Cadet Blue team. We placed 7th at the tournament.


March 23, 2025

These sessions focused on having shooters and goalies work to improve current habits while also learning and building various techniques so as to build on these moving into the Summer Season: 

  • Game-situation fundamentals and technique with an emphasis on release points
  • Beating the shot-blocker
  • Reading goalies and goalies reading shooters
  • Manipulating the size of the available goal both offensively and defensively
  • How goalies can get an edge in this situation regarding their body positioning and other factors relevant to shooters, defenders, and goalkeepers.


December 27 - 30, 2024

Intensive 4 day training program covering all aspects of the game.


December 7 - 8, 2024

US Sports Camps and the Cal Women’s Water Polo Coach, Coralie Simmons, ran this winter 2024 to offer a two day training.


December 4, 2024

Train with Denes Varga, one of the sport's greatest players from Hungary. Participants sharpened their skills, learned advanced techniques, and gained insights directly from a world-class champion. 


July 2024

Our 14u San Jose Almaden (SJA) team placed 15th in platinum. I was awarded All-American Honorable Mention honors for the 14u age group.


March 2024

I was selected to the PAC Zone Development Red team. But, I had to withdraw 2 weeks before the tournament due to an injury. The team placed 3rd at the tournament.


December 2023

USA Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado


Summer 2023

During our summer trip to visit family in Serbia and Montenegro I guest trained with Partizan VK (Belgrade, Serbia), Budva VK (Montenegro) boys 12-14yrs teams. 

Hvala Aca Pavlović and Miloš Midorović for letting me train with your teams!


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