US Quadball refreshes national rosters ahead of Salou Nations Cup

US Quadball’s High Performance Program has reshaped both the United States National Team Developmental Academy and the standing national team after a full year of evaluations across USQ and MLQ, with the next major test set for Salou, Spain, on Oct. 3-4, 2026.

The Developmental Academy is slated to travel to the Quadball Nations Cup in Salou, and the event roster will be announced in August, giving coaches another stretch of domestic and club-season evaluation before players board for an international stage tied to the European Games at the Mediterranean Sport Village. That schedule turns the next few months into a live audition, not a formality.

The developmental side saw Ashton Glenn, TJ O’Connor, Alex Tidler and Jason Wu released, while a fresh wave arrived in Karsten Assoua, Ryan Callaghan, Brynn Chang-Kanoa, Ryan Cleary, Zach Donofrio, Addison Himmelmann, Miles Himmelmann, Veronica Hoffman, Ryan Leary, Spencer Quintana, Sohum Sharma, Nate Targonski and Ariana Zhang. The roster footprint also underscores how broad the national pool has become, with names connected to Texas State, Creighton, Boston University, Virginia, Reign, Mizzou, New Jersey Dice, Chaos and Illini Ridgebacks all feeding into the program. That blend suggests the next generation is being built from a wider competitive map, not just a handful of traditional power centers.

The standing U.S. National Team was also reworked. Jon Jackson and Emma Vasquez were released, while Rei Brodeur, Justin Cole, Dara Gaeuman and Joe Goulet were added. Several veterans and contributors stepped down since the last update, including Taylor Crawford, Amanda Dallas, Mohammed Haggag, Max Havlin, Jackson Johnson, Athena Mayor, Emma Persons and Lulu Xu, a turnover that shows the staff is not protecting incumbency for its own sake.

US Quadball’s standing-team model makes that philosophy explicit: nobody on the roster is guaranteed play time or even a tournament spot. That approach was on display in the 2025 cycle as well, when the program completed another year-long evaluation before heading to Belgium for the IQA World Cup, where the U.S. finished fourth. The pattern is clear. The national program is treating each season as a moving selection window, and Roseville, California, where USQ held a High Performance Training Camp on April 20, became one more checkpoint in a process designed to keep pressure on the pool and options open for Salou.