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Water Polo's Mercado named lead coach for Team USA Born in 2005 Futures Youth National Team
5/23/2022 2:40:00 PM | Men's Water Polo, Women's Water Polo
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown men's and women's water polo head coach Felix Mercado has been selected as the lead coach for Team USA Born in 2005 Futures Youth National Team, USA Water Polo announced.
Mercado returns to Team USA after serving as an assistant coach for Team USA during the 2019 World University Games in Naples, Italy.
"It is an honor to be selected as the lead coach for one of our national pipeline teams. I am excited to work with this group of young men and for the training opportunities we will experience over the summer," said Mercado.
Mercado will lead the Futures 2005 Youth Team into competition at the 2022 Men's Senior Nationals Tournament this July 8-10 in Orange County, California. The team will then travel to Budapest, Hungary August 1-9 for a training trip and competition.
At Brown, Mercado just finished his 15th season as the head coach for the men's and women's water polo programs with both teams earning 20 or more wins this season. Mercado is also a member of the USA Water Polo's Racial Equity & Reform Task Force.
Mercado coached the men's team to a third-place finish in the NWPC Tournament, while leading the women's team to a fourth-place finish in the CWPA Tournament.
This past season, Mercado coached two ACWPC All-Americans on the men's side as Ugo Piovan and Andrew Penner were both named Honorable Mention. Piovan, Penner and Filip Aleksic were also named NWPC All-Conference with Aleksic being named Sophomore of the Year.
On the women's side, Mercado coached Zoe King to a spot on the CWPA All-Conference First Team.
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Mercado returns to Team USA after serving as an assistant coach for Team USA during the 2019 World University Games in Naples, Italy.
"It is an honor to be selected as the lead coach for one of our national pipeline teams. I am excited to work with this group of young men and for the training opportunities we will experience over the summer," said Mercado.
Mercado will lead the Futures 2005 Youth Team into competition at the 2022 Men's Senior Nationals Tournament this July 8-10 in Orange County, California. The team will then travel to Budapest, Hungary August 1-9 for a training trip and competition.
At Brown, Mercado just finished his 15th season as the head coach for the men's and women's water polo programs with both teams earning 20 or more wins this season. Mercado is also a member of the USA Water Polo's Racial Equity & Reform Task Force.
Mercado coached the men's team to a third-place finish in the NWPC Tournament, while leading the women's team to a fourth-place finish in the CWPA Tournament.
This past season, Mercado coached two ACWPC All-Americans on the men's side as Ugo Piovan and Andrew Penner were both named Honorable Mention. Piovan, Penner and Filip Aleksic were also named NWPC All-Conference with Aleksic being named Sophomore of the Year.
On the women's side, Mercado coached Zoe King to a spot on the CWPA All-Conference First Team.
BROWN UNIVERSITY SPORTS FOUNDATION
The Brown University Sports Foundation (BUSF) is the lifeblood of the athletics program and exists to enhance the student-athlete experience through philanthropic support from alumni, parents, fans, and friends. A gift through the Sports Foundation makes an immediate impact on today's Brown Bears and helps them to be their best in the classroom, in competition, and most importantly in the community. To learn more about supporting the Bears, please click here.
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL
For the latest on Brown Athletics, please follow @BrownAthletics on Twitter, @BrownAthletics on Instagram, like BrownAthletics on Facebook, and subscribe to the BrownAthletics YouTube channel.
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