2026 Women's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Emily Ausmus
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 5-11
- Hometown:
- Riverside, Calif.
- High School:
- Martin Luther King HS
- Major:
- Civil Engineering
THIS SEASON: A 2024 Olympian, Emily Ausmus enters her second season of competition at USC.
2025 SEASON:
• Cutino Award finalist
• All-America First Team
• MPSF Newcomer of the Year
• All-MPSF First Team
• MPSF All-Newcomer Team
• MPSF All-Tournament Team
• Set USC single-season scoring record with 114 goals scored as a true freshman
• Became the fastest Trojan to score 100 career goals
• Scored in all 34 games and recorded a team-high 31 multiple-goal outings
• Set career high with six goals in her USC debut vs. Biola on Jan. 18
• Had two more six-goal games during the season, last vs. Brown on March 23
• Scored 13 goals at the MPSF Tournament and five at the NCAA Tournament
NATIONAL TEAMS:
• A member of the U.S. National Team
• Won gold with U.S. Junior National Team at 2025 World Aquatics U20 World Championships
• Competed for Team USA at 2025 World Aquatics World Championships
• Scored three goals at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, where Team USA finished fourth
• Won gold at the 2024 World Aquatics World Championships in Doha, Qatar, scoring four goals
• Topped the podium at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, tallying 16 goals
• Placed fifth at the 2023 World Aquatics World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, scoring 3 goals
• Won gold at the 2023 World Aquatics World Cup in Long Beach, Calif., recording 13 goals
• Placed third at the 2022 FINA World League Super Final in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, scoring three goals
• Won gold at the 2022 FINA Youth World Championship in Belgrade, Serbia
• Placed third at the 2022 FINA Intercontinental Cup in Lima, Peru, netting 16 goals
HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in water polo and swimming at Martin Luther King High School… Was a CIF Division 3 runner-up and two-time CIF Division 1 semifinalist… A CIF First Team four-time honoree… Earned two Big VIII League titles… The 2023 IE Varsity Girls Water Polo Player of the Year… Played club for SOCAL and Riverside Water Polo… Was a two-time Junior Olympics champion with SOCAL and one-time MVP.
PERSONAL: Ausmus is majoring in civil engineering… Parents are Shawn and Shan… Has one brother: Evan, who also plays water polo for USC… Lists challenging games as her most thrilling sports moments… Enjoys cooking and spending time with friends and family in her free time… Has always wanted to go skydiving… Would like to visit Thailand, Antarctica and the countries she’s already been to for water polo (but now for vacation)… Born on December 12, 2005.
