2025 USC Women's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Ava Stryker
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 5-10
- Hometown:
- Santa Barbara, Calif.
- High School:
- San Marcos HS
- Major:
- Real Estate Development
THIS SEASON: Two-time All-American Ava Stryker enters her third season at USC.
2025 SEASON:
• All-America Honorable Mention
• NCAA All-Tournament Second Team
• Scored 72 goals as a sophomore
• Scored in 32 games with multiple-goal outings in 23 games
• Had a career-high five goals vs. UC Davis on Feb. 1
• Scored three goals at the MPSF Tournament and six at the NCAA Tournament
• An MPSF Scholar-Athlete, also earned All-Big Ten Academic honors
2024 SEASON:
• All-America Honorable Mention
• MPSF All-Newcomer Team
• NCAA All-Tournament Second Team
• MPSF Newcomer of the Week (March 26)
• Scored a team-high 49 goals as a true freshman
• Scored in 22 games with 13 multiple-goal outings
• Set career high with five goals vs. Stanford on April 28 during the MPSF Tournament
• Scored first career goals as a Trojan with two vs. San Diego State in season opener
• Scored a team-high seven goals at the MPSF Tournament
• A member of USC’s 2024 NCAA Tournament roster
• Earned ACWPC All-Academic honors
NATIONAL TEAMS:
• A member of U.S. Senior National Team
• Competed for Team USA at 2025 World Aquatics World Championships
• Competed for the USA at the 2023 World Aquatics Junior World Championships
• Won gold at the 2022 FINA Youth World Championship
• Won gold at the 2022 Junior Pan American Games
HIGH SCHOOL: A two-time All-CIF SS Open Division honoree out of San Marcos High… Reached CIF semifinals in 2020 and CIF quarterfinals in 2022 and 2023… A two-time San Marcos Athlete of the Year in 2022 and 2023… Named Channel League MVP in 2022… Academic All-American from 2019-21… Played club with Santa Barbara 805 Water Polo Club.
PERSONAL: Stryker is majoring in real estate development… Parents are Christie and Jay… Has two siblings: Taylor and Jaymie… Enjoys getting good food with good company… Has always wanted to skydive… Would like to visit Sicily, Bali and Iceland… Born on October 17, 2004.
