Colorado Springs, Colo. (October 2, 2024)—With 2025 shaping up to be a busy year for the U.S. National Team, USA Ultimate announced today 16 additions to the Team USA coaching staff, including nine assistant coaches and seven selection assistants that will help evaluate, select and prepare athletes for a pair of major international events next year.

For the U-24 National Team set to compete in Spain next summer, the Team USA coaching staff will look much like it did a year ago when the U.S. brought home three gold medals from the 2023 World Championships in the U.K. Of the six assistant coaches that helped guide all three teams to world titles, five will return, including Hanna Baranes and Lauren Boyle (mixed), David Allison and Darryl Stanley (open) and Sarah Griffith (women). Robin Davis, a relative newcomer to the National Team program, is a first-time assistant coach for the women’s team and previously served as a selection assistant for the team that was set to represent the U.S. at the 2020 World Ultimate Championships before the tournament was cancelled.

The six U-24 assistants will serve alongside previously announced head coaches Patrick Sherlock (mixed), Bob Krier (open) and Gwen Ambler (women).

Joining these coaches in support of the U-24 program are four selection assistants as Carlos Lopez returns to the mixed team and is joined by Tracey Lo. Sam Lehman and Claire Revere complete the Team USA staff as selection assistants for the open and women’s teams respectively.

Next fall, the U.S. National Team will also compete at the World Beach Ultimate Championships, and the coaching staff supporting the head coaches has also been determined.

Joining head coach Eileen Murray in leading the mixed squad is assistant coach Manisha Daryani and selection assistants Judy Jarvis and Ken Porter.  

Mario O’Brien joins head coach Bryan Jones as an assistant for the open team with Tyler Kinley returning to the program as a selection assistant after helping lead Team USA to a gold medal as an assistant last year.

After also winning a world title last year, the women’s team will look familiar with assistant coach Sean McCall returning to head coach Samantha Broaddus’ staff. They will be joined by selection assistant Andrea DeSabato.

Tryouts for both the U-24 and Beach National Teams occur next month.

The 2025 U-24 World Championships take place June 21-28 in Logroño, Spain, while the Beach World Championships will occur November 2-8 in the Algarve region of Portugal.

2025 U.S. NATIONAL TEAM COACHING STAFF

U-24 NATIONAL TEAM

Mixed

Head Coach: Patrick Sherlock

Assistant Coaches: Hannah Baranes. Lauren Boyle

Selection Assistants: Tracy Lo, Carlos Lopez

Open

Head Coach: Bob Krier

Assistant Coaches: David Allison, Darryl Stanley

Selection Assistant: Sam Lehman

Women

Head Coach: Gwen Ambler

Assistant Coaches: Robin Davis, Sarah Griffith

Selection Assistant: Claire Revere

BEACH NATIONAL TEAM

Mixed

Head Coach: Eileen Murray

Assistant Coach: Manisha Daryani

Selection Assistants: Judy Jarvis, Ken Porter

Open

Head Coach: Bryan Jones

Assistant Coach: Mario O’Brien

Selection Assistant: Tyler Kinley

Women

Head Coach: Samantha Broaddus

Assistant Coach: Sean McCall

Selection Assistant: Andrea DeSabato