LA JOLLA, Calif. — UC San Diego head men’s water polo coach Matt Ustaszewski (UC San Diego ’04) is again serving as an assistant coach with Team USA as the World Aquatics World Championships kick off this week in Singapore, Singapore.

The 2025 event is set for July 11 through July 24.

This is Ustaszewski’s fifth stint as a member of the Team USA staff for the World Championships (2024, 2023, 2022, 2019). He was also on the bench when the United States won a Bronze Medal at the Paris Olympics in 2024.

“It is an absolute honor to represent Team USA on the coaching staff at the upcoming World Championships,” said Ustaszewski. “The opportunity to collaborate with and learn from the world’s best water polo coaches and players is a true privilege. This is the highest form of professional development possible, with the ability to actively pursue learning and gain first-hand experience, which are representative of the goals of our university, the athletic department, and the men’s water polo program at UC San Diego.”

The United States opens group play Friday against Canada. The team will also face Brazil (July 13) and host Singapore (July 16) prior to the Crossover, Quarterfinal, Semifinal, and Final Rounds.

Live streaming of the World Championships will be available on Peacock (login required).

“I want to thank Head Coach Dejan Udovicic for his leadership and trust in me to continue this journey together,” said Ustaszewski. “I also would like to acknowledge Athletic Director Earl Edwards, Senior Associate Athletic Director Danielle Melman, and our coaching staff and scholar-athletes at UC San Diego for their unwavering support during my tenure with Team USA. Most importantly, I want to thank my wife Heather Ustaszewski (UC San Diego ’06) and my sons, Jordan and Ryan. They have been incredibly supportive of the opportunities that I have been able to experience with Team USA. We are going to Singapore to compete at the highest levels of our sport, and I do so with the intentions of making my family, UC San Diego, and Team USA proud.”

Team USA has had success this summer already, putting together a Silver Medal performance at the World Aquatics U20 World Championships in Croatia. It was the highest finish ever for a USA Men’s National Team in World Championship play at any age group. UC San Diego figured heavily in Zagreb as Landon Akerstrom, who will be a junior for the Tritons this fall, was a member of the squad.

2025 World Aquatics World Championships Schedule

all times Pacific

July 11 – vs. Canada 7:35 pm

July 13 – vs. Brazil 6 pm

July 16 – at Singapore 4:10 am

July 18 – Crossover Round, TBD

July 20 – Quarterfinal Round, TBD

July 22 – Semifinal Round, TBD

July 24 – Final Round, TBD

• Live streaming available on Peacock (login required)

About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world’s preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.

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Constance Fouillet (left), Charlie Berridge and the Cal men’s and women’s golf teams will play at the birthplace of golf in October.

MGOLF7/7/2025 7:00 AM | By: Cal Athletics

Golden Bear Men, Women To Play At Birthplace Of Golf In October

BERKELEY – The California men’s and women’s golf teams will compete in the 2025 St Andrews Links Collegiate at the historic Old and Jubilee Courses in St Andrews, Scotland, on Oct. 13-15, Golf Channel and St Andrews Links Trust announced Monday.
 
Cal will be joined in the four-school field by Michigan State, Princeton and the University of St Andrews. It marks the first appearances in the event for the Golden Bears, Spartans and Tigers, and the second appearance for the hometown University of St Andrews. The three-day event will feature men’s and women’s teams from all four universities, with two days of stroke play on the Jubilee Course followed by a day of medal match play on the Old Course at St Andrews.
 
Golf Channel will present live coverage of the St Andrews Links Collegiate in the United States beginning each morning at 6 a.m. PT, with encores airing at 10 a.m. PT.
 
This is the third edition of the St Andrews Links Collegiate following its debut in 2023. Last year, Northwestern won the men’s team title and Zach Pollo of Arizona won the individual men’s competition, while Arizona won the women’s team title and Ashley Yun of Northwestern won the individual women’s competition.
 
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Brian Campbell certainly has a flair for the dramatic.

Campbell, who was born in Newport Beach and grew up in Irvine, earned his second PGA Tour victory Sunday in a sudden-death playoff at the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Ill.

Campbell, 32, won on the first playoff hole against Emiliano Grillo of Argentina after shooting 4-under-par 67 on Sunday for a tournament total of -18.

Both of Campbell’s victories on tour have come this season, as he also won the Mexico Open in February. That victory also went to a playoff, with Campbell making a birdie on the second hole to outlast Aldrich Potgieter of South Africa.

Campbell, who attended Mater Dei High School, said during his post-tournament press conference Sunday that finding himself in a playoff situation once again felt familiar, following his victory in Mexico. “[I’m] just so over the moon to be in that position, and to come back and finish it off,” he said. “A lot of nerves, that’s for sure, but I can’t believe we’re here. What a special event.”

The playoff hole Sunday was the par-four 18th, and he only needed a par to secure the win and the $1,512,000 first-place check.

Campbell is now ranked 28th in the PGA Tour FedExCup standings.

“After your first win, I’d say there was a lot of expectations that came about,” he said. “Unfortunately, I dealt with a lot of random sicknesses that hit me and pulled me out of a few tournaments I really wanted to play. I just really had to trust what I had been doing before, and now we’re here. It’s just wild.”

Campbell grew up playing at Mesa Verde Country Club in Costa Mesa where his parents, Don and Kim, were members.

He first played on the PGA Tour in 2017, but has spent much of his time since then on the Korn Ferry Tour, returning to the PGA Tour this season after regaining his card.

The John Deere Classic win had extra significance to him, as he attended college in the same state, at the University of Illinois.

“The awe of this tournament, it really is spectacular,” he said. “The finishing hole is one of the coolest finishing holes that we play out here. A lot can happen, birdies can be made, tournaments can be won. It’s just so fun to be here.”

Next up for Campell? The Genesis Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick, scheduled for July 10 to 14.

“I think we’re headed to Scotland tonight,” Campbell said Sunday. “[I’ve] gotta celebrate in Scotland, I guess.”

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