THE 2023 SoCal Cup WINTER FORMAL TOURNAMENT RECAP
Thank you to all of the directors, parents, coaches, and players for attending The Winter Formal! The success of this tournament is directly attributed to all of you.
TOP OVERALL CLUB:
TEAM ROCKSTAR
TOURNAMENT STATS
500+ Teams
300+ In-Region Teams & 200+ Out-of-Region Teams
30+ Top College Coaches in Attendance
DIVISION FINALISTS
ALL TOURNAMENT TEAMS
18 OPEN
MVP: Trent Taliaferro (Balboa Bay 18 Blue)
Riggs Guy & Kai Schmitt (Balboa Bay 18 Blue), Sean Kelly & Johnny D (MB Surf ASICS 18's 1), Raglan Kear & Ford Harmon (SBVC 18-1), Kainoa Wade & Elijah Smith (Outrigger Canoe Club), Ethan Wells (Dynamix 18-1 Black), Micah Nakasato (SASVBC 18-1 Jordan), Cameron Kosty (Bay to Bay 18-1), Parker Tomkinson (Wave 18 Darrell)
18 CLUB
MVP: Everest Welton (Balboa Bay 18 White)
Henry Uttoback & Cooper Truong (Balboa Bay 18 White), Camden Soloway & Caiden Mott (Sidewinder), Reid Scott & Federico Sala (AZ Fear 18 EC), Danny Baten & Gerardo Luque (LBVC 18 Sompa), Wyatt Thompson (Seaside 18 Black), Luke Steinert (Bay to Bay 18-Premier), Will Mullen (Bay to Bay 18-Club)
17 OPEN
MVP: Kieran Domain (Balboa Bay 17 Blue)
Dylan Gallagher & Nate Jackson (Balboa Bay 17 Blue), Grayson Bradford & Andrew Chapin (MB Surf ASICS 17's 1), Noah Douphner & Nick Waldron (SoCal Legends 17-Elite), Kai Gan & Alex Heins (Team Rockstar 17 Rockstar), Drake Harris (SCVC 17 Quicksilver), Rafa Urbina (Bay to Bay 17-1), Britton Skousen (Aspire 17 Iron Man), Kanalu Akana (SASVBC 17 Kana'i)
17 CLUB
MVP: Jake Carpenter (AZ Fear 17 SL)
Justin H. & Noah K. (AZ Fear 17 SL), Matthew Polenzani & Jae Kung (SG Elite 17 Select), Jacob Berenguer & Alexander Uong (MVVC 17 Black), Tristan Apurado & Zach Stokes (Synergy 17 Gold), Ryan Johnson (Wave 17 Gino), Logan Vo (Pulse), Luke Mayfield (MVC 17 Black)
16 OPEN
MVP: Carter Mirabal (Team Rockstar 16 Rockstar)
Enzo Barker & Augustine Cho (Team Rockstar 16 Rockstar), Elan Taylor & Arman Vaghode (MVVC 16 Red), Nate Garrett & Wyatt Davis (MB Surf ASICS 16's 1), Gavin W. & Chase Walin (949 16 Black), Carlos Maldonado (Bay to Bay 16-1), Max Draper (A4 16 Tyler), Conan Lafferty (Crown City 16 Kings), Lincoln Larson (Vegas United 16 Black)
16 CLUB
MVP: Dylan Feakins (Team Rockstar 16 Gold)
Kobe Magdael & Brendan Maffei (Team Rockstar 16 Gold), Zack Speakman & Brandon Quiambo (Bay to Bay 16 Premier), Isaac Sanchez & Kale Palmer (AZ Fear 16 RM), Axel Ledford & Reyce Ongalibang (Bravo 16-Havoc), Kaleb Mniripiri (MN Select 16 National One), Kalash Venkumahanti (MVVC), Aditya Nikalje (Bay to Bay 16-Cub)
15 OPEN
MVP: Mateo Fuerbringer (Team Rockstar 15 Rockstar)
Teddy Mandelbaum & Elogious Holder (Team Rockstar 15 Rockstar), Diego Rodriguez & Lucas Dong (Bay to Bay 15-1), Daniel Booker & Brody Williams (Balboa Bay 15 Blue), Will Denning & Hudson Yockey (Coast 15-Chris), Dane Del Riego (MB Surf ASICS 15's 1), Greyson Carter (Aspire 15 Black Panther), Alex Garcia (Elevation 15 Peak)
15 CLUB
MVP: Carlos Jay (Over The Top 15-1)
Cade Felver (Over The Top 15-1), Lehi Rocha & Ethan Pinkey (Sidewinder 15-1), Taytem Tunney & Nathan Danielson (AZ Fear 15 JL), Kai Wong & Thomas Ryan (MVVC 15-Black), Jackson Branch (949 15 Black), Eric Lance (Pipeline 15 Adidas)
14 OPEN
MVP: Logan Flores (Team Rockstar 14 Rockstar)
Carter Tchaivosky & Jake Wolf (Team Rockstar 14 Rockstar), Ege Karagoz & Noah Pabarcs (Coast 14-Bela), Josh Trodd & Christian Stellar (MB Surf 14-1), Maki Estrella & Ethan Tiu (SC Legends 14 Elite), Evan Waddell (Pulse), Chase Gonzalez (OCVC 14-1), Gabriele Desiderio (Academy Volleyball), Matt Maxson (Over The Top), Connor Khov (MVVC 14 Red)
14 CLUB
MVP: Jeffrey Hung (MVVC 14 Black)
Bodi Gideon (MVVC 14 Black), Jonny Magro & Parker Henderson (AZ Fear 14 JS), Luke B. & Ryan K. (Absolute 14 Blue), Dylan Hunter & Riley Tran (PAC 14), Nitin Krishna (MVVC 14 National), Auston Hooton (Club GSL 14 Elite Andy), Valentino Molina (Sidewinder)
13 OPEN
MVP: Ian Mallari (SC Legends 13 Elite)
Michael Acevedo & Ryan Kwon (SC Legends 13 Elite), Eyal Halevy & Kinan Schober (MVVC 13 Red), Titan Toilolo & Jayden Mack (Team Rockstar 13 Rockstar), Rhithav Murugesan & Axel Hawkins (Bay to Bay 13-1), Tomas Melvin Torres (Balboa Bay 13 Blue)
12 OPEN
MVP: Nicolae Sarmasag (Bay to Bay 12-1)
Kai Tang & Carter Flynn (Bay to Bay 12-1), Nathan Rondon & Kyu Kim (Evolution), Cayden Appling & Kian Laulusa (SCVC 12 Quicksilver), Sawyer Fitzgerald & Bennett Schaeffer (MB Surf 12-1)
THANK YOU
A special thank you to all of the staff and officials that help make all of our events happen. We have an amazing crew that spends long days and many sleepless nights making sure the SoCal Cup gives everyone the best experience. And an extra special shout-out to the following:
Head of Officiating: Earl Varquez
Tournament Referee Operations: Heather Pickett
Head Officials: Robert Okamura, Shannon Macias, Alvin Dong, and Dusty Orvis
Social Media: AIM Sports Studios & Olivia Duval
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