SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The Santa Clara University men's water polo team will have two representatives competing in the 2025 World Aquatics Men's U20 Water Polo Championships, starting Saturday in Zagreb, Croatia.
 
Incoming freshman Ashton Brown will compete for his home country of Australia, while soon-to-be junior goalie Harrison Labrosse will play for Canada. The tournament runs from Saturday through June 21. Brown and Australia will play in Group A with Colombia and Argentina. Labrosse and Canada will take on China and Singapore as part of Group F.
 
Brown enters next week's World Aquatics Men's U20 Water Polo Championships with a ton of international experience already under his belt. Brown competed at both the FINA (now known as "World Aquatics") U16 and U18 World Championships in 2022 and 2024, respectively, and recently trained with Australia's senior national team ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics. His U16 Australian squad made the quarterfinals of that 2022 FINA World Championship in Greece.
 
Labrosse has been the Broncos' primary goalkeeper for two years since joining the program in 2023, playing in 37 games. Labrosse has totaled 363 saves across two seasons. He also has 22 career steals. The native of Lafayette, Calif., has recorded 10 or more saves in 20 games through his first two collegiate campaigns. He's also been a star in the classroom, being named West Coast Conference All-Academic Honorable Mention in 2024 while also earning "Bronze" Honors on the 2023-24 WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll and ACWPC All-Academic "Superior" Honors after his 2023 freshman season.
 
Brown and Australia's first game at the championships will be at 3 a.m. PDT / noon Central European Standard Time on Saturday versus Colombia. Labrosse and Canada will play 90 minutes later at 4:30 a.m. PDT / 1:30 p.m. CEST versus Singapore.