Oakdale youth water polo talent Emily Bennett was selected to the eighth grade and under ‘Development’ USA National Water Polo training team. She competed with the nation’s top 70 athletes in her age division for a spot on the 28-person squad. If selected to the top 13, she will represent the USA in International competition later this summer.

The local talent is a longtime staple of the Oakdale Water Polo Club and is one of only three girls from the Central California zone to join one of the three development teams.