Jordan Raney
Jordan Raney (born June 2, 1996) is an American water polo player who is a member of the United States women's national water polo team.[1] She was part of the gold medal-winning American team at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest.[2]
| Jordan Raney | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
June 2, 1996 Santa Monica, California, U.S. | ||
| Nationality | American | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Position | 2-Meter Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current team | Olympiacos Piraeus | ||
| College(s) | Stanford University | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2017— | United States | ||
| Last updated: August 8, 2023 | |||
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College career
Raney played water polo at Stanford University where she helped lead the Cardinal to NCAA Championships in 2015 and 2017.[3] In 2018 Raney was 1st Team All-American and 1st Team All-MPSF.[4]
International career
Raney made her Senior National Team debut in 2017,[1] winning the FINA World League Super Final.[5] A standout defender, she made her professional debut competing for NC Vouliagmeni in Greece alongside Team USA teammates Ashleigh Johnson and Stephania Haralabidis.[1][4] She currently plays for Greek powerhouse Olympiacos Piraeus, with whom she won the 2021–22 LEN Euro League.
She trained full-time with the U.S. team for two years with the goal of competing at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[6] but she didn't make the final roster.[7][8]
In 2022, Raney led Team USA with 12 goals as well as being named the Media All-Star Team at the 2022 FINA World League Super Final in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. At the 2022 FINA Championships in Budapest, Raney scored 5 goals for Team USA.[4]
International Competition Highlights
- 2022 FINA World League Super Final, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, 3rd Place
- 2022 FINA World Championships, Budapest, Hungary, 1st Place
- 2021 FINA World League Super Final, Athens, Greece, 1st Place
- 2019 Holiday Cup, Princeton, NJ, 1st Place
- 2019 Canada Cup, Montreal, Canada, 1st Place
- 2019 FINA World Championships, Budapest, Hungary, 1st Place
- 2019 FINA International Tournament, Perth, Australia, 1st Place
- 2018 FINA World Cup, Surgut, Russia, 1st Place
- 2018 FINA World League Super Final, Kunshan, China, 1st Place
- 2017 FINA World Championships, Budapest, Hungary, 1st Place
- 2017 FINA World League Super Final, Shanghai, China, 1st Place
- 2015 FINA Junior World Championships, Volos, Greece, 1st Place
- 2015 World University Games, Gwangju, South Korea, 5th Place
- 2014 FINA Youth World Championships, Madrid, Spain, 1st Place
- 2014 UANA Youth Pan American Championship, Riverside, California, 1st Place
- 2011 UANA Youth Pan American Championships, Puerto Rico, 1st
References
- "Jordan Raney - Women's Senior National Team". USA Water Polo. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- "Day 7 Women's Water Polo: USA rolls Spain for fifth world crown". Official FINA website. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- "Stanford wins NCAA women's water-polo title". San Francisco Chronicle. May 14, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- "Jordan Raney - Women's Senior National Team". USA Water Polo. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- Pimer, Diana (June 12, 2017). "USA Water Polo Wins Fourth-Straight FINA World League Super Final". Swimming World. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- Raney, Jordan (January 5, 2021). "Her Olympic dream in flux, Jordan Raney embraces the chaos". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- Raney, Jordan (July 21, 2021). "How it feels to be the last player cut from the US Olympic water polo team". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- Leybi, Amaya (August 5, 2021). "Pushing Forward: The Antifragile Identity of Jordan Raney". Swimming World. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
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