University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Women's Water Polo
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- rneushul@athletics.ucla.edu
While this is her first collegiate coaching post, she has spent the past year as an assistant coach toย the 16U and 18U girl'sย at Santa Barbara water Polo Club. She has also serves as an assistant coach at Dos Pueblos High School for the same age group.
Neushul was aย standout water polo player at Stanford, being named a four-time All-American while becoming the only player in Stanford Women's Water Polo history to win four NCAA Championships (2019, 2022-23, 2025). She also won the Peter J. Cutino Award in 2025 and was named the ACWPC Player of the Year that same season. She was named to the NCAA All-Tournament team all four times and was a three-time MPSF All-Tournament Team selection (2022-23, 2025). The four-time All-MPSF selection was also named the MPSF Player of the Year in her senior season (2025). She began her collegiate career being named the MPSF Newcomer of the Year in 2019. She scored 228 career goals at Stanford, ranking fifth all-time in Cardinal history.
In the intervening years of her college campaign, Neushul trained with the Senior National Team for USA Water Polo, making the Olympic team in 2024. She has been a professional athlete and Senior National Team member since May of 2017 to the present.ย She made her Senior Team debut at the 2017 FINA Intercontinental Tournament in Davis, Calif., and has won two World Championships (2022, 2024) with Team USA.
She played her water polo prep careerย at Dos Pueblos High School in Santa Barbara, Calif., where she lettered four years in water polo, serving as team captain her junior and senior seasons. She was named theย 2018 CIF Southern Section Player of the Year and the Channel League MVP. A three-timeย All-CIF First Team honoreeย (2016, 2017 and 2018), she was also a three-timeย All-Channel League First Team pick (2016, 2017 and 2018) and was the 2018 Channel League Champion in the 100 Breaststroke.
Neushul graduated from Stanford in 2025 with a degree in human biology with a focus in neurobiology and psychology of addiction. She also added a double minor in Spanish and science communication writing.
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