Twelve athletes from across the USA will represent the country at the 2025 World Wheelchair Rugby Americas Championship taking place July 11 – 15, 2025 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- Sarah Adam (Naperville, IL)
- Chuck Aoki (Minneapolis, MN)
- Travis Baker (Hamilton, OH)
- Clay Brackett (Birmingham, AL)
- Chris Fleace (Tucson, AZ)
- Lee Fredette (East Moriches, NY)
- Joe Jackson (Maricopa, AZ)
- Mandy Marchiano (Colonial Heights, VA)
- Anthony McDaniel (Molalla, OR)
- Alex Pabon (Guayama, PR)
- Zion Redington (Birmingham, AL)
- Mason Symons (Hershey, PA)
“The 2025 Americas Zonal Championships are about executing the fundamentals and trusting each other on every play. Our goal here is simple: stick to our systems, support one another, and compete with intensity from the first whistle to the last,” commented head coach Joe Delagrave.
Lead by Delagrave and co-captains Sarah Adam and Chuck Aoki, USA Wheelchair Rugby will compete in Pool B against some of the top teams in North and South America including Argentina, host-country Brazil, and Peru before moving onto crossover play which will include Pool A countries Canada, Chile, Columbia and Peru.
- Friday, July 11: USA vs. Argentina (10 a.m. CT)
- Saturday, July 12: USA vs. Brazil (3 p.m. CT)
- Sunday, July 13: Peru vs. USA (10 a.m. CT)
There will be much more at stake than bragging rights as the top two teams will secure a bid to next year’s Wheelchair Rugby World Championship, also located in Sao Paulo. USA Wheelchair Rugby has competed in every World Championship since the tournament’s inception in 1995, mostly recently earning the silver medal at the 2022 World Championship in Vejle, Denmark.
All matches in the 2025 Americas Championship will be streamed live with English commentary on the World Wheelchair Rugby YouTube channel. Portuguese commentary will be provided on the Brazilian Wheelchair Rugby Association’s (ABRC) YouTube channel.
Lakeshore National Adapted Sport Organization (LNASO), located in Birmingham, AL, is proud to be the National Governing Body of USA Wheelchair Rugby. Team members and staff travel from across the country to Lakeshore for training camps and competitions.