University Southern California Trojans
2026 Men's Water Polo Spring Roster
Roster
Charles Mills
- Position:
- Goalie
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Tiburon, Calif.
- High School:
- Redwood HS
2025 SEASON:
• ACWPC All-American Third Team
• All-MPSF Honorable Mention
• MPSF Tournament MVP
• MPSF All-Tournament Goalie
• Team captain
• Made 177 saves in goal for the Trojans
• Recorded a .501 save percentage
• Made 11 saves in three quarters of play against George Washington
• Tallied a career high 14 saves versus Long Beach State
• Made 13 saves and held Pacific to single digit scoring
• Recorded 21 saves and added two steals and two assists to earn MVP honors at the MPSF Tournament
• Made 23 saves and held CUI and Fordham to single digit scoring at the NCAA Tournament
• Earned MPSF All-Academic and All-Big Ten Academic honors
2024 SEASON:
• Appeared in eight games with 38 saves made
• Averaged 9.5 saves per game and 6.8 goals-against per game
• Recorded double-digit saves twice — 12 vs. Westcliff and 10 vs. Austin College in the MPSF quarterfinals
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree
2023 SEASON:
• Made 13 saves in his USC debut vs. Biola on Sept. 3 before being sidelined by injury
NATIONAL TEAMS:
• A member of the U.S. Junior National Team
• Won silver with the USA Junior team at the 2025 World Aquatics U20 Championship in Croatia
• Recorded 11 saves in the final vs. Spain and 10 in the quarterfinals vs. Serbia
• Has been a member of the U.S. Youth National Team
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2023 graduate of Redwood High... Won 2021 NorCal championship and the 2021 North Coast Section Division I titles... A two-time Marin Independent Journal Player of the Year (2021 and 2022)... Named 2022 MCAL Player of the Year... An all-league second team selection in 2021... Redwood High’s E. E. Boyden Award Senior Male Athlete of the Year... Played club for S.F. Water Polo... An honor student
PERSONAL: Mills is majoring in international relations... Parents are Jennifer and Alden... Has three brothers: Henry, John and William... Father, Alden, was a rower at the Naval Academy.... Uncle, Mike Ryan, swam at UCLA... Grandfather, Joe Ryan, played football at Washington... Enjoys spearfishing, camping and crabbing in his free time... Lists Jon Jones as his biggest sports hero... Hopes to travel to Fiji... Born Feb. 18, 2005.
