HMG Junior Championship
Below is a list of applications received by the AJGA. The tournament application deadline is 3 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
Note: THIS IS NOT THE TOURNAMENT FIELD. The tournament field will be posted by Noon ET on Friday, May 29, 2026.
Projected Field Size: 78
Projected Field Breakdown:
To be filled with PBE Status below:
Boys - 38
Girls - 21
Estimated Tournament spots to be filled through AJGA Qualifier:
Boys - 6
Girls - 3
Only PBE status earned thru the Sunday before the Application Deadline (Monday for AJGA events) will be considered when determining this tournament field. This status will be updated by the Application Deadline, provided that results of such events are available. Field Size and breakdown are subject to change.
Note: THIS IS NOT THE TOURNAMENT FIELD. The tournament field will be posted by Noon ET on Friday, May 29, 2026.
Projected Field Size: 78
Projected Field Breakdown:
To be filled with PBE Status below:
Boys - 38
Girls - 21
Estimated Tournament spots to be filled through AJGA Qualifier:
Boys - 6
Girls - 3
Only PBE status earned thru the Sunday before the Application Deadline (Monday for AJGA events) will be considered when determining this tournament field. This status will be updated by the Application Deadline, provided that results of such events are available. Field Size and breakdown are subject to change.
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Boys
48 Applications Received
AJGA Leadership Links participant
| Player | (Citizenship) Hometown | Grad | PBE Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Junlin Pan | (China) Yorba Linda, Calif. | 2027 | Fully Exempt | ||
| 2 | Félix Gael Aceves Muñoz | (Mexico) Guadalajara, Mexico | 2027 | Fully Exempt | ||
| 3 | Austin Downing | Santa Barbara, Calif. | 2027 | 45 | ||
| 4 | Colby Hutton | Las Vegas, Nev. | 2026 | 44 | ||
| 5 | Fynn Wanke | Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. | 2026 | 29 | ||
| 6 | Knox Betourne | Floyds Knobs, Ind. | 2027 | 25 | ||
| 7 | Jackson Tyler | Lubbock, Texas | 2027 | 25 | ||
| 8 | Lucas Houtzer | Los Altos, Calif. | 2027 | 24 | ||
| 9 | Heath Harvey | Las Vegas, Nev. | 2029 | 23 | ||
| 10 | Armaan Khan | Folsom, Calif. | 2028 | 21 | ||
| 11 | Anderson Lee | Henderson, Nev. | 2026 | 20 | ||
| 12 | Zachary Petersen | Reno, Nev. | 2026 | 17 | ||
| 13 | Lucas Chen | San Diego, Calif. | 2030 | 16 | ||
| 14 | Julian Koehler | Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. | 2028 | 16 | ||
| 15 | Troy Stahl | Phoenix, Ariz. | 2029 | 16 | ||
| 16 | Ethan Yu | Newport Coast, Calif. | 2030 | 16 | ||
| 17 | Sebastian Cutchon | Castro Valley, Calif. | 2029 | 14 | ||
| 18 | William Liu | Lake Forest, Calif. | 2029 | 14 | ||
| 19 | Aden Shen | Rowland Heights, Calif. | 2027 | 14 | ||
| 20 | Connor Eichler |
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Burlingame, Calif. | 2029 | 12 | |
| 21 | Seth Thao | Los Alamitos, Calif. | 2027 | 12 | ||
| 22 | Taylor Jacobsen | St. George, Utah | 2027 | 11 | ||
| 23 | Bret Kiyuna | Honolulu, Hawaii | 2028 | 11 | ||
| 24 | Charlie Poe | Austin, Texas | 2029 | 10 | ||
| 25 | Benny Nelson | Las Vegas, Nev. | 2028 | 9 | ||
| 26 | Brian Koo | Fullerton, Calif. | 2027 | 8 | ||
| 27 | Tyler Morris | Fredericksburg, Texas | 2027 | 8 | ||
| 28 | Eunyule Ko | Santa Clara, Calif. | 2027 | 7 | ||
| 29 | Aaryan Sharma | Winter Garden, Fla. | 2027 | 7 | ||
| 30 | Ethan Zeng | (Canada) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 2027 | 7 | ||
| 31 | Vincent Basteguian | Glendale, Calif. | 2027 | 5 | ||
| 32 | Nicholas Liu | Oklahoma City, Okla. | 2029 | 5 | ||
| 33 | Rex Parkinson | Denver, Colo. | 2029 | 5 | ||
| 34 | Trent Hull | Corona del Mar, Calif. | 2028 | 4 | ||
| 35 | Zac Patykiewicz | Overland Park, Kan. | 2028 | 4 | ||
| 36 | Charlie Isler | West Chester, Pa. | 2027 | 3 | ||
| 37 | Patrick Van Tuyle | La Canada, Calif. | 2027 | 3 | ||
| 38 | Xuanlin Wang | (China) Beijing, China | 2027 | 3 | ||
| 39 | Nicholas Zaccagnino | Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. | 2028 | 3 | ||
| 40 | Sam Alke | Bozeman, Mont. | 2028 | 2 | ||
| 41 | Elijah David | Hayward, Calif. | 2029 | 2 | ||
| 42 | Zhenting Liu | (China) CHANDLER, Ariz. | 2031 | 2 | ||
| 43 | Jake Martinez | Tucson, Ariz. | 2028 | 2 | ||
| 44 | Lucas Patao | Northridge, Calif. | 2028 | 2 | ||
| 45 | Theodore Stoop | Oakland, Calif. | 2028 | 2 | ||
| 46 | Skyler Xue | Bethesda, Md. | 2026 | 2 | ||
| 47 | Andrew Converse | Kalispell, Mont. | 2029 | 1 | ||
| 48 | Maddux Nichols | Winnemucca, Nev. | 2029 | 1 |
Girls
19 Applications Received
AJGA Leadership Links participant
| Player | (Citizenship) Hometown | Grad | PBE Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alyssa Rigby | Vancouver, Wash. | 2028 | Fully Exempt | ||
| 2 | Cece Lewis | Nipomo, Calif. | 2027 | Fully Exempt | ||
| 3 | Breanna Noble | Canyon Lake, Calif. | 2027 | 41 | ||
| 4 | Yi Ying Cai | (China) Shanghai, China | 2027 | 26 | ||
| 5 | Athena (Manfei) Liao | (China) Covina, Calif. | 2027 | 25 | ||
| 6 | Sage Parry | Las Vegas, Nev. | 2028 | 24 | ||
| 7 | Martina Ling | (Canada) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 2027 | 13 | ||
| 8 | Amelia Chen | Las Vegas, Nev. | 2028 | 12 | ||
| 9 | Jenny Guo | (Canada) West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 2030 | 12 | ||
| 10 | Kayla Nguyen | Fountain Valley, Calif. | 2027 | 12 | ||
| 11 | Samantha Rodriguez |
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Murrieta, Calif. | 2028 | 10 | |
| 12 | Zoey Stout | Bakersfield, Calif. | 2029 | 9 | ||
| 13 | Candace Ung |
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Monrovia, Calif. | 2030 | 9 | |
| 14 | Phannaphisar Kiatphonsiri | (Thailand) Bangkok, Thailand | 2029 | 7 | ||
| 15 | Saisha Vibhute | San Jose, Calif. | 2028 | 6 | ||
| 16 | GibbieKay Cain | Ooltewah, Tenn. | 2028 | 4 | ||
| 17 | Madison Delumen | Livermore, Calif. | 2029 | 3 | ||
| 18 | Quincy Leland | Reno, Nev. | 2029 | 2 | ||
| 19 | Adam Rigby | Litchfield Park, Ariz. | 2030 | 1 |
Boys
48 Applications Received
| Player | (Citizenship) Hometown | Grad | PBE Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Junlin Pan | (China) Yorba Linda, Calif. | 2027 | Fully Exempt | ||
| 2 | Félix Gael Aceves Muñoz | (Mexico) Guadalajara, Mexico | 2027 | Fully Exempt | ||
| 3 | Austin Downing | Santa Barbara, Calif. | 2027 | 45 | ||
| 4 | Colby Hutton | Las Vegas, Nev. | 2026 | 44 | ||
| 5 | Fynn Wanke | Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. | 2026 | 29 | ||
| 6 | Knox Betourne | Floyds Knobs, Ind. | 2027 | 25 | ||
| 7 | Jackson Tyler | Lubbock, Texas | 2027 | 25 | ||
| 8 | Lucas Houtzer | Los Altos, Calif. | 2027 | 24 | ||
| 9 | Heath Harvey | Las Vegas, Nev. | 2029 | 23 | ||
| 10 | Armaan Khan | Folsom, Calif. | 2028 | 21 | ||
| 11 | Anderson Lee | Henderson, Nev. | 2026 | 20 | ||
| 12 | Zachary Petersen | Reno, Nev. | 2026 | 17 | ||
| 13 | Lucas Chen | San Diego, Calif. | 2030 | 16 | ||
| 14 | Julian Koehler | Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. | 2028 | 16 | ||
| 15 | Troy Stahl | Phoenix, Ariz. | 2029 | 16 | ||
| 16 | Ethan Yu | Newport Coast, Calif. | 2030 | 16 | ||
| 17 | Sebastian Cutchon | Castro Valley, Calif. | 2029 | 14 | ||
| 18 | William Liu | Lake Forest, Calif. | 2029 | 14 | ||
| 19 | Aden Shen | Rowland Heights, Calif. | 2027 | 14 | ||
| 20 | Connor Eichler |
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Burlingame, Calif. | 2029 | 12 | |
| 21 | Seth Thao | Los Alamitos, Calif. | 2027 | 12 | ||
| 22 | Taylor Jacobsen | St. George, Utah | 2027 | 11 | ||
| 23 | Bret Kiyuna | Honolulu, Hawaii | 2028 | 11 | ||
| 24 | Charlie Poe | Austin, Texas | 2029 | 10 | ||
| 25 | Benny Nelson | Las Vegas, Nev. | 2028 | 9 | ||
| 26 | Brian Koo | Fullerton, Calif. | 2027 | 8 | ||
| 27 | Tyler Morris | Fredericksburg, Texas | 2027 | 8 | ||
| 28 | Eunyule Ko | Santa Clara, Calif. | 2027 | 7 | ||
| 29 | Aaryan Sharma | Winter Garden, Fla. | 2027 | 7 | ||
| 30 | Ethan Zeng | (Canada) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 2027 | 7 | ||
| 31 | Vincent Basteguian | Glendale, Calif. | 2027 | 5 | ||
| 32 | Nicholas Liu | Oklahoma City, Okla. | 2029 | 5 | ||
| 33 | Rex Parkinson | Denver, Colo. | 2029 | 5 | ||
| 34 | Trent Hull | Corona del Mar, Calif. | 2028 | 4 | ||
| 35 | Zac Patykiewicz | Overland Park, Kan. | 2028 | 4 | ||
| 36 | Charlie Isler | West Chester, Pa. | 2027 | 3 | ||
| 37 | Patrick Van Tuyle | La Canada, Calif. | 2027 | 3 | ||
| 38 | Xuanlin Wang | (China) Beijing, China | 2027 | 3 | ||
| 39 | Nicholas Zaccagnino | Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. | 2028 | 3 | ||
| 40 | Sam Alke | Bozeman, Mont. | 2028 | 2 | ||
| 41 | Elijah David | Hayward, Calif. | 2029 | 2 | ||
| 42 | Zhenting Liu | (China) CHANDLER, Ariz. | 2031 | 2 | ||
| 43 | Jake Martinez | Tucson, Ariz. | 2028 | 2 | ||
| 44 | Lucas Patao | Northridge, Calif. | 2028 | 2 | ||
| 45 | Theodore Stoop | Oakland, Calif. | 2028 | 2 | ||
| 46 | Skyler Xue | Bethesda, Md. | 2026 | 2 | ||
| 47 | Andrew Converse | Kalispell, Mont. | 2029 | 1 | ||
| 48 | Maddux Nichols | Winnemucca, Nev. | 2029 | 1 |
Girls
19 Applications Received
| Player | (Citizenship) Hometown | Grad | PBE Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alyssa Rigby | Vancouver, Wash. | 2028 | Fully Exempt | ||
| 2 | Cece Lewis | Nipomo, Calif. | 2027 | Fully Exempt | ||
| 3 | Breanna Noble | Canyon Lake, Calif. | 2027 | 41 | ||
| 4 | Yi Ying Cai | (China) Shanghai, China | 2027 | 26 | ||
| 5 | Athena (Manfei) Liao | (China) Covina, Calif. | 2027 | 25 | ||
| 6 | Sage Parry | Las Vegas, Nev. | 2028 | 24 | ||
| 7 | Martina Ling | (Canada) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 2027 | 13 | ||
| 8 | Amelia Chen | Las Vegas, Nev. | 2028 | 12 | ||
| 9 | Jenny Guo | (Canada) West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 2030 | 12 | ||
| 10 | Kayla Nguyen | Fountain Valley, Calif. | 2027 | 12 | ||
| 11 | Samantha Rodriguez |
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Murrieta, Calif. | 2028 | 10 | |
| 12 | Zoey Stout | Bakersfield, Calif. | 2029 | 9 | ||
| 13 | Candace Ung |
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Monrovia, Calif. | 2030 | 9 | |
| 14 | Phannaphisar Kiatphonsiri | (Thailand) Bangkok, Thailand | 2029 | 7 | ||
| 15 | Saisha Vibhute | San Jose, Calif. | 2028 | 6 | ||
| 16 | GibbieKay Cain | Ooltewah, Tenn. | 2028 | 4 | ||
| 17 | Madison Delumen | Livermore, Calif. | 2029 | 3 | ||
| 18 | Quincy Leland | Reno, Nev. | 2029 | 2 | ||
| 19 | Adam Rigby | Litchfield Park, Ariz. | 2030 | 1 |