Dos Pueblos High School has a history of producing stellar athletes, and the number of alums turned Olympians grew to nine after Miles Evans and Ryann Neushul were named to Team USA for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
With the 2024 Olympics right around the corner, Dos Pueblos unveiled a mural of the former Chargers that competed on the world’s biggest stage.
“It’s definitely a source of pride to have nine Chargers go on to represent our community, our country, and, in the Scarvelis siblings’ case, Greece which was the birthplace of the Olympics,” Dos Pueblos principal Bill Woodard said.
“Our hope is that these banners inspire another generation of students to dream of one day competing in the Olympics themselves.”
The mural is located on the outside of Sovine Gym on Dos Pueblos’ campus.
“We are grateful to John Roshell (parent of DP alum Dash Roshell (’22) for donating his professional graphic designs, and to B2Designs for printing these up.” Woodard said. “We are proud of all the Chargers and other local athletes that have gone on to compete at the highest levels.”
Here is the full list of Dos Pueblos Chargers turned Olympians.
Doug Partie, Class of 1980
The first of the Dos Pueblos alumni to reach the world’s biggest stage was Partie, who competed for the Team USA Men’s Indoor Volleyball team.
Partie was a member of the 1988 USA squad that took home gold at the Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He also won bronze at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
After a stellar career as a Charger, Partie went on to win four straight NCAA Championships at UCLA while being named an All-American in three of his four years as a Bruin.
Along with his success at the Olympics, Partie helped Team USA to victories at the 1985 FIVB World Cup, the 1986 FIVB World Cup and the 1987 Pan American Games.
Christopher Segesman, Class of 1997
Segesman began what has now become a tradition of Dos Pueblos Chargers competing in the Olympics for Water Polo.
Segesman was on the 2004 Team USA Men’s Water Polo squad in Athens, Greece and was a member of the National Team from 2000-2004.
He was a three-time All-American at Long Beach State and, following his career as a player, coached at Mater Dei and guided the water polo programs to seven CIF championships in 10 years.
Miles Evans, Class of 2007
Evans is freshly an Olympian, as he earned his spot on the Team USA Men’s Beach Volleyball roster for the 2024 Paris Olympics on Wednesday.
He will compete this summer alongside former NBA player turned beach volleyball professional Chase Budinger.
Evans played volleyball at SBCC and UCSB after high school and has had a successful beach volleyball career on the AVP Tour since 2017.
Sami Hill, Class of 2010
Hill was an elite talent in the pool as a Women’s Water Polo goalkeeper, helping Team USA to a gold medal in the 2016 Rio De Janeiro Olympics.
She was also a member of the gold-medal-winning USA teams at the 2015 World Aquatics Championship and the 2015 Pan American Games.
As a Dos Pueblos Charger, she played a crucial role in the team winning three straight CIF-SS championships from 2008-2010. After that, she became an All-American at UCLA while setting the program record in saves in a season (320) and for a career (950).
She is now an assistant coach for the University of Michigan Women’s Water Polo team.
Kiley Neushul, Class of 2011
Neushul was alongside Hill both in high school and at the 2016 Olympics, adding to a star-studded history of water polo success at Dos Pueblos.
Along with her 2016 gold medal, Neshul helped the USA win the 2015, 2017 and 2019 World Aquatics Championships. She will be inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.
She was one of the best players in the nation during her time at Stanford, winning three national championships and earning All-American honors in three of her four years. She left as the third-best scorer in Cardinal history with 220 career goals.
While accomplishing many individual feats, she paved the way for her two sisters and future Olympians to come.
Nicholas Scarvelis, Class of 2011
Scarvelis made it two Dos Pueblos alums from the Class of 2011 to reach the Olympics, getting it done throwing the shot put for Team Greece in Rio De Janeiro in 2016.
As a Charger, he was the CIF state champion in the shot put with a school-record throw of 65 feet, 4 inches.
He then went on to compete on the UCLA Track & Field team, where he won the Pac-12 title in the shot put three times and once in the discus.
Jamie Neushul, Class of 2013
Jamie became the second of the Neushul sisters to garner the title of Olympian, representing the USA and winning gold in Women’s Water Polo during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Like her older sister, Jamie attended Stanford and was a four-time All-American while winning three national championships alongside Kiley.
As a professional, Jamie captained the gold medal-winning USA team that won the 2015 FINA Junior World Olympics.
She was also a member of the teams at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, 2017 Summer Universiade, 2017 FINA World League, 2018 FINA World Cup, 2019 Pan American Games and 2019 FINA World League.
Stamatia Scarvelis, Class of 2014
Stamatia joined her older brother as the second Dos Pueblos alum to compete on the Greek National Team for Track & Field.
She participated in the hammer throw during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and has competed in several World and European Championships throughout her professional career.
Her personal best hammer throw of 71.43 meters puts her in second place in terms of all-time Greek female hammer throwers.
Ryann Neushul, Class of 2018
Ryann made it a perfect 3-for-3 on Neushul sisters reaching the Olympics after she was named to the 2024 Team USA Women’s Water Polo squad competing in Paris next month.
She also went to Stanford and racked up the accolades, winning three national championships and being named an All-American three times during her career.
Ryann will be playing center defender for Team USA in Paris, battling some of the best players in the world in the pool on the biggest stage.
The 2024 Paris Olympics will begin on July 26 and run through Aug. 11.