USA SOLOMON TEAM: The 2016 Solomon Trophy, pitting the United States against Great Britain in Association Croquet, will be held on June 29-July 1, 2016, at the Bowdon Croquet Club in Manchester, England, United Kingdom. The US team is as follows:

Ben Rothman

Jeff Soo

David Maloof

Mathew Essick

Stewart Lawrence

Robert Hurst

1st Alt – Jim Bast

2nd Alt – Chris Patmore

3rd Alt – Paul Bennett

ST. JOHN'S VS NAVY: The 2016 is Annapolis Cup is set for April 16, 2016. St. John's leads the series 26-7 and took a 3-2 win last year in front of a crowd of 5,000. Preview the 2016 event here: http://www.sjc.edu/blog/st-johns-croquet-team-prepares-for-2016-annapolis-cup/

AC TOP 25 STANDINGS: As we near the 2016 ACWC to be held in West Palm Beach, Florida, in April, here's a look at the current AC Top 25. Wins and losses are for the past 12 months (source: croquetrecords.com).

RANK	Name	Country	DGrade	Games	Wins	Losses	%wins	Tps
1	Robert Fletcher	Australia	2745	80	72	8	90	62
2	Robert Fulford	England	2732	44	39	5	89	26
3	Reg Bamford	South Africa	2701	22	18	4	82	11
4	Paddy Chapman	New Zealand	2606	51	37	14	73	32
5	Greg Bryant	New Zealand	2605	36	34	2	94	20
6	David Maugham	England	2602	144	109	35	76	85
7	Jamie Burch	England	2602	40	31	9	78	15
8	Jonathan Kirby	Scotland	2463	14	10	4	71	8
9	Stephen Mulliner	England	2460	73	51	22	70	31
10	Jeff Dawson	England	2452	69	50	19	72	35
11	Samir Patel	England	2450	62	40	22	65	36
12	Paul Skinley	New Zealand	2444	42	32	10	76	6
13	Ian Dumergue	Australia	2434	29	21	8	72	18
14	Stephen Forster	Australia	2430	63	45	18	71	24
15	James Hopgood	England	2420	94	76	18	81	49
16	Ben Rothman	USA	2418	49	34	15	69	18
17	Simon Hockey	Australia	2410	86	66	20	77	45
18	Jack Wicks	England	2407	108	74	34	69	48
19	Gavin Carter	England	2397	17	12	5	71	5
20	Ed Duckworth	England	2388	29	19	10	66	12
21	Peter Landrebe	Australia	2380	35	25	10	71	15
22	James Death	England	2375	61	35	26	57	21
23	Pete Trimmer	England	2368	29	17	12	59	9
24	Jeff Soo	USA	2365	51	35	16	69	13
25	David Maloof	USA	2347	35	22	13	63	13