Emerson Munatones Hensley

Emmy Hensley of Laguna Beach Water Polo Club at USA Water Polo Junior Olympics

Emmy Hensley of Laguna Beach Water Polo Club

Emmy Hensley of Laguna Beach Water Polo Club at the 2018 USA National Junior Olympic 12U MVP and First Team All-American

Emmy Hensley with Sydney Munatones and Sofia Munatones

Emerson "Emmy" Muñatones Hensley was born 2005 in Laguna Beach, California) is an 16-year-old 5'-6.5" junior lifeguard, ocean swimmer and water polo player from Laguna Beach, California with a 5'-9" arm span.

Water Polo Honors

• She was a starter on the undefeated SET team that won 2022 USA Water Polo Junior Olympics 16U girls division.
• She played for Laguna Beach High School under coach Ethan Damato that placed 2nd at 2022 CIF-Southern Section Open Division and placed 2nd at 2022 California State Regionals as a 4-5 attacker and set defender.
• She was on the SET team that placed 2nd at the 2021 USA Water Polo Junior Olympics 16U girls division.
• She played for Laguna Beach High School under coach Ethan Damato during the 2021 season.
• She was a starter on the Laguna Beach Water Polo Club that won the 2018 USA Water Polo Junior Olympics 12U girls division. She was the tournament MVP and first-team All-American. The team also won the US Club Championships, Cal Cup, San Diego Cup and other tournaments during the 2018 season.
• She was a starter on the Laguna Beach Water Polo Club that won the 2016 USA Water Polo Junior Olympics 10U girls division. She was a second-team All-American.
• She was a starter on the Laguna Beach Water Polo Club that won the 2016 USA Water Polo 10U mixed division.

Academic Honors

• Gate Honors from 4th grade - current (11th grade) in the Laguna Beach School District.
• Member of the National Society High School Scholars freshman and sophomore years in 2020 and 2021.
• Received USA Water Polo Academic All-American Honors, 2021-22
• Received All-Academic Team honors for the Sunset League in freshman and sophomore years (2020-2021).
• Member of the Laguna Beach High School Superintendent's Honor Roll in freshman and sophomore years (2020-2021).
• Received Blue and Gold Award for Science in 8th grade

Family

• Emerson has a mother named Stacey Munatones Ballance who played on the USA Water Polo women’s national and junior national teams 1984-89 and a stepfather who played water polo at Long Beach Wilson and University of California Santa Barbara.
• Her cousins Sydney Munatones, Sofia Munatones, and Skyler Munatones, aunt Stephani Sharp, and uncle Steven Munatones all played water polo in high school and college.
• She is related to the individuals who built the Muñatones Castle in Bilbao, Spain. One of Munatones' ancestors was Don José de Mazarredo y Salazar de Muñatones Cortázar, considered to be one of the best Spanish naval commanders of all time who was born in Bilbao, Spain where the Muñatones Castillo is located.