http://collegiatewaterpolo.com en-us en-us http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May31TriviaQuestion Do you want free Collegiate Water Polo Association merchandise? Think you know everything? Love water polo? The Collegiate Water Polo Association has posted the organization's May 31 Trivia Question. Answer correctly and you can win a CWPA T-shirt or other great prizes. Sun, 31 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May31TriviaQuestion 2009-05-31T04:00:00Z http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May30Navy2009CoSIDAPublication The United States Naval Academy Office of Athletic Communications' 2008 Men's Water Polo Media Guide placed among the nation's best publications in the 2009 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Publications Contest. Navy placed third among 12 books in the District II Single Sport Guide competition behind Penn State's field hockey guide and West Virginia University's rifle guide. Sat, 30 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May30Navy2009CoSIDAPublication 2009-05-30T04:00:00Z http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May292009PrincetonWomenRecruits Princeton water polo coach Luis Nicolao has announced the three student-athletes that will join the women's water polo team next spring as the Class of 2013. The group is comprised of three Californians-Rachele Gyorffy, Saranna Soroka and Brittany Zwirner. "We are very excited about our incoming class," says Nicolao. "I know that all three will have an impact on our program from the day they get on campus in the fall." Fri, 29 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May292009PrincetonWomenRecruits 2009-05-29T04:00:00Z http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May28AnnualMeetingVoting The 2009 CWPA Annual Meeting information and Annual Proposals are available online. Teams are asked to review the information and submit their votes in favor or opposition of the proposals submitted by coaches and administrators around the league. All teams are asked to vote on general ballot issues, while club and varsity teams (men & women) are requested to vote on issues which pertain their particular sports. Thu, 28 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May28AnnualMeetingVoting 2009-05-28T04:00:00Z http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May28BarbyCoSIDAAcademicAllDistrict2009 The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has announced the selection of Washington & Jefferson College junior Jessica Barby to the 2009 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District II College Division At-Large First Team. One of 22 athletes named to the team, Barby and the other nine first-team members will now move to the national ballot for Academic All-America consideration. The All-America teams are scheduled to be released Wednesday, June 10. Thu, 28 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May28BarbyCoSIDAAcademicAllDistrict2009 2009-05-28T04:00:00Z http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May27ArmstrongWorldLeagueSuperFinalRoster Collegiate Water Polo Association Hall of Fame member and University of Michigan standout Betsey Armstrong has been named to the 15-player roster for the 2009 FINA World League Super Final in Kirishi, Russia on June 9-14. In addition, the team will take part in the FINA World League Prelims against Canada this weekend in Coronado and Newport Beach, California. Wed, 27 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May27ArmstrongWorldLeagueSuperFinalRoster 2009-05-27T04:00:00Z http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May27HeiberRanckAward Bucknell senior Gabriel Heiber, a member of the Bison men's water polo team, received a special award at the University's annual Senior Athletic Awards Banquet, sponsored by the Bison Club and held at the Elaine Langone Center on Tuesday, April 28. Heiber won the Lee S. "Bud" Ranck Award, presented to senior athletes "for outstanding spirit and contributions to the Bucknell athletic program." Wed, 27 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May27HeiberRanckAward 2009-05-27T04:00:00Z http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May262009PrincetonMenWPSchedule The 2009 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championships will be hosted by Princeton at DeNunzio Pool. Last week, the Tiger men's water polo team announced the 2009 schedule that it hopes will lead it to the year-end event. Princeton was 19-10 a season ago and captured the Southern Championship for the fifth overall time and for the first time since 2004. The Tigers advanced to the Eastern title game, finishing second, but Princeton looks to end its season at home and advance to the NCAA Championship with an Eastern title for the first time since 2004. Tue, 26 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May262009PrincetonMenWPSchedule 2009-05-26T04:00:00Z http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May26ParticipationContractNeeded Participation contracts for the 2009 men's season are now due to the league office. Teams which wish to participate in the 2009 men's season must submit a participation contract. Tue, 26 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May26ParticipationContractNeeded 2009-05-26T04:00:00Z http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May25MulveyNAASwordforMen2009 Water polo standout Mike Mulvey was named the winner of the NAAA Sword for Men, presented to that man of the graduating class who is considered by the Association's Athletic Council to have personally excelled in men's athletics during his years of varsity competition. Mon, 25 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May25MulveyNAASwordforMen2009 2009-05-25T04:00:00Z http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May24RoweCoSIDAAcademicAllDistrict2009 The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has announced the selection of Bucknell University senior Aubrey Rowe to the 2009 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District II At-Large Second Team. The at-large teams consist of all sports except football, soccer, volleyball, basketball, baseball, softball, track & field or cross country. Sun, 24 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May24RoweCoSIDAAcademicAllDistrict2009 2009-05-24T04:00:00Z http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May23HarvardAssistant2009 The Harvard Water Polo program invites applicants for a nine-month coaching assistant position, to begin in August. The coaching assistant (CA) is responsible for coaching, recruiting, and administration for the men's and women's water polo programs at Harvard. Responsibilities include running portions of team practices, assisting in making strategic decisions in contest situations, and participating in recruiting activities. Sat, 23 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May23HarvardAssistant2009 2009-05-23T04:00:00Z http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May22KratzNamedtoAcademicAllDistrictTeam The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has announced that Johns Hopkins University senior Josh Kratz has been named to the 2009 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District II At-Large Second Team. The 2008 Division III Player of the Year, he earned First Team All-America honors while captaining Hopkins to the Division III Eastern Championship and a #1 ranking in the final Division III poll of the season. Fri, 22 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May22KratzNamedtoAcademicAllDistrictTeam 2009-05-22T04:00:00Z http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May212009PrincetonEndofYearWPAwards Princeton water polo coach Luis Nicolao recently announced the winners of the men's and women's year-end awards and the captains for both teams for the 2009 men's and the 2010 seasons. Alex Edmunds & Liz Dilday were recognized with the Roche & Tiger Awards, while Gregor Horstmeyer, Eric Vreeland and Douglas Wigley will lead the 2009 men's team, while juniors Carolina Ardila, Phoebe Champion and Helen Meigs will hold these roles with the 2010 women's squad. Thu, 21 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May212009PrincetonEndofYearWPAwards 2009-05-21T04:00:00Z http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May202009HarvardWomenWPAwards The Harvard women's water polo team recently held its annual awards banquet with four major awards handed out to honor the 2009 season. In addition to the awards, head coach Erik Farrar named juniors Kelly Peeler and Kristina Bergquist captains for the 2010 campaign. Senior co-captain Nicola Perlman was selected as the team's Most Valuable Player. Wed, 20 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May202009HarvardWomenWPAwards 2009-05-20T04:00:00Z http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May20TriviaQuestion Do you want free Collegiate Water Polo Association merchandise? Think you know everything? Love water polo? The Collegiate Water Polo Association has posted the organization's May 20 Trivia Question. Answer correctly and you can win a CWPA T-shirt or other great prizes. Wed, 20 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May20TriviaQuestion 2009-05-20T04:00:00Z http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May192009ClubWomenAllConference The Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) has released the 2009 Women's National Collegiate Club All-Conference teams for the league's 12 divisions. Voted on by each division's coaches/team contacts based up on nominations from each program, the All-Conference teams highlight at least 14 players from each division who excelled in the field of play during the 2009 season. Tue, 19 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May192009ClubWomenAllConference 2009-05-19T04:00:00Z http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May19HudsonHartwickAthleteofYear Kirsten Hudson headlined the end of season student-athlete awards at the Hartwick College Athletics Banquet by receiving the Anna Meyer Female Athlete of the Year Award. She became the first player at Hartwick to break the 200-point mark in a single season and reached the 500-point mark for her career. Tue, 19 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May19HudsonHartwickAthleteofYear 2009-05-19T04:00:00Z http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May18PeotterNamed2009GWWMVP Allison Peotter was named the George Washington University women's water polo team's Most Valuable Player. She enjoyed one of the best first seasons in school history, pacing GW in five categories, including goals (49), assists (35) and points (84). Mon, 18 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May18PeotterNamed2009GWWMVP 2009-05-18T04:00:00Z http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May17TriviaQuestion Do you want free Collegiate Water Polo Association merchandise? Think you know everything? Love water polo? The Collegiate Water Polo Association has posted the organization's May 17 Trivia Question. Answer correctly and you can win a CWPA T-shirt or other great prizes. Sun, 17 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May17TriviaQuestion 2009-05-17T04:00:00Z http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May16MalenazovWorldUniversityGames Salem International University assistant water polo coach Nikola Malenazov has been named to the United States coaching staff for the 2009 World University Games. The World University Games, also known as Universiade, are organized by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) with over 10,000 athletes taking part in 15 different sports. The event is limited to collegiate student athletes and is the second largest international athletic event in scope behind only the Summer Olympics. Sat, 16 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May16MalenazovWorldUniversityGames 2009-05-16T04:00:00Z http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May15HarvardMcLaughlinCaptStory Harvard University senior Devon MacLaughlin was one of the leaders of this years women's water polo team that qualified for the Eastern Championship for the first time since 2007. Aside from her leadership, also contributed in the pool scoring a goal against Bucknell University that led the Crimson to a 9-8 victory for seventh-place at the Eastern Championships. She recently talked with GoCrimson.com about her plans for the future and her inspirations in water polo. Fri, 15 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May15HarvardMcLaughlinCaptStory 2009-05-15T04:00:00Z http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May15RobertsonNCAAAllTourney Long after the University of Michigan water polo had concluded its historic fifth-place run at the NCAA Championship and following the national championship had been awarded, one more milestone was set to be passed. For the second straight season, Michigan's Leah Robertson had her named called for the all-tournament team, only this time she was amongst the nation's top eight on the first team. Fri, 15 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May15RobertsonNCAAAllTourney 2009-05-15T04:00:00Z http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May14PowersNamedHeadSwimDiveCoachatKnox Knox College men's and women's water polo club coach Jonathan Powers has been named head coach of the Knox College Prairie Fire swimming and diving team. An assistant professor of economics at Knox who swam for four years at Amherst College, where he graduated magna cum laude in 1987., he was captain of the swim team his senior year - the same year that his team placed 25th at the NCAA Div III National Swimming and Diving Championship. Powers also competed in water polo at Amherst, serving as captain his senior year. Thu, 14 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May14PowersNamedHeadSwimDiveCoachatKnox 2009-05-14T04:00:00Z http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May14RoweRanckAward Bucknell senior Aubrey Rowe, a member of the Bison women's water polo team, received a special award at the University's annual Senior Athletic Awards Banquet, sponsored by the Bison Club and held at the Elaine Langone Center on Tuesday, April 28. Rowe won the Lee S. "Bud" Ranck Award, presented to senior athletes "for outstanding spirit and contributions to the Bucknell athletic program." Thu, 14 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May14RoweRanckAward 2009-05-14T04:00:00Z http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May13Iona2009KennyDolanMemRun Iona College Athletics, Head Coach Brian Kelly, and the Iona College Water Polo programs are proud to announce that this year's Kenneth Dolan Memorial run will take place on Thursday, June 7th at Prospect Park, Brooklyn. The race is slated to begin at 10:00am. The Kenny Dolan Memorial Fund at Iona College has been established from this race to assist some student in need of financial support for his or her education. It is in this spirit that Kenny will be remembered. Wed, 13 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May13Iona2009KennyDolanMemRun 2009-05-13T04:00:00Z http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May13NaeveStFrancisHeadCoachAnnouncement Larry Naeve was introduced today by St. Francis College (N.Y.) Director of Athletics Irma Garcia as the new head coach of the men's water polo program. In addition, Igor Samardzija has been appointed the assistant coach of the Terriers. Naeve's coaching experience spans more than twenty years and includes two impressive stints as the head coach at La Canada High School in California. Naeve replaces Carl Quigley, who resigned this past winter after coaching the Terriers for 34 years, which included six Northern Division Championships and a trip to the NCAA Final Four in 2005. Wed, 13 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May13NaeveStFrancisHeadCoachAnnouncement 2009-05-13T04:00:00Z http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May13VarsityPoll2009Final University of California-Los Angeles and California Lutheran University conclude the year as the No. 1 teams in the May 13 Varsity Top 20 and Division III Top 10 polls as the Trojans and Regals garnered 100 and 99 points, respectively. UCLA, which won the 2009 NCAA title with a 5-4 victory over USC, ranks No. 1 in the poll for the first time since holding the position for the entire 2008 season. Wed, 13 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May13VarsityPoll2009Final 2009-05-13T04:00:00Z http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May11WesternPOW Sharayah Hernandez of the University of Michigan totaled two goals, five assists, two steals, three field blocks and two kick-outs drawn to earn the May 11 Western Division Player of the Week award and lead the No. 11-ranked Wolverines to a fifth place finish at the 2009 NCAA Championship. Tue, 12 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May11WesternPOW 2009-05-12T04:00:00Z http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May122008FordhamMVP As the 2008-09 season begins to wind down, the Fordham University Athletic Department held its 75th annual Block F Awards Dinner at the Villa Barone Manor on April 29th to honor Fordham University's student-athletes for their accomplishments during the academic year. Among those honored was senior Timmy Will, who was named water polo MVP. Will wrapped up his career with his finest season as a Ram, earning Second Team All-Northern Division honors. Tue, 12 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://collegiatewaterpolo.com/news/2008-09/May122008FordhamMVP 2009-05-12T04:00:00Z