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MEN’S WATER POLO MEDIA GUIDE QUICK FACTS/ INFORMATION Table of Contents Information Requests Quick Facts/Media Information ....................................................1 Additional information and photographs regarding the 49er men’s water polo team may be obtained by calling or writing Head Coach Gavin Arroyo...........................................................2 the LBSU Media Relations Office at (562) 985-7797 or 1250 Liz Grimes/Sale Petrovic/Darin Blizzard ......................................3 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA, 90840. 2016 Roster and Schedule ..........................................................4 Credential Requests Thomas Freeman/Steven Cagle..................................................6 Requests for credentials to events should be made 48 hours in advance. Credentials will be left at the ticket gate. For Kyle Alhart/Austin Stevenson ......................................................7 media following the 49ers on the road, contact the LBSU Troy Kaltenbach/Jacob Fujioka ...................................................8 media relations office and they will submit your request. Patrick Goodenough/Lovro Miocevic ...........................................9 Photo Credentials Russell Ferreira/Sretan Latkovic ...............................................10 Photo credentials are available to the media if requested 48 hours in advance. Photographers are reminded not to Keegan Wicken/Chandler Kaltenbach .......................................11 obstruct spectator’s view. Cusator/Lynde/Ritter/Minott .......................................................12 Telephone / Fax Requests Griffin/McConnell .......................................................................13 For information on telephone lines and fax requests for Holden/Bakic/Dodson/Stewart ...................................................14 visiting media, contact Long Beach State Media Relations Redshirts ...................................................................................15 Ticket Information Team Photo ...............................................................................16 For ticket information, call the athletic department box office at (562) 985-4949. Long Beach State students are free. 2015 In Review .....................................................................17-28 Yearly Results ......................................................................19-23 All-Time Records .......................................................................24 Yearly Records ..........................................................................25 All-Time Honors .........................................................................26 Media Guide Credits The 2016 Long Beach State media guide was Olympians, Coaches, and Opponents .......................................27 written, designed and edited by Justin Clark with All-Time Roster ....................................................................28-29 assistance from Roger Kirk. Photos were taken Water Polo Facts by John Fajardo and Stephen Carr. Head Coach............................................................................Gavin Arroyo Career Record ..............................................................132-119 (10 Years) Office Phone .......................................................................(562) 985-1922 Assistant Coaches ............Liz Grimes, Sale Petrovic, Darin Blizzard (Volunteer) 2015 Overall Record.......................................................................... 12-17 2015 Conference Record (Place) ..................................................2-7 (8th) Final National Ranking ...........................................................................8th Long Beach State Quick Facts Founded ................................................................................. 1949 Enrollment ........................................................................... 36,288 California State University, Long Beach is committed to providing equal Nickname............................................................................... 49ers opportunities to CSULB students in all campus programs, including Team Colors ...........................................................Black and Gold intercollegiate athletics. CSULB, in compliance with the Civil Rights Act of President ........................................................ Jane Close Conoley 1964 (Title VI and Title VII), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Faculty Athletics Representative ..............................Bonnie Gasior the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and the Interim Athletics Director .......................................... Cindy Masner Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, does not discriminate in any of Address ..........................................................1250 Bellflower Blvd its policies, procedures or practices. This nondiscrimination policy covers ................................................................Long Beach, Calif. 90840 all CSULB programs and activities, including employment. In addition to meeting fully its obligations of nondiscrimination under federal and state Media Relations Information law, CSULB is committed to creating a community in which a diverse Media Relations Assistant ............................................Justin Clark population can live and work, in an atmosphere of tolerance, civility and Cell Phone ..............................................................(916) 622-6624 respect for the rights and sensibilities of each individual, without regard Office Phone ...........................................................(562) 985-7565 to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religious creed, sex, gender E-Mail .......................................................jclarkwhscc@gmail.com identification, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, medical condition, Athletics Website ................................... www.longbeachstate.com age, political affiliation, Vietnam era veteran status, or any other veteran’s status. CSULB is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 1 HEAD COACH GAVIN ARROYO Arroyo is a two-time member of the U.S. Men’s Olympic Water Polo team GAVIN ARROYO (1996, 2000) and spent two years as an assistant coach at California. In 2005, he served as an assistant coach for the U.S. Men’s Senior National TH YEAR Team planning training schedules, aiding in game preparation, organizing 11 fundraising events, and being responsible for fundamentals, tactic CAREER RECORD implementation and conditioning. 132 - 119 Arroyo started the Long Beach Water Polo Club catering to youth water HEAD COACH polo players, both boys and girls, on May 1, 2010. He has also served as the head coach for the Olympic Club of San Francisco men’s team (2004- Gavin Arroyo is in his eleventh season as the head men’s water polo coach 05) for two years. at Long Beach State. During his time at LBSU he has compiled a 132-119 record. A 1994 graduate of UC Berkeley with a degree in political science, Arroyo was a first-team All-American at Cal in 1993. He was a part of three NCAA In 2012 Arroyo led the 49ers to a 24-8 regular season finish as well as a 4-4 Championship squads at Berkeley (1990, 1991, 1992). finish in conference play. The historic year led LBSU to its first appearance in the MPSF Tournament since 2008 and ended with a fifth-place finish. Arroyo competed on the U.S. National Team for eight years (1993-2000) Arroyo was also awarded with his second MPSF Coach of the Year award helping lead the U.S. squad to numerous championships. The U.S. men’s for his efforts. team won the World Championships in 1994 and 1998, the 1997 FINA Cup and the 1995 and 1999 Pan American Games. He also competed on the Long Beach State had six players named to the All-MPSF teams with U.S. men’s team at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games. Dan Matulis earning the lone second-team honors while Balint Meszaros, Spencer White, Milos Vrzic, Nick Rascon and Nolan McConnell earned Arroyo competed for seven years overseas playing professional water polo honorable mention. The 49ers also had four players claim All-America in Greece and Spain with five different clubs (Vouliagmeni, Glyfada, CN honors named by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches. Barcelona, Olympiakos and CN Barceloneta). He was a member of the Matulis again garnered the lone second-team honors while Meszaros, 1998 Greek League championship team and was runner-up in 1997 and Rascon, and White earned honorable mention accolades. 1998 at the European Cup. In 2007 Arroyo was selected as the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Arroyo is a native of Southern California, growing up in Orange and earning (MPSF) co-Coach of the Year after leading Long Beach State to a 17-15 1990 Swimmer of the Year and High School Player of the Year honors from record. the Orange County Register at Villa Park High School. During the 2007 season the 49ers upset No. 2 Stanford (7-5) in an MPSF Arroyo and his wife, Erene, have two daughters, Angeliki (5) and Mikaela home match and won the Inland Empire Tournament. (born in March 2012). Long Beach State averaged an impressive 9.34 goals scored per game The Arroyo File and the 49ers placed one player (Steve MacKenzie) on the All-MPSF Third Coaching Experience Team and had three more players named honorable mention All-MPSF. 2006-Present Head Coach - Long Beach State LBSU also had three players (MacKenzie, Jake Kinne, Travis Buchanan) 2003-2005 Assistant Coach