Men's Water Polo Media Guide
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MEN’S WATER POLO MEDIA GUIDE 1 QUICK FACTS/ INFORMATION Table of Contents Information Requests Quick Facts/Media Information ....................................................2 Additional information and photographs regarding the 49er men’s water polo team may be obtained by calling or writing Head Coach Gavin Arroyo...........................................................3 the LBSU Media Relations Office at (562) 985-7797 or 1250 Liz Grimes/Sale Petrovic/Darin Blizzard/Dimitrios Lappas ..........4 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA, 90840. 2017 Roster and Schedule ..........................................................7 Credential Requests Thomas Freeman/Steven Cagle/Kyle Alhart ...............................8 Requests for credentials to events should be made 48 hours in advance. Credentials will be left at the ticket gate. For Marwan Darwish/Austin Stevenson/Troy Kaltenbach..................9 media following the 49ers on the road, contact the LBSU Jacob Fujioka/Lovro Miocevic/Andras Telegdy .........................10 media relations office and they will submit your request. Andrew Goodenough/Keegan Wicken/Chandler Kaltenbach ....11 Photo Credentials Max Cusator/Duncan Lynde/Mitchell Holden ............................12 Photo credentials are available to the media if requested 48 hours in advance. Photographers are reminded not to Luke Ritter/James Rozsypal/Jack Dodson ................................13 obstruct spectator’s view. Zachary Minott/Curtis Casper/Austin Stewart............................14 Telephone / Fax Requests Lee Griffin/Troy Boydstun/Peter Brassinga ...............................15 For information on telephone lines and fax requests for Jack McLaughlin/ Joseph Orozco/ Joshua Spence ...................16 visiting media, contact Long Beach State Media Relations 2016 in Review .....................................................................18-19 Ticket Information Yearly Results ......................................................................20-24 For ticket information, call the athletic department box office at (562) 985-4949. Long Beach State students are free. All-Time Records .......................................................................25 Yearly Records ..........................................................................26 All-Time Honors .........................................................................27 Olympians, Coaches, and Opponents .......................................28 All-Time Roster ....................................................................29-30 Media Guide Credits The 2017 Long Beach State media guide was written, designed and edited by Matthew Simon with assistance from Roger Kirk and Tyler Water Polo Facts Hendrickson. Photos were taken by John Fajardo Head Coach............................................................................Gavin Arroyo Career Record ..............................................................132-119 (10 Years) and Stephen Carr. Office Phone .......................................................................(562) 985-1922 Assistant Coaches ............Liz Grimes, Sale Petrovic, Darin Blizzard (Volunteer) 2016 Overall Record............................................................................ 16-9 2016 Conference Record (Place) ..................................................3-2 (3rd) 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 ......................................Matthew Simon population can live and work, in an atmosphere of tolerance, civility and Cell Phone ..............................................................(310) 508-5773 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 ............................................. [email protected] 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. 2 HEAD COACH GAVIN ARROYO | 12TH SEASON Gavin Arroyo is in his Senior National Team planning training schedules, aiding in game 12th season as the head preparation, organizing fundraising events, and being responsible men’s water polo coach at for fundamentals, tactic implementation and conditioning. Long Beach State. During Arroyo started the Long Beach Water Polo Club catering to his time at LBSU he has youth water polo players, both boys and girls, on May 1, 2010. He compiled a 132-119 record. has also served as the head coach for the Olympic Club of San In 2012 Arroyo led the Francisco men’s team (2004-05) for two years. 49ers to a 24-8 regular A 1994 graduate of UC Berkeley with a degree in political season finish as well as a science, Arroyo was a first-team All-American at Cal in 1993. He 4-4 finish in conference play. was a part of three NCAA Championship squads at Berkeley (1990, The historic year led LBSU 1991, 1992). to its first appearance in the Arroyo competed on the U.S. National Team for eight years (1993- MPSF Tournament since 2000) helping lead the U.S. squad to numerous championships. 2008 and ended with a fifth-place finish. Arroyo was also awarded The U.S. men’s team won the World Championships in 1994 and with his second MPSF Coach of the Year award for his efforts. 1998, the 1997 FINA Cup and the 1995 and 1999 Pan American Long Beach State had six players named to the All-MPSF teams Games. He also competed on the U.S. men’s team at the 1996 and with Dan Matulis earning the lone second-team honors while Balint 2000 Olympic Games. Meszaros, Spencer White, Milos Vrzic, Nick Rascon and Nolan Arroyo competed for seven years overseas playing professional McConnell earned honorable mention. The 49ers also had four water polo in Greece and Spain with five different clubs (Vouliagmeni, players claim All-America honors named by the Association of Glyfada, CN Barcelona, Olympiakos and CN Barceloneta). He was Collegiate Water Polo Coaches. Matulis again garnered the lone a member of the 1998 Greek League championship team and was second-team honors while Meszaros, Rascon, and White earned runner-up in 1997 and 1998 at the European Cup. honorable mention accolades. Arroyo is a native of Southern California, growing up in Orange In 2007, Arroyo was selected as the Mountain Pacific Sports and earning 1990 Swimmer of the Year and High School Player Federation (MPSF) co-Coach of the Year after leading Long Beach of the Year honors from the Orange County Register at Villa Park State to a 17-15 record. High School. During the 2007 season the 49ers upset No. 2 Stanford (7-5) in Arroyo and his wife, Erene, have two daughters, Angeliki (5) an MPSF home match and won the Inland Empire Tournament. and Mikaela (born in March 2012). Long Beach State averaged an impressive 9.34 goals scored per game and the 49ers placed one player (Steve MacKenzie) on the All-MPSF Third Team and had three more players named The Arroyo File honorable mention All-MPSF. Coaching Experience 2006-Present Head Coach - Long Beach State LBSU also had three players (MacKenzie, Jake Kinne, Travis Buchanan)named honorable mention All-America by the 2003-2005 Assistant Coach - California Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches. Long Beach State finished with a 16-10 record in 2011 (1-7 2005 Assistant Coach - U.S. Men’s National Team MPSF) with senior Aleksandar Petrovic claiming honorable mention All-MPSF honors. 2004-2005 Head Coach - Olympic Club of San Francisco In 2010, Long Beach State finished with a 7-15 record (0-8 MPSF) with freshman Nick Rascon earning honorable mention All- GAVIN ARROYO AS HEAD COACH MPSF honors. Season Honors Record In 2009, the