USA 2008 OLYMPIC TEAMS

MEDIA GUIDE Special Thanks to USA Water Polo Sponsors Table of Contents QUICK 2008 Olympic Schedule...... 2-3 facts Outlook & Preview...... 4-7 U.S. Olympic Team for Men’s Water Polo Olympic Teams at a Glance...... 8-9 HEAD COACH...... 1st Year (Pepperdine) All-Time Finishes & Rosters...... 10-13 ASST COACHES...... Ryan Brown 2nd year (Pacific), 1st Year (Long Beach State) Men’s Olympic Team...... 14-41 Coaching Staff...... 16-17 TEAM LEADER...... Rick McKee (Anderson) Roster...... 18-19 TRAINING FACILITIES Bios...... 20-41 California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA Oaks Christian High School, Thousand Oaks, CA Women’s Olympic Team...... 42-75 OLYMPIC APPEARANCES...... 19 Coaching Staff...... 44-45 Roster...... 46-47 BEST OLYMPIC FINISH...... Gold (1904 St. Louis, Missouri) Bios...... 48-75 BEST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINISH...... 4th Place (1990) Intro to Water Polo...... 76-77 HIGHEST WORLD RANKING...... 2 (1988) Water Polo Rules...... 78-79 ROSTER BREAKDOWN Glossary of Terms...... 80-81 Goalkeepers...... 2 Utility...... 3 About USA Water Polo...... 82-88 Attacker...... 3 Defender...... 3 Center...... 2

U.S. Olympic Team for WOMen’s Water Polo HEAD COACH...... 10th Year (Long Beach State) ASST COACHES...... 8th Year (Long Beach State) 4th Year (San Diego State) Team Leader/Asst. Coach...... (USC) TRAINING FACILITY USA Water Polo National Training Center 11360 Valley Forge Avenue MEDIA INFORMATION Los Alamitos, CA 90720 www.usawaterpolo.org OLYMPIC APPEARANCES...... 2 (2000 and 2004) MEDIA CONTACT ALTERNATE MEDIA CONTACT BEST OLYMPIC FINISH...... Silver Medal Greg Mescall Christine Bird (2000 , Australia) [email protected] [email protected] BEST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINISH...... Gold Medal (p) 714-500-5455 (p) 714-500-5438 (2003 and 2007) (m) 732-895-1833 HIGHEST WORLD RANKING...... 1 (f) 714-960-2431 (March 2007-Present) USA WATER POLO OFFICES ROSTER BREAKDOWN 2124 Main Street, Suite 210 Goalkeepers...... 2 Center...... 2 Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Attacker...... 4 Defender...... 4 This media guide was assembled and edited by Greg Mescall with assistance All-Around...... 1 from Christine Bird, Jennifer Ross, Eric Velazquez, and Rick Fillmon Photos courtesy of Jeff Shewmon, Sandie Orias, Kirby Lee, and Pepperdine Information Proofreading and Copy Editing courtesy of Dave Urbanski Media Guide Design and Layout by Adrenalin, Inc.

1 2008 Olympic schedules

2008 OLYMPIC MEN’S SCHEDULE (subject to change) DATES DAY/ROUND/OPPONENT August 8, 2008 Day 1, USA-CHINA August 12, 2008 Day 2, USA-ITALY August 14, 2008 Day 3, USA-SERBIA August 16, 2008 Day 4, USA-CROATIA August 18, 2008 Day 5, USA-GERMANY August 20, 2008 Quarterfinal Round August 22, 2008 Semi-final Round August 24, 2008 Final Round

2 2008 OLYMPIC WOMEN’S SCHEDULE (subject to change) DATES DAY/ROUND/OPPONENT August 11, 2008 Day 1, USA-CHINA August 13, 2008 Day 2, USA-ITALY August 15, 2008 Day 3, USA-RUSSIA August 17, 2008 Quarterfinal Round August 19, 2008 Semi-final Round August 21, 2008 Final Round

3 MEN’S Outlook & Preview

Twenty years have passed since the last GOALKEEPERS time the USA Men’s Olympic Team won a The men guarding the cage bring a host of medal. Back then their team captain was experience as well and a great deal of potential Terry Schroeder; now, two decades later, for the future. Incumbent starter (Ranchos Palos Verdes, CA/Pepperdine) he’s their head coach and is hoping to bring has anchored the net for the USA in recent back some of those winning ways. competition, as well as all the major tournaments The U.S. Olympic Team for Men’s Water Polo in 2007, including the World Championships, is comprised of 13 members, a group that has World League, and . been whittled down from 26 athletes for 2008 Blessed with quick instincts and a solid feel for Summer in Beijing, China. the game, Moses provides an experienced last Among this group are a wide range of athletes, line of defense. including multiple-time Olympians as well Returning to action with the men’s team this year as those fresh out of the college ranks with no is the starter from the 2004 Olympic Games, Olympic experience to speak of. Brandon Brooks (Honolulu, HI/UCLA). After The challenge is great for this group of 13 as it spending the last couple of seasons as a coach tries to restore the glory days of men’s water polo at his alma mater, UCLA, Brooks reenters in the . Recent history shows strides training with the men’s team, bringing a wealth are being made. Following an upset victory over of experience and knowledge to the position. At #1 ranked Croatia on May 31, the team followed 6’6” and 240 pounds, he possesses prototypical with a Silver Medal finish at the 2008 FINA size to the position. World League Super Final, their highest ever finish at that event. Prior to that competition UTILITY/DEFENDERS has produced a ninth-place finish at the 2007 This group brings a solid core to Team USA as FINA World Championships last March along three players have prior Olympic experience. with a fifth place finish at the 2007 FINA World Leading the way are (Coronado, League last August. Sandwiched in between was CA/Stanford) and (San Luis Obispo, a gold medal victory at the 2007 Pan American CA/UC-Irvine). Beaubien is a solid defender but Games which clinched a berth for this group at also a big offensive threat. Boasting a great deal the upcoming Olympics. of international experience, he was an Olympian in 2004. He’s playing in France and is a pure With their place in the games secured, the team shooter who’ll be sure to keep defenses honest now has the right mix of athletes who will be when he’s in the game. Powers is a versatile the key to returning to the victory platform. player who’ll also see time at center and utility, Schroeder will lean on his years of experience that boasting the strongest shot on the team. At 6’7” saw him selected to four Olympic teams, two of he adds good size to the pool. which won silver medals, as well as a run as head coach of Pepperdine University’s men’s team, One of the rising stars in this group is which netted a national title in 1997. To help aid (Coronado, CA/Pepperdine). Smith, who plays the cause, Schroeder has assembled a staff full of professionally in Croatia, has developed into a water polo experience. Robert Lynn, a veteran of prototypical international player. As versatile as the national team and former Olympian in 2000, they come, Smith can play any position outside is an assistant coach. Joining him is Ryan Brown, of goalkeeper and will look to build upon his a standout goalie at the University of Pacific, as play at the 2004 Olympics. well as a former coach in the college ranks. Rick Not to be overlooked is (Encino, McKee serves as team leader. A veteran coach CA/Stanford) who’s been gaining international and referee in the Southern California area, experience playing overseas in recent years. The McKee rounds out the group with a good deal of former Stanford star also boasts good looks and water polo years under his belt. was recently named Cosmopolitan magazine’s

4 most eligible bachelor for the state of California. ATTACKERS Alongside Hudnut is another first-time Olympian While all the field players are capable of putting who has been with the Senior National Team for the ball in the cage, the attackers (or drivers) the last two years in Rick Merlo (Fresno, CA/ specialize in doing just that. Arguably the best UC-Irvine). Merlo brings a solid offensive game driver on Team USA is (Long to the pool as well as tremendous leadership Beach, CA/Stanford). Azevedo, who burst qualities. on the Olympic scene back in 2000 just a few The remaining defender represents an injection months removed from his senior prom, has been of youth to the roster. Recently named Cutino a mainstay for the Senior National Team and a Award winner (Seal Beach, CA/ name that has become synonymous with USA UC-Irvine) is on board fresh off an outstanding Water Polo. An outstanding shooter Azevedo senior season at UC-Irvine. Named MPSF participated in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics and Player of the Year and MPSF Tournament MVP, was the leading scorer of the entire 2007 FINA Hutten can make an impact both defensively World Championships with 19 goals. Boasting and offensively. nearly a decade of international experience, Azevedo will be called upon to once again lead Alternate Brian Alexander (Cambria, CA/UC- the USA offense come August. Santa Barbara) is in the mix as well coming off an appearance at the 2007 World Championships. Far from a one-man offensive band, Team USA Alexander’s arsenal includes a nice shot and an also looks to veteran (Seal Beach, ability to drive. CA/UCLA) to provide a scoring punch. An Olympian in 2004 he logged the second most CENTERS minutes for Team USA during its Athens run. Team USA holds a wealth of talent and A leader both in and out of the pool, Wright experience at center. Also known as two-meter, continues to improve his game as the years this spot is anchored by (Long roll on. Beach, CA/Stanford), 35, a key on offense and (Moraga, CA/Stanford) brings the elder statesmen of the team. Bailey plays an all important left handed player to the roster. professionally in Serbia and has taken part in the Headed to his first Olympic Games, Varellas last two Olympics, developing into a leader for brings a tremendous quick release on offense the red, white, and blue. and similarly quick hands on the defensive end. JW Krumpholz (Santa Ana, CA/USC) will While Coach Schroeder and his staff had spell Bailey and is the youngest player selected some difficult decisions to make in selecting to the team at just 20 years of age. He comes their Olympic roster for Team USA in Beijing, with experience however, having served as the it’s clear they have a great group of talent to starting center for the Junior National Team at compete with. the FINA Men’s Junior World Championships in the summer of 2007. A tireless worker he will segue right from the Olympics into the USC Men’s Water Polo season in late August. Alternate (Newport Beach, CA/ UC-Berkeley) served as Bailey’s backup during major competition of 2007, including the Pan American Games and World League. In addition he has a great deal of strength and is a true student of the game.

5 WOMEN’S Outlook & Preview

As women’s water polo readies for its 2001) and Hungary (1994, 2005) for the most third appearance in the Olympic Games, FINA World Championship titles. the United States of America enters the The FINA final was USA’s third consecutive 2008 edition hoping their third time is the final, and the gold medal placed USA at the top charm. Head Coach Guy Baker’s squad of the list for most medals won in the history of the Women’s FINA World Championships has claimed the silver medal at the 2000 (five). Next are Italy and Netherlands with four, Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia (the followed by Australia, Canada, and Hungary inaugural Olympic Games for women’s with three, and Russia with two. The FINA water polo) and the bronze medal at the World League title was the USA’s third in 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Now four years (2004, 2006, 2007) and the event proved excellent preparation for the 2007 Pan only the gold medal is remaining on the American Games. proverbial to-do list. Baker, along with assistant coaches and former The Beijing Olympics will be another Olympians in their own right, Kyle Kopp (1996 opportunity for the red, white, and blue to and 2000 Olympian), Heather Moody (2000 realize their dream as they entered 2008 as and 2004 Olympian), and Bernice Orwig (2000 one of the favorites to bring home the gold. Olympian), will have a tremendous stable of Following a disappointing 4th-place finish athletes to work with. at the 2006 FINA World Cup, the team came back together in 2007 and set the course for GOALKEEPERS what proved to be the best year in the history A dynamic duo guards the cage for Team of USA Women’s Water Polo. The team won an USA led by Betsey Armstrong (Ann Arbor, unprecedented three titles and went undefeated MI, Michigan) who is coming off a stellar throughout the entire year in the process. Title 2007 in which she was named top goaltender #1 came at the FINA World Championships in at the World Championship. The only player March in Melbourne, Australia. on the team born (and then who played The second title was earned at the FINA World collegiate water polo) outside California has League Super Final in early July in Montreal, fit in perfectly between the posts. Jaime Hipp Canada, followed quickly by the third title at (Fresno, CA/UCLA) is the perfect compliment the Pan American Games in late July in Rio de to Armstrong and filled in remarkably in the Janeiro, , qualifying them for the 2008 summer of 2007, anchoring USA in the net Olympic Games. The team record following during the World League Super Finals while the end of the 2006 FINA World Cup and Armstrong suffered an illness. through the was an DEFENDERS astounding 35-0-1. The last loss was to Russia In front of Armstrong and Hipp will be a in the bronze medal game at the 2006 FINA group of defenders who pride themselves on World Cup with the tie coming against Australia locking down opponents. Team USA did not in a Pre-World Championship tournament allow double-figure goals in any of their major in Sydney. The undefeated year is unheard competitions in 2007, and a large part of the of in international water polo. Only five out credit went to this group. Athens Olympian of the last ten major championship teams; (Fullerton, CA/UCLA) leads the Olympic Games, FINA World Championships, way as the most physically imposing member and FINA World Cups had gone undefeated of this unit and brings a host of experience. during a major tournament. The FINA World (Ann Arbor, MI/Stanford) has Championship title was the second for Team asserted herself as one of the better defenders USA (2003, 2007) tying them with Italy (1998, worldwide, with an aggressive style that causes

6 misery for those on offense. Gregorka joined ATTACKERS/ALL-AROUND the Senior National Team in 2006 and gained An arsenal of well-rounded and experienced invaluable international experience throughout players lead the attackers for Team USA. the 2007 campaign. Gregorka is one of three players on Team USA born outside California. Team captain (Commerce, CA/Stanford) gets things started, bringing Goalkeeper (Armstrong and defender Elsie tremendous leadership and scoring ability. Windes are the other two members of the team Two goals by Villa helped secure victory at who played their age group and high school the 2007 World Championships is one of two water polo outside California). two-time Olympians on the USA roster. Villa (Danville, CA/Stanford) brings has been one of the best players in the world a six-foot frame to the position; is since the 2000 Olympic Games. Joining her the other athlete, red shirting the 2008 women’s is fellow two-time Olympian, collegiate season in order to compete with (Orinda, CA/California), who, in terms of age, Team USA. Jessica was a member of the 2006 will be the veteran of the group at 30 years old and 2007 World League Super Final team and in 2008. Regardless she has saved her best for gained more international experience at the last, playing some of the best water polo of her 2007 Pan American Games. Rounding out career in 2007. the defenders will be (Portland, All-Around (Long Beach, CA/ OR/California), who brings a combination of USC) emerged in 2007 as one of the best players tenacity and physical play that is evident in in the world. Tabbed the MVP at the 2007 World all the members of this group. Windes’ first Championships, she tallied the game-winning major international tournament was the 2006 goal of the Gold Medal victory over Australia. World Cup, and she was the starting defender She then led Team USA in scoring at both the for Team USA in 2007. Windes, in addition Super Final and Pan American Games in 2007. to Kami Craig, Gregorka, , and At 6’3” she brings height to the position and Erika Figge were members of the 2005 Junior is also versatile enough to serve as a defender World Championship gold medal team. and center. (Commerce, CA/ USC), a former club polo teammate of Villa’s, CENTERS adds another sweet shooter to the lineup for Starting center (San Diego, Team USA. A solid contributor in all of the big CA/USC) brings three years-plus of national competitions in 2007, Cardenas will still look to team experience and has steadily improved to improve her game come 2008. become a dominant force in front of the cage for the United States. van Norman figures to be Brittany Hayes (Santa Ana, CA/USC) rounds crucial in the ultra-competitive and physical out the attackers. Hayes was a member of the play of Olympic action. World Championship team in 2007 and puts a left handed scorer on the roster. Hayes One of the strengths of Team USA is the talent brings a great scoring ability and can fill it up at the center position. van Norman will tag in a hurry. team with fellow center Kami Craig (Santa Barbara, CA/USC) to form one of the best one- Alternate Erika Figge (Rancho Santa Margarita, two tandems in the world. Craig — who will CA/USC) is another high scoring talent who just have turned 21 with many of the players — brings a solid outside shot and was a member played her first major international tournament of the Gold Medal Pan American squad. at the 2006 World Cup. All in all it’s a well balanced mix of experienced players and up-and-comers focused on bringing home the elusive Gold Medal for the United States.

7 TEAM USA at a Glance

MEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM • Silver Medal at 2008 FINA World League Super Final • Current roster boasts seven returning Olympians • First place at 2006 ASUA Cup in , Brazil • Fifth place at 2006 FINA World League Super Finals in Athens, Greece • Seventh place at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece • Sixth place at 2003 World Championships in Barcelona, Spain • Third place at 2003 FINA World League Super Finals in New York, N.Y. • First place at 2003 Pan American Games in • Seventh place at 2002 World Cup in Belgrade, Yugoslavia • Seventh place at 2001 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan • Sixth place at 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia • Sixth place at 1999 FINA World Cup in Sydney, Australia • First place at in , Canada • Silver medal at 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games • Bronze medal at 1924, 1932 and 1972 Olympic Games

8 WOMEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM • Currently ranked first in the world • Only team in women’s water polo worldwide to win medals at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games • Current roster boasts four returning 2004 Olympians, three of whom are also 2000 Olympians • In 2005, became the country with the most overall medals in women’s water polo (FINA Junior and Senior events) • Gold at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil • Gold at the 2007 World League Super Final in Montreal, Canada • Gold at the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne, Australia • Gold at the 2006 Holiday Cup in Los Alamitos, CA, sixth consecutive year • Gold at the 2006 World League in Cosenza, Italy • Silver at the 2005 World Championships in Montreal, Canada • Gold at the 2005 Junior World Championships in , Australia • Bronze at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece • Gold at the 2004 World League in Long Beach, CA • Silver at the 2003 Junior World Championships in Calgary, Canada • Gold at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santa Domingo, • Gold at the 2003 World Championships in Barcelona, Spain • Silver at 2002 World Cup in Perth, Australia • Gold at the 2001 Junior World Championships in Perth, Australia • Silver at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, the first Olympics to feature women’s water polo as an official • Gold at the first-ever World Cup in 1979

9 ALL-TIME Finishes & Rosters

USA MEN’S OLYMPIC GAMES FINISHES

USA Men’s Olympic Games Finishes 1944 ...... CANCELLED WWII 1976 ...... DID NOT QUALIFY 1904 St. Louis, Missouri...... 1st 1948 London, England...... 11th 1980 ...... BOYCOTT 1920 Antwerp, Belgium...... 4th 1952 Helsinki, Finland...... 4th 1984 Los Angeles, California...... 2nd 1924 Paris, France...... 3rd 1956 Melbourne, Australia...... 5th 1988 Seoul, South Korea...... 2nd 1928 Amsterdam, Netherlands...... 7th 1960 Rome, Italy...... 7th 1992 Barcelona, Spain...... 4th 1932 Los Angeles, California...... 3rd 1964 Tokyo, Japan...... 9th 1996 Atlanta, Georgia...... 7th 1936 Berlin, Germany...... 9th 1968 City, Mexico...... 7th 2000 Sydney, Australia...... 6th 1940 ...... CANCELLED WWII 1972 Munich, Germany...... 3rd 2004 Athens, Greece...... 7th

USA MEN’S OLYMPIANS

Almquist, Dave...... AMC 1988 Beaubien, Layne...... 2004 Burns, Marvin “Ace” D...... 1952, 1960 Amr, Omar...... 2004 Beauchamp, R.H...... 1920 Campbell, Jeff...... 1988, 1992 Antley, Guy...... 1976 Beck, Kenny...... 1936, 1948 Campbell, Jody...... 1984, 1988 Arroyo, Gavin...... 1996, 2000 Becsahazy, Paul...... 1976 Campbell, Peter...... 1984, 1988 Asch, Peter G...... 1972, 1976 Belfonti, Thomas...... 1976 Cann, Telford...... 1924 Ashleigh, David M...... 1964,1968 Bergeson, Jamie...... 1988 Carson, James G...... 1920 Austin, Arthur...... 1924 Bisbey, Harry A...... 1952 Case, Lemoine S...... 1948 Avery, Stewart P...... 1904 (CAA) Bittick, Chuck G...... 1960 Cattus, John C...... 1928 Azevedo, Ricardo...... AMC 1996, Blake, Harold...... 1904 (MAC) Christensen Devere W...... 1948 AMC 2000, AMC 2004 Boyer, Greg...... 1988 Clapp, Austin R...... 1932, 1936, Azevedo, Tony...... 2000, 2004 Bradley, Bruce M...... 1968, 1972 Coach 1948 Bailey, Ryan...... 2000, 2004 Bratton, David...... 1904 (NYAC) Cohn, Charles...... 1904 (MAC) Baker, Guy...... AMC 1992 Bray, Rutledge “Bob”...... 1948 Cohn, Edward...... 1904 (MAC) Barclay, David...... 1932 Brooks, Brandon...... 2004 Cole, Stan C...... 1964 1968, 1972 Barnett, Bill.....HMC 1988, HMC 1992 Browne, Clement...... 1920 Collett, Elmer C...... 1924 Barnett, Steven W...... 1968, 1972 Budelman, Ralph N...... 1948 Corso, Richard...... HMC 1996, AMC 2000, AMC 2004 Barnhart, Troy...... 1996 Burke, Andy...... MGR 1964 Beach, Rex E...... 1904 (CAA) Crawford, Ronald E...... 1960, 1964, Burke, Doug...... 1984 1968

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Curren, John J...... 1924, MGR 1948, Jaworski, Edward L...... 1952 O’connor, Wallace...... 1924, 1928, MGR 1952 Jensen, Sophus e...... 1920 1932, 1936 Daniels, Harry e...... 1928 Kahanamoku, Duke P...... 1932 O’connor, William...... 1932 Dash, Harold N...... 1948 Kalbus, Barbara...... MGR 2004 Oeding, Chris...... 1996, 2000 Daubenspeck, Phillip B...... 1932, 1936 Kane, G.K...... 1920 Ormsby, Brett...... 2004 Dornblaser, N. “Bill” W...... 1952 Kelly, William E...... 1936 Orthwein, WR...... 1904 (MAC) Dorst, Chris...... 1980, 1984 Kelsey, Jim W...... 1960 Parker, John...... 1968, 1972 Driggs, Ogden E...... 1928 Kehoe, Frank...... 1904 (CAA) Powers, Jeffery...... 2004 Drown, Dan H...... 1964 Kern, Sean...... 2000 Quimby, FC...... 1920 Dunne, J.E...... 1920 Kerr, Genai...... 2004 Ranger, Sumner Duplanty, Chris...... 1988, 1992, 1996 Kimbell, Doug...... 1988, 1992 Reyburn, Amad...... 1904 (MAC) Evans, Gwynne...... 1904 (MAC) Klass, Craig...... 1988, 1992 Rivas, Frank...... HMC 1932 Evans, Mike...... 1988, 1992, 1996 Klatt, Daniel...... 2004 Robertson, Kevin...... 1980, 1984, 1988 Everist, Kirk...... 1992, 1996 Knox, Eddie...... 1936, 1948 Ross, Norman...... 1920 Farley, Joseph P...... 1928 Koehler, Robert E...... 1952 Ross, W “Bill” D...... 1956 Ferguson, James M...... 1972, 1976 Kohlhase, Neill W...... HMC 1956, Rousseau, Alex...... 1992, 1996 Figueroa, Gary...... 1980, 1984 MC 1960 Ruddy, Joe Sr...... 1904 (NYAC) Finn, Charles T...... 1932, 1936 Kooistra, Bill A...... 1952, 1956 Ruddy, Ray...... 1932 Fischer, Erich...... 1992 Kooistra, Sam G...... 1956 Ruddy, Steve...... 1920 Fiske, Dixon...... 1936, 1948 Kopp, Kyle...... 1996, 2000 Rudic, Ratko...... HMC 2004 Fosdick, Dennis...... MGR 1988 Kredell, Chi...... 2000 Saari, Robert P...... 1964 Frojen, R. Bob C...... 1956 Kruger, Harold H...... 1920, 1924 Saari, Urho...... HMC 1952, HMC 1960, Gaughran, Jim A...... 1956 Kruse, James...... 1976 HMC 1964 Giebel, Leo E...... 1920 Lake, Norman...... 1952 Sampson, Paul...... 1928 Gilman, J.K...... 1920 Lambert, Art...... HMC 1968, Sayring, Terry...... MGR. 1984 Goessling, August M...... 1904 (MAC) HMC 1972 Schumacher, Bradley...... 2000 Goetz, Hugo...... 1904 (CAA) Laster, Jeremy...... 1996 Schnugg, Peter...... 1976, 1980 Good, Donald J...... 1956 Lauer, Frederick...... 1924, 1928, Schreiner, Fred...... 1904 (MAC) 1932, 1936 Goodwin, Leo Budd...... 1904 (NYAC) Schroeder, Terry...... 1980, 1984, Leyson, Dan...... AMC 2004 1988, 1992 Graham, Frank e...... 1932 Lindgren, Ken...... AMC 1984 Schroth, George E...... 1924, 1928 Greenberg, Richard J...... 1928 Lindroth, Eric...... 1972,1976,1980 Segesman, Christopher R...... 2004 Greller, Sam J...... 1928, MGR 1956 Loughlin, Mike...... 1976 Severa, Ron D...... 1956, 1960 Hackett, Dan...... 1996, 2000 Lynn, Robert...... 2000 Shaw, Timot...... 2000 Hahn, Kenneth A...... 1956 Mccallister, e. Harold...... 1932,1936 Sheerer, Gary P...... 1968, 1972 Hall, Gordie R...... 1960 Mcdermott, M. “Turk” J...... 1920 Siegel, Hugh...... 1904 (MAC) Hamann, Steve...... 1976, 1980 Mcdonald, Andrew...... 1980, 1984 Siman, John...... 1980, 1984 Hammond, David T...... 1904 (Ca Mcgillivray, Perry...... 1920, HMC 1928 Slatton, Jim W...... 1972 Hancock, L...... 1904 (MAC) Mcilroy, C. “Chick” R...... 1960, 1964 Smith, Jesse...... 2004 Handley, L. De B...... 1904 (NYAC) Mcilroy, Ned L...... 1964 Spargo, Jack A...... 1952 Handy, H. Jamison...... 1924 Mcilroy, Paul R...... 1964 Stange, Pete J...... 1952 Harris, Charlie...... 1992 Mcnair, Rick...... 1996 Steen, Jim...... 1904 (NYAC) Harrison, Reginald...... 1928 Meffert, Alex...... HMC 1904 Steiger, Preston M...... 1920 Healy, Charles L...... 1904 (CAA) Meyers, John...... 1904 (MAC) Steever, Jerome...... 1904 (CAA) Heaston, Steve...... AMC 1988 Miller, John J...... 1936, 1948 Stransky, George C...... 1964 Hebner, Harry J...... 1920, HMC 1924 Mitchell, George E...... 1924,1928 Strong, F. Calvert...... 1932, 1936 Helmick, Robert H...... MGR 1972 Mouchawar, Alan...... 1988 Sundstrum, Gus...... HMC 1904 Hesser, David...... 1904 (NYAC) Nitzkowski, Monte...... HMC 1968, Sutton, Mike...... MGR 1992 Horn, Bob M...... 1956, 1960 HMC 1972, HMC 1984, AMC 2000 Svendsen, Jon...... 1976, 1980, 1984 Horn, Oliver H...... 1924 Nolan, Sean...... 2000 Swatek, Edwin...... 1904 (CAA) Hughes, R. Bob E...... 1952, 1956 Norris, James...... 1952 Swendsen, Clyde A.... 1920, HMC 1936 Humbert, Chris...... 1992,1996,2000 Norton, John...... 1924

11 ALL-TIME Finishes & Rosters (continued)

Tanner, John.....AMC 1992, AMC 2000 Vargas, John...... 1992, AMC 1996, Whitney, Ralph J...... 1964 Taylor, G. Albert...... 1920 HMC 2000 Wiget, Ted...... 1932 Thorne, Raymond C...... 1904 (CAA) Vollmer, Hal...... 1920, 1924 Wigo, Wolf...... 1996, 2000, 2004 Tierney, Donald J...... 1948 Vollmer, Ron L...... 1960 Wildman, Herbert H...... 1932, 1936 Tisue, Fred E...... 1960 Von Hemert, Theodore...... 1932 Willeford, Dean L...... 1968 Toeppen, Manfred...... 1904 (MAC) Vosburgh, William R. Jr...... 1920 Wilson, Craig...... 1984,1988, 1992 Topp, Herbert R...... 1928 Wahle, Otto...... Coach 1920 Wolf, Wally P...... 1956, 1960 Tuttle, William J...... 1904 (CAA) Walton, Frank E...... 1948 Wong, Terry...... MGR. 1996 Van Cleaf, George W...... 1904 (NYAC) Webb, Russ I...... 1968, 1972 Wright, Adam...... 2004 Van Dorp, Anton...... 1964, 1968 Weissmuller, Johnny...... 1924, 1928 Young, David...... 1928 Vargas, Joe...... 1980, 1984 Weitzenberg, C. Barry...... 1968, 1972 USA MEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINISHES

1973 Belgrade, Yugoslavia...... 5th 1986 Madrid, Spain...... 4th 2001 Fukuoka, Japan...... 7th 1975 , Colombia...... 8th 1991 Perth, Australia...... 4th 2003 Barcelona, Spain...... 6th 1978 Berlin, West Germany...... 5th 1994 Rome, Italy...... 6th 2005 Montreal, Canada...... 11th 1982 Guayaquil, Ecuador...... 6th 1998 Perth, Australia...... 7th 2007 Melbourne, Australia...... 9th USA MEN’S WORLD CUP FINISHES

1979 Belgrade & Rijeka, 1987 Thessolonika, Greece...... 4th 1995 Atlanta, GA, USA...... 4th Yugoslavia...... 2nd 1989 West Berlin, 1997 Athens, Greece...... 1st 1981 Long Beach, CA, USA...... 4th Federal Republic of Germany.....8th 1999 Sydney, Australia...... 6th 1983 Malibu, CA, USA...... 4th 1991 Barcelona, Spain...... 1st 2002 Belgrade, Yugoslavia...... 7th 1985 Duisberg, 1993 Athens, Greece...... 4th Federal Republic of Germany....2nd FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL FINISHES

2003 New York, NY ...... 3rd 2007 Berlin, Germany ...... 5th 2006 Athens, Greece ...... 5th 2008 Genoa, Italy ...... 2nd KEY AMC- Assistant Men’s Coach, HMC - Head Men’s Coach, AWC - Assistant Women’s Coach, HWC - Head Women’s Coach, MGR - Manager, NYAC - New York Athletic Club Mac - Missouri Athletic Club, CAA - Athletic Association NOTE: though teams were recognized, the 1976 team did not qualify for the olympics and the 1980 team did not compete due to the U.S. boycott. The source for olympic rosters from 1904-1976 is Water Polo in the Olympic Games by James Smith. The source for the 1980 team is the U.S. Olympic Committee’s official olympic roster. For 1984-present, official start sheets from the games are used as source. In 1904, three american teams entered the water polo competition, the New York Athletic Club (NYAC), the Chicago Athletic Association (CAA) and the Missouri Athletic Club (MAC). Athletes from all three of these clubs are listed here.

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2000 Sydney, Australia...... 2nd 2004 Athens, Greece...... 3rd USA WOMEN’S OLYMPIANS

Baker, Guy ...... HWC 2000, 2004 Lindgren, Ken ...... AWC 2000 Rulon, Kelly...... 2004 Beauregard, Robin...... 2000, 2004 Lorenz, Ericka...... 2000, 2004 Scott, Rachel ...... AWC 2004 Dingeldein, Margaret...... 2004 Moody, Heather...... 2000, 2004 Sheehy, Kathy...... 2000 Duplanty, Chris ...... AWC 2000 Munro, Thalia...... 2004 Simmons, Coralie...... 2000 Estes, Ellen...... 2000, 2004 Orwig, Bernice...... 2000 Stachowski, Amber...... 2004 Frank, Jacqueline...... 2004 O’Toole, Maureen...... 2000 Swail, Julie...... 2000 Golda, Natalie...... 2004 Payne, Nicolle...... 2000, 2004 Villa, Brenda...... 2000, 2004 Johnson, Courtney...... 2000 Petri, Heather...... 2000, 2004 Kopp, Kyle ...... AWC 2004 Pickering, Michelle ....MGR 2000, 2004

USA WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINISHES

1986 Madrid, Spain...... 3rd 1998 Perth, Australia...... 8th 2005 Montreal, Canada...... 2nd 1991 Perth, Australia...... 3rd 2001 Fukuoka, Japan...... 4th 2007 Melbourne, Australia...... 1st 1994 Rome, Italy...... 4th 2003 Barcelona, Spain...... 1st

USA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP FINISHES

1979 Merced, CA, USA...... 1st 1988 Christchurch, New Zealand.... 4th 1997 Nancy, France...... 7th 1980 Breda, Netherlands...... 2nd 1989 Eindhoven, Netherlands...... 2nd 1999 Winnipeg, Canada...... 6th 1981 Brisbane, Australia...... 4th 1991 Long Beach, CA, USA...... 3rd 2002 Perth, Australia...... 2nd 1983 Sainte Foy, Canada...... 2nd 1993 Catania, Italy...... 5th 2006 Tianjin, China...... 4th 1984 Irvine, CA, USA...... 2nd 1995 Sydney, Australia...... 6th FINA World League Super Final Finishes

2004 Long Beach, CA ...... 1st 2006 Cosenza, Italy ...... 1st 2008 Tenerife, Spain...... 2nd 2005 Kirishi, Russia...... 5th 2007 Montreal, Canada...... 1st

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15 USA Men’s Coaching Staff

Terry Schroeder HEAD COACH USA Water Polo Hall of Famer Dr. Terry Schroeder was named Head Coach on June 18, 2007. He’s served as an assistant coach since 2006. Dr. Schroeder is considered one of water polo’s all-time standout players. He captained the National Team from 1983-1992 and coached Pepperdine University’s men’s team for 20 years. Under Dr. Schroeder’s leadership, the Pepperdine Waves have a record of 307-195 (.612), have attended the NCAA Championships eight times, and claimed the NCAA championship in 1997. Schroeder was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame in 1998 and was recently inducted into the International Hall of Fame. With Schroeder as US team captain, the squad finished second to Yugoslavia at both the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games and placed fourth at the 1992 event in Barcelona, Spain. The team also captured the FINA Cup in Barcelona, downing longtime nemesis Yugoslavia in the title game. A graduate of San Marcos High in Santa Barbara, CA, Schroeder earned All- American honors at Pepperdine in 1977, 1978 and 1980. He graduated with honors in 1981 and then completed his doctorate studies at Palmer-West Chiropractic School. Schroeder and his wife, Lori, reside in Westlake Village, CA, with their daughters, Leanna and Sheridan.

16 Lynn resides inLong Beach. he played his high school polo at Long Beach (CA) Wilson where he earned All-American honors. Lynn played collegiately as USC where he held a scoring record for more than 20 years. In addition Greece, and France. His playing career spanned more from running than adecade 1991to 2003. Tytis and Jewlz. and Brown Tustin,andresidein coaching.2006 September in were dogs, married two Rebekah wife their hiswith CA. while 2001 undergraduate in MBA his an earn completed to on went and He 2000. Pacific of fall at the in education goalkeeper polo water All-American an was He University Games. six- school-record game a winning to streak in team 2005. In the the summerled of also 2003, BrownHe represented1998. sincePacific most atthe the 2003 2005, Worldin victories Federation four daughters. to 2001. In that time he playedprofessionallyhe Croatia, Italy,Inthattime ascountries such 2001. toin Sports Pacific Mountain two up picked Pacific 20. of ranking final a and 2005 MVP and All-American honors. McKee resides in Tustin, CA, with his wife and f nesn olg, ce sard o Bea ak ih col garnering School, High Park Buena for starred McKee College, Anderson of 1989 from played Men’she Team the program,National of member longtime in wins 11 record school a to team the led He 28-94. of record a compiling Brown was head coach of the Pacific women’s program from 2002 to 2005, 2002 from women’s program Pacific the of coach head was Brown rm 0220. n diin es evd s rfre ic 20. graduate A 2000. since referee a as he’s served addition In 2002-2006. from A 2006. and 2005 in School High Marina at teams polo water the guided He also head swimming coach at Long Beach (CA) Wilson High School in 2006. in School HighWilson (CA) Beach Long at coach swimming head also assistant coach inJanuary 2006. coach at Tustin High School from 1995-2001 and Laguna Beach High School School High Beach Laguna and 1995-2001 fromTustin at School coach High polo coach and referee in the Southern California area. McKee was head head was McKee area. California Southern the in referee and coach polo WaterUSA of coach Polo’s Youth National2007. Teamand 2006 in NationalMen’s the joined team, Water polo waterfull-time TeamPolo the as Rick McKee was named Team Leader in 2007 after many years as a water as years many after 2007 in Leader Team named was McKee Rick head was Lynn 2007. December in coach assistant named was Lynn Robert women’s Pacific the of University the for coach head former Brown, Ryan Rick McKee Robert Lynn Ryan Brown TEAM LEADER ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH Lynnwas

17 COACHES USA Men’s Roster

NAME POSITION HGT. WT. HOMETOWN COLLEGE Tony Azevedo*# © Attacker 6-1 195 Long Beach, CA Stanford ‘03 Ryan Bailey*# Center 6-6 245 Long Beach, CA UC-Irvine ‘98 Layne Beaubien# Utility 6-6 220 Coronado, CA Stanford ‘98 Brandon Brooks# Goalkeeper 6-6 240 Honolulu, HI UCLA ‘02 Tim Hutten Defender 6-5 215 Seal Beach, CA UC-Irvine ‘08 Peter Hudnut Defender 6-5 220 Encino, CA Stanford ‘03 JW Krumpholz Center 6-3 205 Santa Ana, CA USC ‘10 Rick Merlo Utility 6-3 220 Fresno, CA UC-Irvine ‘05 Merrill Moses Goalkeeper 6-3 215 Ranchos Palos Verdes, CA Pepperdine ‘00 Jeff Powers# Utility 6-7 230 San Luis Obispo, CA UC-Irvine ‘03 Jesse Smith# Defender 6-4 240 Coronado, CA Pepperdine ‘05

18 Varellas (Va-ral-is) (Bo-bee-in) Beaubien Pronounciations: Trainer: Kenny Schroeder Team McKee Leader: Rick Asst. Coach: Ryan Brown LynnAsst. Coach: Robert Head Coach: Terry Schroeder John Mann(A) Brian Alexander (A) Adam Wright* Peter Varellas NAME Center Attacker Attacker Attacker (L) POSITION HGT. 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-3 240 220 195 192 WT. Newport Beach, CA Beach, Newport Cambria, CA CA Beach, Seal Moraga, CA HOMETOWN © Captian, *2000Olympians, #2004Olympians, (A) Alternate UC-Berkeley ‘07 UC-Santa Barbara ‘05 UCLA ‘01 Stanford ‘06 COLLEGE 19 PLAYERS Tony Azevedo ATTACKER

HEIGHT: 6’1’’ WEIGHT: 195 LBS. HOMETOWN: LONG BEACH, CA EDUCATION: STANFORD 2005 CLUB: BISSOLATI CREMONA, JUG DUBROVNIK, NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB BIRTHDAY: 11/21/81 BIRTHPLACE: RIO DE JANEIRO

Headed to third Olympic Games in the summer of 2008… Arguably one of the top players in the world… Possesses great outside ability… One of only two returning players with experience in two Olympic Games. INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Led team to Silver Medal finish at 2008 FINA World League Super Final with 16 goals including seven in victory over China… Scored three goals in upset of #1 ranked Croatia on May 31… Tallied four goals at 2007 FINA World League Super Final… Led Team USA with 15 goals en route to gold medal at 2007 Pan American Games INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS in his native Brazil… Named 2008 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, GENOA, ITALY, 2ND PLACE top scorer at 2007 World

2007 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, BERLIN, GERMANY, 5TH PLACE Championships in Melbourne after tallying 19 goals despite 2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 1ST PLACE not advancing to the medal 2007 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 9TH PLACE rounds… USOC Athlete of the Year three times... Led team 2006 ASUA CUP, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 1ST PLACE with 18 goals at 2005 FINA 2006 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, ATHENS, GREECE, 5TH PLACE World League and 13 at 2005 2005 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MONTREAL, CANADA, 11TH PLACE FINA World Championships… Ranked 2nd in scoring 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES, ATHENS, GREECE, 7TH PLACE percentage at 2005 FINA World 2004 TORNEO DI NAPOLI, NAPLES, ITALY, 3RD PLACE Championships… Led US with

2003 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, NEW YORK, NY, 3RD PLACE 15 goals (ranked 2nd overall) at 2004 Olympics in Athens, 2003 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, 1ST PLACE Greece, including a hat trick 2003 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BARCELONA, SPAIN, 6TH PLACE to help the team qualify for the 7th-place game... Became 2003 U.S. CUP, STANFORD, CA, UNITED STATES, 2ND PLACE one of the highest-paid players 2003 FRENCH INTERNATIONAL, NICE, FRANCE, 1ST PLACE in water polo when he signed 2002 FINA WORLD CUP, BELGRADE, YUGOSLAVIA, 7TH PLACE with Italian club team, Bissolati Cremona... Scored tournament- 2002 TRISTAR INTERNATIONAL, KRANJ, SLOVENIA, 3RD PLACE high 33 goals during 2003 Pan 2002 EIGHT-NATIONS TOURNAMENT, NICE, FRANCE, 3RD PLACE American Games... Finished 2001 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, FUKUOKA, JAPAN, 7TH PLACE as top scorer in FINA World League with 12 goals... Led team 2001 POSEIDON CUP, ATHENS, GREECE, 5TH PLACE in scoring at 2003 U.S. Cup 2001 PAN AMERICAN QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT, SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REP., 1ST PLACE with eight goals, including three

2000 OLYMPIC GAMES, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 6TH PLACE

WORDS TO LIVE BY: “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.” – George S. Patton

20 versus Australia… Named world’s seventh-best male athlete in the June Favorite Food: Sushi 2003 edition of Men’s Journal… Favorite Movie: The Last of the Mohicans Scored 12 goals in four games in Favorite Actor: Clint Eastwood Team USA’s first-place finish at 2003 Favorite Actress: Penelope Cruz Favorite Songs: French International… Led Team “Alive” by Peal Jam and “Come Out and Play” by Offspring USA in scoring with 29 goals in Personal Theme Song: first year of FINA World League, “Hawaii 5-0” (theme song from the TV show) including seven in season opener Favorite Musical Artists: against Croatia in Los Alamitos Pearl Jam, Hot Chip, Pete Yorn (CA)… Sixth in league in scoring, Favorite Color: Blue but was only player in top six who Best Present Ever Received: Computer from grandmother didn’t advance to Super Final… Best Halloween Costume: Zombie Only U.S. player to net at least one Special Power: goal in each game… Leading scorer Fluency in every language that’s ever existed at 2001 World Championships in Japan… Led team in scoring with 14 goals in Japan despite playing with a

broken ear drum… Scored 13 goals in outstanding Olympic debut in Sydney in 2000, the PLAYERS fourth highest scorer in the Games... Selected by color commentator Jim Kruse for NBC’s All-World Team following Olympics... High scorer at Pan American Junior Water Polo Championships in 1998. PROFESSIONAL: Led Bissolati Cremona in scoring for 2005-2006 … First in scoring in all of Italy for the 2006 season. COLLEGE: First-ever player to win prestigious Peter J. Cutino award four consecutive years... First-Team All-American from 2001-2004... MPSF Player of the Year four consecutive years from 2001-2004... 2004 American Water Polo Coaches Association Player of the Year for fourth straight season... Mountain Pacific Federation four-time winner... Named co-player of the year in 2003 NCAA tournament... Scored 80 goals his senior season... Shattered prior record by more than 100 goals when he became Stanford’s all-time scorer with 332 goals… Named player of the year at 2002 NCAA Tournament… Scored 95 goals in 2002, becoming Stanford’s top single-season scorer… In 2001, he earned NCAA Player of the Year and All-American Player of the Year… Voted 2001 NCAA Tournament MVP… Voted co-MVP of 2001 MPSF Tournament… Twice named MPSF Player of the Week… Winner of Stanford Block “S” Freshman Award… Nation’s leading scorer with 68 goals, a freshman school record and AZEVEDO ninth-best in school history. HIGH SCHOOL: All-American as well as All-Academic Team honors from 1996-99 at Wilson High School in Long Beach, CA... Selected to All-CIF Team from 1996-99; CIF Player of the Year three times… Father Rick was an assistant National Team coach in 2004 and coached Tony throughout his age group career and during his first three years at Long Beach Wilson. PERSONAL: Biggest influence in water polo is his father, Rick, former Men’s National Team Coach… Sister, Cassie, was a standout water polo player at Cal State Long Beach and now plays professional water polo in Italy... Favorite musical artists are Frank Sinatra and Bruce Springsteen... Says he plays water polo “to win a gold medal for the USA”… Admits his most embarrassing water polo moment was when he was holding his MVP tournament trophy and broke it while on the podium… Favorite pregame meal is Pasta Pomodoro.

21 Ryan Bailey CENTER

HEIGHT: 6’6’’ WEIGHT: 245 LBS. HOMETOWN: LONG BEACH, CA EDUCATION: UC-IRVINE ‘98 CLUB: PANIONIOS BIRTHDAY: 8/28/75 BIRTHPLACE: LOS ANGELES, CA

Headed to third Olympic Games in summer of 2008… One of the premier centers in the water polo world… Physical presence at two meters and a key to success for Team USA. INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Tallied seven goals in Silver Medal finish at the 2008 FINA World League Super Final… Scored twice in upset victory over #1 Croatia on May 31… Tied for team lead with seven goals at 2007 FINA World League Super Final… Second on team in scoring with 10 goals at 2007 Pan American Games… Tallied eight goals at 2007 FINA World Championships… MVP of 2006 ASUA Cup... Only American to play in final four in European League... Outstanding Offensive Player at 2006 Premier League Championships… Key INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS player on US offense for 2005

2008 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, GENOA, ITALY, 2ND PLACE FINA World Championships in Montreal, Canada… Scored in 2007 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, BERLIN, GERMANY 5TH PLACE two games at 2004 Olympics in 2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, RIO DE JANIERO, BRAZIL, 1ST PLACE Athens, Greece... Scored in six games at 2003 Pan American 2007 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 9TH PLACE Games, including two in USA’s 2006 ASUA CUP, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 1ST PLACE 13-7 win over Brazil for the 2006 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, ATHENS, GREECE, 5TH PLACE gold medal and a spot in Athens Olympics... Scored six goals in 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES, ATHENS, GREECE, 7TH PLACE last four games of 2003 World 2003 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, NEW YORK, NY, 3RD PLACE Championships... Named

2003 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, 1ST PLACE 2003 American Water Polo League Outstanding Offensive 2003 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BARCELONA, SPAIN, 6TH PLACE Player after helping Newport 2003 U.S. CUP, STANFORD, CA, UNITED STATES, 2ND PLACE to championship over New York… Finished with 15 goals 2002 FINA WORLD CUP, BELGRADE, YUGOSLAVIA, 7TH PLACE in four games, including five in 2002 EIGHT-NATIONS TOURNAMENT, NICE, FRANCE, 3RD PLACE tournament opener at AWPL… 2001 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, FUKUOKA, JAPAN, 7TH PLACE Named USOC Water Polo Male Athlete of the Year in 2001 and 2001 PAN AMERICAN QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT, SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REP., 1ST PLACE 2002… Scored 12 goals in 2002 2000 OLYMPIC GAMES, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 6TH PLACE FINA World League season 1999 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, WINNIPEG, CANADA, 1ST PLACE from center position… Scored a season-high three goals in USA’s 1998 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, PERTH, AUSTRALIA, 7TH PLACE upset over Hungary in Moraga (CA)… Corecipient of Chuck Metz MVP in 2002… Most Valuable Offensive Player in debut season of American Water Polo League (18 goals)… Scored eight goals, including winning goal in final seconds to beat Croatia at 2001 World Championships… Scored three goals in his Olympic debut in 2000 Sydney Games… Holds team record in bench press (385 lbs.) and has fastest recorded shot on team (54 mph). PROFESSIONAL: Played for Panionios in Greece in 2006... Played for Jadran in Split, Croatia, in 2005-2006… Played for Dynamo Moscow in 2004-2005... Played for JUG

22 Dubrovnik in Croatia and in two European Championships in 2004. Favorite Food: Pizza Favorite Movie: Kung Fu Hustle COLLEGE: Mountain Pacific Sports Favorite Actor: Will Smith Federation Player of the Year in Favorite Actress: Jessica Alba 1998... Four-time All-American at Favorite Color: Blue UC Irvine. Best Present Ever Received: A Car HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Millikan Special Power: High School in Long Beach, CA. To breathe underwater, would help with water polo PERSONAL: Australia is his favorite vacation spot... Cites Ted Newland, his former coach at UCI, as his Would play football if not for water polo… best biggest influence in water polo… thing about water polo are the guys on the team Best moment in a game was when and the chance to travel… got involved with the sport through his brother and followed in his he scored the opening goal at the footsteps… keeps playing because of the guys on 2004 Olympics… favorite movie is the team Wedding Crashers… Began playing water polo after his older brother, Joe, began playing for Wilson PLAYERS High School. BAILEY

23 Layne Beaubien (Bo-bee-in) UTILITY

HEIGHT: 6’6” WEIGHT: 220 LBS. HOMETOWN: CORONADO, CA EDUCATION: STANFORD 1999 CLUB: NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB, CN MARSEILLE BIRTHDAY: 7/4/76 BIRTHPLACE: CORONADO, CA

Headed to second Olympic Games… Has emerged as one of the top all-around players in the world today… Is one of the sport’s top center defenders… Boasts one of the strongest shooting arms on National Team. INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Scored a goal during a Silver Medal run at the 2008 FINA World League Super Final… Hit for seven goals at 2007 FINA World League Super Final, including three in victory over China… Recorded five goals at 2007 Pan American Games… Scored six times at 2007 FINA World Championships… A 2004 Olympian… Two-time Pan American gold medalist… . Has played professionally in INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS Hungary, Greece, and France…

2008 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, GENOA, ITALY, 2ND PLACE First American to play in Hungarian professional league 2007 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, BERLIN, GERMANY 5TH PLACE (KSI of Budapest in 1999- 2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, RIO DE JANIERO, BRAZIL, 1ST PLACE 2000)… Captained US team at 1999 World 2007 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 9TH PLACE University Games. 2006 ASUA CUP, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 1ST PLACE PROFESSIONAL: Plays for CN 2006 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, ATHENS, GREECE, 5TH PLACE Marseille. 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES, ATHENS, GREECE, 7TH PLACE COLLEGE: Earned All- 2003 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, NEW YORK, NY, 3RD PLACE American honors following

2003 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, 1ST PLACE 1998 and 1997 seasons… MPSF Co-MVP in 1998. 2003 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BARCELONA, SPAIN, 6TH PLACE HIGH SCHOOL: Attended 2003 U.S. CUP, STANFORD, CA, UNITED STATES, 2ND PLACE Coronado High School in 2003 FRENCH OPEN, NICE, FRANCE, 1ST PLACE California… Began playing water polo because it was the 2002 FINA WORLD CUP, BELGRADE, YUGOSLAVIA, 7TH PLACE only successful sport at his 2001 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, FUKUOKA, JAPAN, 7TH PLACE high school. 1999 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES, PALMA DE MALLORCA, SPAIN, 4TH PLACE PERSONAL: Enjoys reading, writing and exploring… Best water polo experience was representing USA on World All- Star Team in Hungary and in Favorite Food: Greek 2004 Athens Olympic Games… Favorite Movie: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Hatari! Took year off from Stanford to Favorite Actor: Phillip Seymour Hoffman travel through Europe, Africa, Favorite Actress: Scarlett Johansson Asia, and Central America. Favorite Song: “Hard to Handle” by Otis Redding Favorite Musical Artists: Bad Brains, Fugazi, and Israel Vibration Best Present Ever Received: Tickets to NBA All-Star Weekend in with his dad

24 25 BEAUBIEN PLAYERS Peter Hudnut DEFENDER

HEIGHT: 6’5’’ WEIGHT: 230 LBS. HOMETOWN: ENCINO, CA EDUCATION: STANFORD 2003 CLUB: LOS ANGELES WPC BIRTHDAY: 2/16/80 BIRTHPLACE: WASHINGTON D.C.

Headed to first Olympic Games… Has persevered through a litany of injures to maintain spot on team… His strength and size have provided a boost for Team USA at the defender position. INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Scored seven goals in Silver Medal finish at 2008 FINA World League Super Final… Scored three times during 2007 Pan American Games… Key player on 2005 FINA World Championships Team in Montreal and 2005 FINA World League Series… . Selected as alternate for 2004 Olympic Team... Represented Los Angeles Water Polo Club at 2003-2005 Premier League… Involved in National Team program since 1999. INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS PROFESSIONAL: Played for S.S. Lazio in Rome, Italy, for 2008 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, GENOA, ITALY, 2ND PLACE 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 2007 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, BERLIN, GERMANY 5TH PLACE seasons… Played for C.N. Basceloneta in 2007-2008. 2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 1ST PLACE COLLEGE: Three-time All- 2006 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, ATHENS, GREECE, 5TH PLACE American, helping lead Stanford 2005 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MONTREAL, CANADA, 11TH PLACE to NCAA title in 2001 and 2004 TORNEO DI NAPOLI, NAPLES, ITALY, 3RD PLACE 2002… Named First-Team All-MPSF and All-American 2003 JOBO CURTINI TOURNAMENT, RIJEKA, CROATIA, 3RD PLACE in 2001 and 2002… Stanford’s 2003 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, NEW YORK, NY, 3RD PLACE second- leading scorer… Named 2003 U.S. CUP, STANFORD, CA, UNITED STATES (USA “B”), 4TH PLACE to NCAA All-Tournament Team on three occasions… In 2003 FRENCH INTERNATIONAL, NICE, FRANCE, 1ST PLACE 2000, earned Second-Team 2002 FINA WORLD CUP, BELGRADE, YUGOSLAVIA, 7TH PLACE All-American and Second-Team All-MPSF honors… Named to 2002 UNICUM CUP, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 4TH PLACE All-Tournament second team at 2002 TRISTAR INTERNATIONAL, KRANJ, SLOVENIA, 3RD PLACE 1999 NCAA Final Four. 2002 EIGHT-NATIONS TOURNAMENT, NICE, FRANCE, 3RD PLACE HIGH SCHOOL: At Harvard- Westlake High School was three-time All-American, three-time All-CIF, four-time All-League, and two-time league MVP.

WORDS TO LIVE BY: “Ruthless striving overcomes all.” – Virgil

26 PERSONAL: Cites former National Team member Jim Toring and Favorite Food: Sushi former NT Coach Rich Corso as Favorite Movie: Unforgiven his biggest influences in water Favorite Actor: Clint Eastwood polo... New Zealand is his favorite Favorite Actress: Claire Danes vacation spot… Admits his most Favorite Song: “In My Place” by Coldplay Favorite Musical Artists: Ben Harper, Coldplay, Rage embarrassing water polo moment Against the Machine, and Beastie Boys was fainting during the National Favorite Color: Green Team Clinic in 1999… Became Best Halloween Costume: hooked on water polo after watching Magnum P.I. with a real mustache a national team practice at 14. Special Power: To be unbreakable like Bruce Willis in Unbreakable Any famous friends or relatives: Bill Hudnut was a congressman and mayor of for many years

Would like to be a pro football player or golfer if not for water polo, as both are good gigs and PLAYERS fun… supports Team Darfur… best things about water polo are the team, the traveling, and the fact that water polo is a difficult sport that teaches you a lot about yourself… got involved with water polo at age 14 through a coach at school who told him he could one day be an Olympian… continues to play because he loves it and because of great teammates HUDNUT

27 Jeff Powers UTILITY

HEIGHT: 6’7’’ WEIGHT: 230 LBS. HOMETOWN: SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA EDUCATION: UC IRVINE 2003 CLUB: PADOVO PLEBISCITO BIRTHDAY: 1/21/80 BIRTHPLACE: CHATTANOOGA, TN

Headed to second Olympic Games in Summer of 2008… Has become one of the team’s most dangerous offensive threats… Can score from center or the perimeter and is an excellent defender. INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Scored six goals during Silver Medal finish at 2008 FINA World League Super Final… Picked up six goals at 2007 FINA World League Super Finals, including four in victory over China… Scored seven goals at 2007 Pan American Games… Tallied five goals at 2007 FINA World Championships… Scored 10 goals for the US at 2005 FINA World Championships, which landed him among the tournament’s top-10 scorers list… Was a leading offensive force for Team USA at 2004 Olympic Games… Hat trick in the USA’s gold-medal win over Brazil at Pan American Games, which earned Team USA a place in Athens... Scored in six games at Pan Ams... Finished with six goals in five games at the 2003 World Championships... Connected for nine goals in four games for Newport at the 2003 American Water Polo League finals... Finished with four goals at 2003 U.S. Cup...Scored eight goals in four games at French International Tournament in 2003... Tied for team lead in goals scored with six at 2002 World Cup... Co-recipient of 2002 Chuck Metz Award at Men’s Senior Nationals after piloting Newport to the championship... Second on team and 12th in the league in scoring with 16 goals during 2002 FINA World League... Scored team-high four goals in USA’s upset over INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS Hungary in Moraga (CA)... 2008 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, GENOA, ITALY, 2ND PLACE Scored four goals at 2001 World Championships. 2007 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, BERLIN, GERMANY 5TH PLACE PROFESSIONAL: A major force 2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 1ST PLACE on Bissolati in Cremona, Italy, for 2007 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 9TH PLACE 2005-2006 season… Played for 2006 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, ATHENS, GREECE, 5TH PLACE Padovo Plebiscito in 2007.

2005 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MONTREAL, CANADA, 11TH PLACE COLLEGE: Named 2002 All-MPSF... First-Team All- 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES, ATHENS, GREECE, 7TH PLACE American in 2000-2002... 2003 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, NEW YORK, NY, 3RD PLACE All-MPSF squad in 2000 and

2003 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, 1ST PLACE 1999… Top scorer in MPSF in 2000... UCI’s leading scorer in 2003 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BARCELONA, SPAIN, 6TH PLACE 2000 and 1999. 2003 U.S. CUP, STANFORD, CA, 2ND PLACE

2002 FINA WORLD CUP, BELGRADE, YUGOSLAVIA, 7TH PLACE

2001 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, FUKUOKA, JAPAN, 7TH PLACE

1999 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES, PALMA DE MALLORCA, SPAIN, 4TH PLACE

WORDS TO LIVE BY: “The only easy day was yesterday.” - Clint Black

28 HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time All-CIF at San Luis Obispo High School… Four- Favorite Food: BBQ time All-Northern League honoree... Favorite Movie: Batman Begins His prep squad won 1995 league title... Favorite Actor: Jack Nicholson Also competed on swim team. Favorite Music: Classic Rock Personal Theme Song: “Ride of the Valkyries” PERSONAL: Best moment in a Favorite Musical Artists: game was beating Croatia in the final Bob Marley, Eric Clapton, and Jay-Z seconds in the first game of the 2004 Favorite Color: Red Olympics… Favorite place traveled Best Present Ever Received: Camera with water polo is Hong Kong… Got Special power: To fly involved with water polo because he was tired of swimming… Brother, Steve, plays for Purdue club team… Would play golf if not for water polo… best thing Married in 2006. about water polo is traveling the world… got involved with the sport because he didn’t like swimming and dreams of Olympic gold PLAYERS POWERS

29 Jesse Smith DEFENDER

HEIGHT: 6’4’’ WEIGHT: 240 LBS. HOMETOWN: CORONADO, CA EDUCATION: PEPPERDINE 2005 CLUB: MLADOST BIRTHDAY: 4/27/83 BIRTHPLACE: KILUA, HI

Headed to second Olympic Games in Summer of 2008… Has drawn acclaim as one of the game’s most naturally gifted athlete. INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Tallied three goals during Silver Medal finish at 2008 FINA World League Super Final… Scored on four occasions at 2007 FINA World League Super Final… Tallied eight goals at 2007 Pan American Games, including four in the tourney opening win over Brazil… Part of 2006 and 2007 FINA World League Super Final squads… Won a gold medal at 2007 Pan American Games… Member of 2007 FINA World Championship team, scoring four goals… Scored six goals for Team USA at 2005 FINA World Championships… Was one of U.S.A.’s top scorers at 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece... Scored nine goals at the 2004 Summer Olympics, including two in his Olympic debut against Croatia and a hat trick against Italy to clinch 7th place for the U.S.... Made a splash in 2002 as an exciting passer, scorer and defender… Scored in three games at 2003 Pan American Games... Scored four goals in 2003 World Championships finals... Top Defender at the 2003 American Water Polo League finals for Newport… Finished fourth on the team with nine goals in 2002 FINA World League… Made senior National Team INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS debut at 2001 Canada Cup in 2008 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, GENOA, ITALY, 2ND PLACE Calgary.

2007 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, BERLIN, GERMANY 5TH PLACE PROFESSIONAL: Spent the

2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 1ST PLACE 2005-2006 season with Ethnikos Pireus in Greece 2007 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 9TH PLACE COLLEGE: Played at 2006 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, ATHENS, GREECE, 5TH PLACE Pepperdine University... A 2005 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MONTREAL, CANADA, 11TH PLACE Division I First-Team All-

2004 OLYMPIC GAMES, ATHENS, GREECE, 7TH PLACE American in 2004… First-Team MPSF pick in 2002... First-Team 2004 TORNEO DI NAPOLI, NAPLES, ITALY, 3RD PLACE All-American in 2002... Led the 2003 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, NEW YORK, NY, 3RD PLACE Waves with 55 goals in 2003.

2003 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, 1ST PLACE HIGH SCHOOL: Graduate of Coronado (CA) High School... 2003 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BARCELONA, SPAIN, 6TH PLACE Helped Coronado to three San 2003 JOBO CURTINI TOURNAMENT, RIJEKA, CROATIA, 3RD PLACE Diego Section CIF Division II 2003 U.S. CUP, STANFORD, CA, 2ND PLACE championships in 1998, 1999 and 2000... San Diego Union- 2003 FRENCH INTERNATIONAL, NICE, FRANCE, 1ST PLACE Tribune Player of the Year in 2002 FINA WORLD CUP, BELGRADE, YUGOSLAVIA, 7TH PLACE 1999 and 2000. 2002 UNICUM CUP, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 4TH PLACE PERSONAL: Favorite foods 2002 TRISTAR INTERNATIONAL, KRANJ, SLOVENIA, 3RD PLACE range from sushi to carrots... Enjoys hiking. 2002 EIGHT-NATIONS TOURNAMENT, NICE, FRANCE, 3RD PLACE

2001 PAN AMERICAN QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT, SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REP., 1ST PLACE

2000 JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, BARQISIMIETO, VENEZUELA, 1ST PLACE

30 Dressed upasashrubwithfriend Best HalloweenCostume: Best PresentEverReceived:Akissfromhiswife F Bob Dylan,Marley, Clash F F F F F avorite Color:Blue avorite MusicalArtists: avorite Song:JohnnyBeGood avorite Actress:AngelinaJolie avorite Actor:ClintEastwood avorite Movie:Stardust F avorite Food:Sushi 31 SMITH PLAYERS Adam Wright ATTACKER

HEIGHT: 6’3’’,WEIGHT: 195 LBS. HOMETOWN: SEAL BEACH, CA EDUCATION: UCLA 2001 CLUB: NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB, BISSOLATI CREMONA BIRTHDAY: 5/4/77 BIRTHPLACE: HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA

Headed to second Olympic Games in Summer of 2008… One of the most experienced members of Senior National Team with nearly 15 years of involvement… Threat at both ends of pool with tough defense and good scoring ability. INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Tossed in four goals during Silver Medal finish at 2008 FINA World League Super Final… Scored four goals at 2007 FINA World League Super Final and again at 2007 Pan American Games… Scored five goals at 2007 FINA World Championships… Scored four goals for Team USA in 2005 FINA World Championships... Scored a goal against Russia at 2004 Olympic Games... Scored in INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS six games and led Team USA 2008 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, GENOA, ITALY, 2ND PLACE with five goals at 2003 World Championships... Netted four 2007 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, BERLIN, GERMANY 5TH PLACE goals at 2003 U.S. Cup... Had 2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 1ST PLACE four goals, including three 2007 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 9TH PLACE in one game, at 2003 French International… First became 2006 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, ATHENS, GREECE, 5TH PLACE involved with National Team 2005 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MONTREAL, CANADA, 11TH PLACE in 1997. 2005 ASUA CUP , MEXICO, 1ST PLACE PROFESSIONAL: Joined 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES, ATHENS, GREECE, 7TH PLACE Civitavecchia in Italy for 2006 season... Spent 2005/2006 2004 TORNEO DI NAPOLI, NAPLES, ITALY, 3RD PLACE season in Sicily, Italy, playing 2003 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, NEW YORK, NY, 3RD PLACE for Nuoto Catania… Played for

2003 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BARCELONA, SPAIN, 6TH PLACE Dynamo in Moscow, Russia, in 2004-2005 with U.S. teammate 2003 U.S. CUP, STANFORD, CA, 2ND PLACE Ryan Bailey... In 2007 joined 2002 FINA WORLD CUP, BELGRADE, YUGOSLAVIA, 7TH PLACE Bissolati Cremona. 2001 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, FUKUOKA, JAPAN, 7TH PLACE COLLEGE: All-American

2000 UPS CUP, LOS ALAMITOS, CA (USA “B”), 6TH PLACE and All-MPSF in four straight seasons at UCLA... Member of 1999 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES, PALMA DE MALLORCA, SPAIN, 4TH PLACE 1999 and 2000 UCLA Bruins National Championship teams... Led Bruins with 27 assists in 1999.

WORDS TO LIVE BY: “Be quick but don’t hurry” - John Wooden

32 HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Wilson High School in Long Beach, CA... Favorite Food: Italian 1995 CIF Division I Player of the Favorite Movie: Die Hard Favorite Songs: “Stir It Up” by Bob Marley, “Three Little Year...Member of 1994 Division I CIF Birds” by Bob Marley championship team... All-American Favorite Musical Artists: honors in three seasons... Notched Bob Marley, Led Zeppelin, and The Band 309 career goals. Favorite Color: Blue PERSONAL: Favorite foods include Best Present Ever Received: Motorcycle sushi and Mexican... If he weren’t Best Halloween Costume: Raccoon playing water polo, he’d pursue Special Power: To cure cancer ... Cites his parents, brother, and Klaus Barth as his biggest influences… Loved traveling to Cuba Would play baseball if not for water polo… and Hong Kong with water polo supports the Klaus Barth foundation for cancer team… Married in 2006. (Barth was his former coach and is an idol)… best things about water polo are that the game is in the water, and the friends you make out of the water… got into water polo because he lived near the beach and was involved with swimming, then a friend started playing the sport, and so did he PLAYERS WRIGHT

33 Merrill Moses GOALKEEPER

HEIGHT: 6’3” WEIGHT: 215 LBS. HOMETOWN: RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA EDUCATION: PEPPERDINE 2000 CLUB: NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB BIRTHDAY: 8/13/77 BIRTHPLACE: HARBOR CITY, CA

Headed to first Olympic Games in Summer of 2008… One of the most exciting goalkeepers in the game today… Explosive to both sides of the cage… Known for his vocal leadership in the pool as well as his game play. INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Piled up 37 saves as starting goalie during Silver Medal run at 2008 FINA World League Super Final… One of the most exciting goalkeepers in the game today… Split time in the cage at 2007 FINA World League Super Final… Led Team USA with 30 saves during 2007 Pan American Games… Starting goalkeeper at 2007 FINA World Championships… Best Goalkeeper at 2006 ASUA Cup… Highest number of saves in 2006 Premier League Division I… 2007 INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS MVP for New York Athletic Club… Named Most Valuable 2008 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, GENOA, ITALY, 2ND PLACE Goalkeeper at 2003 U.S. Cup at 2007 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, BERLIN, GERMANY 5TH PLACE Stanford… Posted game-high 2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 1ST PLACE 13 saves against Slovakia at 2003 French International… First- 2007 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 9TH PLACE Team All-American goalkeeper 2006 ASUA CUP, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 1ST PLACE with New York at the 2002 Men’s

2006 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, ATHENS, GREECE, 5TH PLACE Senior Nationals… Had 63 saves in six games during the 2002 2003 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES, DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA, 8TH PLACE FINA World League, including 2003 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, NEW YORK, NY, 3RD PLACE back-to-back 13-stop efforts against Russia. 2003 U.S. CUP, STANFORD, CA, UNITED STATES, 2ND PLACE PROFESSIONAL: Played in 2002 FINA WORLD CUP, BELGRADE, YUGOSLAVIA, 7TH PLACE the Spanish professional league 2002 UNICUM CUP, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 4TH PLACE in 2000-01 with Olivar of 2001 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, FUKUOKA, JAPAN, 7TH PLACE Zaragosa, Spain.

1999 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES, PALMA DE MALLORCA, SPAIN, 4TH PLACE COLLEGE: First-Team All-Conference and Second- Team All-American in 1998... First-Team All-American in Favorite Movie: Salmon 1997... MVP at 1997 NCAA Favorite Movie: Gladiator Championships. Favorite Actor: Matthew McConaughey Favorite Actress: Scarlett Johansson PERSONAL: Enjoys Personal Theme Song: “Thunderstruck” by AC/DC snowboarding, scuba , Favorite Musical Artists: Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, and cooking… played Rage Against the Machine, and Damian Marley saxophone and viola in high Best Halloween Costume: Gorilla with red glowing eyes school… likes drinking Jamba Juice before a big game because you can’t be too full as a goalie… got involved with water polo during the summer before his high school freshman year because he didn’t want to play football in the heat.

34 Brandon Brooks GOALKEEPER

HEIGHT: 6’6” WEIGHT: 240 HOMETOWN: HONOLULU, HI EDUCATION: UCLA 2005 CLUB: LAWPC BIRTHDAY: 4/29/81 BIRTHPLACE: ROCK ISLAND, IL

Headed to second Olympic Games in Summer of 2008… Great athlete who brings size and speed to the position of goalkeeper… Returned to Team USA in December of 2007 after two years off. INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Recorded 17 saves in backup role during Silver Medal run at the 2008 FINA World League Super Final… Starting goalie for Team USA at the 2004 Athens Olympics… Member of 2003 and 2005 World Championship squads. PROFESSIONAL: None COLLEGE: Won NCAA Championship in 1999 and INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS 2000… All-American 1999- PLAYERS 2002… Walked-on to UCLA 2008 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, GENOA, ITALY, 2ND PLACE team his freshman 2005 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MONTREAL, CANADA, 11TH PLACE year. 2004 OLYMPICS, ATHENS, GREECE, 7TH PLACE HIGH SCHOOL: Won ILH 2003 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BARCELONA, SPAIN, 6TH PLACE Championships from 1996- 1999… ILH Player of the Year in 1999… First-Team All- American in 1999. PERSONAL: Born April 29, Favorite Food: Mexican 1981, in Rock Island, Ill, Oldest Favorite Movie: Usual Suspects of three children, has twin Favorite Actor: Will Smith sisters Nicole and Jessica… Favorite Actress: Jessica Alba Lists greatest athletic thrill as Favorite Songs: “On Call” by Kings of Leon, “Redemption Song” by Bob Marley, and “Racing Rats” by Editors winning a national basketball Favorite Musical Artists: championship… Enjoys going Bloc Party, Kings of Leon, and Ben Harper out with friends… Business/ Favorite Color: Blue economics major. Best Present Ever Received: Chrome BMX bike at age six Best Halloween Costume: Vampire or Ninja Special Power: Regeneration Famous Friends: Earl Watson, Seattle Supersonics (NBA) WORDS TO LIVE BY: “Success is to have lived well, laughed

Would play basketball if not for water polo… best things often and loved MOSES / BROOKS about water polo are the teamwork and the incredible effort it demands… keeps playing water polo because he much. To have loves being competitive and challenging himself within a the respect of team environment intelligent men and the love of children.” - unknown

35 Peter Varellas (Va-ral-is) ATTACKER

HEIGHT: 6’3’’ WEIGHT: 192 LBS. HOMETOWN: MORAGA, CA EDUCATION: STANFORD 2006 CLUB: SAVONA BIRTHDAY: 10/2/84 BIRTHPLACE: OAKLAND, CA

Headed to first Olympic Games in Summer of 2008… Only left-handed player on the roster… Great catch and release shooting ability. INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Posted seven goals during Silver Medal finish at 2008 FINA World League Super Final… Tied for team lead in goals scored with seven at 2007 FINA World League Super Final… Scored six goals at 2007 Pan American Games en route to a gold medal… Tossed in five goals at 2007 FINA World Championships… Third leading scorer for USA in 2006... Member of US Junior National Team in 2001-2002... Helped U.S. to a second- place finish at 2002 Junior Pan American Championship. COLLEGE: 2006 Pac-10 INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS Stanford Male Athlete of the 2008 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, GENOA, ITALY, 2ND PLACE Year… 2005 First-Team All- American… Member of 2005 2007 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, BERLIN, GERMANY 5TH PLACE NCAA All-Tournament First 2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 1ST PLACE Team and MPSF First-Team 2007 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 9TH PLACE All-American… Voted Second- Team All-American by AWPCA 2006 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, ATHENS, GREECE, 5TH PLACE in 2004... A reliable goal 2002 JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, BOCA RATON, 2ND PLACE producer, scoring in 27 of team’s 28 games in 2005... Scored 56 goals during 2005 season... Named to All-MPSF first team... Scored five goals in the NCAA Favorite Food: Thanksgiving dinner Tournament, with three against Favorite Movie: The Fugitive UCLA in title game, earning Favorite Actor: Harrison Ford him NCAA All-Tournament Favorite Actress: Scarlett Johansson first-team honors... Named to Favorite Musical Artist: James Taylor American Water Polo Coaches Favorite Colors: Red and Black Association All-Academic Best Halloween Costume: A Scarecrow Team… 2003 Honorable Special Power: Time Travel Mention All-MPSF... Named to 2003 NCAA All-Tournament first team... 2003, 2004, 2005 NCAA Championship, 2nd Place… 2002 NCAA National Champion… Member of All- MPSF Academic team... Earned spot on AWPCA All-Academic Team. HIGH SCHOOL: NISCA Boys Water Polo Third-Team All-American in his senior season; honorable mention in his junior year... Two-time First-Team All-League selection at Campolindo High School... Team-MVP as a senior and Best Offensive Player as a junior... Five-time swimming All-American... Recorded 115 goals, 42 assists, and 118 steals during his senior campaign. PERSONAL: Father, Larry, was an All-American swimmer at California… Management Science & Engineering major.

36 “There is no off switch.” isno “There off WORDS TO LIVEBY: Rick Merlo 2007 FINAWORLDCHAMPIONSHIPS,MELBOURNE,AUSTRALIA9THPLACE keeps himinvolvedinthesport the sport through his brother and playing with the team thing about water polo is the team… got involved with Enjoys volleyballandsocceroutsideofwaterpolo…best

F Magical Power:To fly Best HalloweenCostume:RickyBobby F AFI, DaftPunk,DJShadow, andJackJohnson F F F INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONHIGHLIGHTS 2005 FINAWORLDCHAMPIONSHIPS,MONTREAL,CANADA11THPLACE 2006 FINAWORLDLEAGUESUPERFINAL,ATHENS, GREECE5THPLACE avorite Movie:Goal!andGoalII:LivingtheDream avorite Color:Blue avorite MusicalArtists: avorite Songs:AllDaftPunksongs avorite Actor:BradPitt 2003 WORLDUNIVERSITYGAMES,DAEGU,SOUTHKOREA,8THPLACE 2008 FINAWORLDLEAGUESUPERFINALS,GENOA,ITALY, 2NDPLACE F Italy 2006-2007…Played Nervi inBrazil in2007. avorite Food:ItalianFood(fromItaly) PROFESSIONAL: Played inItaly 2005-2006…Played for Genova World University Games. Member of 2005World Championship team… Participant in2003 in 2006World Played League… in2005and 2006World League… FINA World Championship team, scoring two goals… Took part finish at 2008FINA World League Super Final… Member of 2007 INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Scored two goals during Silver Medal the game.the balance to offense and defense contributingboth sides to of Headed to first Olympic Games in Summer of 2008… Brings BIRTHDAY: 8/5/82BIRTHPLACE:FRESNO,CA EDUCATION: UC-IRVINE2005CLUB:NEWYORKATHLETIC CLUB HEIGHT: 6’3”WEIGHT: 220HOMETOWN:FRESNO,CA MVP, First-Team All-American, in1997andSchool 2000…CIF Champion at Buchanan High HIGH SCHOOL: CIF All-MPSF in2004. American and Second-Team in 2005…ThirdTeamAll- MPSF, and Scholar Athlete American, First-Team All- COLLEGE: First-Team All- polo throughpolo his older brother. one… involved Became inwater his team’s and goal lost by they hit his ball head,the went into water moment polo was when SaysUC Irvine… his worst playsCurt, also water at polo at Younger UCIrvine… brother waterAll-American player polo Mark, was aformer Academic PERSONAL: Older brother, and in2000 All-League, All-CIF UTILITY - unknown 37 VARELLAS / MERLO PLAYERS JW Krumpholz CENTER

HEIGHT: 6’3” WEIGHT: 205 HOMETOWN: SANTA ANA, CA EDUCATION: USC 2010 CLUB: LAWPC BIRTHDAY: 9/22/87 BIRTHPLACE: ORANGE, CA

Headed to first Olympic Games in Summer of 2008… Displays tremendous work ethic… youngest member of team at just 20 years old… only athlete with remaining college eligibility on roster (USC). INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Tallied a goal during Silver Medal run at 2008 FINA World League Super Final… Member of 2007 Junior World Championship Team in Long Beach, CA… Played at 2005 World Championships in Montreal, Canada. COLLEGE: Two-time All-American… First-Team All-NCAA. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time All-American and Player of the Year in 2004. PERSONAL: Parents are Kurt INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS and Debra… Has two sisters, 2008 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, GENOA, ITALY, 2ND PLACE Katy and Kari… Father won two NCAA water polo titles 2007 FINA JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, LONG BEACH, CA 6TH PLACE as a player at UCLA… Lists 2005 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MONTREAL, CANADA 11TH PLACE Michael Jordan as his biggest sports hero… Birthdate is Sept. 22, 1987.

38 “ WORDS TO LIVEBY: Tim Hutten motivated you and are.” how self-disciplined to and inlife how down insports self- Everything boils INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONHIGHLIGHTS 2008 FINAWORLDLEAGUESUPERFINALS,GENOA,ITALY, 2NDPLACE 2006 ASUACUP, MEXICOCITY, MEXICO1STPLACE Second-Team in2005. All-American Tournament MVP, and MPSF Player of Year the in2007…Named 2007 collegiate Named season… First-Team MPSF All-American, COLLEGE: Cutino Award Winner (top college player) following National Team program for last the two years. of 2006ASUA the Cup Medal Gold Team… Has of part the been Medal finish at 2008FINA World League Super Final… Member INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: goals during Scoringseven Silver physical shape. Physical player with great scoring goal ability… In tremendous Headed to first Olympic Games in Summer of 2008… BIRTHDAY: 6/4/1985BIRTHPLACE:LOSALAMITOS,CA EDUCATION: UC-IRVINE2008CLUB:NEWPORTWATER POLOFOUNDATION HEIGHT: 6’5”WEIGHT:.215 HOMETOWN:SEALBEACH,CA the teamthe to aCIFfinal. All-American status and guiding Alamitos High School,earning HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Los - Edward Newland DEFENDER 39 KRUMPHOLZ / HUTTEN PLAYERS Brian Alexander (Alternate) ATTACKER

HEIGHT: 6’3’’ WEIGHT: 220 LBS. HOMETOWN: SANTA ANA, CA EDUCATION: UCSB 2005 CLUB: LOS ANGELES BIRTHDAY: 5/3/83 BIRTHPLACE: SANTA ANA, CA

A young standout whose scoring ability will help Team USA. INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Scored a goal during Silver Medal run at 2008 FINA World League Super Final… Scored a goal in a victory over Canada at the 2007 FINA World Championships… Scored three goals at 2005 FINA World Championships in Montreal, Canada… Scored three goals at the 2005 ASUA World Championships, including a two-goal game against Brazil... Member of USA Junior National Team in 2002-03... Played in 12th FINA Junior World Championships in Naples, Italy... Led USA Junior National Team in scoring at World Championship with 12 goals... Played for US National “B” Team in 2003 U.S. Cup World Challenge. PROFESSIONAL: Played on INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS Aguas De Valencia, Spain, 2008 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS, GENOA, ITALY, 2ND PLACE 2005-2007. 2007 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 9TH PLACE COLLEGE: All-American in 2006 ASUA CUP, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 1ST PLACE 2003 and 2004 for UCSB... Third-Team All-MPSF honors 2005 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MONTREAL, CANADA, 11TH PLACE in 2003 and Second-Team 2005 ASUA CUP, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO, 1ST PLACE All-MPSF honors in 2004...

2005 FOUR NATION TOURNAMENT, HAMM, GERMANY, 4TH PLACE Led UCSB in scoring two consecutive years with 70 in 2003 FINA JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, NAPLES, ITALY, 11TH PLACE 2003 and 64 in 2004...Team MVP in 2003 and 2004. HIGH SCHOOL: All-American for Foothill High School in Favorite Food: Italian/BBQ Santa Ana, CA...First-Team All- Favorite Movie: The Big Lebowski CIF...Scored 91 goals as a senior. Favorite Actor: Clint Eastwood Favorite Actress: Meg Ryan PERSONAL: Enjoys surfing Favorite Song: “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley, and and in his spare time... “Take My Love” by Circus Tramps Graduated from UCSB with a Personal Theme Song: Star Wars soundtrack psychology degree and plans to Favorite Musical Artists: Jack Johnson, and Santana become a sports psychologist… Favorite Color: Blue Enjoys the beach, reading, Best Present Ever Received: Ipod sleeping, video games… Admits Best Halloween Costume: Johnny Bravo his most embarrassing water Special Power: Give people happiness polo moment was when his suit was torn and his grandma told him about it after the game.

40 John Mann Wedding Crashers ,Old School,and Gladiator and Dianna… Favorite pregame is steel-cut meal outs and melon… Favorite movies are PERSONAL: International Relations major... Parents are John (played at football Purdue) Competed three years on varsity team swim that won three CIFtitles. American honors... Orange County Player of Year, the scoring 109 goals as asenior... championship game earning First-Team in2002,while and All-CIF First-Team All- HIGH Corona SCHOOL: Led del Mar High to School CIFSouthern Section athlete inSeptember 9,2003and March 25,2004issues of Sports Illustrated’s OnCampus. Team USAat Junior the World Championships… USto agold with Led ateam- medal traveled to Junior the World Championships inNaples, Italy, in2003...Scored 10goals for MVP at 2004Junior Pan American Games… Member of USAJunior National Team that at Four Nations Tournament inHamm, Germany, inMarch scorer 2005...Leading and 2004 JUNIORPAN AMERICANGAMES,SANSALVADOR, ELSALVADOR, 1STPLACE 2007 FINAWORLDLEAGUESUPERFINALS,BERLIN,GERMANY, 5THPLACE

Personal ThemeSong:“AtomicPunk”byVan Halen F F F INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONHIGHLIGHTS avorite Actress:JessicaBiel avorite Actor:JackNicholson avorite Movie:Gladiator 2008 FINAWORLDLEAGUESUPERFINALS,GENOA,ITALY, 2NDPLACE 2003 JUNIORWORLDCHAMPIONSHIPS,NAPLES,ITALY, 11THPLACE 2002 JUNIORPAN AMERICANGAMES,BOCARATON, FL,1STPLACE 2007 PAN AMERICANGAMES,RIODEJANEIRO,BRAZIL, 1STPLACE 2005 FOURNATIONS TOURNAMENT, HAMM,GERMANY, 4THPLACE 2005 ASUACUPMEXICOCITY, MEXICO,1STPLACE F in Mexico City... Helped USNational Team to fourth-place finish avorite Food:Steak as Team USAcaptured gold last April medal at ASUA Tournament Nationals, helping Lamorinda to abronze Scored medal... nine goals gold inDavis, medal CA....First-Team at All-American Men’s Senior National Championship, leading Lamorinda water club polo to a Tournament MVPand first-teamAll-American at 200520-Under in Berlin… Scored fivein Berlin… goals at 2007 Pan American Games… Member of team that competed at 2007FINA World League Silver Medal at 2008FINA the World Super League Final… INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Member of team the that took the (Alternate) Physical player at center the position that provides great energy. BIRTHDAY: 6/27/85BIRTHPLACE:BEVERLY HILLS,CA EDUCATION: UCBERKELEY2007CLUB:NEWYORKATHLETIC CLUB HEIGHT: 6’5’’ WEIGHT: 240LBS.HOMETOWN:NEWPORTBEACH,CA 22 goals as a true freshman22 goals as atrue and 2005 ... In 2003, finished with leading Bears in scoring for All-MPSF in 2004 and 2005, First-Team and All-American of MPSF Tournament in 2006… American, MPSF,All and MVP Winner… First-Team All- Year… 2006 Cutino Award COLLEGE: 2006 Player of the Salvador, Salvador. El Pan American Games inSan 20goals athigh 2003Junior Featured as a top freshman and USCinMPSF Tournament... goals against Long Beach State Stanford Invitational... Tallied victory in semifinals of the 2003 USC in the Bears’ overtime eventual national champion matches... Scored a goal against was the Bears’ top scorer in six CENTER 41 ALEXANDER / MANN PLAYERS 42 WOMEN

43 USA Women’s Coaching Staff

Guy Baker HEAD COACH In nearly a decade, Guy Baker has turned the national program into the most overall decorated women’s water polo program in the world. Since the 2000 Olympic Games, under Baker’s guidance whether as a Head Coach and/or Director USA Women’s Water Polo has won nine FINA major championship medals, 2 Olympic Games, 3 World Championships, 3 Junior World Championships, and 1 World Cup. The results are unprecedented; nine medals in 12 events with 12 consecutive medal round appearances and 8 gold medal game finals. The closest international opponent has won six medals during this time period and has appeared in five gold medal game finals. His coaching highlights would be two World Championship gold medals (2003 and 2007), Silver Medal at the 2000 Olympic Games, Bronze Medal at the 2004 Olympic Games, two Pan American Games Gold Medals (2003 and 2007) and three World League Super Final titles (2004, 2006 and 2007). Recently named the 2007 USOC National Coach of the Year, Baker began his coaching career in 1985 as an assistant to Ken Lindgren at Long Beach State University, where he was a former star player. After six years with the 49ers, Baker moved on to UCLA, where he was named men’s head coach in 1991. In his first year, Baker coached the men’s team to a second-place NCAA finish and was named the American Water Polo Coaches Association Coach of the Year. UCLA added women’s water polo in 1995, prompting Baker to tackle head coach double duty from 1995-1998. In that time, the UCLA women’s team notched three collegiate titles in 1996, 1997, and 1998; the men’s team won four NCAA titles in 1995, 1996, 1999, and 2000. Baker was the first coach in history to lead both a men’s and women’s collegiate team to NCAA titles in the same year (1995-96). He went on to duplicate the double win the following year. Baker lives in Long Beach, CA, with his wife, Michelle, and his two daughters, Samantha and Christen.

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NAME POSITION BIRTHDAY HT. HOMETOWN EDUCATION CLUB AFFILIATION

Betsey Armstrong Goalkeeper 1/31/83 6’1” Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 2005 Great Lakes Water Polo

Heather Petri *# Attacker 6/13/78 5’11” Orinda, CA UC Berkeley 2002 New York AC, Rari Nantes

Brenda Villa *#© Attacker 4/18/80 5’4” Commerce, CA Stanford 2003 Commerce/Orizzonta ITA

Lauren Wenger All-Around 3/11/84 6’3” Long Beach, CA USC 2006 New York AC

Natalie Golda # Defender 12/28/81 5’11” Fullerton, CA UCLA 2006 New York AC

Patty Cardenas Attacker 8/19/84 5’6” Commerce, CA USC 2008 Commerce

Jessica Steffens Defender 4/7/87 6’0” Danville, CA Stanford 2009 Sunset San Diego

Elsie Windes Defender 6/17/85 5’10” Portland, OR UC Berkeley 2007 Tualatin Hills WPC

Alison Gregorka Defender 6/29/85 5’10” Ann Arbor, MI Stanford 2007 Great Lakes WPC

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Trainer: Karen Bloch Team Leader:Orwig Bernice Coach: HeatherAssistant Moody Coach: KyleAssistant Kopp Head Baker Coach: Guy Erika FiggeErika (A) Brittany Hayes Jaime Hipp(Komer) Kami Craig Kami Moriah van Norman NAME Attacker, LH Goalkeeper Attacker POSITION Center Center 7/21/87 5/30/84 BIRTHDAY 1/9/85 2/5/85 9/1/81 Windes (Wine-z) Cardenas (Car-day-nuss) Villa (Vee-ya) Pronounciations: 5’10” 5’11” 5’10” 5’7” 6’0” HT.

Rancho Santa Margarita,Rancho CA Santa Barbara,CA Santa Ana, CA San Diego, CA Fresno, CA HOMETOWN © Captian, (A) #2004Olympian, *2000Olympian, Alternate UCLA 2003 USC 2009 USC 2007 USC 2009 USC 2006 EDUCATION C.N. Ondaretta Alcorcon Santa Barbara WPF SOCAL Water Polo San Diego ShoresSan Diego CLUB AFFILIATION New York AC 47 PLAYERS “BETSEY” GOALKEEPER

HEIGHT: 6’1” EDUCATION: 2005 CLUB: GREAT LAKES WATER POLO BIRTHDAY: 1/31/83 BIRTHPLACE: ANN ARBOR, MI HOMETOWN: ANN ARBOR, MI RESIDENCE: LONG BEACH, CA

Headed to first Olympic Games in Summer of 2008…Brings great size and speed to the position of goalkeepers… One of the up and coming goalkeepers in women’s water polo… Only player on team to hail from and attend college outside of California. INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Posted 50 saves during Silver Medal run at 2008 FINA World League Super Final… Named top goalkeeper at the 2008 FINA World League Super Final… Denied 30 shots in three and a half games at 2007 Holiday Cup in Long Beach, CA… Recorded 38 saves in Gold Medal run at 2007 Pan American Games… Tallied 13 saves in limited action (illness) at Super Final 2007… Named outstanding goalkeeper at 2007 INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS FINA World Championships…

2008 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, TENERIFE, SPAIN, 2ND PLACE March 2007 runner-up for USOC Female Athlete of the 2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 1ST PLACE Month… Selected to Senior 2007 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, MONTREAL, CANADA, 1ST PLACE National team after attending open tryouts in May 2006… First 2007 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 1ST PLACE Senior National team appearance 2006 HOLIDAY CUP, LOS ALAMITOS, CA , 1ST PLACE at 2006 FINA World League… 2006 FINA WORLD LEAGUE, COSENZA, ITALY, 1ST PLACE Starting goalkeeper on Junior National team (2000-01)… 2000 JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN GAMES, BARQUISIMETO, VEN, 1ST PLACE Rookie of the Year (1998). COLLEGE: 2005 Academic All-Big Ten Conference… Two-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement award recipient (2002, 2005)… 2004 Cutino Award Finalist… 2004 AWPCA

WORDS TO LIVE BY: “Those who stay will be champions.” -Bo Schembechler

48 “BETSEY” Elizabeth Armstrong second-team All-American… 2005 AWPCA third-team All-American… Favorite Food: Sushi Two-time AWPCA All-American Favorite Movie: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Favorite Actor(s): honorable mention (2002-03)… Jude Law, Casey Affleck, Ryan Gosling 2003-04 CWPA Division MVP… Favorite Actress(es): Cate Blanchette, Kate Winslet Four-time CWPA All-Division Favorite Song: “True Light” by Mason Jennings First Team (2002-05)… Two-time Personal Theme Song: “Touch the Sky” by Kanye West Eastern Championship MVP (2002, Favorite Musicians: 2005)… Three-time All-Eastern Mason Jennings, Beautfiul Girls, Kanye West Championship first team (2002, Favorite Color: Green 2004-05)… Six-time CWPA Player Facebook or Myspace: Both of the Week… U-M’s career leader Best Present Ever Received: Rock Climbing Lessons in blocks (1,267), minutes (3,329), Best Halloween Costume: Margot Tennenbaum goals against average (5.64) and save Magical Power if available: To Fly percentage (.654)… Michigan record Sport to play other than water polo: holder with 350 saves in 2004… Running, Swimming, and Cycling = Michigan record holder with 24 saves vs. Indiana (3/6/04)… Michigan

record holder with 20 games with PLAYERS 10 or more saves in 2004… Has 68 Believes in preserving the earth and supporting career games with 10 or more saves, literacy… loves water polo because it is fast paced and always challenging… got into water including two with over 20. polo because of her sister and keeps playing HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Huron because its always a challenge High School (2001)… Three-year letter winner… MWPA Player of the Year (2000)… MWPA MVP (2000)… Two-time all-state first team (2000-01)… Eastern Region MVP (2000)… Eastern Region first team (2000). PERSONAL: Earned degree in classical literature… Enjoys reading, going to concerts, and watching movies… New hobbies include learning to knit… Older sister also played water polo… Happiest moment in sport was winning a World Championship in 2007… Been playing water polo since 1997. ARMSTRONG

49 “PATTY” Patricia Cardenas ATTACKER

HEIGHT: 5’6” EDUCATION: USC 2008 CLUB: COMMERCE BIRTHDAY: 8/19/84 BIRTHPLACE: COMMERCE, CA HOMETOWN: COMMERCE, CA RESIDENCE: COMMERCE, CA

Headed to first Olympic Games in Summer of 2008… Outstanding outside shooter who continues to improve… Played on the same club team as teammate Brenda Villa. INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Scored four goals during Silver Medal run at 2008 FINA World League Super Final… Logged five goals during 2007 Holiday Cup… Tossed in three goals overall, including two in victory over Cuba, during 2007 Pan American Games… Scored four goals during Super Final, 2007 highlighted by three in victory over China… Contributed four goals in the 2007 FINA World Championships… Selected to Senior National team after attending open tryouts in May 2006… First Senior National team appearance at 2006 FINA World League where she helped Team USA secure the gold medal… Contributed four goals in the 2007 FINA World INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS Championships… Member of 2008 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, TENERIFE, SPAIN, 2ND PLACE the Junior National Team from 1999-2000… On team that won 2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 1ST PLACE the 2000 Junior Pan American 2007 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, MONTREAL, CANADA, 1ST PLACE Championship in 2000…

2007 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 1ST PLACE Won the Junior Olympics with Commerce Club team, 1997- 2006 HOLIDAY CUP, LOS ALAMITOS, CA , 1ST PLACE 1999, and the Junior Nationals 2006 FINA WORLD LEAGUE, COSENZA, ITALY, 1ST PLACE in 1996-1998… Member of the Youth National Team from 1997- 2000 JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, VENEZUELA, 1ST PLACE 1998… Member of the Youth 1998 YOUTH NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP, 1ST PLACE North American Championship First Place team in 1998. COLLEGE: After transferring from Golden West College to USC, made an immediate impact in her first season at USC… Was team’s third leading scorer with 40 goals, including 15 multiple- goal games… In 2006 scored in a total of 23 games for the Trojans… Named MPSF Player of the Week after the Stanford Tournament… Received All- American honorable mention… Selected as 2003 All-Southern California Co-MVP while at

WORDS TO LIVE BY: “The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.” -Paul Valerg

50 Golden West Community College… Won 2002 State Championship with Favorite Food: Cookies Golden West… Named California Favortie Movie: 300 Community College MVP and Favorite Actor: Will Smith Community College Southern Favorite Actress: Halle Berry Favorite Songs: California MVP in 2002… Scored 40 “Wonderwall” by Oasis, “Lose Yourself” by Eminem goals for USC during her first season Personal Theme Song: “Lose Yourself” by Eminem after transferring (2006); third highest Favorite Musicians: scorer on the 2006 Trojan roster… Justin Timberlake, Mana, and Beyonce Named MPSF Player of the Week after Favorite Color: Red the Stanford Tournament… Received Facebook or Myspace: Both All-American honorable mention. Coolest Person She Knows: Her Mom HIGH SCHOOL: Cardenas won Best Halloween Costume: Kyle Kopp Magical Power if Available: To see the future five four straight CIF Division III seconds in advance championships at Bell Gardens High… Sport to play other than water polo: A three-time first-team All-American or Basketball at Bell Gardens… Named CIF Co- MVP as a junior and senior… Team went 117-3 from 1999-2002. PLAYERS Plays water polo because it’s physical and you PERSONAL: Cardenas is majoring in don’t get all sweaty… Decided to play because sociology… Parents are Josefina and her older brothers played… keeps playing Alfredo… Has two older brothers, because of her teammates, personal goals, Jose and Ivan (both played water family and the game itself polo)… Enjoys spending time with her family… Lists Lance Armstrong as her biggest sports hero and her mom as her most admired person… Recalls her most embarrassing water polo moment as scoring a goal on her own cage at age 6… Favorite music is Hip-Hop and Spanish rock. CARDENAS

51 “KAMI” Kameryn Craig CENTER

HEIGHT: 5’11” EDUCATION: USC 2009 CLUB: SANTA BARBARA WATER POLO FOUNDATION BIRTHDAY: 7/21/87 BIRTHPLACE: SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA HOMETOWN: SANTA BARBARA, CA RESIDENCE: LONG BEACH, CA

Headed to first Olympic Games in Summer of 2008… Up and coming center in the world of women’s water polo… Youngest player on the team at just 21 years old at the start of the Games… One of two players on the roster with remaining collegiate eligibility. INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Scored four goals during Silver Medal run at 2008 FINA World League Super Final… Registered four scores during 2007 Holiday Cup including two in defeat of Italy 12- 8… Anchored Women’s Junior National Team to fourth place finish at 2007 FINA Women’s Junior World Championships… Scored 11 goals during 2007 Pan American INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS Games, including a team high

2008 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, TENERIFE, SPAIN, 2ND PLACE six in 21-3 defeat of Venezuela… Tallied four scores during 2007 FINA JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, PORTO, PORTUGAL, 4TH PLACE Super Final 2007… Scored 2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 1ST PLACE two of USA’s nine goals in the championship game of the 2006 2007 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, MONTREAL, CANADA, 1ST PLACE FINA World League… Won 2007 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 1ST PLACE gold at 2006 Holiday Cup and 2006 HOLIDAY CUP, LOS ALAMITOS, CA , 1ST PLACE 2007 World Championships… As a member of the U.S. Junior 2006 FINA WORLD LEAGUE, COSENZA, ITALY, 1ST PLACE National Team, won gold 2005 JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, PERTH, AUSTRALIA, 1ST PLACE at the 2005 Junior National

2004 JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR, 1ST PLACE Championships… Won gold at 2004 Pan-Am Junior Championships… Member of the Youth National Team from 2003-06. COLLEGE: Scored three goals in 2007 NCAA Championship game against San Diego State to secure USC’s third place finish… Earned NCAA All- Tournament Second Team accolades… Fourth in scoring for USC during her freshman season, making 38 goals from the tough center position… Named to 2006 MPSF All-

WORDS TO LIVE BY: “Just win baby.” -Al Davis

52 Freshman Team… Received All- American honorable mention. Favorite Food: Mexican Favortie Movie: The Notebook and The Holiday (love HIGH SCHOOL: Holds Santa stories) and 300 (not a love story) Barbara High School record for Favorite Songs: Anything Hip-Hop or reggae single-season goals (123) and the Personal Theme Song: “Glamorous” by Fergie most goals scored in one game Favorite Musicians: Bob and Damian Marley, Colbie Caillet, Jack Johnson, (9)… Named Player of the Year by John Mayer, Kanye West, Chris Brown, Sublime the L.A. Times and Santa Barbara Favorite Color: Blue News Press… Named CIF MVP and Facebook or Myspace: Facebook first-team All-American as a senior… Best Present Ever Received: Won league championship as a Kitten for Christmas at age six freshman at Santa Ynez High School Coolest Person She Knows: Her Mom and as a junior at Santa Barbara Best Halloween Costume: American Gladiator High… Won CIF title her junior and Magical Power if Available: To fly (in order to avoid senior years traffic and fly up and down the beautiful coast) Sport to play other than water polo: PERSONAL: Craig has decided to Swimming or Basketball major in Sociology… Parents are

Steve and Dale… Has two brothers, PLAYERS Jeff and Tony… Favorite pastime is Says the best thing about water polo is being surfing… First became involved with part of a team, teammates to push you and water polo through swimming. encourage and commend you when you’re having a good day… team becomes your family… started swimming at age four… started playing water polo at age 12… keeps playing because there is so much more to learn… and because of the excitement of the future. CRAIG

53 Natalie Golda DEFENDER

HEIGHT: 5’11’’ EDUCATION: UCLA 2006 CLUB: NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB BIRTHDAY: 12/28/81 BIRTHPLACE: LAKEWOOD, CA HOMETOWN: FULLERTON, CA RESIDENCE: LONG BEACH, CA

Headed to second Olympic Games in Summer of 2008…Arguably the best outside shooter on Team USA…Brings a physical presence to the team…Set to be married in January of 2009. INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Led team in scoring with eight goals during Silver Medal finish at 2008 FINA World League Super Final… Led team in scoring with 12 goals at 2007 Holiday Cup… Lit the proverbial lamp 11 times during 2007 Pan American Games… Scored three goals during Super Final 2007… Scored two goals in the semifinal game of 2007 World Championships and was instrumental in U.S. gold-medal finish… Helped Team USA capture 2006 FINA World League and Holiday Cup titles… Led team along with van Norman with 12 goals at the 2005 FINA World League Series… Led Team USA out of a slump with team’s first goal in 2004 Olympic bronze-medal victory… Scored in two games at 2003 Pan American Games, where the USA won gold to qualify for the Athens Olympics… Had four goals at the 2003 World Championships… Has been INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS involved with US National Team

2008 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, TENERIFE, SPAIN, 2ND PLACE since 1998 when she was on the Youth National Team… Stepped 2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 1ST PLACE up to Senior National Team 2007 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, MONTREAL, CANADA, 1ST PLACE in 2003… Is one of program’s strongest players… Has been 2007 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 1ST PLACE included in Speedo Top 40 2006 HOLIDAY CUP, LOS ALAMITOS, CA , 1ST PLACE Tournament since 2003. 2006 FINA WORLD LEAGUE, COSENZA, ITALY, 1ST PLACE PROFESSIONAL: Joined 2005 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MONTREAL, CANADA, 2ND PLACE Glyfada, a Greek club team, for end of season playoffs in 2006. 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES, ATHENS, GREECE, 3RD PLACE

2004 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SERIES, LONG BEACH, CA, 1ST PLACE COLLEGE: Received PAC-10 medal in 2006… 2005 AWPCA 2004 HOLIDAY CUP, LA JOLLA, CA, 1ST PLACE Player of the Year, AWPCA 2003 HOLIDAY CUP, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, 1ST PLACE First-Team All-American, NCAA and MPSF Tournament 2003 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, 1ST PLACE MVP, First-Team All-NCAA 2003 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BARCELONA, SPAIN, 1ST PLACE and All-MPSF Tournaments, 2001 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, PERTH, AUSTRALIA, 1ST PLACE First-Team All-MPSF, MPSF

WORDS TO LIVE BY: “Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” -John Wooden

54 Co-Player of the Year and Academic All-MPSF… Finished the 2005 season Favorite Food: Wahoo’s with 47 goals and her career with 158 Favortie Movie: Bull Durham Personal Theme Song: goals, third-most in UCLA history… “Staring at the Sun” by TV on the Radio Awarded 2005 Peter J. Cutino Award Favorite Musicians: (Collegiate Water Polo MVP)… Interpol, Thievery Corporation, Slightly Stoopid Member of UCLA’s 2001, 2003 and Favorite Color: Blue and Pink 2005 NCAA championship teams and Facebook or Myspace: Facebook was assistant coach for the 2006 team.. Best Present Ever Received: Engagement Ring Named to the 1st team at the 2003 Best Halloween Costume: Child’s Penguin Suit NCAA and MPSF tournaments… Magical Power if Available: first-team All-American in 2003 and The ability to morph into any object or animal honorable mention All-American in Sport to play other than water polo: Softball (played through high school) 2002… Co-led the 2002 Bruins in scoring with 37 goals… Named to NCAA and MPSF All-Tournament Teams. Likes to help needy families during the holidays… HIGH SCHOOL: Named CIF Enjoys water polo because there’s a never a dull moment… finds it fulfilling to watch training pay PLAYERS Division III Player of the Year her off… Got started playing water polo by older junior and senior years at Rosary brother (Nick)… keeps playing because of a High School, which won the CIF desire to be the best… feels she’s just realizing Championship in 1998 and 1999… her potential. first-team All-County… OC Register Athlete of the Year. PERSONAL: Played softball for 14 years and loves being part of a team… Started playing water polo in 1996… Younger brother plays water polo at the high school level… Served as student assistant coach for UCLA through the 2006 season… GOLDA Describes best water polo moment as winning an Olympic medal in the 2004 Olympics.

55 Alison Gregorka DEFENDER

HEIGHT: 5’10” EDUCATION: STANFORD 2007 CLUB: GREAT LAKES WATER POLO CLUB BIRTHDAY: 6/29/85 BIRTHPLACE: ANN ARBOR, MI HOMETOWN: ANN ARBOR, MI RESIDENCE: SEAL BEACH, CA

Headed to first Olympic Games in Summer of 2008…A tenacious defender who also possesses a solid outside shot…One of two players from Michigan on the roster. INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Tallied three goals during 2008 FINA World League Super Final… Scored a goal in 17-7 victory over Russia at 2007 Holiday Cup… Tied for team lead with 12 goals at the 2007 Pan American Games… Tallied two scores at Super Final 2007… Scored two goals and handed out six assists in the 2007 FINA World Championships… Helped U.S. Team to gold at the 2004 Junior Pan American Games and 2005 Junior World Championships… First Senior team appearance at 2006 INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS FINA World League where she 2008 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, TENERIFE, SPAIN, 2ND PLACE helped team USA to a first-place finish. 2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 1ST PLACE COLLEGE: In her senior year 2007 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, MONTREAL, CANADA, 1ST PLACE tallied 22 goals on the season, 2007 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 1ST PLACE finishing her Stanford career 2006 HOLIDAY CUP, LOS ALAMITOS, CA , 1ST PLACE with 65 goals… Named to 2007 NCAA Championship’s All- 2006 FINA WORLD LEAGUE, COSENZA, ITALY, 1ST PLACE Tournament Second Team… 2005 FINA JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, PERTH, AUSTRALIA, 1ST PLACE In 2007 earned Academic

2004 JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN GAMES, SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR, 1ST PLACE All-MPSF honors for 3.32 GPA… As a junior in 2006, 2003 FINA JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, CALGARY, CANADA, 2RD PLACE registered 13 goals for the 2002 JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN GAMES, BOCA RATON, FL, 1ST PLACE Cardinals, helping team to its fourth MPSF Championship and a third-place finish at the NCAA Championships… MPSF Academic All-Conference honoree… Named to 2006 AWPCA All-Academic Team… Scored one goal in MPSF championship final versus UCLA (5/1)… Had a goal and one assist against USC in the MPSF semifinal (4/30)… As a freshman in 2004, contributed to Stanford’s third-place finish at the NCAA

WORDS TO LIVE BY: “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight; it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” -Mark Twain

56 Championships… Scored 12 goals for the Cardinals. Favorite Food: Cake Favortie Movie: Crash HIGH SCHOOL: Named Most Favorite Songs: “Lose Yourself” by Eminem, “Shy That Valuable Player of the Michigan State Way” by Tristan Prettyman and Jason Mraz, “Barrel of a Tournament… Michigan’s Water Polo Gun” by Guster Player of the Year and First-Team Personal Theme Song: Circus Music Favorite Musicians: All-American in 2001, 2002 and Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson, Guster, Tristan Prettyman 2003… Third-Team All-American in Favorite Color: Blue 2000… Member of 2001 U.S. Youth Facebook or Myspace: Facebook National Team and 2003 U.S. Junior Coolest Person You Know: National Team… U.S. Junior Team Katie Taylor (college roommate) took second place at the Junior World Best Present Ever Received: Championships in Calgary, Canada… Scrapbook from college teammates full of pictures and notes Captain of water polo squad during Best Halloween Costume: Captain Planet her senior season… Four-year letter Magical Power if Available: The ability to fly (environmentally friendly and convenient) winner on swimming and water polo Sport to play other than water polo teams… Captained swimming team Soccer or basketball during her senior season… Swimming Academic All-American in 2003… PLAYERS Swimming All-American in 1999… Competed for the Great Lakes Water Best thing about water polo are the teammates… Polo Club. started playing after attending her brother’s games… water polo combines her three favorite PERSONAL: Daughter of Dave and sports of swimming, basketball, and soccer… still Joan… Has three siblings, Brad (24, plays because she loves the sport, the competition, and being a part of a team. also played water polo), Andrea (18), and Brian (18)… Began playing water polo in 1998 when older brother started playing… Urban Education major… Enjoys laughing and working with children… Most admired athlete is Lance Armstrong. GREGORKA

57 Brittany Hayes LEFT-HANDED ATTACKER

HEIGHT: 5’7” HOMETOWN: SANTA ANA, CA EDUCATION: USC 2007 CLUB: SOCAL WP BIRTHDAY: 2/5/85 BIRTHPLACE: ORANGE, CA RESIDENCE: HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA

Headed to first Olympic Games in Summer of 2008… Only left- handed player on the roster and has a great scoring ability. INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Scored seven goals during a Silver Medal finish at 2008 FINA World League Super Final… Scored four goals during 2007 Holiday Cup… Member of gold medal- winning team At 2007 World Championships… Member of U.S. Junior National Team, winning the gold medal at 2005 FINA Junior World Championship and a silver medal at the 2003 FINA Junior World Championship… Named Most Valuable Player at the 2003 Junior Nationals… Named as a four-time Junior Olympic All- American (1998-2001). COLLEGE: 2007 MPSF Scholar Athlete… 2007 ACWPC All-Academic Team… 2006 All- MPSF and NCAA All-Tournament Second Team… Two-time Cutino Award nominee (2005- 2006)… USC’s leading scorer as a sophomore and junior with 51 and 55 goals respectively… Entered her senior year with 165 career goals to rank her No. 6 in all-time scoring… Named to All-MPSF First Team and INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS was first-team All-American in 2008 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, TENERIFE, SPAIN, 2ND PLACE 2004 and 2005… Named NCAA Tournament MVP in 2004… 2007 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MELBOURNE, AUS, 1ST PLACE Finished college with 209 goals… 2006 FINA WORLD LEAGUE PRELIMS, MONTREAL, CAN 2ND PLACE As a freshman, Hayes led the 2006 HOLIDAY CUP, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, 1ST PLACE Women of Troy in scoring with 59 goals… Earned second-team 2005 FINA JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, PERTH, AUSTRALIA, 1ST PLACE All-America and All-MPSF All- 2004 JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN GAMES, SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR, 1ST PLACE Freshman honors in 2004. 2003 FINA JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, CALGARY, CANADA, 2ND PLACE HIGH SCHOOL: Named

2002 JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN GAMES, BOCA RATON, FL, 1ST PLACE Co-CIF Player of the Year her senior season at Foothill High in Tustin, CA… Named Sea View League most valuable player her sophomore, junior, and senior seasons… Her team won the CIF section title all four years… Member of honor roll all four years. PERSONAL: Hayes graduated with a degree in International Relations… Parents are Dave and Vicki… Best moment in a game was winning the 2004 NCAA Championships with USC.

WORDS TO LIVE BY: “Learn from yesterday, live for today, and hope for tomorrow.” -Thomas Jefferson

58 much moreexciting. because it’s competitive and difficult which makes it polo because her older brother played… still plays who share all that you go through… Got into water believes there’s nothing better than having friends Likes to play water polo because it’s a team sport… Soccer (terribleatsoccer) Sport toplay otherthanwater polo: Related to19thUSPresidentRutherfordB.Hayes F Magical PowerifA Best HalloweenCostume:GuyBaker Best PresentEverReceived:GiantPinkBeanBag Coolest PersonYouKnow F F Republic, KellyClarkson,andJustinTimberlake F Personal ThemeSong:“Fighter”byChristinaAguilera “Apologize” byOneRepublic,“TheseDays”RascalFlatts F F F F amous FriendsorRelatives: acebook orMyspace: Facebook avorite ColorS:PinkandBlack avorite Musicians:RascalFlatts,DixieChicks,One avorite Songs:“OneLove”byMaryJ.Blige, avorite Actress:ReeseWitherspoon avorite Actor:JimCarrey avortie Movie: Dumb and Dumber and Dumb vailable: Teleportation F avorite Food:Mexican : OlderBrotherRyan

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59 HAYES PLAYERS Jaime Hipp (Komer) GOALKEEPER

HEIGHT: 6’0” EDUCATION: UCLA 2003 BIRTHDAY: 9/1/81 BIRTHPLACE: FRESNO, CA HOMETOWN: FRESNO, CA RESIDENCE: SEAL BEACH, CA

Headed to first Olympic Games in Summer of 2008… Has served as reserve goalie at all recent major competitions… Brings good length to the position of goalkeeper and quick reflexes. INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Denied 12 shots in backup role during 2008 FINA World League Super Final… Halted 25 shots during 2007 Holiday Cup… Thwarted 19 shots during 2007 Pan American Games… Played the bulk of minutes in cage at Super Final 2007 denying 32 shots… Member of 2007 World Championship and 2006 Holiday Cup teams… Helped Team USA to silver-medal finish at the 2005 FINA World Championships where she blocked 56 percent of shots… First joined the National Team Program in 1998 as a member of the Youth National Team. PROFESSIONAL: In 2004 and 2005 spent time playing club for and won two National League Championships… Joined C.N. Odarreta, Alcorcon, a INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS Spanish club team, for the 2008 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, TENERIFE, SPAIN, 2ND PLACE 2005-2006 season.

2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 1ST PLACE COLLEGE: In her 2003 senior season, led UCLA to NCAA 2007 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, MONTREAL, CANADA, 1ST PLACE Championship and named 2007 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 1ST PLACE to NCAA All-Tournament 2006 HOLIDAY CUP, LOS ALAMITOS, CA , 1ST PLACE Team… Served as UCLA’s starting goalkeeper and received 2005 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MONTREAL, CANADA, 2ND PLACE

60 All-American honors all four years… Earned All-MPSF second-team Favorite Food: Sushi honors as a junior… Named to MPSF Favortie Movie: Lord of the Rings, Casino Royale and NCAA All-Tournament second Favorite Actor: Will Ferrell teams in 2002… Earned MPSF Favorite Actress: Julia Roberts Favorite Songs: “Sleeping to Dream” by Jason Mraz and honorable mention and named to “Hide and Seek” by Imogen Heap NCAA second-team All-Tournament Personal Theme Song: team in 2001… Received second-team “Such Great Heights” by Postal Service All-National Collegiate Tournament Favorite Musicians: Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, Gorillaz accolades in 2000. Favorite Color: Blue HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters Facebook or Myspace: Neither in both water polo and swimming Coolest Person You Know: Matt Komer (husband) under head coach Eric Sullivan… Best Present Ever Received: Engagement Ring Three-time first-team all-league Best Halloween Costume: Every year has been great Magical Power if Available: selection and two-time league MVP… Gills and webbed feet (ability to explore the ocean, etc.) Two-time all-league tournament Sport to play other than water polo: MVP… Earned all-league tournament and Beach first-team honors for two straight years… Captained team her senior PLAYERS year… Named the All-Valley first team… Helped team win the league Believes in recycling… Best part about water championships. polo is being outdoors, the sun, competition, and teammates… Started playing because her brothers PERSONAL: Brother Dan was a played… keeps playing because she loves the goalkeeper for UC Irvine water polo sport… likes to drink coffee… big fan of James Bond… Enjoys asking ‘would you rather’ questions. team… Received a BS degree in Psychology with a minor in French… Favorite movies are Lord of the Rings and Nacho Libre… Just married, August 25, 2007 in Point Loma, CA to Matt Komer… In her spare time enjoys working on her own jewelry line… Cites her beach-side marriage proposal as her happiest moment in life. HIPP

61 “PETIE” Heather Petri ATTACKER

HEIGHT: 5’11’’ EDUCATION: UC BERKELEY 2002 CLUB: NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB, RARI NANTES (ITA) BIRTHDAY: 6/13/78 BIRTHPLACE: OAKLAND, CA HOMETOWN: ORINDA, CA RESIDENCE: LONG BEACH, CA

Headed to third Olympic Games in Summer of 2008…A veteran on the roster and oldest player having recently just turned 30… Along with teammate Brenda Villa she is the most decorated player in the world of women’s water polo… Well-rounded player that boasts scoring ability and solid defensive tactics. INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Tallied seven scores during Silver Medal run at 2008 FINA World League Super Final… Scored five goals during 2007 Holiday Cup… Put home two goals during 2007 Pan American Games… Netted five goals at Super Final 2007… Helped Team USA win gold at 2007 World Championships, 2006 Holiday Cup and 2006 FINA World League… Scored in USA’s gold-medal win over Canada at 2003 Pan American Games to qualify for the Athens Olympics… Had four goals at Pan Ams… Saw a lot of playing time at the 2003 World Championships and scored in USA’s semifinal win over Russia before the USA claimed gold medal… Netted four goals at 2002 FINA World Cup… Olympic Silver Medalist at 2000 Sydney Games… Began training with national team on 1998… INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS chosen at ast minute to train 2008 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, TENERIFE, SPAIN, 2ND PLACE with the National Team for 2000 Olympics… Is a strong 2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 1ST PLACE contributor on both offense 2007 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, MONTREAL, CANADA, 1ST PLACE and defense for Team USA…

2007 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 1ST PLACE Adds tremendous speed to USA lineup… A member of the 2006 HOLIDAY CUP, LOS ALAMITOS, CA , 1ST PLACE Golden Bear Summer National 2006 FINA WORLD LEAGUE, COSENZA, ITALY, 1ST PLACE Club Championship teams in 1998 and 1999. 2005 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MONTREAL, CANADA, 2ND PLACE

2004 OLYMPIC GAMES, ATHENS, GREECE, 3RD PLACE PROFESSIONAL: Played for Rari Nantes in Florence, Italy, 2004 HOLIDAY CUP, LA JOLLA, CA, 1ST PLACE during the 2004-2005 and 2004 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SERIES, LONG BEACH, CA, 1ST PLACE 2005-2006 seasons.

2003 HOLIDAY CUP, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, 1ST PLACE COLLEGE: All-American in

2003 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, 1ST PLACE 1999… First-team All-Regional Qualifier… Second-team MPSF, 2003 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BARCELONA, SPAIN, 1ST PLACE first-team MPSF Tournament, 2002 FINA WORLD CUP, PERTH, AUSTRALIA, 2ND PLACE and first-team All-National honors in 1999… Named team 2002 HOLIDAY CUP, PALO ALTO, CA, 1ST PLACE captain at Cal Berkeley during 2002 USA CUP, CHICAGO, IL, 3RD PLACE 1999 and 2001 seasons… Fourth 2001 HOLIDAY CUP, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, 1ST PLACE on team in scoring with 33 goals in 1999… Was a member 2000 OLYMPIC GAMES, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 2ND PLACE of the 1997 and 1998 Cal 2000 HOLIDAY CUP, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, 1ST PLACE Berkeley Collegiate National

2000 OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT, PALERMO, SICILY, 2ND PLACE Teams which placed second in each season.

62 HIGH SCHOOL: Founding member Favorite Food: Breakfast Food of Miramonte High School’s first (eggs, pancakes, hash browns, French toast, bacon, etc.) girls water polo team after having Favortie Movie: Too many to pick played on the boys team… Helped Favorite Actor: Denzel Washington, Brad Pitt Miramonte win the North Coast Favorite Actress: Julia Roberts, Kate Hudson, and section title her senior year… Served Reese Witherspoon as two-time captain of water polo and Favorite Songs: “Magic” by Colbie Caillat, “My Wish” by swim teams at Miramonte… Senior Rascal Flatts, “Holes to Heaven” by Jack Johnson, “The Way I Are” by Timbaland National swimmer with Walnut Personal Theme Song: Creek Aquabears. “Got to Give It Up” by Marvin Gaye Favorite Musicians: PERSONAL: Petri is known as “Petie” Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, Colbie Caillat, KT Tunstall to her friends and teammates… Favorite Color: Aquamarine Blue One of the most experienced players Facebook or Myspace: Facebook on the National Team… Parents Best Present Ever Received: Kitten are Charlie and Karen… Hobbies Best Halloween Costume: include photography, drinking Baby bear of Goldie Locks and the Three Bears coffee with friends, and traveling… Magical Power if Available: Fly (save money on gas) Happiest moments in sports were Sport to play other than water polo: winning gold two times at the World Swimming or Soccer PLAYERS Championships.

Supports breast cancer awareness and green awareness (earth)… started playing water polo with boys… helped start a girls team… keeps playing because she’s still learning how to improve her skills… hopes to one day be on the Oprah show or Ellen DeGeneres show… would like to be on a Wheaties Box… would like to travel the USA in an RV and visit every state. PETRI

WORDS TO LIVE BY: “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.” -Helen Keller

63 Jessica Steffens DEFENDER

HEIGHT: 6’0” EDUCATION: STANFORD 2009 CLUB: SUNSET SAN DIEGO BIRTHDAY: 4/7/87 BIRTHPLACE: SAN FRANCISCO, CA HOMETOWN: DANVILLE, CA RESIDENCE: SEAL BEACH, CA

Headed to first Olympic Games in Summer of 2008… One of two players on the roster with remaining college eligibility… Brings good size to the defensive position and can also pack an offensive punch. INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Scored a goal during a Silver Medal finish at the 2008 FINA World League Super Final… Scored four goals during 2007 Holiday Cup, including three in 17-7 victory over Russia… Helped Women’s Junior National Team to fourth-place finish at 2007 FINA Women’s Junior World Championships… Tallied five scores during 2007 Pan American Games… Scored three goals in win over Spain during Super Final 2007… Named an alternate for the 2006 FINA World Cup and 2007 FINA World Championship teams… Scored a critical goal in 2006 Holiday Cup semifinal game against Australia… Helped USA win 2006 FINA World League… Spent the 2005 season training with the Junior National Team… Selected as one of the top 40 female water INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS polo players in the country in 2008 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, TENERIFE, SPAIN, 2ND PLACE 2005… Played for Team Splash at the 2005 Speedo Top 40 2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 1ST PLACE Tournament. 2007 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, MONTREAL, CANADA, 1ST PLACE COLLEGE: In her sophomore 2006 HOLIDAY CUP, LOS ALAMITOS, CA , 1ST PLACE year scored 35 goals and 2006 FINA WORLD LEAGUE, COSENZA, ITALY, 1ST PLACE named as Honorable Mention All-MPSF for helping lead the Cardinals to a record of 27-3 for the year… Earned Academic All-MPSF honors for 3.27 GPA.. Scored 15 goals for Stanford during her 2006 freshman season, helping the Cardinal to a NCAA third-place finish. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letter winner in water polo and swimming… First-team North Coast Section and third-team All-American her junior year… MVP of the North Coast Section and second-team All-American

WORDS TO LIVE BY: “Anytime you have an opportunity to make a difference in this world and you don’t, then you are wasting your time on earth.” -Roberto Clemente

64 her senior year… Led her team to the NCS title during her junior and senior Favorite Food: Home cooking seasons… Captain of both the water Favortie Movie: The Lion King, Finding Neverland polo and swimming teams her senior Favorite Actor: Johnny Depp year. Favorite Actress: Cameron Diaz Favorite Songs: “Pump It Up” by Elvis Costello PERSONAL: Daughter of Carlos and Personal Theme Song: “Thriller” by Michael Jackson Peggy… Her dad played water polo Favorite Musicians: at Cal… Has two sisters, Maggie (14) Jack Johnson, John Legend, Maroon 5, Sean Paul, Rhianna and Teresa (16), and a brother, Charlie Favorite Color: Green (18), who all play water polo… Facebook or Myspace: Facebook Says her most embarrassing sports Best Present Ever Received: Dog named Speedo moment was at her first swim meet Best Halloween Costume: A Bum ever when she false started, swam Magical Power if Available: the length of the pool, and swore she Time Travel (specifically to visit dinosaurs and the 70s) Sport to play other than water polo: would never get in the pool again. Beach Volleyball

Enjoys water polo because of the in-your-face PLAYERS competition and close-knit camaraderie… Grew up playing soccer and swimming and decided to try water polo in high school as something different… sports run in her family… continues to play water polo for the competition and enjoyment, which she still learns about every day. STEFFENS

65 Moriah van Norman CENTER

HEIGHT: 5’10’’ EDUCATION: USC 2006 CLUB: NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB BIRTHDAY: 5/30/84 BIRTHPLACE: SAN DIEGO, CA HOMETOWN: SAN DIEGO, CA RESIDENCE: LONG BEACH, CA

Headed to first Olympic Games in Summer of 2008… Has emerged as a force at the center position in recent years for Team USA. INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Scored a goal during Silver Medal finish at 2008 FINA World League Super Final… Found the net three times during the 2007 Holiday Cup… Scored 11 goals at 2007 Pan American Games… Tallied two scores at Super Final 2007… Delivered first goal of the match for Team USA in the gold-medal 2007 FINA World Championship game against Australia, finishing the tournament with four goals… Pivotal in 2006 FINA World League and 2006 Holiday Cup gold-medal finishes… Proved her outstanding skills as one of the world’s top centers at the 2005 FINA World Championships, helping to lead Team USA to a silver medal… Scored two goals for the US Team in the championship game against Hungary and four goals from center in the tournament… Co-led the team in scoring at the 2005 FINA World League Series with 12 goals… Played on championship teams at the 2003 Junior World Championships and 2002 Pan American Games… Went to Holland in 2002 as a member of the U.S. ‘B’ Team. COLLEGE: Selected to the INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS All-MPSF First Team and 2008 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, TENERIFE, SPAIN, 2ND PLACE ACWPC All-American First Team in 2006… Scored 52 2007 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, MONTREAL, CANADA, 1ST PLACE goals for USC during her senior 2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 1ST PLACE season and concluded the year 2007 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 1ST PLACE among the Trojan’s top-five all-time scorers with 175 goals 2006 HOLIDAY CUP, LOS ALAMITOS, CA , 1ST PLACE and helping her team to the 2006 FINA WORLD LEAGUE, COSENZA, ITALY, 1ST PLACE NCAA Championship game

2005 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MONTREAL, CANADA, 2ND PLACE (2nd place)… As a sophomore, became the second player in USC 2003 FINA JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, CALGARY, CANADA, 2ND PLACE women’s water polo history to 2003 HOLIDAY CUP, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, 1ST PLACE win the Peter J. Cutino Award as the nation’s top collegiate 2002 JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN GAMES, 1ST PLACE women’s player… In leading the Women of Troy to the national championship, van Norman was WORDS TO LIVE BY: “Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must outrun the fastest lion, or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa a lion wakes up. It knows it must be faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you better be running.” -Herb Caen

66 named as MPSF Player of the Year and earned first-team All-American and Favorite Food: Mexican All-MPSF honors… Earned NCAA Favortie Movie: Dirty Dancing first-team All-Tournament honors… Favorite Actor: Denzel Washington Earned second-team All-American Favorite Actress: Julia Roberts and All-MPSF honors in her 2003 Favorite Songs: “Highway to Hell” by AC/DC freshman season after leading the team Personal Theme Song: “In Da Club” by 50 Cent Favorite Musicians: in scoring with 65 goals. Boston, AC/DC, Tom Petty, Mary J. Blige HIGH SCHOOL: Earned All- Favorite Color: Black American honors four times at Facebook or Myspace: Neither University High in San Diego, Coolest Person You Know: Kyle Kopp/Guy Baker (tie) CA… Member of San Diego Hall of Best Present Ever Received: A “Hope” Rose Champions… Named CIF Player of Best Halloween Costume: A Unicorn the Year and league most valuable Magical Power if Available: Flying player in her senior season. Famous Friend or Relative: Lauren Wenger Sport to play other than water polo: PERSONAL: Majored in English… Parents are James and Marsha…

Has two brothers Josh and Jordan PLAYERS and younger sister, Sarah… Favorite Supports breast cancer research and Feed movie is Dirty Dancing… Her the Children/Team Darfur… best things about happiest moment was winning the water polo are the friendships and the running 2007 World Championships… Her and swimming… got involved with water polo by goal is to represent Team USA at the swimming first… stays with the sport because of love for the competitiveness and physicality of 2008 Olympic Games. the game. van NORMAN

67 Brenda Villa ATTACKER

HEIGHT: 5’4’’ EDUCATION: STANFORD 2003 CLUB: COMMERCE/ORIZZONTA (ITA) BIRTHDAY: 4/18/80 BIRTHPLACE: LOS ANGELES, CA HOMETOWN: COMMERCE, CA RESIDENCE: LONG BEACH, CA

Headed to third Olympic Games in Summer of 2008… Team captain has emerged as one of the top players in women’s water polo… Along with teammate Heather Petri the most decorated athlete in the world of women’s water polo… Brings solid outside shot along with great passing ability. INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Tallied seven goals during Silver Medal finish at 2008 FINA World League Super Final… Scored four goals during the 2007 Holiday Cup… Captained the team in its last three gold-medal finishes, including the 2007 World Championships, 2007 Pan American Games, and the 2007 FINA World League… Part of a host of players with 11 goals during the 2007 Pan American Games, including three in a win over Venezuela… Put home three goals during Super Final 2007… Led the team in scoring with 16 goals during the 2005 FINA World Championships, making her the second-highest scorer in the tournament… Scored 10 goals at the 2005 FINA World League… In the 2004 Olympic Games, she scored INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS four goals against Hungary and two against Russia to guarantee 2008 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, TENERIFE, SPAIN, 2ND PLACE a medal… Olympic Bronze 2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 1ST PLACE Medalist at 2004 Athens Olympic 2007 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, MONTREAL, CANADA, 1ST PLACE Games… Scored 10 goals for Team USA at the 2003 Pan 2007 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 1ST PLACE American Games, including 2006 HOLIDAY CUP, LOS ALAMITOS, CA , 1ST PLACE two in the gold-medal win over

2006 FINA WORLD LEAGUE, COSENZA, ITALY, 1ST PLACE Canada to qualify for the Athens Olympics… Had a team-high 13 2005 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MONTREAL, CANADA, 2ND PLACE goals to lead USA to gold at the 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES, ATHENS, GREECE, 3RD PLACE 2003 World Championships… Was named to the Media 2004 HOLIDAY CUP, LA JOLLA, CA, 1ST PLACE All-World Team at the 2002 2004 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SERIES, LONG BEACH, CA, 1ST PLACE World Cup, tying for most goals 2003 HOLIDAY CUP, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, 1ST PLACE scored with nine… Olympic Silver Medalist at 2000 Sydney 2003 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, 1ST PLACE Games… Scored game-tying goal 2003 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BARCELONA, SPAIN, 1ST PLACE with 13.1 seconds left in eventual

2002 FINA WORLD CUP, PERTH, AUSTRALIA, 2ND PLACE loss to Australia in gold-medal game… Scored winning goal in 2002 HOLIDAY CUP, PALO ALTO, UNITED STATES, 1ST PLACE Olympic qualifying game against 2001 HOLIDAY CUP, LOS ALAMITOS, UNITED STATES, 1ST PLACE Hungary at the Qualification Tournament in Palermo… 2000 OLYMPIC GAMES, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 2ND PLACE Selected as Female Hope for 1999 HOLIDAY CUP, LOS ALAMITOS, CALIFORNIA, 3RD PLACE Tomorrow by World Water Polo 1998 HOLIDAY CUP, LOS ALAMITOS, CALIFORNIA, 2ND PLACE magazine… Scored eight goals to lead the US in scoring at the 1997 FINA JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, 3RD PLACE 1997 FINA World Cup… Is 1995 FINA JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, 3RD PLACE the most experienced member

68 of Team USA, boasting a quick and Favorite Food: Mexican food powerful shot known throughout (specifically her mother’s chicken tortilla soup casserole) the water polo world… Been a Favortie Movie: Blood Diamond member of the Senior National Favorite Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio Team since 1996. Favorite Actress: Julia Roberts PROFESSIONAL: Spent the last Favorite Songs: “Banquet” by Bloc Party, “No One” by Alicia Keys, “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers, and “Numb/ three seasons playing professional Encore” by Linkin Park/Jay-Z water polo for the Italian Division Personal Theme Song: “Crazy in Love” by Beyonce I Team, Orizzonte… Won the LEN Favorite Musicians: Champions Cup Finals in 2006, the The Strokes, Kanye West, Lauryn Hill, Justin Timberlake team’s seventh Champions Cup, and Favorite Color: Purple and Red their third in a row. Facebook or Myspace: MySpace COLLEGE: MPSF Player of the Coolest Person You Know: Isabella (niece) Best Present Ever Received: Year in 2003… Finalist for the A silver box engraved for silver Olympic medal 2003 Peter J. Cutino Award… Best Halloween Costume: Geisha Finished Stanford career with 172 Magical Power if Available: To fly goals (three seasons)… Honored Sport to play other than water polo: Softball or Soccer with 2002 Peter J. Cutino Award… PLAYERS Finalist for the 2002 Women’s Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year Award… Member of 2002 NCAA Championship Team… All- Supports Women’s Sports Foundation as they get Tournament first team honors at 2002 women from every walk of life involved in sports for the opportunity and healthy living… best thing NCAA and MPSF Championships… about water polo is the team chemistry and In 2002, led Stanford in scoring with traveling… Started playing water polo in order to 60 goals… Scored team-high 69 goals follow around older brother (Edgar). in her 2001 freshman campaign, when Stanford finished second at the first Women’s Water Polo NCAA Championship… Named 2001 VILLA Division I Water Polo Player of the Year… MPSF Co-Player of the Year as a freshman. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first-team All-CIF honors three times on Bell Gardens High School boy’s water polo team… Four-time girls first-team All- American. PERSONAL: Favorite water polo moment was defeating Hungary to qualify for the first-ever Women’s Water Polo Olympic Games. Favorite movie is Blood Diamond. Hobbies include reading, shopping, and spending time with friends.

WORDS TO LIVE BY: “I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. And 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” -Michael Jordan

69 Lauren Wenger DEFENDER

HEIGHT: 6’3’’ EDUCATION: USC 2006 CLUB: NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB BIRTHDAY: 3/11/84 BIRTHPLACE: ANAHEIM, CA HOMETOWN: LONG BEACH, CA RESIDENCE: LONG BEACH, CA

Headed to first Olympic Games in Summer of 2008… A rising star in the world of women’s water polo… Capable of playing any position outside of goalkeeper… Has great size and speed for the game. INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Scored five goals during Silver Medal finish at 2008 FINA World League Super Final… Hit for five goals during 2007 Holiday Cup… Tied for team lead with 12 goals at 2007 Pan American Games… Led team with seven goals at Super Final 2007… Scored 11 goals for the USA at 2007 FINA World Championships and named MVP for her solid performance… Instrumental in gold-medal finish at 2006 Holiday Cup and FINA World League… Played key role in USA’s silver-medal finish at 2005 FINA World Championships in Montreal, Canada… Scored first goal against Hungary in the gold-medal match of 2005 World Championships… Among the top 20 scorers in the 2005 World Championships… Wenger has worked her way up through the National Team Program since 2000… Known as one of the top defenders in the country… Spent two years on the Youth National Team, one year on the Junior National Team, and has been on the Senior National Team since 2005… Made her international debut at the 2003 Junior World Championships where Team USA brought home silver. INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS PROFESSIONAL: Played 2008 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, TENERIFE, SPAIN, 2ND PLACE her first international 2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 1ST PLACE season for Olympiakos in Greece in 2006/2007 before 2007 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, MONTREAL, CANADA, 1ST PLACE returning home for World 2007 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 1ST PLACE Championships. 2006 HOLIDAY CUP, LOS ALAMITOS, CA , 1ST PLACE COLLEGE: Led USC to a NCAA 2006 FINA WORLD LEAGUE, COSENZA, ITALY, 1ST PLACE second-place finish during her senior season (2006)… Named 2005 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MONTREAL, CANADA, 2ND PLACE 2006 Peter J. Cutino Award 2003 FINA JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, CALGARY, CANADA, 2ND PLACE Winner, collegiate water polo’s most valuable player award… eighth in all-time scoring for USC with 127 career goals (37 in 2006)… Selected to the 2006 All-MPSF First Team, the NCAA All-Tournament First Team, and the ACWPC All- American First Team… As a 2004 sophomore, Wenger scored 19 goals… Earned NCAA second-team All-Tournament honors… Wenger finished fifth on the team in scoring with 27 goals in her 2003 freshman season… Led team with two goals in a 7-6 overtime loss against UCLA at the MPSF Championship… Scored three goals in an 11-9 win against UC Santa Barbara.

WORDS TO LIVE BY: “Champions aren’t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them — a desire, a dream, a vision!” -Muhammad Ali

70 HIGH SCHOOL: She earned All- America honors at Wilson High in Favorite Food: Sushi Long Beach, Calif… Earned All-CIF Favortie Movie: Top Gun and all-league first team honors… Favorite Actor: George Clooney, Joaquin Phoenix Trained with the 2002 Youth National Favorite Actress: Julia Roberts Team… Earned scholar-athlete award Favorite Songs: “Livin’ on a Prayer” by Bon Jovi Personal Theme Song: all four years. “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey PERSONAL: She majored in policy, Favorite Musicians: planning and development… parents Bon Jovi, Keith Urban, Mary J Blige, and The Outfield are Steve and Janet… her sister, Jana, Favorite Color: Red also played for USC… Brother is Facebook or Myspace: Facebook Coolest People You Know: a Marine Safety Sergeant for Long Older brother and younger sister Beach Fire/Lifeguard Department. Best Present Ever Received: Father surviving a heart attack Best Halloween Costume: Purple Care Bear at age 5 Magical Power if Available: To control time, speed up or slow down Famous Friends or Relatives: Sister dates Lou Ferrigno Jr. (son of the Incredible Hulk) PLAYERS Sport to play other than water polo: Beach Volleyball

Supports the campaign for Breast Cancer Research (grandmother passed away from breast cancer)… best thing about water polo are the friendships and relationships that are made… the tough times and good times make new and old friendships that much better… father played water polo and introduced her and her siblings to the game… thought of being an Olympian motivates her, in addition to playing at a high level and traveling the world. WENGER

71 Elsie Windes DEFENDER

HEIGHT: 5’10” EDUCATION: UC BERKELEY 2007 CLUB: TUALATIN HILLS WPC BIRTHDAY: 6/17/85 BIRTHPLACE: PORTLAND, OR HOMETOWN: PORTLAND, OR RESIDENCE: HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA

Headed to first Olympic Games in Summer of 2008… Only player to hail from Portland on the roster… Adds a solid mix of defense and offense to the group. INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Scored five goals during Silver Medal finish at 2008 FINA World League Super Final… Scored two goals at 2007 Holiday Cup… Tallied four goals at 2007 Pan American Games… Scored five goals during Super Final 2007… Helped the US women’s water polo team to a gold medal with an 11-9 victory over Russia at the 2005 FINA Junior World Championships in Perth, Australia… Scored a team-leading two goals in USA’s 9-8 victory over Hungary and tallied two goals in a 19-1 victory over China… A member of USA Senior National Team since 2006, Windes has been instrumental in the team’s first-place finishes at the 2007 World Championships, 2006 Holiday Cup, and 2006 FINA World League… In July INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS 2004 helped the United States to

2008 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, TENERIFE, SPAIN, 2ND PLACE a gold medal at the 2004 Junior Pan American Games in San 2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 1ST PLACE Salvador, El Salvador. 2007 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, MONTREAL, CANADA, 1ST PLACE COLLEGE: Earned MPSF 2007 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 1ST PLACE All-Academic recognition and selected second-team All-MPSF 2006 HOLIDAY CUP, LOS ALAMITOS, CA , 1ST PLACE in 2007… A three-time All- 2006 FINA WORLD LEAGUE, COSENZA, ITALY, 1ST PLACE American, Windes scored 23 2005 FINA JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, PERTH, AUSTRALIA, 1ST PLACE goals in 18 matches in her senior year and concluded her career 2004 JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN GAMES, SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR, 1ST PLACE with 147 goals… Named to the 2006 All-MPSF First Team, the ACWPC All-American Second Team, and was Berkeley’s top scorer with 40 goals… In 2005 led the Bears in scoring with 51 goals, earning third-team All-American, second-team All-MPSF, and MPSF All- Tournament honors… Was a 2005 MPSF All-Academic

WORDS TO LIVE BY: “A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive, and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done.” -Vince Lombardi

72 selection… Named 2004 honorable Favorite Food: mention All-American, Cal’s Her mom’s cheese bread first true freshman selected as an Favortie Movie: The Shawshank Redemption honorable mention All-American… Favorite Actor: Denzel Washington Also named second-team All-MPSF Favorite Actress: Abigail Breslin and was a member of the MPSF All- Favorite Songs: “Jumpin, Jumpin” by Destiny’s Child, Freshman Team. “Like a Boy” by Ciara, and “At Last” by Ella Fitzgerald HIGH SCHOOL: At Beaverton High Personal Theme Song: “Happy Birthday” School was a three-time all-league Favorite Musicians: Mary J Blige, John Legend selection, a two-time Metro League Favorite Color: Green or Black MVP, and the 2003 Oregon State Facebook or Myspace: Facebook MVP… Helped her team to the 2003 Best Present Ever Received: Surprise trip to Mexico Oregon state title… Competed four Best Halloween Costume: Big Bird Magical Power if Available: years on the varsity swim team, The power to absorb the powers of others around her placing third in the state in the 50 (like Peter Petrelli from Heroes) meter free (24.81) as a senior. Sport to play other than water polo: Basketball, Soccer, or Team Handball PERSONAL: Majoring in

international relations… Parents PLAYERS are Doug and Betty… Older sisters Lucy and Jane… Father and sister, Supports Team Darfur, Race for the Cure, and Lucy, also played water polo… Meals on Wheels… best thing about water Began playing water polo in 1997… polo is the feeling before a game as well as getting some aggression out… got into water Discovered by USA National Team polo through her dad and older sister but keeps at a P.A.C.E. clinic in Oregon. playing because she loves the game. WINDES

73 Erika Figge (Alternate) ATTACKER

HEIGHT: 5’10’’ EDUCATION: USC 2009 CLUB: SAN DIEGO SHORES BIRTHDAY: 1/9/85 BIRTHPLACE: ORANGE, CA HOMETOWN: RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA RESIDENCE: LONG BEACH, CA

An outstanding scorer who can tally goals in a hurry. INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Scored eight goals during 2007 Pan American Games, including a five-goal outburst in victory over Puerto Rico, 13-2… Found the net on two occasions during the Super Final 2007… Figge was a 2000-2001 Youth National Team member, a 2002-2005 Junior National Team member, and a 2005 Senior National Team member… Member of the 2005 squad that won the gold medal at the FINA Junior World Championship and 2003 squad that finished second… Made her Senior National Team debut at the 2005 FINA World Championships, where the team earned silver. COLLEGE: In her senior year was USC’s leading scorer and selected to the All-MPSF First Team… 2007 team captain ending her career ranked No. 8 all-time scorer with 133 goals… Named finalist for the 2007 Peter J. Cutino Award… One of USC’s key players as a 2005 sophomore. As a 2004 freshman, finished fifth on the team in scoring with 33 goals… Earned second-team All-American and All-MPSF honorable mention and all-freshmen honors… Named INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS to NCAA Tournament second 2008 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, TENERIFE, SPAIN, 2ND PLACE team during USC’s national championship… Scored a 2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 1ST PLACE season-high four goals in 8-5 win 2007 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, MONTREAL, CANADA, 1ST PLACE against Stanford in championship

2006 HOLIDAY CUP, LOS ALAMITOS, CA , 1ST PLACE match of the UC Santa Barbara Tournament. 2006 FINA WORLD LEAGUE, COSENZA, ITALY, 1ST PLACE HIGH SCHOOL: Four- 2005 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, MONTREAL, CANADA, 2ND PLACE time All-American at Santa 2005 FINA JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, PERTH, AUSTRALIA, 1ST PLACE Margarita High in Rancho Santa

2003 FINA JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, CALGARY, CANADA, 2RD PLACE Margarita, CA… earned All-CIF and All-Serra League first-

WORDS TO LIVE BY: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate; our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? We were born to manifest the glory that is within us… As we are liberated from our own fears, our presence automatically liberates others.” – Nelson Mandela

74 team honors all four years… Also Favorite Food: Her Mom’s earned All-American honors on the Thanksgiving Stuffing swimming team in the 50-meter and Favortie Movie: The Notebook 100-meter freestyle events. Favorite Actor: Denzel Washington PERSONAL: Parents are Eric and Favorite Actress: Julia Roberts Heidi… Enjoys beach volleyball Favorite Songs: “Bubbly” by Colbie Caillat, “New and reading in her spare time and Sensation” by INXS, “Somewhere over the Rainbow” by Izzy looks forward to training for her Personal Theme Song: first Olympic Games in 2008… First “Baby Got Back” by Sir-Mix-a-Lot Favorite Musicians: started playing water polo at age nine Colbie Caillat, John Legend, Beyonce, John Mayer when she was bored with swimming Favorite Color: Green and ventured to a boy’s water polo Facebook or Myspace: Facebook practice… Joined the team and Coolest Person She Knows: Alison Gregorka eventually became captain… Younger Best Present Ever Received: Her Sister (Brooke), sister, Brooke, plays for Long Beach born two days before her third birthday State University. Best Halloween Costume: Betty Boop at age 3 (including permed and dyed hair to look just like Betty) Magical Power if Available: Transportation… the ability to get from one place to another in seconds just like on Star Trek PLAYERS Famous Friends or Relatives: Hans Christian Anderson is a distant relative on mother’s side of family Sport to play other than water polo: Basketball

Supports “Fight For Evan – Stop ALD”… Loves water polo because it combines many different skills and concepts, including swimming, throwing, , quickness, strength, hand- eye coordination, and team dynamics… Got involved with water polo after becoming bored

with swimming… visited a boys practice and was FIGGE hooked… keeps playing because of a desire to become an Olympian… Wants to win Olympic gold medal and hear the USA National Anthem playing at the awards ceremony.

75 INTRO to water polo

BY DEFINITION THE GAME No other team sport combines as many diverse A team consists of six field players and one physical and tactical elements as water polo— goalkeeper. The object of the game is similiar often described as a combination of swimming, to that of soccer — to score as many goals as soccer, basketball, hockey, rugby, and wrestling. possible — by throwing the ball into the team’s The game is fast paced and vigorous, requiring goal net while preventing the opposition from its players to be strong, quick, and extremely doing so at the other end of the pool. accurate. TIME CLOCKS WATER POLO HISTORY As in basketball, two clocks are used to time During the mid 1800s, as swimming became a water polo game. One indicates the time a popular recreation in England, several water remaining in the quarter, and the other, called sports emerged, bridging the gap between land the possession (shot) clock, indicates how and water sports. Among them were water much time remains for the offensive team to football, water rugby, water handball, and water shoot the ball. polo. As the game developed and European rules were adopted, the sport quickly spread to STARTING several countries by 1900, including Hungary, Each quarter is started with the teams lined up Austria, Germany, France, and Belgium. Water on opposite goal lines. On a signal (whistle) from polo had its official start in the USA in 1888. By the referee, the teams sprint toward the center 1900, water polo had become so popular that pool for the ball. The team gaining possession it earned the distinction of becoming the first of the ball advances it toward its offensive end team sport added to the Olympic program. of the pool by swimming, dribbling, or passing the ball.

Each quarter is started with the teams lined up on opposite goal lines. On a signal (whistle) from the referee, the teams sprint toward the center pool for the ball.

76 Water polo is fast paced and vigorous, requiring its players to be strong, quick, and extremely accurate.

FOULS There are three types of fouls in water polo. Ordinary fouls account for approximately 80% of the whistles during the game and personal fouls (exclusion and penalty fouls) the remainder. Ordinary fouls include: touching the ball with two hands; taking the ball under water when tackled; impeding an opponent in possession of the ball who is not holding the ball; pushing off of an opponent; and, stalling Impeding an opponent in possession of the ball who is not (failing to advance the ball into a better scoring holding the ball and pushing off of an opponent are just a opportunity). Major fouls include exclusion and few water polo fouls. penalty fouls. Exclusion fouls include: kicking or striking; deliberate splashing in the face; an ordinary foul committed by the defense; interfering with a free throw; misconduct or disrespect to the referee; holding, sinking, or pulling back an opponent not holding the ball. A player who receives three major foul is excluded for the remainder of the game with substitution.

77 UNDERSTANDING water polo

Water polo can be a confusing game the whistle sounds and the referee makes a for spectators. The whistle is constantly hand signal, the player takes a shot at the goal. blowing and the play never stops, even The FIVE-METER LINE also marks a point when when someone is excluded. In addition, fouls are committed beyond five meters, the there are several misconceptions about player fouled may either take a free throw or the game, including how the players keep a direct shot on goal if taken immediately, their horses swimming. Well hang in there, without faking. because the following information should The CENTER LINE mark indicates the center of help to make the picture much clearer. the field of play. To start each quarter, the ball The standard course for a water polo game is 30 is placed on the center line and the teams race x 20 meters, but non-championship games may from their respective goal lines for possession. be played in a pool not less than 20 x 10 meters. After a goal, the teams line up on the center line, The pool should be all deep, with championship each in their respective sides, to restart play. games played in a minimum depth of two meters. FOULS play an important part in the strategy of Goals are positioned at each end of the course. water polo. Much of a team’s effort will often Each team has seven players. Six are field players go into inducing its opponents to commit and one goalkeeper, who guards a 0.9 meter high fouls. There are three kinds of fouls: ordinary, by 3 meter wide (approximately three feet by 10 exclusion, and penalty. feet) goal at the end of the field of play. The object of the game is to throw a ball into ORDINARY FOULS ARE ASSESSED FOR: the opponent’s goal and prevent members of • impeding the progress of an opponent in possession of the opposing team from scoring on your goal. the ball who is not holding the ball The ball is advanced by throwing it or swimming • pushing off an opponent with it. The major restrictions are that a player cannot touch the ball with both hands at the same time (the goalkeeper is an exception to Possession FOULS ARE ASSESSED FOR: this rule) or strike the ball with a closed fist. • touching the ball with two hands (field players outside Each contest consists of four eight-minute of five meters) quarters. The offensive team has 30 seconds of • taking the ball under water when tackled actual playing time to take a shot at the goal, or • failing to shoot at the goal within 30 seconds of gaining else it loses possession of the ball. Possession possession or failure to advance the ball (also called stalling) (shot) clocks indicate the number of seconds remaining before a team can lose possession. For ordinary fouls, the opposing team receives TWO-METER LINE The , visible on each side of the the ball at the point of the foul or at the spot of pool, delineates the distance from the goal. The the ball or from the location of the ball if it is offensive team may not pass this line unless further from the defending team’s goal. If the preceded by or accompanied by the ball. foul was committed inside the two-meter line, TheFIVE-METER LINE is a second mark visible along the free throw must be taken from the two- the side of the pool. Should an offensive player meter line. The player taking the free throw has who has possession of the ball and is moving approximately three seconds to put the ball into toward the goal be fouled inside this line, he/ play. If the ball is not put in play within three she may be awarded a penalty shot from the seconds, the team may be charged with delay of five-meter line. A penalty shot is awarded game and the opposing team may be awarded by the referee. The offensive player faces the the ball. goalkeeper across five meters of water. When

78 EXCLUSION FOULS ARE ASSESSED FOR: exclusion, so as to be able to attack the goal with • interfering with a free throw a one-man advantage. When that happens, most teams will go into a “zone defense,” whereby • impeding or pushing off of an opponent before a free each player covers a pre-assigned section of throw, goal throw, corner throw, or penalty throw is taken water rather than a particular offensive player. • committing an act of misconduct by using foul language or violent or persistent foul play that is unacceptable PENALTY FOULS ARE ASSESSED FOR: within the spirit of the rules and that is likely to bring the game into disrepute • a defending player committing any foul within the five-meter area but for which a goal would probably • intentionally splashing an opponent have resulted • refusing obedience or showing disrespect to an official • a defending player committing an act of brutality within or referee the five-meter area • holding, sinking, or pulling back an opponent not • an excluded player intentionally interfering with play holding the ball • an excluded player or a substitute reentering improperly • committing an overly aggressive ordinary foul during the last minute of the game • committing an act of brutality, such as intentional kicking • the coach of the team not in possession of the ball or striking an opponent or making disproportionate requesting a time out movements with that intent

A penalty foul is punished by awarding a An exclusion foul is punished by the award penalty throw to the offended team. A penalty of a free throw to the opposing team and the throw is a direct shot at the goal and shall be exclusion of the player who committed the taken by any player of the team to which it is foul. The excluded player must move to the awarded, except the goalkeeper, from any point re-entry area, located out of bounds nearest to on the opponent’s five-meter line. the player’s own goal line (near the team bench side of the pool), without leaving the pool or Much of the action in front of the goal consists interfering with play. The excluded player, or a of the offensive team passing the ball to the substitution, shall be permitted to return after center forward, who plays a position between 20 seconds of actual playing time, from the the two goal posts and the opponents two and time of the foul, after a goal has been scored, five-meter lines. The object is to draw exclusion or after a change of possession, whichever is fouls that will give the offensive team a six-on- shortest. A player is removed for the remainder five advantage. Most goals in water polo are of the game with substitution after committing scored in this situation. three exclusion fouls. A “counterattack” occurs when a team receives An act of brutality is defined as kicking or the ball and sprints down the pool at top speed, striking or attempting to strike or kick an hoping to score before the defenders can get opponent or official with malicious intent. organized and set up their front court defense. The offending player is removed from the Counterattacks also tend to produce exclusion remainder of the game (with substitution after fouls. When facing an advantage or a scoring four minutes), leaving the team of the offending threat, many defenders will simply pull back player with one less player than the opponent the offensive player by the legs or swimsuit. (for those four minutes). Goals are scored when the ball completely An exclusion leaves one team short-handed, passes between the front of the goal posts. It seven players to six. Many goals are scored need not slam into the back of the net, although during exclusions. The game strategy of most the usual shot sails into the goal at tremendous teams is to induce the defensive team to commit speeds, sometimes exceeding 60 mph. exclusion fouls. Rather than taking shots on the goal, some teams will patiently work for an

79 GLOSSARY of Terms

ADVANTAGE RULE: any manner. The player receiving a free throw A rule permitting the referee to refrain from must put the ball in play, either by passing to a declaring a foul if, in his/her judgment, such teammate, dribbling the ball, or tossing it in the a declaration would give the advantage to the air to himself/herself. defending team. Front court: Center: The area of the pool in front of the goal. The area in front of the goal between the two- and Game clock: four-meter lines. Thus the center forward who The clock that displays the time remaining in plays in this position is generally called the center. the period. The defender is called the guard. Goalkeeper (goalie): Counterattack: A player whose primary responsibility is to A term used to describe fast-break transition defend the goal. He/she may use two hands play. Generally it’s used to set up a half-court inside five-meters to defend against shots by offense or exploit a man advantage over the the opposing team. opponent’s defense for a high-percentage shot. Impeding: Corner throw: It is an ordinary foul to push, push off from, A corner throw is awarded to the offense when or hamper the free limb movement of, or to a defending goalkeeper is the last to touch the impede in any way, an opponent who hasn’t ball before it goes out of bounds at either end of gained an offensive advantage and who isn’t the pool. The offensive player puts the ball into holding the ball. play at the two-meter mark on the side nearest to where the ball went out. Inside water: An offensive advantage that exists when an Dribble: offensive player is positioned between the goal The method a player uses to swim with the ball. he/she is attacking and the defender. A penalty Driver/Attacker: foul should be called if the offensive player is A player who normally tries to get away from held, sunk, or pulled back when he/she is in his defender in the front court by quick, control of the ball and is on or inside the five- explosive swimming. Drivers are field players meter line. It is a major foul if the offensive who specialize in driving skills and fast shooting player is held, sunk or pulled back when he/ techniques. Drivers must be extremely quick she has inside water outside the five-meter line swimmers and have above average hand-eye whether in control of the ball or not. coordination. They also are responsible for Lob shot: considerable defensive pressure. A deceptive, high-arching shot intended to pass Dry pass: over the goalie’s hands and under the crossbar. A pass made from one player to another where Man-down (also Player-down): the ball is caught without touching the water. The time of play in which a defending team has Eggbeater: one player fewer, normally due to an exclusion. The alternating leg kick that enables players to Man-up (also Player-up): lift themselves vertically out of the water. The time of play in which the offensive team Exclusion (Ejection): has a player advantage, most often a six-on- A foul that results with an offending player five situation following a defensive player’s being excluded from the game for 20 seconds. exclusion (also called 6 on 5). Free throw: Neutral throw: When a player is fouled by a defender, he/she A “jump ball” awarded by the referee. Neutral receives a free throw. This is a pass that the throws generally occur when two players defender may not block or interfere with in commit a foul at the same time. The referee

80 will award a neutral throw by requiring two Skip shot: players from opposing teams to face each other, A shot designed to skip off the water into the at which point he/she blows the whistle and goal. Because of water turbulence, the angle of throws the ball into the air between them. the shot is somewhat unpredictable and difficult to stop by the goalkeeper. Personal foul: A foul that results in exclusion and/or a penalty Slough (also Drop): shot. Any player committing three personal fouls The action taken by a defender when he/she is excluded from the remainder of the game. moves away from his/her opponent to help defend in another area. Penalty shot: A shot awarded to the offense when a defender Sprint: commits a major foul within five meters of his/ The manner in which a water polo game begins her own goal. Any offensive field player in the each quarter. Each team lines up at the end line pool may take a free shot at the goal when the or at the two-meter line to start. When the referee referee blows the whistle. The selected player blows his whistle, the two players closest to the may shoot from no closer than five meters referee sprint toward the ball, which is dropped and may NOT fake or delay. The defending on the halfway line. When possible, the ball will goalkeeper may not move to block the shot be placed in a pull-start ring at the center of the until the referee blows the whistle. pool, for two players to sprint toward. Pick: Strong side: Much like basketball the method an offensive The side of the pool in which the ball is located. player uses to free himself/herself momentarily Tackling: from his/her defender. This is accomplished by Holding, sinking, grabbing, or pulling back a swimming so close to another offensive player player who is “holding the ball” is not a foul that the defender swims into the offensive as long as it is NOT done in a manner likely teammate by mistake, allowing the attacking to injure the offensive player. The focus of the player to be open for an instant. defender must be the ball. Possession (shot) clock: Two-meter player: The clock that displays the time of possession in A name given to the player is located on which a team must take a shot (also called shot or about the two-meter line in front of the clock or 30-second clock). opposing team’s goal. This individual is also Press: called a center or center forward. A type of defense in which everyone is covered Weak side: tightly. The side of the pool opposite of where the ball Red: is located. The period of time immediately prior to the Wet pass: expiration of the shot/possession clock or game A pass from one player to another that lands clock. Some teams yell “RED” when either of on the water, within the reach of the receiving these clocks indicates 10 seconds or less. player. Re-entry area (penalty area): Wet shot: The location of the pool behind each goal line, A shot that originates with the ball on the water. where a penalized player must await re-entry after an exclusion. Zone defense: A type of defense in which players are assigned an area to defend. Defensive players must assume responsibility for covering any offensive player entering that particular zone or area.

81 ABOUT usa water polo

USA WATER POLO GOALS

• Win gold medals in the sport of water polo at the Summer Olympic Games, Pan American Games, Federation Internationale de Natation (“FINA”) World Championships, and other international competitions. • Expand dramatically the number of athletes in the sport of water polo by providing programs for participation for all age and skill levels, for both genders, for handicapped individuals, and for minorities. • Through United States Aquatic Sports, Inc. (“USAS”), maintain membership and the highest possible standing and position of influence in FINA, the international sports federation that governs the sport of water polo in the Summer Olympic Games and the Amateur Sports Union of the (“ASUA”), the sports federation that governs the sport of water polo in the Pan American Games. • Develop materials and instructional programs to develop individual skills of athletes, coaches, trainers, managers, administrators, and officials. • Communicate the activities of the sport of water polo throughout the United States to the USA Water Polo membership and to the public. • Establish and ensure consistent standards of quality for all official events of USA Water Polo. • Review quadrennially at the Annual Meeting in the year after the Summer Olympic Games the goals of USA Water Polo by the Board of Directors.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS - USA WATER POLO, INC.

Brad Bowlus president of PacifiCare’s Southern California Director – Independent region from April 1994 to August 1995. He is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization Brad Bowlus was appointed president and (YPO) and maintains organizational affiliations CEO of PacifiCare Health Systems’ Health Plan including: board member, Big Brothers/Big division in September 1999. PacifiCare Health Sisters of Orange County; member, California Systems serves more than three million health State University Northridge Business Advisory plan members and approximately 10 million Council; and member, West Coast Healthcare specialty plan members nationwide with annual Executive Roundtable. Brad has long been revenues of more than $12 billion. In his role he associated with water polo, raising three children oversees all aspects of health plan performance in the sport through their involvement at UCLA. in 37 states including Health Services, Brad received his bachelor’s degree in business Network Contracting, Sales & Marketing, from California State University, Northridge and Underwriting for both Commercial and and his Master of Business Administration from Senior Business. Prior to this appointment, Pepperdine University. he served as president and CEO of PacifiCare of California from 1997 to 1999. He also Michael Graff served as president and CEO of PacifiCare of Chairman – Independent Washington from 1996 to 1997. In addition, he served as president and CEO of PacifiCare Michael Graff serves as Partner in the Industrial Dental & Vision, and California Dental Health Group for Warburg Pincus, one of the leading Plan, from 1995 to 1996. He also served as vice global private equity firms. He also serves as

82 Chairman of the Board of Polypore, Inc., a $450 to the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Rachel received million specialty membrane manufacturer, her Bachelor of Arts in history and social work Board Director of Camp Systems, Transdigm, from San Diego State University and serves on Inc., a publicly traded $400 million aerospace the USA Water Polo Board of Directors as the component supplier, and Builder’s First appointed female Athlete Representative. Source, a publicly traded $2 billion lumber and building materials distributor. Mike’s most recent operational positions included President Director – Athlete Representative and Chief Operating Officer of Bombardier Jeremy Laster currently works as a Director of Aerospace Group, a $10 billion sector of Asset Management for Rancho Mission Viejo Bombardier, Inc, with global operations and in Orange County, California. Laster also has a 35,000 employees, and President of Business great deal of water polo experience having played Aircraft, a $3 billion business successfully with the Men’s Senior National Team from 1992 achieving $500 million profit during his tenure. until 1998. He represented Team USA at the Prior, Mike was with the global management 1996 Olympics in Atlanta among many other consulting firm of McKinsey and Company for world championships. A standout water polo 16 years where he was Partner. Mike has served player in college Laster graduated with a degree as Chairman of Learjet and has served as from Stanford University. While at Stanford Board Director for more than seven non-profit Laster won two NCAA Championships and organizations ranging from Montreal Children’s was honored as an All-American on multiple Hospital, Andy Warhol Museum, Carnegie occasions. Museums of Pittsburgh. He serves as Director for the Flea Theater in New York City. Mike Edward Reynolds received his undergraduate degree in economics Director from Harvard College and his Masters in management from Massachusetts Institute of Ed Reynolds has been a licensed general Technology and has been a player, coach, and contractor in the area of underground storage referee of water polo and is a long-term active tank work for more than 12 years. Ed has been a member of Friends of Harvard Water Polo. practicing Registered Civil Engineer since 1984 and was co-founder of The Reynolds Group in Rachel Ruano 1989, specializing in conducting studies into the Director – Athlete Representative nature and extent of contamination in soils and groundwater. As CEO of The Reynolds Group, Rachel Ruano coaches and directs the women’s he has overseen the performance of more than age-group teams for the American River Water 1,500 projects ranging in size upward in excess Polo Club in Sacramento, CA, where she of $1 million. Prior, Ed was general manager oversees other club coaches and prepares most of Applied GeoSciences, Inc., a national club practice and tactical plans. Rachel serves environmental consulting firm, and has held as the assistant coach of women’s water polo leading positions in construction financing at the American River Community College in a variety of engineering companies, most and is a project manager for GPS Specialty notably world-renowned The Bechtel Group Construction. Prior, Rachel was the assistant and Brown and Root. Ed sits on the University coach for the USA Women’s Senior National of Southern California’s School of Engineering Team whose successes included the 2003 Board of Councilors and also teaches at USC FINA World Cup Silver Medal, the 2004 FINA where his “Construction Accounting and World Championship Gold Medal, and the 2004 Finance” is the highest-rated class in the School Athens Olympics Bronze Medal. Rachel was a of Engineering. Mr. Reynolds also serves on three-time collegiate All-American and member the Construction Board of the Roman Catholic of the USA Women’s Junior National and Diocese of Orange at the pleasure of the Senior National Teams, the 1998 FINA World Roman Catholic Bishop. Ed has been involved Championship team, and an alternate athlete in aquatics in the United States for more than

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38 years and more intimately with USA Water planning, implementation, and coordination Polo for nearly 12 years as coach and volunteer of all aspects of a NCAA Division III athletic with the SOCAL Water Polo Club. Ed received program. Prior, for 17 years Lynn held multiple his Bachelor of Science in civil engineering aquatic coaching responsibilities for Bucknell from USC, a Masters in civil engineering from University, including head coach for the men’s the University of , and his MBA from and women’s water polo teams, head coach for Harvard University. the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams and director of aquatics for four years. William Smith Lynn was an early pioneer of women’s water Director polo. She was a member of the U.S. Women’s William Smith is the president and CEO of National Water Polo Team for 12 years and Renaissance Capital LLC, an IPO research firm team captain for six years. She competed to numerous major financial institutions (e.g., in the 1980, 1984, and 1988 World Aquatic Fidelity, Goldman Sachs, and JP Morgan) and Championships and many FINA World Cup to more than 15 million individual investors. competitions. Lynn was the first woman to play Renaissance Capital is also the manager of the on the Women’s National Team from outside IPO Plus Fund, the only publicly traded mutual California. She was named to the All-World fund that focuses on the IPO market. Bill is a Team during her playing tenure on the National frequent guest speaker on CNBC and quoted Team and served for two years as the assistant in numerous financial publications such as women’s national team coach. Lynn was among Barron’s, Forbes and The Wall Street Journal. the first group of women inducted into the USA In 2000 he was featured on the cover of Worth Water Polo Hall of Fame and the first woman Magazine in an article entitled the “Secrets of inducted into the Collegiate Water Polo Hall the IPO King”. Bill also spent many years on of Fame. Lynn received both her Bachelor of Wall Street as a senior investment banker at Science and Master of Science in Education at Kidder Peabody and Bear Stearns. In addition, Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania. for more than a decade he was a management consultant at Booz Allen and Touche Ross, USA WATER POLO - STAFF focusing on long-range strategic planning, operational restructurings, and turnarounds Christine Bird for companies in more than 20 different Director of Marketing AND industries. He is author of two books, IPOs for Communication Everyone and Strategic Growth ThroughM ergers & Acquisitions. He is founder and co-president Christine Bird is the director of Greenwich Water Polo, a Connecticut-based of marketing and communi- club with more than 225 athletes and was the cations at USA Water Polo. former water polo coach at Villanova University, Christine joined the org- Indiana University, University of Pennsylvania, anization in September 2007. and many Zone and Youth development As director of marketing she programs. Bill has an MBA in finance from the oversees and recruits sponsor Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania) partnerships, builds the USA and a BS in electrical engineering from Villanova Water Polo brand, and creates and distributes University. the communications plan. In 2008 USAWP will be launching a new brand initiative, including a Lynn Comer Kachmarik new website, communications plan, and event Director promotions initiative. Also be on the lookout for new USA Water Polo merchandise in 2008! Lynn Comer Kachmarik serves as the director of athletics and recreation at Saint Mary’s Christine has an extensive international sport College in Notre Dame, Indiana, where over the management background, having worked for last six years she has had responsibility for the three Olympic Games organizing committees

84 (Atlanta, Athens, Turin) and two FIFA World Susan Warner Hopkins Cup Soccer events (1999, 2003). She also helped Director of Planning and Administration promote the game of soccer working for the US Susan Warner Hopkins has Soccer Federation in the events department, and been with USA Water Polo as director of marketing for the Bay Area team of since 2005 and serves as the Professional Women’s League, the WUSA. director of planning and Christine is a graduate of the University administration. In this this of Massachusetts, with a degree in sports role, Warner Hopkins plans management. A native of Boston, MA, she and oversees USA Water Polo resides in Long Beach, CA. events, while taking a broader responsibility for the organization’s long term Liz Grimes planning and public calendar. Susan is also Director of Regional Sport responsible for improving operational perform- Development (East) ance at the national office, overseeing membership Liz Grimes has been with programs and working to provide a higher level of USA Water Polo since 2007 service to USA Water Polo members. and serves as the regional Prior to her time at USA Water Polo, Hopkins director of sport development worked in the non-profit industry for eight years – east. In this role she is at Team Prime Time and American Youth Soccer responsible for encouraging Organization (AYSO). As a Program Manager at the growth of water polo Team Prime Time, Hopkins implemented and across all age levels and conducted academic and sport programs for at- playing abilities. In addition she is a facilitator risk middle school students in the Greater Los of coaches’ education and referee development. Angeles area. At AYSO, Hopkins worked as an Grimes started with USA Water Polo as a event planner, coordinating and implementing national team player in the 1980s and is the training meetings for a large base of volunteers. proud owner of the very low membership Hopkins has also worked in the hospitality number, 4698. industry with experience in hotel management Prior to her time at USA Water Polo Grimes and special event catering. was a credentialing manager for Major League Outside of work Hopkins participates on a Baseball in New York, NY. In this role Grimes women’s soccer team and enjoys traveling to was responsible for handling the media visit friends with her family. Hopkins earned throughout the online process of credentialing her BA in recreation management from San MLB Jewel Events such as The All-Star Game, Diego State University and a Masters in sports World Baseball Classic, League Championship, management from Long Beach State University. and World Series. The Hopkins family resides in Lakewood, CA. Outside of work Grimes is an avid runner and enjoys participating in triathlons. She is a 1990 Chelsea Johnson graduate of Long Beach State and 2004 graduate Executive Assistant to the Chief of the United States Sports Academy. Executive Officer Chelsea Johnson has been with USA Water Polo since the Spring of 2007 as the Executive Assistant to CEO Christopher Ramsey. In this role she assists Ramsey in his day to day operation of USA Water Polo. Chelsea also helps out in the operation of several USA Water Polo events such

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as the Annual Meeting, National Team Golf in the midwest and southwest United States. He Tournament, and ongoing fundraising programs. is additionally charged with organizing the Holiday Age Group and Summer Positional Prior to the USA Water Polo Johnson worked in Water Polo camps at the United States Olympic the business industry for many years in a variety Training Center in Colorado Springs as well as of roles. She is a graduate of the University of other development-related activities. Joe was a California, Los Angeles. Johnson remains an avid part of USA Water Polo previously in a variety UCLA Bruin fan and cheers on the team every of positions, including board of director chance she gets. A Southern California native, member, member of multiple committees, and a Johnson resides in Los Angeles, California. multi-year Southwest Zone Coach. Linehan has Nikki Jost also been the recipient of several USA Water National Teams Manger Polo Zone coach of the Year awards in both the Northeast and Southeast Zones on both the Elite Nikki Jost started with USA and Development levels. Water Polo in March 2007 and serves as the National Prior to his time at USA Water Polo, Linehan Teams manager. In this role was the head coach of the Houston Water Polo she supervises and provides Club (HWP) since January of 2003. In this support to both the Men’s role, Linehan controlled the entire operation and Women’s National Teams of HWP and helped grow the club from 40 in the areas of scheduling, athletes to more than 200 athletes in 2007. planning, fundraising, and compliance. In HWP also grew into one of the most successful addition, she helps coordinate National Team club teams outside California. Before moving events, including National ODP Zone back home to , Joe was the head coach at Championships, Speedo Top 40, Premier the United States Merchant Marine Academy, League, and the Annual Golf Tournament. a NCAA DIII member on Long Island. He rebuilt the program into a top team on the East Before her time at USA Water Polo, Jost was coast. While in New York, Joe began the Big the National Teams Coordinator at US Figure Apple Water Polo Club and served a variety of Skating and also worked as an Operations functions within the Northeast Zone. Specialist at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs,CO. Jost also held internships A 1997 graduate of Texas A&M University in with the United States Olympic Committee, the College Station, TX, Joe grew up in San Antonio, Philadelphia 76ers, and the Philadelphia Soul TX, where he was a national-level swimmer and prior to graduating from Temple University water polo player. He is the youngest of three with a BS in Sport & Recreation Management. children of Patricia and Jim Linehan, former USA Water Polo Executive Board member, with Outside of work Jost enjoys playing soccer, older siblings Jenna Tebo and Jimmy Linehan, surfing, and cheering on the Philadelphia Eagles current Southwest Zone Chair of USA Water and Phillies. She resides in Long Beach, CA. Polo. Linehan resides in Spring, TX, a suburb of Houston where he continues to volunteer Joe Linehan his time within the Houston Water Polo Club Director of Regional Sport and occasionally play with the local Masters Development (Central) team, HOPS. Joe Linehan has been with USA Water Polo since June 2007 and serves as the regional director of sports development-central region. In this role, he is responsible to grow the sport at all levels

86 Greg Mescall Palchikoff brings a wealth of experience to the Media Relations Manager position both in and out of the water polo world. Serving as a Zone Chair since 2003 Palchikoff is Greg Mescall joined USA a former ASUA rated and collegiate referee. He Water Polo as the manager of has spent time on the USA Water Polo Board marketing and communi- of Directors and was a member of USAWP cations in July 2007. In this Standing Committees. Outside of water polo position he serves as the main Palchikoff spent over 15 years with Sales and media relations contact for Biz Development serving in a variety of roles, USA Water Polo as well as was a member of the Los Angeles Olympic webmaster for the corporate Organizing Committee for the 1984 Olympics, website and editor of the USA Water Polo and has served as an event director for the magazine, Skip Shot. US Series and Isuzu NFL Quarter- Prior to USAWP, Greg served for two years in back Challenge. the sports information department at Wagner Palchikoff is a graduate of the University College on Staten Island, New York. While at of California, Los Angeles and additionally Wagner he was responsible for women’s water obtained a Masters degree from The George polo and swimming, along with men’s and Washington University. Palchikoff currently women’s . In addition to that resides in Los Angeles, California. he served as the play-by-play broadcaster for Wagner football and basketball for the last Christopher Ramsey four seasons. Outside of Wagner College, Greg Chief Executive Officer served as a sports producer at WWOR-TV and WCBS-TV in the New York City market. As chief executive officer for Other experience includes work with The Tim USA Water Polo, Christopher McCarver Show and the New York Giants. Ramsey is broadly responsible for carrying out the mission He earned a BA in communications from of the sport’s national Monmouth University and recently completed governing body domestically a Masters in education from Wagner College. and internationally. In this Originally from Leonardo, New Jersey, his capacity, Ramsey is hobbies include basketball, sports broadcasting, responsible for oversight of Olympic and and DVR. national team programs, membership services, Kai Palchikoff sport development, and administration. Director of Regional Sport Prior to joining USA Water Polo in 2006, Development (West) Mr. Ramsey was one of three principal Kai Palchikoff was named administrators for the New York City Ballet, Director of Regional Sport where he was responsible for the company’s Development for the West in earned and philanthropic income. His areas early 2008. In this position of oversight included development, marketing Palchikoff will continue to and communications, educational programs, help expand the sport of special media such as film and publishing, water polo in the western online media, research, editorial and archival region of the United States services, volunteer and program resources, as along with developing new initiative for water well as retail operations. polo growth. Additionally Palchikoff will stay Before joining New York City Ballet, Mr. on in his role as Zone Chair to help manage the Ramsey was a senior administrator for MacNeil/ transition to a new leader for Coastal California Lehrer Productions, which produced The Premier League. MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour on PBS, as well as

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other special series for public and commercial million in assets and three facilities in two television, including The Story of English, C. states. During his nearly 14 years with Konoike Everett Koop, M.D., and Learning in America. Pacific, Sam progressed from Accounting Manager to Controller and Chief Financial Mr. Ramsey is the editor of several books on Officer. He directed accounting and financial ballet including, Tributes: Celebrating Fifty Years reporting activities, and was responsible for of New York City Ballet (Morrow & Company) information technology and human resources, and Balanchine 100: A Commemorative Journal. including employee benefits. He has also published short fiction and poetry, and authored a play, Two Voices, produced by Prior to his work at Konoike, Sam was an the Fitzwilliam Theater Society in Cambridge, accounting Manager with Australia New England. Zealand Direct Line, from 1991 to 1994. Mr. Ramsey was coproducer of the feature A graduate of Pepperdine University, he earned documentary Bringing Balanchine Back, his MBA from Chapman University. He resides narrated by Kevin Kline, which aired on Public in Huntington Beach with his wife, Eliana, and Television in 2005 and is in DVD release. his son, Gabriel. Executive producer of New York City Ballet Workout I and II in VHS and DVD formats Drew Willems (Palm Pictures), Mr. Ramsey conceived the Membership Services Coordinator book of the same title (Morrow). Among the Drew Willems has been with special children’s media projects that he has USA Water Polo since the overseen are Mary Kate and Ashley’s Ballet summer of 2006. Drew began Party (Dualstar/Scholastic), Barbie in the as an intern and eventually Nutcracker, and Barbie of Swan Lake (Mattel/ worked his way into Mainframe Entertainment). the Membership Services A cum laude graduate of the University of Coordinator position, which Redlands in Music and English, Mr. Ramsey he has held since March 2007. played varsity water polo and also attended In this role he is responsible for all aspects of Cambridge University through an exchange membership services for USA Water Polo in program. He earned a Master of in Fine Arts order to provide members of the organization from Cornell University in creative writing, proper information, feedback, and customer where he studied with A.R. Ammons, Alison service. He also works with the marketing and Lurie, and Richard Wilbur, later lecturing there event departments in a variety of capacities. in English Literature and Composition. He lives Prior to working with USA Water Polo, Drew in Newport Coast, CA, with his wife Lynne and was an inside sales executive with the Los their three sons. Angeles Clippers and a marketing intern at Studio 411. Drew received his Bachelors from Ulises Sam Azusa Pacific University in 2005 and obtained Controller a Masters in sports management from Long Ulises Sam joined USA Water Beach State in February 2007. Polo in February of 2008 in Drew is originally from Napa, CA, where his the position of controller. parents Randy and Paula both still reside. He In this role Sam is respon- has one sister, Jenna. Outside of work Drew sible for the finances and enjoys sports, music, and friends. human resources of USA Water Polo. Prior to this Sam worked USA WATER POLO OFFICES 2124 Main Street, Suite 210 with Konoike Pacific, a leading warehousing Huntington Beach, CA 92648 and distribution service provider with $50 www.usawaterpolo.org

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