2019 FORDHAM WATER POLO PRIMARY LETTER MARK QUICK FACTS Table of Contents Location: Bronx, NY 10458 WATER POLO INFORMATION Quick Facts/Mission Statement/Credits: 1 Founded: 1841 Co-Head Coach: Bill Harris Enrollment (Undergraduate): 8,855 Alma Mater/Year: St. Francis ‘68 AroundBLACK BACKGROUND USAGE Fordham/Social Networks/Directions: 2 Nickname: Rams Record at School (yrs): 199-228-1 (15 Years) Colors: Maroon and White Overall Record (yrs): same SINGLE COLOR VERSION The CoachingEMBROIDERY VERSION Staff Home Pool: Messmore Aquatic Center Contact Phone: (914) 967-4437 FORDHAM MECo-HeadD. GREY FORDHAM MAROON FORDHAM BL ACK Coach Bill Harris: 4 Affiliation: NCAA Div. I Co-Head Coach: Brian Bacharach PANTONE BLACK 30% PANTONE 209 C PANTONE BLACK Co-Head Coach Brian Bacharach: 5 Conference: Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference Alma Mater/Year: California-Berkeley ‘07 Support Staff: 5 (MAWPC) 2018 Overall Record: 16-16 President: Joseph McShane, S.J. 2018 MAWPC Record: 6-6 2019 Rams Vice President for Student Affairs: Jeffrey Gray Postseason: 4th at MAWPC Championship 2019 Roster: 6 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 11/8 2019 Player Bios: 7-16 ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL Newcomers: 9 Director of Intercollegiate Athletics: David Roach Deputy Dir. of Intercoll. Athletics: Charlie Elwood SPORTS INFORMATION/MEDIA RELATIONS 2018 In Review Sr. Assoc. Athletic Director/Business: John Barrett Director of Sports Media Relations: Joe DiBari 2018 Statistics: 18 Sr. Assoc. Athletic Dir./SWA: Djeanne Paul SID Office Phone: (718) 817-4240 2018 Results: 18 Assoc. Ath. Director/Marketing: TBA SID Fax: (718) 817-4244 The CWPA 19 Assoc. Athletic Director/Special Events & Travel: Associate SID (Water Polo): Scott Kwiatkowski Julio Diaz Office Phone: (718) 817-4219 The History Asst. Athletic Director/Facilities: Steve Westerduin Home Phone: (914) 262-5440 Record Book: 20 Asst. Athletic Director/Intramurals, Club Sports, & E-Mail Address: [email protected] Award Winners: 21 Recreation: Michael Roberts Assistant SID: Ryan Uhlich Asst. Ath. Director/Compliance: Shannon Raymond E-Mail Address: [email protected] This Is Fordham Asst. Ath. Director/Equipment: Jean-Michel Royall Asst. Dir. Digital Media/Video: David Bernard Santana New York is My Campus, Dir. of Corporate Sponsorships: Kevin Waters Fordham Website: www.fordhamsports.com Fordham is My School: 22-26 Athletic Facilities Manager: Nick LaMarca Twitter Handle: @FordhamRams Athletic Success at Fordham: 27-28 Academic Advisor: Frank Taylor Academic Success at Fordham: 29 Assoc. Ath. Director/Ath. Performance: Academic Advising: 30 Joe Gilfedder Fordham Administration: 31-33 Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach: Gio Grassi Sports Medicine: 34 Head Athletic Trainer (Water Polo): Lisa Izzi Athletic Facilities: 35 Executive Secretary/Training Room: Jill Shapiro Noted Alumni: 36 Media Information Media may obtain statistics and game results through the Fordham Athletics Website or by accessing the CWPA website at www.collegiatewaterpolo.org. Photographs and feature story ideas are available through the Office of Sports Media Relations. Requests for coach or player interviews should be made through Sports Media Relations as well. Fordham Athletics Mission Statement The ultimate objective of Fordham University’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is to integrate academic and athletic experiences successfully in the Jesuit tradition. Student-athletes are expected to benefit from the educational, professional, and cultural advantages of a university located in New York City. Accordingly, we are committed to broad participation in intercollegiate athletics, with ample opportunity provided for meaningful and successful contributions by men, women, and minorities. For all athletic pursuits, whether they are at the varsity, club, intramural, or recreational level, the Athletic Department strives to provide a rewarding experience for all its constituents. The Department conducts its activities in ways that promote sportsmanship, camaraderie, and a comprehensive commitment to academic excellence, diversity, and equitable opportunity for all students and staff. 2019 FORDHAM WATER POLO SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time Date Opponent Time Navy Labor Day Open (Annapolis, Md.) Gary Troyer Invitational (Claremont, Calif.) Sept. 7 vs. UCLA 11:30 AM Oct. 4 vs. Cal Baptist 4:40 PM Credits vs. Iona 5:45 PM vs. Occidental 8:40 PM The 2019 Fordham University Water Polo Media Guide is Sept. 8 vs. La Salle 9:15 AM Oct. 5 vs. UC San Diego 2:40 PM a publication of the Fordham University Office of Sports vs. Austin College 2:15 PM vs. Chapman 6:40 PM Media Relations. Written, designed, and edited by Scott Princeton Invitational (Princeton, N.J.) Oct. 19 NAVY* 11:00 AM Kwiatkowski, Associate Director of Sports Media Rela- Sept. 14 vs. Santa Clara 7:15 PM PRINCETON 5:00 PM tions, using Adobe InDesign. Special thanks to Joe DiBari Sept. 15 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn 9:15 AM Oct. 23 WAGNER* 7:30 PM and Coach Bill Harris for their assistance, as well as to vs. Harvard 1:00 PM Nov. 6 IONA 7:30 PM Cathy Cryan, Sheila Muirragui, Nick Palestini, Tamara Nov. 9 at George Washington* 11:00 AM Toles, Christine Alagia, and the late Josh Ambrose. Ac- Bison Invitational (Lewisburg, Pa.) at Navy* 5:00 PM tion photography by Vincent Dusovic, Joe DiBari, and Sept. 21 at Bucknell* 1:00 PM Nov. 10 at Johns Hopkins* 10:00 AM vs. Salem International 6:00 PM Nov. 12 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN 7:30 PM Scott Kwiatkowski. U2 Photos by Bill Denison and Jon Sept. 22 vs. Wagner* 9:15 AM Nov. 16 BUCKNELL* 2:00 PM Roemer. New York City Photos by Joseph Pobereski vs. La Salle* 3:30 PM LA SALLE* 6:30 PM (Central Park), Bart Barlow (Skyline), and Jeff Greenberg (Brooklyn Bridge) of New York & Company, Inc. Other Sept. 28 GEORGE WASHINGTON* 10:00 AM Nov. 22- MAWPC Championship photos from the Fordham Office of Public Affairs and JOHN HOPKINS* 4:30 PM Nov. 24 (Lewisburg, Pa.) Fordham University Sports Media Relations files. Oct. 3 at Redlands 6:30 PM at Mt. San Antonio 9:30 PM * - MAWPC match All Times Eastern & subject to change. FordhamSports.com ~ Fordham Athletics on Facebook ~ @FordhamRams & @fordhampolo on Twitter ~ @fordhamwpolo on Instagram ~ FordhamAthletics on YouTube 1 2019 FORDHAM WATER POLO Around Fordham Social Networks PRIMARY LETTER MARK Suggested Restaurants FordhamSports.com BLACK BACKGROUND USAGE Applebee’s (347) 226-5120 FordhamSports.com is your source for everything on Fordham’s Enzo’s (718) 733-4455 22 varsity sports, as well as special events, fan polls, andSINGLE watching COLOR VERSION theEMBROIDER Y VERSION FORDHAM MED. GREY FORDHAM MAROON FORDHAM BLACK Michaelangelo’s (718) 220-8355 Rams on-line through ESPN+ or the Patriot League Network. PANTONE BLACK 30% PANTONE 209 C PANTONE BLACK Mike’s Deli (718) 295-5033 Pizza Studio (718) 215-6820 Suggested Hotels Hilton Westchester (914) 939-6300 Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, & YouTube Fans can also follow Fordham water polo on Twitter and by searching at @fordhampolo or on Instagram at @fordham- wpolo. To get all Fordham Athletics updates, the Rams are on twitter @FordhamRams or Facebook, Instagram and YouTube by search- ing for FordhamAthletics or Snapchat ford- ham_rams. Directions to Fordham/Messmore Aquatic Center From Upstate NY and Rockland County: NY State Thruway South to the Tappan Zee Bridge. Take Exit 8 onto Rt. 287 (Cross-Westchester Expressway). Take Exit 3 onto the Sprain Brook Parkway South (to NYC). Sprain Brook Parkway turns into the Bronx River Parkway. Take Exit 7W / Fordham Rd. (US 1). Proceed west for approximately 1/4 mile. The New York Botanical Garden will be on your right. Stay to the right, avoiding the underpass. At the light, turn right onto Southern Blvd / Dr. Theodore Kazimiroff Blvd. After 1/4 mile, turn left into the University. From New England: Via Rt. 84: Follow Rt. 84 West to Brewster, NY. Exit to 684 South. 684 changes to the Hutchinson River Parkway South. Exit to Pelham Parkway West. Pass the exits to the Bronx River Parkway (the New York Botanical Garden will be on your right), and stay to the right, avoid- ing the underpass. At the light, turn right onto Southern Blvd / Dr. Theodore Kazimiroff Blvd. After 1/4 mile, turn left at the light into the University. From New England: Via I-95: Follow I-95 South to Exit 8C/Pelham Parkway West. Pass the exits to the Bronx River Parkway (the New York Botanical Garden will be on your right), and stay to the right, avoiding the underpass. At the light, turn right onto Southern Blvd. / Dr. Theodore Kazimiroff Blvd. After 1/4 mile, turn left at the light into the University. From the George Washington Bridge: Off the bridge, take the exit for the Henry Hudson Parkway North (1st exit from the Bridge). Follow the Henry Hudson Pkwy North to Exit 24, Mosholu Parkway. Stay on the Mosholu Parkway to the end (the New York Botanical Garden will be in front of you). Take a right onto Southern Boulevard. Fordham’s main entrance is at the third light. Turn right into campus. From Long Island: Take the Whitestone Bridge to the Hutchinson River Parkway North. Exit at Pelham Parkway West. Follow Pelham Parkway West for approxi- mately 2 miles. Pass the exits to the Bronx River Parkway (Botanical Garden will be on your right), and stay to the right, avoiding the underpass. At the light, turn right onto Southern Blvd / Dr. Theodore Kazimiroff Blvd. After 1/4 mile, turn left into the University. Directions to Messmore Aquatic Center: As you enter campus, parking garage is on your left. Go up the main drive past the Rose Hill