2005 Headlines July 7, 2006 TIM HUTTEN, 4 FORMER ANTEATERS NAMED TO USA SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM IRVINE, Calif. --- UC Irvine's Tim Hutten, who will be a senior in the fall, and four former Anteater standouts have been named to the USA Men's Senior National Water Polo Team. Hutten was a second-team All-American last season after scoring 64 goals for the Anteaters. Former UCI players on the national team include two-time Olympian Ryan Bailey, Genai Kerr (2004 Olympian), Jeff Powers (2004 Olympian) and Rick Merlo, who was an All-American at UCI in 2003 and 2004. Head coach for the USA team is Ricardo Azevedo. The squad competes in the FINA World League Preliminaries at Victoria, Canada, July 14-16. June 28, 2006 FORMER UCI STANDOUTS BAILEY, MERLO NOTCH GOALS IN USA WIN OVER AUSTRALIA SYDNEY, Australia --- Former UC Irvine men's water polo All-Americans Ryan Bailey and Rick Merlo scored one goal each in Team USA's 13-12 win over Australia at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Center Wednesday. Two other past Anteater All-Americans are also on the national team's roster --- Jeff Powers and goalkeeper Genai Kerr. Team USA is preparing for the preliminary round of the FINA World League Series in Victoria, Canada, July 14-16. May 30, 2006 DREASON BARRY FINALIST FOR PETER J. CUTINO AWARD IRVINE, Calif. --- UC Irvine's Dreason Barry is one of four finalists for the Peter J. Cutino Award that will be presented during an awards dinner at the Olympic Club's Lakeside Clubhouse in San Francisco this Saturday (June 3). This is the seventh year of the award. The award, considered the most prestigious individual honor in American collegiate water polo, is named after former college player and legendary Cal coach Peter J. Cutino. The award is given annually to the top male and female players in the NCAA. Barry, from Eugene, Ore. (North Eugene HS), was a second-team All-American for the Anteaters in his senior season last fall. A three-time All-American, Barry led UCI in scoring with 66 goals this season and scored 212 in his career. The other male nominees for the 2006 Cutino Award are USC's Juraj Zatovic, Stanford's Thomas Hopkins, and Jesse Smith from Pepperdine. May 16, 2006 EIGHT PLAYERS NAMED CONFERENCE SCHOLAR-ATHLETES IRVINE, Calif. --- Eight UC Irvine players were recognized as 2005-06 Big West Conference Scholar-Athletes during the department's annual banquet Monday night at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. A total of 152 UCI student-athletes earned the award this year. The men's water polo honorees are Dreason Barry, Andrew Dunn, Matt Garcia, Tim Hutten, Curt Merlo, Ryan Naylor, Ty Newland and Joe Wynne. Requirements for the award include maintaining a minimum 3.0 grade-point average (GPA) over three quarters or a 3.2 GPA over two quarters for freshmen and transfers. Student-athletes must also earn letters in their respective sports. The Scholar-Athlete Award was implemented by the Big West Conference to honor those student-athletes that have maintained a high level of scholastic excellence while participating in intercollegiate athletics. UCI expanded the award to include teams that do not participate in Big West-sponsored sports. February 2, 2006 FOUR MEN’S WATER POLO PLAYERS EARN MPSF ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS Woodland, Calif. – UC Irvine men’s water polo players Andrew Dunn, Matt Garcia, Jesse Hatch and Ty Newland were named to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Academic All-Conference team, executive director Al Beaird announced Thursday. To be eligible for the award, each student-athlete must maintain a 3.0 or better grade point average, be at least a sophomore academically, attend the institution for one full academic year and have played in 50 percent or more of the games. January 18, 2006 UCI'S MARC HUNT NAMED SOUTHERN PACIFIC ZONE ELITE COACH OF YEAR IRVINE, Calif. --- UC Irvine head coach Marc Hunt was named Southern Pacific Zone Elite Men's Coach of the Year by USA Water Polo. He was honored at the recent USA Water Polo Awards Luncheon. Hunt led the Anteaters to a final national ranking of fourth in his first season as UCI's head coach. The team finished 18-12 overall and 6-2 for second place in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. UCI women's coach Dan Klatt was named Women's Development Coach of the Year in the Southern Pacific Zone by USA Water Polo. December 26, 2005 BARRY, HUTTEN NAMED ALL-AMERICANS IRVINE, Calif. --- UC Irvine senior Dreason Barry (Eugene, OR/North Eugene HS) and junior Tim Hutten (Los Alamitos HS) have been named to the 2005 All-America second team by the American Water Polo Coaches Association. Barry led the Anteaters with 66 goals this season and scored 212 in his career. This is the third All-American honor for Barry, who was named to the second team in 2002 and 2004. Hutten, who earned his first All-American honor, notched 64 goals for UCI this year. The Anteaters, under first-year head coach Marc Hunt, finished 18-12 overall and 6-2 in the MPSF en route to a final national ranking of fourth this season. November 30, 2005 BARRY, HUTTEN, WHITE RECEIVE ALL-MPSF HONORS IRVINE, Calif. --- Three UC Irvine players have received postseason recognition from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. Senior Dreason Barry (Eugene, OR/North Eugene HS) and junior Tim Hutten (Los Alamitos HS) were named to the All-MPSF second team. Barry led the Anteaters with 66 goals this season and scored 212 in his career. Hutten notched 64 goals for UCI this year. Senior Nate White (Mt. Hermon/San Lorenzo Valley HS), who scored 38 goals this season, was named to the All-MPSF honorable mention team. USC's Juraj Zatovic was named the MPSF Player of the Year and the Trojans' Jovan Vavic was selected the Coach of the Year. UCI, under first-year head coach Marc Hunt, finished 18-12 overall and 6-2 in the MPSF this season. November 28, 2005 UC IRVINE FINISHES SEASON 18-12 OVERALL UCI ENDS SEASON 18-12: The UC Irvine men's water polo team ended the season with an 18- 12 overall record after going 1-2 to finish fourth in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament at USC over the weekend. The Anteaters, who were seeded second after a 6-2 league record, opened the tournament with a 7-6 win over Pacific for the team's sixth consecutive victory. Senior Dreason Barry scored his fifth goal of the game with 2:10 remaining for the win. UCI lost to Stanford, 11-5, in the semifinals Saturday as the Cardinal opened the game with five straight goals. Barry and junior Tim Hutten led the Anteaters with two goals each. Cal topped UCI, 9-7, in the third place game Sunday as the Bears jumped out to a 4-0 lead. Barry and junior Cole Bitter scored two goals apiece while senior goalkeeper Joe Wynne had 11 saves. SCORING LEADERS: Dreason Barry led UCI in scoring with 66 goals this season and ended his career with 212 goals in four years of competition. He was named to the All-MPSF Tournament team after scoring nine goals over the weekend. Tim Hutten followed in scoring this season with 64 goals, Nate White had 38, Cole Bitter 24, Andrew Dunn 19 and Chris Peters nine. IN GOAL: Senior Joe Wynne had 111 saves in 16 games while sophomore Matt Garcia had 99 saves in 14 starts. COACH HUNT: Marc Hunt concluded his first season as head coach at UCI with the 18-12 record. He replaced legendary coach Ted Newland, who stepped aside after 39 seasons. Newland continues to assist the Anteater program as Coach Emeritus. November 22, 2005 UC IRVINE'S NATE WHITE NAMED MPSF PLAYER OF WEEK IRVINE, Calif. --- UC Irvine senior driver Nate White has been named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation co-Player of the Week in men's water polo. White scored three goals in helping the Anteaters to a 9-7 win over UC Santa Barbara last Sunday to clinch the No. 2 seed for UCI in the MPSF Tournament at USC this weekend. He scored consecutive goals in the third quarter to break a 3-3 tie. White has 35 goals on the season. He shared this week's honor with Stanford goalkeeper Sandy Hohener. Coach Marc Hunt's Anteaters have won five straight games and seven of the past eight. UCI (17- 10, 6-2 MPSF) opens against seventh-seeded Pacific at 1:00 p.m. Friday in the MPSF Tournament at USC's McDonald's Swim Center. November 17, 2005 UC IRVINE MOVES TO 4TH IN NATION; HUTTEN NAMED MPSF PLAYER OF WEEK IRVINE, Calif. --- UC Irvine moved up two spots to fourth in this week's Collegiate Top 20 poll. USC remained at No. 1, California is second and Stanford third. UCI junior Tim Hutten (Los Alamitos HS) was named Mountain Pacific Sports Federation co-Player of the Week for the second straight week. Hutten scored a total of five goals as the Anteaters notched two more wins last week. He shared this week's MPSF honor with USC's Juraj Zatovic. Hutten led UCI with three goals in an 8-7 over previous No. 3 UCLA last Thursday and had the assist on the game-tying goal in the fourth quarter as UCI came back from a 7-5 deficit. Hutten added two goals in an 11-5 non-conference win over Cal Baptist Saturday.