Articles by Wendy Mayer

USA’s Johnson, Hungary’s Varga Win Total Water Polo Top Awards

Total Water Polo announced that USA goalkeeper Ashleigh Johnson and Hungarian driver Denes Varga have earned its 2019 Total Player Awards.

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Whittier’s Nevarez, Kasas Named Division III WP Player, Coach of the Year

Whittier College’s Dominick Nevarez was honored as the Division III Player of the Year, while his coach David Kasas was tabbed as Coach of the Year.

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Munatones Named Division II WP Player of the Year, Leads All-America List

UC San Diego captain Skyler Munatones was tabbed as the Division II men’s water polo Player of the Year by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches.

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Stanford’s Ben Hallock Repeats as Division I Water Polo Player of the Year

Ben Hallock was tabbed as Player of the Year and John Vargas was named Coach of the Year after leading Stanford to the NCAA men’s water polo title.

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NCAA Champ Stanford Tops Final CWPA Poll; USC, Pacific Tie for Second

There was no surprise at the top of the final collegiate men’s water polo poll of the season as NCAA Champion Stanford earned the #1 spot.

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Pacific’s Andrea De Nardi Receives Men’s Water Polo Elite 90 Award

Pacific senior Andrea De Nardi garnered the second Elite 90 Award of his career as the player with the highest GPA at the NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championships.

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Stanford Wins 2019 Men’s NCAA Water Polo Championship

Stanford had to wait 17 years between its 10th and 11th men’s water polo NCAA titles, but a 13-8 win over host #5 Pacific on Sunday ended that drought.

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#1 Whittier Wins USA Water Polo Division III Championship 5-3 over CMS

In the third place match, it was an offensive onslaught as the teams combined for 33 goals, while the championship match saw the goalies combine for 28 saves.

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#1 Stanford, #5 Pacific Advance to NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championship Match

#1 Stanford defeated #2 USC 15-14 on a golden goal to claim its spot in Sunday’s championship match, while #5 Pacific edged #4 Pepperdine 17-13.

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Whittier, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps to Meet for USA Water Polo Division III Crown

The inaugural USA Water Polo Men’s Division III Championship match will be an all Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference affair.

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Stanford, USC, Pacific, Pepperdine to Battle in Men’s Water Polo Semifinals

The road to the NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championship is down to three matches as the final four teams battle in a pair of Saturday semifinal matches.

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USA Water Polo Division III National Championship Starts Saturday

The inaugural USA Water Polo Division III National Championship kicks off Saturday with a pair of semifinal matches in Whittier, California.

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#2 USC, #4 Pepperdine Advance to NCAA Semifinals with Thursday Victories

#2 USC and #4 Pepperdine punched their tickets to the NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championships semifinals with victories in Stockton, California, on Thursday.

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NCAA Water Polo Quarterfinals Set for Thursday

The NCAA water polo championship saw its first upset in the opening round on Nov. 30. The four remaining matches of the tournament begin Thursday.

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NCAA Win Moves Bucknell Water Polo Up 2 Spots to #10 in CWPA Poll

Although there was only one collegiate men’s water polo match on Week 13, there were small movements across this week’s CWPA Top 20 poll.

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