By Shana Welch has been promoted to take the place of Gavin Arroyo as Head Coach of the Cal State Long Beach women’s water polo team. Long Beach State Athletics made the announcement on Tuesday. Welch spent four years as a graduate assistant for The Beach before being brought on as
Houston’s Radmonovich Departs Wagner College
Originally published at TXWaterpolo.com on July 30. Houston native Chris Radmonovich has stepped down as coach of Wagner College’s men’s and women’s varsity water polo programs. The college announced his immediate departure on July 26. Wagner Athletic Director Brendan Fahey said Radmonivich was leaving for “family reasons” according to Swimming
Macalester Names Scott Reed Women’s Water Polo Coach
Scott Reed, who departed George Washington University a year ago, has found a new home in Minnesota. Macalester College has hired Reed to take over their women’s water polo program two months after the position opened. Reed was the first women’s water polo coach at George Washington since the team began play
Washington & Jefferson Water Polo Coach Jay O'Neil Resigns
Jay O’Neil, who coached the Washington & Jefferson varsity water polo teams to some of their greatest successes, resigned on Sunday. He led the women for four seasons, the men for three. In 2015 the men’s team qualified for the CWPA Championships for the first time ever and tied a record
Coronado Coach Burgess Announces Retirement
A 33-year stint as one of the most influential high school water polo coaches in the US is over. Randy Burgess, who has steered the program at San Diego County’s Coronado High School announced his retirement after his Islander boys fell to CIF San Diego Section Open Division champs Cathedral
Rival Clovis Prep Water Polo Coaches Departing
Prep water polo teams from Clovis are common atop the CIF-Central Section rankings each fall, thanks largely to the efforts of two legendary coaches who are hanging up their whiteboards. Steve Mosher and Terry Giffen, the two most successful water polo coaches in Central Section history, probably should be mortal
Laura Coffman Named Carthage Water Polo Head Coach
An update on a May story about the rise of Carthage College’s water polo team, followed soon after by news of former coach Andy Bax’s departure. The school found a replacement in former Gilman School and San Diego Shores coach Laura Coffman in June and will begin their 2016 season
Charlesworth Out as Macalester Women’s Water Polo Coach
Macalester has parted ways with women’s water polo Coach Jennie Charlesworth. No official notice has yet been published but Charlesworth’s name has been replaced with “To Be Announced” on the team’s page. The matter was also detailed by Hannah Gray, a sophomore member of the team, in an opinion piece in The Mac
Jon Bonafede Hired as Caltech Water Polo Head Coach
Jon Bonefede is the new head coach at Caltech. He takes over both the men’s and women’s varsity teams after Pat Beemer’s departure in June. UC Santa Barbara graduate Bonafede spent four years playing goalkeeper professionally in Australia’s National Water Polo League. In 2011, be both played for Melbourne’s men’s
Lee Named Oxy Head Men's and Women's Water Polo Coach – Occidental
LOS ANGELES — Chris Lee, who has been an assistant women’s water polo coach with NCAA Division I California-Berkeley since 2012, will take the reigns of the Occidental men’s and women’s water polo programs as the head coach of both teams, Oxy athletic director Jaime Hoffman announced on Monday. Lee
