By Dan Sharadin, commissioner and executive director of the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) since 1990, may just be the most influential person in American water polo. Overseeing the country’s largest water polo conference — the CWPA encompasses 27 varsity and more than 200 club polo programs at colleges and universities
A View from the East: An Eventful 2016 Season (So Far)
BROOKLYN, N.Y. Thanks to a change instituted in April, men’s water polo in the East this season has been anything but typical. Hoping to gain an additional spot in the NCAA Men’s Water Polo Tournament, the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) — containing almost half of all varsity programs —split
By POLL: Harvard Enters Top 10, UCLA Remains On Top
Harvard has pierced the top 10 of American intercollegiate water polo sharing the ninth spot with Pepperdine and Princeton in the latest CWPA men’s varsity poll published on Wednesday. The Crimson earned two upset wins over UC Davis and UC San Diego. Its only loss came to fourth ranked Pacific.
Changing of the Guard: Johns Hopkins, NCAA Contender
After a 2015 campaign unlike any in program history — coming within a goal of being the first DIII program to represent the East in the NCAA Men’s Water Polo Tournament — the Johns Hopkins University men’s water polo team opens a new season today against Harvard at the Bruno
Three New Men’s Teams Begin 2016 Season
The biggest increase in the number of men’s varsity intercollegiate water polo programs for many years is under way beginning this weekend. Three new programs will kick off their seasons at the Navy Open in Annapolis, Maryland and the Bruno Classic at Brown University in Rhode Island beginning on Saturday. The
MPSF Pads Men’s Field with Penn State-Behrend
Penn State-Behrend is the newest member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. The conference announced it had granted membership to the Pennsylvania varsity men’s program on June 30 after six major programs withdrew from it in January. Behrend will join UCLA, USC, Stanford and Cal in the powerhouse conference on
Washington & Jefferson Reverses Demotion of Water Polo Programs
One day after announcing the demotion of its varsity water polo programs, Washington & Jefferson College has reversed the decision. Citing the lack of a Division III water polo championship, Athletic Director Scott McGuinness announced the “reclassification” of water polo to club status on May 4. Today, President Tori Haring-Smith made a
Pennsylvania’s Saint Francis Women’s Water Polo Joins CWPA
A year from now Pennsylvania’s Saint Francis Red Flash will join the Collegiate Water Polo Association. Their women’s varsity program will be the ninth listed in the conference when it formally begins competition in January of 2017. The Red Flash announced their first recruiting class under Head Coach Pat Beemer last December.
Johns Hopkins Earns Historic Trip to CWPA Tile Match
Johns Hopkins has extended its superb 20-plus win season with a stunning semi-final win over defending champions Brown at the Collegiate Water Polo Association tournament in Massachusets on Saturday. The victory places the Jays in the conference’s title match versus Princeton, who defeated Harvard to proceed to the final. Johns
