By Another varsity water polo program has met its end. Sonoma State announced that its women’s program would be discontinued at the end of the 2019-20 scholastic year. “This was a difficult decision driven in no small part by the new financial realities facing our state, the CSU system and our
Urbana Women’s Water Polo Ends as University Announces Closure
Ohio is losing its newest women’s varsity water polo program before it ever competed. Urbana University, which announced the addition of women’s varsity water polo in April of 2019, is permanently closing its physical campus at the end of the the spring semester, ending all competitive athletics for the school
Augustana College Adds Varsity Water Polo
Augustana College will add varsity women’s and men’s water polo to their athletic offerings beginning in the fall of 2021. The Rock Island, Illinois school announced the decision on Tuesday after having hinted at the prospect for over a year. A search for a head water polo coach will begin
Texas Prep Water Polo Chairman Ousted
The Executive Board of the Texas Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (TISCA) removed Chris Cullen from his position as Chairperson of the body’s Water Polo Committee last Wednesday. Cullen’s appeal to be re-instated by the Board was denied on Friday. Foster High School Head Coach Scott Slay has been appointed to
NFHS: Most Ever HS Water Polo Athletes in 2016-17
Nearly 43,000 high school athletes played water polo in the 2016-17 school year, the most ever among states that officially sanction the sport, according to the National Federation of High Schools (NFHS). The increase continues a trend in which the sport has grown by an average of 2.3% year-to-year since
Ohio’s Wittenberg U. to Add Women’s Varsity Water Polo
Two years after Notre Dame College eliminated its varsity water polo programs, Ohio is back on the NCAA map. Wittenberg University in Springfield has announced it will begin a varsity women’s program to begin play in the spring of 2018. The Tigers will become members of the CWPA and compete
RELEASE: Austin College to Add Men’s and Women’s Water Polo
SHERMAN, Texas – The Austin College athletics department will add two new teams next year, with the addition of men’s and women’s water polo to Kangaroo athletics. The teams will compete as a club in 2017-18, with the intent to become an NCAA varsity program in 2018-19. “After considering a
Varsity Water Polo to Return to Texas
Varsity water polo is returning to Texas. Austin College, located 60 miles north of Downtown Dallas, is hiring a coach for its men’s and women’s teams. Details of when the team will begin play are pending. The school’s athletic program competes at the NCAA Division III level. The college made
Corso Goes Public with Suit Against Former Employer Cal
Former Olympic water polo head coach Rich Corso is suing the University of California, Berkeley for “wrongful termination” after “school officials created a hostile work environment” to drive him to resign. Corso was reported to be “stepping down” as head coach of the women’s varsity team last September after earning
