By The NCAA has labeled water polo as a “high risk” sport for transmitting Covid-19 between athletes. The NCAA Sport Science Institute gave risk classifications for each NCAA sport as well as updated testing guidelines in its 29-page “Resocialization of Collegiate Sport: Developing Standards for Practice and Competition” released on Friday.
La Salle Drops Men’s Varsity Water Polo
La Salle University in Pennsylvania will drop men’s varsity water polo from its offerings, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer on Tuesday. The sport joins six others on the Explorers’ chopping block: three men’s (baseball, swimming and diving, tennis) and three women’s (softball, volleyball, and tennis). The school fielded its first
By Augustana’s Ryan Pryor: Making the Move to the Midwest for Water Polo
Due to a crush of coronavirus coverage, one noteworthy polo announcement escaped almost unnoticed. After six successful years leading women’s water polo at Virginia Military Institute (VMI), Ryan Pryor is decamping to Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois to lead the Vikings’ new men’s and women’s programs. The move resonates
WWPA’s Doten on Covid-19: Lose Battle of 2020, Win War for Water Polo
As the summer comes to a close, and many American universities finalize their plans for the fall in response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, collegiate sports remain in limbo, awaiting a decision from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Read: Men’s Fall NCAA Water Polo Season Prospects Fading Fast As
Covid Claims GW Women’s Water Polo
George Washington University in Washington, DC will cut varsity women’s water polo at the end of the 2020-21 scholastic year. The school made the announcement on Friday after a “comprehensive review” of its athletic offerings that began prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. GW leadership cited an estimated shortfall of $200
By Steffens’ Water Polo Legacy Started with Carlos, Former USA National Team Member
Over the last decade, water polo has been one of the fastest growing sports in the United States. Data from 2016 shows that USA Water Polo already had almost 50.000 members nationwide and those numbers are only growing to this day. Many outstanding characters have contributed to the growth and
Augustana College Hires VMI’s Pryor to Lead New Varsity Water Polo Program
The new varsity water polo program at Augustana College in Illinois has tabbed Ryan Pryor to be it’s first head coach. Pryor resigned from his position with the Virginia Military Institute after six-year run during which its womens’ team saw marked improvement, finishing the abbreviated 2020 season with a 12-1
The Game of a Lifetime: Bucknell 21, Pitt 20, 1977 Easterns
Editor’s Note: In one of the seminal matches in Eastern water polo history, on November 13, 1977, Pittsburgh faced Bucknell at the Joseph C. Trees Pool for the Eastern Water Polo League Southern Division Championship. A rematch of the 1976 final—won 14-12 by Pitt—with less than a minute remaining the
Sonoma State Cancels Women’s Water Polo
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
