By Amid fears that collegiate water polo programs will be cut during the Covid-19 pandemic, Westcliff University has gone the opposite route. The Irvine, California school announced the hiring of a new men’s water polo coach on Wednesday. The team will compete as an NAIA program and will begin competition in
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
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
Biola Adds Men’s, Women’s Water Polo for 20-21 Season
NCAA Division II Biola University will be adding men’s and women’s varsity water polo to its offerings in time for the 2020-2021 school year. The La Mirada, California school announced its decision on Tuesday on it’s official athletics web site. Biola’s current teams compete in the PacWest Conference which does
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
By UCLA Shuts Down Stanford in MPSF WWP Final
LOS ANGELES, CA. An old sports adage suggests that defense wins championships. Given its dominant defensive effort Sunday against Stanford in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation title match, the UCLA women’s water polo team appears destined for greatness. In a suffocating performance at UCLA’s Spieker Aquatics Center, the Bruins forced
