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UCSBWATER POLO

2003 UC Santa Barbara Gaucho Water Polo

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Gaucho Water PoloThe UC Santa Barbara water polo program has a long and varied tradition, boasting the fi rst and only NCAA Championship in UCSB’s athletic history. The 1979 Gaucho water polo squad defeated UCLA 11-3 for the NCAA Championship. UCSB has participated in twelve NCAA Championship tournaments. The Gauchos also boast fi ve Olympians in Greg Boyer, Craig Wilson, John Anderson, Antonio Iniquez and Roberta Aguilera. Wilson and Boyer were members of the U.S. team that won the silver medal in the 1988 Olympic Games. Wilson was also a member of the 1992 squad that took fourth place in Barcelona and the 1984 silver medal squad in Los Angeles. Wilson has been recognized as the defi nitive water polo goalie and is credited with changing how the position is played and taught.

UC Santa Barbara’s European Trip, August 2000

The UCSB team posed with the French National Team

The Gauchos played water polo in the Mediterranean Sea

26 Winning Seasons43 NCAA All-Americans

57 All-Conference Selections10 NCAA All-Tournament Selections

11-3 for the NCAA Championship. UCSB has participated in twelve NCAA Championship tournaments. The Gauchos also boast fi ve Olympians in Greg Boyer, Craig Wilson, John Anderson, Antonio Iniquez and Roberta Aguilera. Wilson and Boyer were members of the U.S. team that won the silver medal

Andrew Schoneberger• 2003 World University Games, Daegu, South Korea

Brian Alexander• 2003 FINA Jr. Men’s World Championship, Naples, Italy• U.S. “B” Team at US Cup World Challenge

Quick Facts

Table of Contents

General InformationLocation ......................................................... Santa Barbara, CAEnrollment.........................................................................19,000Founded................................................................................1944Nickname .......................................................................GauchosColors...................................................................... Blue & GoldNational Affi liation ........................................................ NCAA IChancellor .................................................................Henry YangAthletic Director ...................................... Dr. Gary CunninghamInterim Associate Athletic Director ...................Bobby CastagnaConference .........................................................................MPSF .......................................... (Mountain Pacifi c Sports Federation)

Water Polo InformationHead Coach.............................................................. Joe O’BrienAlma Mater, Year ..................................UC Santa Barbara, 1985Email ............................................joe.obrien@athletics.ucsb.eduOffi ce Phone.......................................................... 805-893-3704Assistant Coach.................................................... Tom CoughlanAlma Mater, Year ..................................UC Santa Barbara, 2001

2002 Review2002 Overall Record .............................................................6-192002 MPSF Record.................................................................0-8

Media Relations InformationMen’s Water Polo SID ...............................................Colin FieldSID Phone ............................................................. 805-893-8603SID Fax ................................................................. 805-893-4537SID Email............................ media.relations@athletics.ucsb.eduAthletic Website ..................................... www.ucsbgauchos.com

The 2003 Gaucho Season2003 Preview ..............................................................................22003 Roster .................................................................................3

Coaching StaffHead Coach Joe O’Brien ............................................................4Assistant Coach Tom Coughlan..................................................4

The 2003 Gaucho Player ProfilesGaucho Profi les..................................................................... 5-12

2002 In Review2002 Results/Statistics ..............................................................132002 MPSF Review ..................................................................14

Records/HistoryAll-Time Scoring Leaders.........................................................15Coaching History ......................................................................15All-Americans...........................................................................15Gaucho Water Polo Honors.......................................................16

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2003 Season Preview

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The 2003 UC Santa Barbara men’s wa-ter polo roster includes 22 players, 13 of whom are newcomers, with 11 of those being freshmen. Although the newcomers outnumber the returnees on this year’s Gaucho team, head coach Joe O’Brien believes that the quality of the experienced players will make-up the difference. “I think what we have is experience at every position,” O’Brien said. “Very good experience,” he added. Perhaps the best of the experience comes in a pair of juniors. Brian Alexan-der, a defender, and Andrew Schoneberger, a driver, each competed on the interna-tional level during the summer of 2003 and O’Brien hopes the Gauchos will benefi t. “Brian Alexander played for the Ju-nior National Team and was the primary defender and leading scorer. That’s a big plus,” O’Brien said. “He should bring some stability to that position. Andrew Schoneberger’s experience with the World University Games Team, and also being a good defensive player, will be an important factor for us. Those are two guys we will be counting on this year.” As always, the Gauchos will have their work cut out for them in the brutal Moun-tain Pacifi c Sports Federation. “We have to be ready to compete ev-ery time we get into the pool,” declared O’Brien. “This league is just very tough. We can’t just show-up and expect to be competitive, we have to be ready to work.”GoalkeeperRegardless of who starts in goal for UCSB, it will be a newcomer. All three goalkeepers listed on the Gau-cho roster are fi rst-year players at Santa Barbara, although one, Mike Hoy, is a ju-nior transfer who was a mid-year transfer and played with his UCSB teammates in the spring and summer. Despite a lack of Division I experi-ence, O’Brien likes the 2003 goalkeeping situation for the Gauchos. “The biggest improvement is that we haven’t had competition in the goal in about three or four years which is really hard, and now we do,” he said. “You like to believe that every kid is going to be self-motivated, but it’s hard for a young person to get through a bad day when they don’t need to. What we have now is exceptional competition. We also have goalies who are extremely supportive of each other and who push each other to excel. The whole dynamic is going to improve us in the cage.” Hoy is a transfer from Los Angeles Valley College where he was a two-time all-conference selection and where he ranked third in the state in saves as a

sophomore. The other options are freshman Rick Wright out of University High School in San Diego and Jon Bonafede from Mt. San Antonio College.

“Wright has exceptional balance and is a great passer, Hoy has the experience of playing with the team in the spring and summer, and Bonafede has size and quick-ness” said O’Brien. All three bring things that make them automatically a contributor to our game, and their positive competition helps our goalie position to be in very good shape.”Defenders and DriversAlexander, Schoneberger and senior Doug Arthur lead the way among the defenders and drivers. Schoneberger and Arthur, are UCSB’s top returning scorers, having each notched 33 goals in 2002, and although he missed most of last season and was lim-ited to three goals, Alexander will play a major role in 2003. O’Brien believes the international experience that Alexander and Schoneberger gained during the sum-mer will payoff for the Gauchos in 2003, but he believes Arthur will emerge as the team-leader.

“Senior Doug Arthur had a breakout season last year,” commented O’Brien. “He is in his fi fth-year now and is a natu-ral leader. His teammates look up to him so much. He’s the kind of player and the kind of person everyone is going to want to have a good game for. When Doug is play-ing well, the guys are going to thrive off of him. He is just a powerful personality that has an impact on a team.”

In addition to the trio of Alexander, Schoneberger and Arthur, UCSB will look to sophomore returnees Ian Christensen, Ramiro Saldain and Jarrod Muenter. Christiansen scored ten goals as a fresh-man in 2002, while Muenter added nine

and Saldain three. The Gauchos also added freshman Matt Tilburg (Poway HS/Poway, CA). Although a freshman, Tilburg has in-ternational experience, having played with the USA Youth Team in 2002 throughout Europe. “Ian’s game and confi dence rose tre-mendously during the winter and spring,” O’Brien began. “Last year he was a little hesitant and reactionary at times, but now I anticipate him being more balanced and an important part of our game. Ramiro brings so much explosiveness. He is extremely fast, quick and powerful, so surgically used, he’s a really tough match-up.” Overall, O’Brien thinks it will be important for the Gauchos to play strong defensively in order to compete in league. “The biggest thing for us will be rely-ing on our strength on the defensive end,” he surmised. “We do match up physically well with teams in the MPSF. The thing we need to improve is our decision-making and composure. If we can do that, we will have a good year.Two-MetersIn 2002, UCSB depended primarily on one player at two-meters, Steve Traverso, and while he returns as a senior in 2003, he now has some company. Traverso, who scored 16 goals during his junior campaign, will again be an im-portant factor at two-meters for the Gau-chos. He will be joined by a duo of fresh-men in 6-foot-4 Joe Ferguson (Bellarmine Prep/San Jose, CA) and 6-foot-4 Matt Dale (Righetti HS/Santa Maria, CA). “Our potential to improve at two-meters is very good,” said O’Brien. “Essentially we’re going from having one two-meter man in Steve Traverso, who did a great job, to now having competition at that spot. Joe Ferguson has been very impressive. His

feel and athleticism in the water have been great and he has great size. Matt Dale is a little bit deceptive. He’s not the biggest guy but he has the ability to mix it up.”SummaryThe improved depth of the 2003 UCSB men’s water polo team should prove benefi cial not only in matches but also in practices with players competing for playing time. The return of three out of the top four scorers from 2002 is also a major positive, as is the international experience gained by players during the off-season. In all, the Gauchos have some solid up-side potential for success this season. Competing in the always-tough Moun-tain Pacifi c Sports Federation will pres-ent a major challenge, but when hasn’t it? This year, however, the Gauchos will be prepared.Brian Alexander

2003 UCSB Water Polo RosterAlphabeticalNo. Name 6 Brian Alexander 8 Doug Arthur14 Jeremy Ballew5 Ian Christensen12 Matt Dale18 Joe Ferguson3 Paul Helfer 1A Mike Hoy15 Nick McGilvray11 Matt Milich13 Jarrod Muenter9 Ramiro Saldain10 Andrew Schoneberger 4 Ross Sinclair2 Matt Tilburg7 Steve Traverso1 Rick WrightRS Ashlan AlldredgeRS Jon BonafedeRS Tyler EckRS Haris HadziosmanovicRS Alex Young

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No. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School1 Rick Wright GK 6-1 Fr. San Diego, CA/University HS1A Mike Hoy GK 6-0 Jr. La Crescenta, CA/LA Valley College2 Matt Tilburg DR 6-2 Fr. Poway, CA/Poway HS3 Paul Helfer LDR 6-2 So. Honolulu, HI/Iolani HS4 Ross Sinclair DR 5-10 Fr. Newport Beach, CA/Newport Harbor HS5 Ian Christensen DR 6-5 So. Long Beach, CA/Wilson HS6 Brian Alexander DE 6-3 Jr. Cambria, CA/Foothill HS7 Steve Traverso 2M 6-3 Sr. Morgan Hill, CA/West Valley College8 Doug Arthur DR 6-2 Sr. San Diego, CA/The Bishop’s School9 Ramiro Saldain DR 6-0 So. Simi Valley, CA/Royal HS10 Andrew Schoneberger LDR 6-2 Jr. Santa Barbara, CA/Dos Pueblos HS11 Matt Milich DR 6-0 Fr. Arcadia, CA/Pasadena Poly HS12 Matt Dale 2M 6-4 Fr. Santa Maria, CA/Righetti HS13 Jarrod Muenter DR 6-2 So. Alamo, CA/San Ramon Valley HS14 Jeremy Ballew DE 6-1 Jr. San Diego, CA/Riverside CC15 Nick McGilvray DR 6-2 Fr. Santa Maria, CA/Righetti HS18 Joe Ferguson 2M 6-4 Fr. Santa Clara, CA/Bellarmine PrepRS Ashlan Alldredge 2M 6-3 Fr. Visalia, CA/Redwood HSRS Jon Bonafede GK 6-5 Jr. Alto Loma, CA/Mt. San Antonio CollegeRS Tyler Eck DR 6-2 Fr. Del Mar, CA/Torrey Pines HSRS Haris Hadziosmanovic DR 5-11 Fr. Palm Desert, CA/Palm Desert HSRS Alex Young DR 6-2 Fr. Mission Viejo, CA/Capistrano Valley HS

Head Coach: Joe O’BrienAssistant Coach: Tom Coughlan

“Gaucho Joe” O’Brien enters his tenth sea-son at the helm of the UCSB men’s water polo program and his fourth year as Direc-tor of Water Polo. O’Brien has seen his team turn the corner and start making true progress in the national rankings. The Gau-chos have produced eight All-Americans during O’Brien’s tenure. Last season se-nior Anthony Borasi earned All-American honors. In 2001, Joey Pacelli was named All-American and three Gauchos earned All-Mountain Pacifi c Sports Federation honors.

O’Brien’s women’s teams were suc-cessful as well, qualifying for the Colle-giate National Championships in each of the team’s fi rst fi ve intercollegiate seasons. UCSB’s men’s and women’s programs have produced 17 All-Americans in the last seven years. The teams have been ranked as high as fourth nationally in that time span and have fi nished in the top nine na-tionally in 11 of the last 13 seasons. O’Brien served two years on the U.S. National Team staff, assisting with the World University Games squad in Palma, Spain in 1999, the National B Team squad in Calgary in 1998 and the U.S. National Team in Hannover, Germany in 1998. Dur-ing the summer of 2000, O’Brien took the UCSB men’s team to Strausbourg and Mar-seille, France. O’Brien is a 1985 graduate of UCSB and is noted as the university’s fi rst and only two sport All-American. He was a conference champion and All-American for the Gauchos in swimming in 1983. In

Tom Coughlan Tom Coughlan begins his fi rst year as assistant coach for the UCSB men’s and women’s water polo programs. Coughlan graduated from UCSB in 2001 with a degree in political science. In 1999, he earned All-American and All-Mountain Pacifi c Sports Federation honors after leading the Gauchos with 36 points. As a senior, Coughlan had 20 goals and was named All-MPSF honorable mention. In 2002, Coughlan played for S.N. Strasbourg in the French 1st Division. The team qualifi ed for the European Cup. During the 2003-04 season, Coughlan will play for the Irish National Team. In addtion to his playing experience, Coughlan has also coached water polo. Last year, he was the age group coach for the Diablo Water Polo Club.

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Joe O’BrienHead Coach • 10th year

1985, O’Brien was named all-conference and USWP and NCAA All-American for the Gaucho squad that reached the NCAA Tournament Final Four in water polo. He played for the U.S. National B team from 1984-87 before returning to UCSB to earn a master’s degree in education. O’Brien has served as an assistant swimming coach and academic advisor at UCSB.

Assistant Coach • 1st year

Doug Arthur

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Driver, Sr., 6-2San Diego, CA

The Bishop’s School

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Steve Traverso

2-Meter, Sr., 6-3Morgan Hill, CA

West Valley College

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BrianAlexander

Defender, Jr., 6-3Cambria, CAFoothill HS

#6UCSB 2002: Finished tied for second on the team with 33 goals as a junior…Tallied a sea-son-high four goals in a win at Long Beach State…Had three-goal performances against USC and Redlands…Overall, Arthur scored two or more goals seven times…At one point during the 2002 sea-son, he scored at least one goal in seven consecutive matches…2001: Tallied four goals as a sophomore…Produced a sea-son-best two-goal match against Loyola Marymount…Named the Gauchos’ Most Improved Player in 2001…2000: Scored six goals as a redshirt freshman…1999: Redshirted his fi rst year at UCSB…Was a key player in Santa Barbara Paradise Water Polo Club’s Zone 7 Championship run.

High SchoolPlayed for Jim Failes and Doug Peabody at The Bishop’s School…Was a Junior National’s All-American in 1999 and 2000…High School All-American in 1999…In 1998 he was a Junior Olympics All-American…First Team All-Western League, First Team All-County and First Team All-CIF as a senior…Helped lead Bishop’s to a CIF Championship in 1997 and Western League titles in 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1999…Also competed in swim-ming and basketball as a prep athlete.

PersonalBorn December 21, 1980 in La Jolla, CA…Son of Nikki St. Germain…Major-ing in psychology and art history and is considering getting into law upon gradu-ation…Arthur was a UCSB Golden Eagle Award winner in 2002 and 2003.

UCSB 2002: Ranked fourth on the team with 16 goals during his fi rst season at UCSB…Scored a career-high three goals at UC Irvine…Tallied a pair of goals against Harvard…Overall, Traverso scored at least one goal in 13 matches.

West Valley CollegePlayed for Bruce Watson at West Valley College in the Coast Conference…Named Coast Conference MVP…First Team All-American and First Team All-Northern California following his sophomore sea-son.

High SchoolAttended Live Oak High School…Played 2-meter defender in high school…A First Team All-Monterey Bay League selection and Second Team All-CIF Central Coast Section as a senior…Helped to lead Live Oak to four MBL championships and a Central Coast Section title in 1997…Also competed in swimming as a prep athlete.

PersonalBorn September 26, 1980 in San Jose, CA…Son of Roger and Shelley Tra-verso…Majoring in history at UCSB and would someday like to become a school teacher and water polo coach…Enjoys a number of outdoor activities, including duck hunting, fi shing and camping…Fa-vorite movies include “Pulp Fiction”…His most memorable sports moment was help-ing lead his high school team to the CIF Central Coast Section title in 1997…Also recruited by UC Davis, Pacifi c, Redlands and Cal Baptist…Has a brother who played water polo at UC San Diego.

UCSB 2002: Scored three goals during his sopho-more campaign…All three of Alexander’s goals came in the fi nal three matches of the 2002 season…Scored a pair of goals against USC…2001: Tallied 12 goals as a freshman and following the campaign he was chosen the team’s Rookie of the Year…His 12 goals were the fourth highest total on the team…Scored a season-high three goals against Pacifi c…Had two goals on three occasions, twice against Loyola Marymount and once against La Verne.High SchoolPlayed for coach Jim Brumm at Foothill High School in Santa Ana, CA…Earned High School All-American honors…Se-lected First Team All-CIF and First Team All-Century League…Chosen his team’s MVP as a senior…A member of the U.S. National Youth Team for two years…Scored 91 goals as a senior…Ranked fi fth on Foothill’s all-time single-season goal-scoring list…Helped lead Foothill to Cen-tury League championships in 1999 and 2000…1997 Junior Olympic champions in the 13-and-under division…Three-year member of the Principal’s Honor Roll.PersonalBorn May 3, 1983 in Santa Ana, CA…Son of Tim and Mary Stapf…Was a member of the USA Junior National Team in 2002-03 and played in the 12th FINA Junior World Championships in Naples, Italy this past summer…Led the USA Junior National Team in scoring at the World Champion-ship with 12 goals…Alexander also played for the U.S. National “B” Team in the U.S. Cup World Challenge at Stanford in the spring of 2003…Majoring in psychology.

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AndrewSchoneberger

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Driver, Jr., 6-2Santa Barbara, CA

Dos Pueblos HS

JeremyBallew

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Defender, Jr., 6-1San Diego, CARiverside CC

Mike Hoy

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Goalkeeper, Jr., 6-0La Crescenta, CA

Los Angeles Valley College

UCSB 2002: Scored 33 goals during his sopho-more season, tying for the second-highest total on the team…Also ranked among the top-20 scorers in the MPSF…Tallied a career-high fi ve goals in a win over BYU-Hawaii…Scored three goals against Cal…Schoneberger also had two-goal outings against UCLA, Pacifi c, Harvard, UC Irvine, Stanford, Redlands, Princeton and La Verne…2001: Scored nine goals as a freshman…Notched two goals in a game twice, once each against La Verne and USC…Was named UCSB’s Most Im-proved Player in his fi rst season.

High SchoolAttended Dos Pueblos High School where he played for Jim Ranta…Chosen as a High School All-American…Named Channel League and team MVP as a senior after guiding the Chargers to the league title…Also a First Team All-CIF choice as a senior…National Honor Society mem-ber…California Scholarship Federation President’s Award for academic excel-lence…Also swam and played baseball at DPHS.

PersonalBorn November 23, 1982 in Downey, CA…Son of Bill and Marion Schoneberg-er…Competed for the United States team at the World University Games in Daegu, South Korea during the summer of 2003…Majoring in art studio at UCSB…Enjoys art, surfi ng, and playing the guitar…Fa-vorite novel is “It’s Not About the Bike,” by one of his favorite athletes, Lance Arm-strong.

Los Angeles Valley CollegeMike Hoy competed two seasons at Los Angeles Valley College…Selected fi rst team all-conference as a freshman in 2001 and second team all-conference as a sopho-more in 2002…Ranked third in the state in saves as a sophomore in 2002…Hoy was in the Honors Program at LAVC…A member of the LAVC Dean’s List, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society…Had a 3.7 GPA at LAVC and was a STAR Test Scholarship recipi-ent.

High SchoolAttended Crescenta Valley High School where he played for Pete Loporchio and Jan Sakonja…Selected First Team All-Pacifi c League in 1999 and 2000…Also chosen First Team All-Area by the Los Angeles Times in 2000 and Second Team All-CIF in 1999 and 2000…His 596 ca-reer saves ranks second on La Crescenta Valley’s all-time list…Logged 251 steals in his career, including a school-record 13 in one match…Helped his high school to four Pacifi c League titles and an appearance in the CIF Division III fi nals in 1999…Also competed in swimming and diving as a prep athlete.

PersonalBorn February 6, 1983 in Glendale, CA…Son of Mike and Evelyn Hoy…Will major in business economics at UCSB.

#10 #14 #1ARiverside City CollegeBallew competed at Riverside City College prior to his arrival at UCSB...Was selected as an All-State and All-American at RCC.

High SchoolAttended Righetti High School in Santa Maria, CA...Ballew was an All-American, All-CIF and All-Northern League...Helped lead Righetti to CIF Championships in 1998 and 1999...Righetti was also runner-up in 1997.

PersonalBorn August 19, 1981 in Visalia, CA...The son of Rob and Laura Ballew...Majoring in business economics at UCSB.

IanChristensen

Driver, So., 6-5Long Beach, CA

Wilson HS

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PaulHelfer

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Driver, So., 6-2Honolulu, HI

Iolani HS

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UCSB 2002: Scored ten goals as a freshman…Had a career-high two goals in matches against Stanford, Loyola Marymount and Princeton…2001: Redshirted his fi rst year at UCSB.

High SchoolAttended Wilson High School in Long Beach, CA…Coached by Tony Martinho and Ricardo Azevedo…Selected All-Moore League as a sophomore, junior and senior…Earned All-CIF honors in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000…Helped to lead Wilson to CIF Division I Champion-ships in 1998, 1999 and 2000…Chosen to the CIF All-Academic Team in 1998 and 1999…Also competed in swimming and baseball at Wilson.

PersonalBorn February 7, 1983 in Long Beach, CA…Son of Dan and Ann Christensen…A global studies major…Hopes to become a fi refi ghter…Enjoys all sports, especially surfi ng…Favorite novels include “The Sun Also Rises,” by Ernest Hemingway and “On The Road,” by Jack Kerouac.

UCSB 2002: Scored two goals during his fresh-man season at UCSB, one each against Cal and La Verne…2001: Helfer redshirted his fi rst year at UCSB.

High SchoolPlayed for Aaron Chaney and Mark Cor-nish at Iolani School…Played 2-meters as a prep athlete…Twice named First Team All-ILH…Also a Second Team All-ILH selec-tion as a sophomore…Helped lead Iolani to league and state championships in 1999 and 2000…Also played for Hawaiian Is-lands Water Polo Club and was MVP of the Hawaiian Invitational Tournament…Also competed in swimming at Iolani…Made the Honor Roll and Headmaster’s List and was an AP Scholar at Iolani.

PersonalBorn February 17, 1983 in Hong Kong…Son of Ira and Keiko Helfer…Majoring in business economics with an account-ing emphasis…A Dean’s List student at UCSB…Has two brothers, Eric and Bryan…He is a member of Hui O’Lokahi at UCSB.

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JarrodMuenter

Driver, So., 6-2Alamo, CA

San Ramon Valley HS

UCSB2002: Scored nine goals during his freshman year at UCSB...Had a pair of goals against Cal...Scored goals in back-to-back games against Pepperdine and UCLA...2001: Redshirted as a freshman at UCSB

High SchoolPlayed for Matt Mundelius at San Ramon Valley High School in the East Bay Athlet-ic League...All-American Selection...All-CIF selection, All-Section, and All-League Selection...Also named League MVP...Led San Ramon Valley High School to three league championships.

PersonalBorn December 20, 1982 in Walnut Creek, California...Son of Karen and Craig Muenter...Majoring in global studies at UCSB...Also competed in swimming at San Ramon Valley High School were he was All-EBAL...Enjoys surfi ng and water skiing as well as the TV shows “The Daily Show” and “The Simpsons”...Favorite nov-el is “Pale Blue Dot” by Carl Sagan...Most memorable sports moment was his little league championship game that he played in as a ten year old.

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RamiroSaldain

Driver, So., 6-0Simi Valley, CA

Royal HS

MattMilichDriver, Fr., 6-0Pasadena, CA

Pasadena Poly HS

MattDale

2-Meter, Fr., 6-4Santa Maria, CA

Righetti HS

UCSB2002: Scored three goals during his fresh-man campain at UCSB...scored goals in games against Pepperdine, Pacifi c and Redlands...2001: Redshirted his fi rst year at UCSB.

High SchoolPlayed for Steve Snyder at Royal High School in the Marmonte League...MVP of the Marmonte League...All-American Sixth Team...Youth Team National Member “A” Team...Holds the record at Royal and in the Marmonte League for most goals in a season, 184...High school team has been league champions 26 years in a row.

PersonalBorn June 27, 1983 in Buenos Aires, Argentina...Son of Liliana and Oscar Saldain...Also competed in swimming in high school...Enjoys all sports, mainly bas-ketball and soccer...Favorite book is “The Adventures of Huckelberry Finn”...Favorite Movie is “Braveheart” and he enjoys the TV show “South Park”...Most memorable sports moment was winning the Marmonte League in 2001...Favorite athletes are Jack Kokur and Manuel Estiarte...Has a brother Ignacio Saldain and a sister Leticia Sal-dain.

High SchoolPlayed for Brian Roth at Pasadena Poly High School in the Prep League...Two-time First Team All-Prep League...Played for Rose Bowl Acquatics and Mid Valley Acquatics water polo club teams...National Merit Scholar...Also competed in baseball, soccer, and swimming at Pasadena Poly.

PersonalBorn February 27, 1984 in Arca-dia, CA...Son of Ron and Christine Milich...Double majoring in psychology and economics at UCSB...Father played water polo at UC Davis.

High SchoolPlayed for Rob Knight at Righetti High School in the PAC-5 League...Scored 144 goals in senior season with 60 + assists...Set a high school record with the 144 goals...Also tied a school record with nine assists in one game...Co-league MVP in 2001 and 2002...Fourth Team All-American in 2002...CIF MVP in 2002...All-CIF 2001...Helped Righetti to 2002 Division Championhsip...Helped high school team to four straight league titles, part of an eight-year streak...Went undefeated during three of his four seasons at Righetti...Played for the Orcutt Polo Association...Also competed in swimming and soccer in high school...Earned six Golden State Test Awards.

PersonalBorn July 17, 1985 in Santa Maria, CA...Son of Scott and Katie Dale...Undeclared major at UCSB...Desires a career in business after graduating from UCSB.

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Joe Ferguson

2-Meter, Fr., 6-4Santa Clara, CABellarmine Prep

High SchoolPlayed for Larry Rogers at Bellarmine Prep in the CCS League...Scored 90 goals...Drew 89 kickouts...Named all-league and All-CIF...Helped Bellarmine to two CCS Championships...Played for the De Anza Water Polo Club and for the Pacifi c Zone Team...Named All-American honorable mention with the Pacifi c Zone Team...Also competed in swimming in high school.

PersonalBorn November 9, 1985 in Santa Clara, CA...Son of Joe and Judy Ferguson...Majoring in business econom-ics at UCSB...Wants to be a successful business entrepreneur after graduating from UCSB.

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NickMcGilvray

Driver, Fr., 6-2Santa Maria, CA

Righetti HS

High SchoolPlayed for Rob Knight at Righetti High School in the PAC-5 League...Four-time First Team All-Pac 5 League in swimming and water polo...Two-time league MVP in swimming and water polo...First Team All-CIF in water polo in 2002...Third Team All-CIF in 2001...Second Team All-CIF in swimming in 2001...Helped Righetti to the 2002 CIF Division Championhsip...Led high school team to four straight league titles, part of an eight-year streak...Went undefeated during three of his four seasons at Righetti...Played for the Orcutt Polo Association...Also competed in swimming and soccer in high school...Was a scholar athlete at Righetti HS.

PersonalBorn December 3, 1984 in Bur-bank, CA...Son of Susan and Mark McGilvray...Majoring in electri-cal engineering at UCSB...Wants to pursue a career in the fi eld of Nano Technolgy after graduating from UCSB.

High School

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RossSinclair

Driver, Fr., 5-10Newport Beach, CANewport Harbor HS

High SchoolPlayed for Jason Lynch and Bill Barnett at Newport Harbor High School in the Seaview League...Named Seaview League MVP in 2002 and 2003...Second Team All-CIF in 2002 and 2003...Team captain and MVP...High School Male Athlete of the Year in 2003...Helped lead Harbor to a CIF Championship in 2000...CIF quar-terfi nalists in 2002 and 2003...Also com-peted in swimming at Harbor HS...Was a Principal’s Honor Roll student.

PersonalBorn April 12, 1985 in Laguna Beach, CA...Son of Bob and Robin Sinclair...Majoring in history at UCSB...Wants to coach water polo and teach history after he graduates.

High School

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Ross Sinclair

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Matt Tilburg

Driver, Fr., 6-2Poway, CAPoway HS

High SchoolPlayed for Dan Crane at Poway High School in the Palomar League...Palomar League and CIF MVP following his se-nior season at Poway...Third Team All-American...Helped team Poway to a CIF Championship...Played for the San Diego Shores Club Team...Led club team to three National Championships...A two-time All-American at the club level.

PersonalBorn August 31, 1985 in Poway, CA...Son of Bob and Debbie Tilburg...Majoring in political science at UCSB...Wants to enter the legal fi eld after graduating from UCSB.

AshlanAlldredge

2-Meter, Fr., 6-3Visalia, CA

Redwood HS

High SchoolPlayed for David Mitchell at Redwood High School in the WYL...Two-time First Team All-WYL...CIF All-Tournament Team in 2001...Helped Redwood to four CIF appearances...Also competed in swim-ming in high school...Earned Governor’s Scholar recognition and was a scholar athlete...Earned Golden State Exam honors for writing composition.

PersonalBorn October 6, 1984 in Hanford, CA...Son of Brett and Kristin Alldredge...Undeclared major at UCSB...Enjoys playing the guitar, basketball and ping-pong.

#2

RickWright

Goalkeeper, Fr., 6-1San Diego, CAUniversity HS

High SchoolPlayed for Sean Green at USD High School...Set school records for most saves in a career, most saves in a season, and most saves in a game...Top ten in CIF history for saves in a season...Selected all-league and All-CIF...Played for the San Diego Shores Water Polo Club...Principal’s Honor Roll as a junior and senior in high school.

PersonalBorn December 21, 1984 in San Di-ego, CA...Son of Richard and Joanna Wright...Undeclared major at UCSB.

#1

Matt Tilburg

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TylerEck

Driver, Fr., 6-2Del Mar, CA

Torrey Pines HS

HarisHadziosmanovic

Driver, Fr., 5-11Palm Desert, CAPalm Desert HS

High SchoolPlayed for Rob Tillburg at Torrey Pines High School in the Palomar Ath-letic League...Scored 64 goals as a senior...Named team offensive MVP when he scored 64 goals as a senior...Second Team All-PAL...Helped team to CIF semifi nals during his junior season and CIF quarterfi nals during his senior year...Only started playing water polo as a sophomore in high school...Played for the Sunset Water Polo Club under coach Rob Tillburg...Also competed in swimming in high school...Named to San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic Team four times during high school.

PersonalBorn October 10, 1984 in San Di-ego, CA...Son of Craig and Victoria Eck...Majoring in business economics at UCSB...Wants to run a business after graduating.

High SchoolPlayed for Tim Finnel and Janeen Bahn at Palm Desert High School in the Desert Valley League...Named All-Desert League First Team in 2001 and All-League Sec-ond Team in 2000...All-CIF First Team in 2001 and Third Team in 2000...Helped Palm Desert to a school record 55 con-secutive wins...Contributed to four con-secutive league titles...Team was CIF runner-up two times and made four CIF appearances...Played for the Desert Club Team...Also competed in swimming and basketball in high school.

PersonalBorn January 30, 1985 in Hostar Bosnia...Son of Dzenan and Nadzida Hadziosmanovic...Double majoring in psy-chology and philosophy at UCSB...Fluent in Bosnian...Moved from Bosnia to Palm Desert in 1993 because of war...Wounded by grenade in Bosnia and only fi nished parts of fi rst, second and third grade.

JonBonafede

Goalkeeper, Jr., 6-5Alta Loma, CA

Mt. San Antonio College

Mt. San Antonio CollegeBonafede was a two-time All-American at Mt. San Antonio College…He was also MVP of the South Coast Conference in 2002 when he recorded 625 saves.

High SchoolAttended Upland High School…He was chosen First Team All-CIF Division V in 1999…Also a First Team All-Baseline League and Baseline League MVP in 2000…Two-time high school All-Ameri-can…Set an Upland High record with 23 saves in one match…Helped lead his team to Baseline League crowns in 1998, 1999 and 2000…Upland won the CIF Division V championship in 1999 and they were runner-up in 2000…Played for Terry Kim-berling.

PersonalBorn July 27, 1983 in Fullerton, CA…The son of Jack and Jennifer Bonafede…Will major in business economics at UCSB…Also competed in soccer and swimming as a high school athlete…Set an Upland High School record at 21.5 seconds in the 50 meter freestyle.

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Alex Young

Driver, Fr., 6-2Mission Viejo, CA

Capistrano Valley HS

High SchoolPlayed for Jason Lynch and Steve Yancey at Capistrano Valley High School in the South Coast Athletic League...Named First Team All-South Coast League as a senior and sec-ond team all-league as a junior...Two-time Third Team All-CIF selection...Chosen the Capistrano Valley MVP following his junior and senior seasons...Played for the South Pacifi c Coast Club Team that fi nished sixth at the National Championships...Also competed in swimming for Capistrano Valley...Received writing recognition for the Golden State Exam...Was a scholar athlete and made the Principal’s List in high school.

PersonalBorn June 14, 1985 in Mission Viejo, CA...Son of Jim and Margie Young...Majoring in psychology at UCSB.

Record by Years

Year Opponent W/L Score1990 Navy W 16-9 Stanford L 7-9 UCLA L 8-151985 Long Beach State W 7-6 Stanford L 6-7 UCLA L 9-101982 UCLA L 6-8 Loyola-Chicago W 12-7 USC L 6-81981 UC Irvine L 8-9 Brown W 16-6 UCLA W 9-81980 Cal L 7-11 Bucknell W 10-8 USC L 4-111979 Loyola-Chicago W 12-4 Stanford W 10-9 UCLA W 11-31976 Loyola-Chicago W 13-5 Stanford L 6-7 UC Irvine L 7-81974 UC Irvine L 6-10 Stanford L 1-9 Air Force W 12-71973 UCLA L 2-14 New Mexico W 12-7 San Jose State L 5-61972 UC Irvine L 12-16 Yale W 21-2 USC L 10-15

Year Opponent W/L Score

Gauchos in the NCAA Tournament

Overall League NationalYear Record Record Coach Finish2002 6-19 0-8 Joe O’Brien 13th2001 9-13 2-6 Joe O’Brien 8th2000 6-17 1-7 Joe O’Brien 10th1999 12-15 2-6 Joe O’Brien 7th1998 6-16 0-8 Joe O’Brien 9th1997 9-15 1-7 Joe O’Brien 8th1996 2-22 1-7 Joe O’Brien 14th1995 7-16 1-7 Joe O’Brien 9th1994 14-14 3-5 Joe O’Brien 6th1993 19-12 6-4 Pete Snyder 7th1992 10-14 4-6 Pete Snyder 9th1991 11-20 1-9 Pete Snyder 10th1990 23-9 9-1 Pete Snyder 4th1989 10-18 3-7 Pete Snyder 9th1988 17-13 5-5 Pete Snyder 7th1987 12-16 5-5 Pete Snyder 9th1986 19-12 9-3 Pete Snyder 7th1985 21-11 9-3 Pete Snyder 4th1984 13-13 6-6 Pete Snyder 9th1983 14-17-2 2-4 Pete Snyder 9th1982 19-17 5-1 Pete Snyder 6th1981 27-9-1 13-3 Pete Snyder 5th1980 18-6-1 5-2 Pete Snyder 6th1979 28-2-1 7-0 Pete Snyder 1st1978 18-6-1 8-4 Pete Snyder 1977 14-13 3-7 Pete Snyder1976 17-8 8-1 D. Dettamanti 4th1975 9-13 D. Dettamanti 1974 13-7 D. Dettamanti 7th1973 14-7 Rick Rowland 6th1972 20-10 Rick Rowland 6th1971 12-10 Rick Rowland 1970 18-10 Rick Rowland 7th1969 24-5 Rick Rowland 3rd1968 18-11 Rick Rowland 1967 14-7 Rick Rowland1966 13-6 Rick Rowland1965 8-4 Rick Rowland1964 4-7 Mike Schiesel1963 4-5 Ray Thornton1962 7-2 Frank Rohlter1961 6-2 Frank Rohlter1960 10-1 Frank Rohlter1959 5-1 Frank Rohlter

1970 UCLA L 6-7Stanford L 11-12Colorado State W 9-4

1969 Colorado State W 7-3Cal L 4-6Long Beach State W 12-8

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2002 Statistics/ResultsDate Opponent Result Goal Scorers Saves9/7 at Pepperdine L, 15-5 Schoneberger, Arthur, Welch, Alexander, Christensen Kim – 79/10 BYU-Hawaii W, 12-7 Schoneberger (5), Arthur (2), Borasi (2), Traverso, Letts, Muenter Kim – 6 9/14 +UC Irvine L, 13-4 Schoneberger (2), Borasi, Arthur Kim – 59/14 +Pepperdine L, 10-6 Letts (2), Borasi (2), Arthur, Welch Kim – 59/15 +Loyola Marymount L, 6-5 Borasi (2), Schoneberger, Arthur, Letts Kim – 89/15 +UC San Diego W, 11-10 Borasi (3), Welch (3), Arthur (2), Letts (2), Traverso Kim - 7 9/21 *at Stanford L, 16-6 Schoneberger (2), Christensen (2), Arthur, Letts Kim – 69/25 at La Verne W, 11-2 Schoneberger (2), Welch (2), Arthur (2), Letts, Traverso, Borasi, Kim - 5 Christensen, Helfer 9/28 at LMU L, 10-6 Christensen (2), Letts, Traverso, Schoneberger, Borasi Kim - 7 9/29 Redlands W, 12-5 Arthur (3), Schoneberger (2), Borasi (2), Traverso, Letts, Welch Kim - 10 Saldain, Strong10/5 +at Cal L, 13-5 Schoneberger (3), Muenter, Borasi Kim - 9 10/5 +Harvard W, 11-3 Borasi (3), Traverso (2), Schoneberger (2), Strong, Letts, Arthur, Muenter Kim - 6 10/6 +UC San Diego L, 9-4 Borasi (2), Muenter, Arthur Kim – 210/6 +Princeton L, 12-6 Christensen (2), Schoneberger (2), Muenter, Arthur Kim - 510/12 *at UC Irvine L, 11-7 Traverso (3), Arthur (2), Schoneberger, Borasi Kim - 5 10/13 at Long Beach W, 9-7 Arthur (4), Borasi (3), Traverso, Schoneberger Kim - 610/19 *at Pacifi c L, 10-5 Schoneberger (2), Christensen, Arthur, Saldain Kim - 410/26 *Cal L, 12-3 Muenter (2), Helfer Kim - 1010/27 Long Beach State L, 6-5 Borasi (3), Arthur (2) Kim - 1211/1 UC San Diego L, 7-4 Arthur, Traverso, Letts, Schoneberger Kim - 811/2 *Pepperdine L, 8-6 Borasi (2), Schoneberger, Muenter, Saldain, Traverso Kim - 311/9 *UCLA L, 8-6 Schoneberger (2), Borasi, Traverso, Christensen, Muenter Kim - 811/16 *at USC L, 11-7 Arthur (3), Alexander (2), Traverso, Schoneberger Kim - 711/23 *UC Irvine L, 9-6 Borasi (2), Arthur, Alexander, Traverso, Schoneberger Kim - 811/29 Mountain Pacifi c Sports Federation Tournament in Los Alamitos, Calif.11/29 Long Beach State L, 8-6 Borasi (2), Letts (2), Arthur Kim - 8

Score by Quarters1 2 3 4 Total

Opponent 57 57 63 49 214UC Santa Barbara 40 41 39 47 167

Individual ScoringPlayer GoalsAnthony Borasi 34Andrew Schoneberger 33Doug Arthur 33Steve Traverso 16David Letts 14Ian Christensen 10Jarrod Muenter 9Mark Welch 8Ramiro Saldain 3Brian Alexander 3Scott Strong 2Paul Helfer 2

Goalkeeper StatisticsName M-MS Saves Saves/Game Goals GAASherwin Kim 25-25 159 6.4 214 8.6Totals 25-25 159 6.4 214 8.6

Andrew Schoneberger

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Conference OverallSchool W L Pct. Home Away W L Pct. Home Away NeutralPepperdine 7 1 .875 3-1 4-0 16 10 .615 5-2 5-5 6-3Stanford 6 2 .750 4-1 2-1 24 5 .828 8-1 6-1 10-3Cal 5 3 .625 1-2 4-1 20 7 .741 8-4 5-1 7-2USC 5 3 .625 3-1 2-2 20 8 .714 7-3 5-3 8-2UCLA 4 4 .500 1-3 3-1 15 8 .652 3-3 4-3 8-2UC Irvine 4 4 .500 3-1 1-3 16 11 .593 6-1 4-4 6-5Pacifi c 3 5 .375 3-1 0-4 10 15 .400 6-3 2-4 2-8Long Beach State 2 6 .250 0-4 2-2 17 16 .515 5-6 4-3 8-7UC Santa Barbara 0 8 .000 0-4 0-4 6 19 .240 3-7 1-6 2-6

2002 MPSF Review

Conference Overall

2002 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Standings

2002 All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation TeamsFirst TeamName, School Yr. Pos.Tony Azevedo, Stanford So. FieldAttila Banhidy, Cal Jr. DriverJeff Powers, UC Irvine Sr. 2-MeterJesse Smith, Pepperdine So. 2-MeterBrett Ormsby, UCLA So. DriverBrandon Brooks, UCLA Sr. GoalkeeperPeter Hudnut, Stanford Sr. Hole

Second TeamDreason Barry, UC Irvine So. 2-MeterNic Hepner, Pacifi c Sr. UtilityRussell Bernstein, Cal Sr. GoalkeeperChris Lathrop, Cal Jr. 2-Meter Def.Predrag Damjanov, USC Jr. 2-MeterJeff Nesmith, Stanford Sr. DriverAndrew Stoddard, Cal Sr. Driver

Third TeamJaraj Zatovic, USC Fr. DriverKarl Niehaus, Pepperdine Sr. 2-MeterAaron Holloway, Long Beach State Sr. UtilityMatt Flesher, UCLA Sr. Center Def.Eddie Wisniewski, Pacifi c Jr. UtilityNathan Allard, Long Beach State Jr. HolemanNick Ellis, Stanford Sr. Goalkeeper

Honorable MentionMichael Soltis, Pepperdine Sr. GoalkeeperMike Derse, Stanford Jr. UtilityTed Peck, UCLA So. CenterDan Yielding, UCLA Sr. Center Def.

Robbie Arroyo, Cal Sr. DriverSasha Maese, Pacifi c Sr. DriverStephen Lipinski, USC So. DriverJordan Hewko, USC Sr. DriverGadi Hadar, USC Jr. DriverWill Quist, Cal Jr. DriverEric Geoffroy, Long Beach State So. DriverScott Harvey, Pepperdine Jr. 2-Meter Def.Garrett Gentry, UC Irvine Jr. DriverBodizar Damjanovic, USC Jr. Goalkeeper

Coach of the Year: Kirk Everist, CalPlayer of the Year: Tony Azevedo, Stanford

Anthony Borasi earned All-American honors in 2002

Yearly Scoring Leaders2002 Anthony Borasi 342001 Joey Pacelli 20 Tom Coughlan 202000 Paul Rave 341999 Tom Coughlan 361998 Joey Pacelli 371997 Ryan Peddycord 411996 Ryan Peddycord 371995 Kevin Eggert 601994 Colum Lavelle 731993 Marty Asplund 341992 Steve Kunst 321991 Nikola Ivanovic 401990 Pete Zamoyski 891989 Jason Likins 511988 Scott Burt 751987 Roberta Aguilar 551986 Roberta Aguilar 481985 John Anderson 721984 John Anderson 671983 Larry Mouchawar 651982 Larry Mouchawar 801981 Larry Mouchawar 591980 Pat Yates/Curtis Hanst 431979 Greg Boyer 681978 John Dobrott 75

Career Scoring LeadersLarry Mouchawar 1980-83 244Ben Gage 1968-70 233John Dobrott 1976-79 214Greg Boyer 1976-79 172Peter Neushul 1979-82 156Nikola Ivanovic 1991-94 151Jason Likins 1986-90 143Kevin Eggert 1992-95 141Doug Wierenga 1991-94 140John Anderson 1984-85 139Pete Zamoyski 1987-90 128Roberto Aguilar 1985-87 124Greg Carey 1972-74 115Clair Ballard 1980-82 114Colum Lavelle 1993-94 104Joey Pacelli 1997-01 101Scott Porter 1980-82 97Ryan Peddycord 1996-97 95Neil Quinn 1969-72 92Phil Snowden 1968-70 90Dave Phraener 1986-89 89Russ Hafferkamp 1976 86David George 1980-83 84Antonio Iniguez 1985-86 82Larry Guy 1968-70 81Joe O’Brien 1982-85 79Anthony Borasi 1999-02 76Scott Burt 1988 75Chris Verga 1981-83 75Chuck Spink 1966-68 75

Team RecordsMost Goals Scored, Game: 30 vs. St. Mary’s (30-8), 1967Most Goals Scored, Season: 366 (1979)Least Goals Allowed, Season: 112 (1973)Highest Winning Percentage: .903 (28-2-1), 1979Longest Winning Streak, Season: 12 (1979)

Coaching HistoryName Years Record Pct.Joe O’Brien 1994- 71-147 .326Pete Synder 1977-93 274-196-6 .580Dante Dettamanti 1974-75 39-28 .582Rick Rowland 1965-73 151-70 .683Mike Schiesel 1964 4-7 .364Ray Thornton 1963 4-5 .444Frank Rohlter 1959-62 28-6 .823

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Gaucho Water Polo HistoryUCSB All-Americans2002 Anthony Borasi2001 Joey Pacelli1999 Tom Coughlan

Trevor Spence1998 Joey Pacelli1997 Ryan Peddycord1995 Kevin Eggert1994 Doug Wierenga

Colum Lavelle1993 Doug Wierenga1992 Steve Kunst1990 Mike Day

J.P. LalondePete ZamoyskiJason Likins

1989 Jason Likins1988 Scott Burt

Dave Phreaner1987 Roberto Aguilar1986 Antonio Iniguez1985 John Anderson

Antonio IniguezJoe O’Brien

1984 John Anderson1983 Larry Mouchawar

David George1982 Peter Neushul

Larry MouchawarScott Porter

1981 Larry MouchawarDavid GeorgeDoug PickfordPeter NeushulJoel Wade

1980 Pat YatesLarry Mouchawar

1979 Greg BoyerJohn DobrottCraig WilsonDave HendricksonMike YatesSteve MitchellDave Phillips

1978 John Dobrott1977 Greg Boyer1976 Greg Boyer1975 Russ Hafferkamp1974 Williams Krebs1973 Mark Newton1972 Greg Carey1970 Phil Snowdon

Ben Gage1969 Ben Gage

John SteckelPhil Snowdon

McCormick Memorial Leadership AwardEstablished in 1990, the McCormick Memorial Leadership Award honors UC Santa Barbara water polo players who possess the qualities of loyalty, leadership, self-sacrifi ce and courage among one’s peers. Those qualities were exemplifi ed by Tim McCormick, a varsity water polo letterwinner at UCSB in 1981 and 1983. McCormick served as the team co-captain in 1983. After graduating from UCSB in 1984 with a degree in business economics, McCormick went into the U.S. Navy and rose to the rank of lieutenant, fl y-ing F-14 fi ghter jets. McCormick died in 1991 as the result of an automobile accident. Each year a Gaucho water polo player who best exemplifi es those qualities put forward by McCormick will be awarded the leadership award.

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Gaucho Water Polo Honors

Eirik P. Prosser Endowed ScholarshipThe Eirik P. Prosser Endowed Scholarship is established with pride and gratitude in memory of Eirik P. Prosser, friend, teammate and inspiration.

The legacy of his courageous spirit, tenacity and commitment will forever be honored and remembered through his scholarship that will benefi t UCSB students for years to come.

- November 2, 2002 Chancellor Henry Yang

Come Back Player of the Year Award2002 - Brian Alexander

1990 - Ryan Todd 1991 - Mark Cornich1992 - Matt Flanders 1993 - Matt Flanders1994 - Doug Wierenga 1996 - Lance Wahlert and Brian Roth1997 - Lance Wahlert 1998 - Lance Wahlert1999 - Chris Driscoll and Kevin Ricks 2000 - Paul Rave2001 - Joey Pacelli 2002 - Andrew Schoneberger

UCSB Points of Pride

• The UC Santa Barbara Intercollegiate Athletic Department has a gradu-ation rate of 83%. The 83% mark is 16% above the graduation rate of the University as a whole. In fact, a recent U.S. News & World Report survey ranked UCSB third nationally in graduation rate among all NCAA Divi-sion I schools.

• UC Santa Barbara has three consecutive Big West Conference Com-missioner’s Cups. The Commissioner’s Cup is considered the all-sports championship for the Big West Conference.

• In the past fi ve years UC Santa Barbara has had more than 150 Academic All-Big West honorees, more than any other conference school.

• In 2002-03, UC Santa Barbara had fi ve teams qualify for NCAA postsea-son competition, and over the past fi ve years nearly 25 have accomplished the feat.

• Last year alone, UC Santa Barbara had seven conference athletes of the year. In the past fi ve years, more than 25 have been honored. In addition, UCSB had nearly 50 all-conference selections in 2001-02 and in the past fi ve years, there have been nearly 250 all-conference athletes.

• In the past 20 years of NCAA Division I competition, UC Santa Barbara has produced more than 150 All-American athletes.

• In 2002, UC Santa Barbara’s men’s and women’s basketball teams each won their respective Big West Conference basketball tournament. UCSB is the only current member of the league that has won both the men’s and women’s tournaments in the same year and the fi rst since 1990.

• UC Santa Barbara has produced 15 Olympians, including four Gold Medal winners. Most recently, swimmer Jason Lezak and men’s volley-ball player Eric Fonoimoana, won Gold Medals at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.

• Through the NCAA’s CHAMPS/Life Skills program, UC Santa Barbara athletes have become an important, contributing part of their community. Whether it is a food drive, a toy drive for underprivileged children, a read-ing program in local schools or volunteer sports clinics for kids, Gaucho are giving something back.

• UC Santa Barbara Athletics is a department of stability and success. UCSB’s 15 head coaches not only have outstanding records in their re-spective sports, but a great deal of stability as well. The 15 have combined

for 171 years at UCSB, an average of 12 years per coach. Six have been UCSB head coaches for ten years or longer and three have been in Santa Barbara for more than 20 years. Seven of UCSB’s head coaches were Gaucho student-athletes.

The University The Athletic Department• UC Santa Barbara’s meteoric rise to distinction—from a teaching col-lege to world-class university in just over 50 years—is a phenomenal success story in modern higher education. It is with great pride that UCSB celebrates its three Nobel Prizes in chemistry and physics won by UCSB professors for their landmark research. Alan Heeger, professor of physics and materials, shares the 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for devising the electrically conducting plastics that could revolutionize computing, Engi-neering Professor Herbert Kroemer shares the 2000 Nobel Prize in Phys-ics for developing layered semiconductor and low-energy laser technol-ogy used in ultra-fast computers, satellites, cellular phones, compact-disk players and other consumer goods. Together with the 1998 Nobel Prize in Chemistry won by UCSB Physicist Walter Kohn, these pioneering ac-complishments demonstrate the importance of interdisciplinary research, a hallmark at UCSB.

• UCSB’s international status and the eminence of its faculty are widely recognized and celebrated. UCSB’s renowned faculty numbers about 900 and also includes fellows of the National Endowment for the Humanities, recipients of the National Medal of Science, and members of the National Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Engineering.

• An elected member of the prestigious Association of American Universi-ties, the vibrant, energetic campus ranks with Harvard, Stanford and UC Berkeley among the leading institutions of higher learning in the United States and Canada.

• Recognition of academic quality takes many forms. One of the most prestigious is support from the National Science Foundation. UCSB is home to eight national research centers and institutes, including six that are sponsored by NSF. For example, the Institute for Theoretical Physics brings together the world’s foremost theorists to study problems overlap-ping the specialized subfi elds of the discipline.

• UCSB has been selected as one of the fi rst three California Institutes for Science and Innovation by Gov. Gray Davis. The California NanoSystems Institute, a research partnership between UCSB and UCLA, will receive $100 million annually, which will be matches two-to-one by private in-dustry. The institutes are expected to produce scientifi c advances in fi elds critical to the future of California’s economy.

• The quality of the UCSB faculty’s scientifi c research has, for the fi rst time, led the Institute for Scientifi c Information to place the campus among the top 10 of the top 100 federally funded universities in the nation according to its new Sci-ence Watch ranking, which is based on citations-per-paper score. UCSB ranks number four among public universities. The prestigious report includes ratings of fi rst-place for the university’s departments of physics and materials.

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olo Day Date Opponent Site Time

SEPTEMBERSat.-Sun. Sept. 6-7 UC San Diego Invitational San Diego, CA All DaySat.-Sun. Sept. 13-14 Inland Empire Tournament Redlands, CA All DaySat.-Sun. Sept. 20-21 SoCal Tournament Irvine, CA All Day

OCTOBERSat.-Sun. Oct. 4-5 NorCal Tournament Palo Alto, CA All DaySat. Oct. 11 Loyola Marymount UCSB 1 pmSat. Oct. 11 Alumni UCSB 3 pmFri. Oct. 17 UC Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA 3 pmSat. Oct. 18 #Stanford Palo Alto, CA 12 pmSat. Oct. 25 #UCLA Westwood, CA 12 pmSun. Oct. 26 #Pepperdine Malibu, CA 12 pm

NOVEMBERSat. Nov. 1 #UC Irvine UCSB 3 pmSun. Nov. 2 #Long Beach State Long Beach, CA 12 pmFri. Nov. 7 UC San Diego La Jolla, CA 6 pmSun. Nov. 9 #USC UCSB 3 pmSat. Nov. 15 #Cal UCSB 3 pmSun. Nov. 16 #Pacifi c UCSB 3 pmSat. Nov. 22 UC Irvine Irvine, CA 12 pmFri.-Sun. Nov. 28-30 MPSF Tournament Malibu, CA All Day

DECEMBERSat.-Sun. Dec. 6-7 NCAA Championships Palo Alto, CA All Day

# Denotes MPSF Conference match.

2003 UCSB Men’s Water Polo Schedule

ucsb schedule