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Winter water polo

Winter polo begins Nov 30. We will post registration information on our website soon.

Practices are two nights/week. We will have the winter league weekend schedule in the registration info – stay tuned and check back here soon.

Games on Sunday Oct 18

Please be on time, 45 min before your first game. 

Notice that some games are at Saratoga HS and others at Palo Alto HS – the A and B teams play at BOTH pools so check carefully. Some B players should play the two games at Saratoga then go to the Novice game at Paly at 12:30 (see below).

Parents – please organize amongst each other to be ready to help at the score table either running the clock or keeping the scorebook. Thank you in advance – this really allows the coaches to prepare the team for the games with the girls. 

Stanford A (Hailey Adamanski, Caroline Anderson, Courtney Batcheller, Kristen Denney, Anna Edington, Kate Huneke, Tara Lawrence, Morgan McCracken, Julia Ponce, Mackenzie Rosenthal, Tina Samson, Averi Westerman, Natalie Williams, Rachel Wong, Eva Zakula)
8:45 vs Stanford C (boys) at Saratoga HS
11:00 vs SHAQ at Palo Alto HS
2:45 vs Diablo at Palo Alto HS

Stanford B (Chaplinsky, Destefeno, Flamen, Foley, Jackson, Kervick, Killea, Malysz, McGrath, Moley, Oyer, Pulli, S. Rosenthal, Scola, Sherer, Valentine, Wickers, Wolfe, Yu, Zafran, Zelinger, Zhang)
8:00 vs Daca B at Saratoga HS
9:30 vs Stanford D (boys) at Saratoga HS
2:00 vs 680 at Palo Alto HS

Stanford Novice (Alves, Birnbaum, Deal, Graves, Higgins, Johnston, Koshy, Lazar, Mhatre, Ponce A, Reidy, Taylor, Westerman L)  plus at 12:30 game – Scola, Foley, Pulli, Killea, McGrath, Chaplinsky, Oyer, S. Rosenthal)
9:30 at Palo Alto HS
12:30 at Palo Alto HS

Speedo Cup Qualifying

Roster for Speedo Cup Quals

Games at Palo Alto HS – be on time 45 min before first game
8:00am vs 680
11:00am vs SHAQ
2:00pm vs Diablo

Parents: we may need help uncovering the pool and setting up the course so that the games start on time. We will also need a volunteer at the score table either doing the clock or the score book.  Please organize amongst parents so that the coaches can concentrate on preparing for the games. Thank you!

Hailey Adamanski
Caroline Anderson
Courtney Batcheller
Kristen Denney
Anna Edington
Stephanie Flamen
Kate Huneke
Tara Lawrence
Morgan McCracken
Julia Ponce
Mackenzie Rosenthal
Tina Samson
Averi Westerman
Natalie Williams
Rachel Wong
Eva Zakula

Tournament Info for Sunday Oct 4

All teams will play at Soda Aquatic Center at Campolindo HS in Moraga. Please be at the pool on time, 45 minutes before your first game.

Stanford A: Adamski; Anderson; Batcheller; Denney; Edgington; Flamen; Goff; Huneke; Lawrence; McCracken; Ponce J; M Rosenthal; Samson; Westerman A; Wong; Zakula
12:30 vs Diablo
3:00 vs SHAQ

Stanford B: Chaplinsky, Destefeno, Foley, Jackson, Kervick, Killea, Malysz, McGrath, Moley, Oyer, Pulli, S Rosenthal, Scola, Sherer, Valentine, Wickers, Williams, Wolfe, Yu, Zafran, Zelinger, Zhang
1:20 vs American River
3:50 vs 680

Stanford Novice: Alves, Birnbaum, Deal, Graves, Higgins, Johnston, Koshy, Lazar, Mhatre, Ponce A, Reidy, Scola, Taylor, Westerman L
2:10 vs 680
4:40 vs 680

Collegiate Academic All-Americans

We are proud of all the athletes from our club who go on to play college water polo. The following list is impressive as well – Stanford club players who earned Collegiate Academic All-American honors. Congratulations!

Outstanding: Beth Kwowa (Brown), Hallie Kennan (Bucknell), Lizzie
Abbott (Harvard), Nikki Perlman (Harvard), Monica Coughlan (Stanford),
Kim Krueger (Stanford)

Superior: Rita Bulwinkel (Brown), Allison Silver (Indiana), Kimberly
Benedetti (LMU), Catherine Anderson (Macalester), Emily Allen (Washington & Jefferson)

Excellent: Remy Champion (Cal), Lauren Wyckoff (Indiana), Tanya Wilcox
(Princeton), Laura Espinosa (Santa Clara), Kelly Eaton (Stanford)

Frequently Asked Questions about Winter Water Polo

If you have a question that you need answered about winter water polo, please read below or email Kyle at kyle@stanfordwaterpolo.com. It will be difficult for me to answer voice mail until after 5pm.

High School: There is availability in the program so please come to workout and bring the There is a $25 late registration fee. Practices start 12/2.

Age Group:  There is availability in the program. $25 late registration fee. Practices start Weds 12/3.

Junior Polo: Practice started Monday at Roble Pool (click here for a campus map and search Roble Gym). Roble Pool is NOT at Avery Aquatic Center.  Registrations is still open.

Speedo Cup Qualifying

We have two games for Speedo Cup Qualifying. We will know by the end of the day if we are qualified for the Speedo Cup in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Games are Sunday 10/5 at Palo Alto HS. Stanford vs 680 at 2:45 and Stanford vs Diablo at 4:15. Be at the pool at 1:45.

Roster: Courtney Batcheller, Katie Blunt, Bridgette Harper, Kate Huneke, Allison Larko, Martine Leclerc, Lauren Lesyna, Morgan McCracken, Julia Ponce, Tina Samson, Marissa Sendejas, Carla Tocchini, Averi Westerman