No workout July 3-6 (Thur-Sun) for all groups. 

Tue & Wed: HS2 regular time and place,  HS3, 7-9 am at Stanford.

All other groups regular schedule.

Molly Hayes (Cal), Kelly Eaton (Stanford) and Phoebe Champion (Princeton) were honored by the collegiate water polo coaches as 2008 All-Americans.

Molly, a senior, was named to the Second Team, while Kelly and Phoebe, both sophomores, were named Honorable Mention.

All three started with the club in middle school and played for Stanford in the Speedo Cup, JOs, 20-under nationals and senior nationals.

Link to the complete list of 2008 Collegiate All-Americans

Below is the updated workout schedule effective Monday, June 16th.   

 Summer Workout Times

The Palo Alto Weekly ran a nice article about the Stanford club players who competed this past weekend at the NCAA Championships.

We were thrilled to see so many players in the water: Megan Burmeister and Camy Sullivan helped UCLA win its fourth straight NCAA title; Kelly Eaton,  Kim Krueger and Jenna Gunderson played a key role in Stanford’s third place finish; and Michigan co-captain Kelsey Haley’s Wolverines finished sixth.

All of these players started with the Stanford club as 14-unders. Congrats on a great college season!

Palo Alto Weekly article

From USA Water Polo – The Conduct of Championships, which governs USA Water Polo’s national championship events, has been revised in anticipation of the 2008 competition season and is attached.  Please note the change which now states: “Members must affiliate with club by May 15 for the summer season.  This helps build club loyalty while eliminating “club hopping.”

This rule applies for all players interested in competiing in Nationals and Junior Olympics.  Please go online today to usawaterpolo.org and verify your club membership as Stanford Water Polo Foundation.  Don’t miss JO’s because your club is incorrect. 

Click the calendar link above to keep up to date and see a month-long view of what is up and coming for the Stanford club.

The summer tournament and event dates are on the calendar.

Note: the 3rd Annual Bake-Off will be held in conjunction with the Blastoff to Beijing on July 10 when the USA and Australian Olympic teams face off in Avery Stadium.

Molly & Michael Hayes started with our age group team nearly 10 years ago and are now seniors at Cal. Molly has played with Stanford in the summer seasons while in college, helping the team to several national titles. She also coaches with us in the summer.

Michael helped Cal with the NCAA title in 2006 and 2007.

Article from the Daily Cal

Stanford University’s Kelly Eaton has earned MPSF Player of the Week honors after helping the Cardinal defeat Cal State Northridge Friday and No. 3 USC on Saturday. She had four goals against the Women of Troy.

Kelly started playing water polo in the club’s beginner session (equivalent to the current micros program) and has helped the club to three national championships and numerous top five finishes at JOs, 20-under nationals and senior nationals.

Congrats Kelly!

USA vs Australia Women’s Olympic teams here at Stanford. Mark your calendars. Thursday, July 10, 6:00pm. We are hosting the final game in the US before the team heads to Beijing, China, in their quest for Gold. We will be asking everyone for help with selling tickets and getting people in the stands. More info to follow.

At the USA Water Polo Annual Meeting in January, Ted Minnis and Travis Wyckoff were honored as National Coaches of the Year.

Both coaches were nominated by the Pacific Zone for these awards.

Ted was named National Development Coach of the Year and Travis the National Volunteer Coach of the Year. Congrats to these coaches for their distinction and their devotion to the sport and our club!