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2022 USA Water Polo Zone Award Winners Announced

SKIP Water Polo was one of many clubs recognized as a 2022 Zone Award winner!
Irvine, CA - March 28 - USA Water Polo is proud to announce the 2022 Zone Award Winners. The winners, representing zones from all across the country, honor contributions in variety of areas including coaching, officiating, volunteering, masters water polo, and more. From these zone award winners will come the USA Water Polo National Award winners. Congratulations to all of our award winners!
 

Brenda Villa Award (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - Individual)

Central

Bruce Hastie

Sacramento Water Polo

Coastal

Leanne Drogin

Pasadena Water Polo

Midwest

Nicole Lum

Chicago Park District

Mountain

Brad Peercy

Kearns

Northeast

Andrew Lewandowski

Greater New Haven Water Polo

Pacific

Lance Leung

Stanford Water Polo Foundation

PacNW & Hawaii

Vee Valle

Northwest Water Polo

PacSW

Dan Way

San Diego Shores

Southeast

Stephanie Johnson-Possell

Orlando Thunder

SoPac

Dusan Djordjevic

Southwest

Taylor Cox

 

Sandy Nitta Award (Elite Women's Coach)

Central

Natalie Benson

Fresno State

Midwest

Ryan Pryor

Augustana College

Mountain

Petra Pardi

Arizona State University

Northeast

Ted Minnis

Harvard University

Pacific

John Tanner

Stanford University

PacNW & Hawaii

Mike Wallen

Puget Sound Polo

PacSW

Hope Mayer

San Diego State University

Southeast

 

Carroll Vaughan

Miami Riptides

SoPac

Molly Andrews

Saddleback College

Southwest

Mark Lawrence

Austin College

 

Monte Nitzkowski Award (Elite Men's Coach)

Central

Daniel Leyson

UC Davis

Coastal

Wolf Wigo

UC Santa Barbara

Midwest

Colleen Lischwe

McKendree University

Mountain

John Cogliandro

Ottawa University Arizona

Northeast

Brian Bacharach

Fordham University

Pacific

Dustin "Dusty" Litvak

Princeton University

PacSW

Adalberto Vasquez-Coronado

San Diego Mesa College

Southeast

Michael Goldenberg

South Florida Water Polo

SoPac

Eric Perales

Orange County Riptide

Southwest

Hugh Flanders

Longhorn Aquatics

 

Bill Barnett Award (Scholastic Men's Coach)

Central

Bruce Hastie

Sacramento Water Polo

Coastal

Jesse Johnston

Route 66 Aquatics

Midwest

Douglas Eichstaedt

Lyons Aquatics Water Polo Club

Mountain

John Cogliandro

TOPAZ Water Polo Club

Northeast

Gabriel Maldonado

Greenwich Aquatics

Pacific

Brian Kreutzkamp

Atherton Water Polo Club

PacNW & Hawaii

John Orlando

Puget Sound Polo

PacSW

Austin Farkas

Poway Valley Water Polo

Southeast

Jimmy Aguilera

Miami Whitecaps Water Polo

SoPac

Ross Sinclair

Newport Beach Water Polo

Southwest

Robert Brown

Lake Jackson Water Polo Club

 

Doc Hunkler Award (Scholastic Women's Coach)

Central

Xanthe Plescia

American River Water Polo Club

Coastal

Kristin Rodriguez

Foothill Club

Midwest

Ian Hewett

Third Coast Aquatics

Mountain

Kailin Isaacson

Colorado Water Polo

Northeast

Miklos Gor-Nagy

Asphalt Green Water Polo

Pacific

Ryan Chapatte

Santa Cruz Waxem Water Polo

Pacific

Shelby White

Santa Cruz Waxem Water Polo

PacNW & Hawaii

Alexander Hacker

Puget Sound Polo

PacSW

Evan Dean

Seaside Water Polo

Southeast

Alex Bennett

Orlando United WPC

SoPac

Natalie Seidemann

CDM Aquatics Foundation

Southwest

Kassy Parker

 

Ted Newland Award (Development Men's Coach)

Central

Scott McCall

SKIP

Coastal

Garrett Potter

Trojan Water Polo

Midwest

James Waeckerle

Clayton Water Polo Club

Mountain

Mike Wensman

Tucson Water Polo Club

Northeast

Jose Magro

Capital DC Water Polo Club

Pacific

Michael Agostino

680 Water Polo

PacNW & Hawaii

Kristin Gellert

Bainbridge Water Polo

PacSW

Cyrus Kahangi

Del Mar Water Polo Club

Southeast

Gal Ben Kiki

South Florida Water Polo

SoPac

Francisco 'Paco' Gonzalez

North Irinve Water Polo Club

Southwest

Jason Gall

North Texas Thunder Water Polo

 

Brent Bohlender Award (Development Women's Coach)

Central

Nicholas Alexander

Royal 559 Academy

Coastal

Jason Rosenthal

South Coast Water Polo Club

Midwest

Olivia Miranda

Columbus Water Polo

Mountain

Bela Hatch

Kearns

Northeast

Edward Mendelsohn

Greenwich Aquatics

Pacific

Cameron Jamison

Lamorinda Water Polo

PacNW & Hawaii

Farrah Kunkel

Rain City Water Polo

PacSW

Kirby Kaptur

La Jolla United WPC

Southeast

Kurt Predmore

Florida East Coast Water Polo

SoPac

Tijmen Egtberts

Tustin-Irvine Patriot Aquatics

Southwest

Thomas Markiewicz

West Houston Water Polo

 

Bret Bernard Award (Elite Referee)

Central

Rob Douglass

Coastal

Jenn McCall

Midwest

Ivan Munoz

Mountain

Joseph Peila

Denver Water Polo

Northeast

James Wolff

Greenwich Aquatics

Pacific

Easton Honaker

East Bay Masters Water Polo

PacSW

Danielle Dabaghian

Darkside

Southeast

Michael Goldenberg

South Florida Water Polo

 

Tom Hermstad Award (Scholastic Referee)

Central

Jenny Chavetta

Coastal

Chris Jimenez

Midwest

Jarod Lawson

Clayton Water Polo Club

Mountain

Victor Nguyen

Old Pueblo Water Polo

Northeast

Jesus Mejia-Mojica

New York Athletic Club

Pacific

Rachel McCracken

PacNW & Hawaii

Tyler Pagel

PacSW

Adam Eaton

Old Pueblo Water Polo

Southeast

Stuart Sheldon

Dynamo Water Polo

SoPac

Robert Matosic

Southwest

Andrew Pomier

 

Aaron Chaney Award (Development Referee)

Central

Courtney Porter

Coastal

Quinn Peacock

Santa Barbara 805

Midwest

Amanda Levy

Mountain

Ansel Blumenthal

505 Master's Water Polo Club

Northeast

Chris Stevens

Pacific

Victor Nguyen

PacNW & Hawaii

Dannette Schreib

Puget Sound Polo

PacSW

Andrea Alexander

Southeast

Stephanie Beauchemin Villalobos

SoPac

Bret Stall

Southwest

Marco Torres Escalona

HOPS

 

Barbara Kalbus Award (Volunteer of the Year)

Central

Ron Osborn

Central Valley Water Polo Club

Coastal

Eleanor Welke

P.V. Water Polo Club

Midwest

Phil Meier

West Suburban Water Polo Club

Mountain

Mika Jensen

Northeast

Erdem Karatekin

Pacific

Randy Kalbus

PacNW & Hawaii

Veronica Roney

Washington Wolfpack Water Polo

PacSW

Carolann "CJ" Hochbrueckner

San Diego Shores Water Polo Club

Southeast

Jenny Metzdorf

Patriot Water Polo

Southwest

Jim Browarski

Zilla Water Polo

 

Dion Gray Award (Female Masters Athlete of the Year)

Central

Kandace Waldthaler

Davis Water Polo Club

Coastal

Jennifer Jamison

Rose Bowl Water Polo Club

Midwest

Nicki Borella

Clayton Water Polo Club

Mountain

Vaune Kadlubek

Team Vegas Water Polo

Northeast

Jill Lau

Pacific

Catey Pease

PacNW & Hawaii

Chelsea Brown

PacSW

Carla Gilmore

San Diego Athletic Club

Southeast

Amy Bennett

South Florida Water Polo

Southwest

Vanessa Kerr

HOPS

 

Bryan Weaver Award (Male Masters Athlete of the Year)

Central

Jeremy Pope

Central Valley Water Polo Club

Coastal

Jesse Morrison

Santa Barbara Premier

Midwest

Chris Pzekota

Mountain

Chris Kreienkamp

Old Pueblo Water Polo

Northeast

Mick Barry

Pacific

Chris Lathrop

The Olympic Club

PacNW & Hawaii

Sam Shabb

Seattle Water Polo

PacSW

Amr Soliman

Southeast

Saahil Naik

Orlando Thunder

Southwest

Juan Guapacha

Pegasus Water Polo Academy

 

Brenda Villa Award - Club (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - Team)

Central

Sacramento Water Polo

Coastal

Rose Bowl Water Polo Club

Midwest

Chicago Park District

Mountain

Denver Squid

Northeast

DC Panthers Water Polo

Pacific

Stanford Water Polo Foundation

PacSW

San Diego Shores Water Polo Club

Southeast

Orlando Thunder

SoPac

Patriots Water Polo Club

 

Club Sportsmanship Award

Central

SKIP

Midwest

NWC Water Polo Club

Northeast

Rockville/Montgomery Water Polo Club

Pacific

NorCal Aquatics

PacNW & Hawaii

Puget Sound Polo

PacSW

Southern Water Polo

Southeast

Seminole Water Polo Club

SoPac

Newport Beach Water Polo

Southwest

Longhorn Aquatics


 
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