Jan. 15, 2015 Huntington Beach, CA - January 15 - USA Water Polo is proud to announce the 2014 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. The National Award winners will be announced at the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame and National Awards Dinner this May 30 in Costa Mesa, CA. Congratulations to all of our award winners!
| 2014 Monte Nitzkowski Distinguished Coaching Award |
| Zone | Name |
| Coastal California Zone | Adam Wright |
| Southern Pacific Zone | Chris Segesman |
| Central Zone | Daniel Leyson |
| Pacific Southwest Zone | Denny Harper |
| Southwest Zone | Justin Cotter |
| Mountain Zone | Jeff Heidmous |
| Southeast Zone | Brian Martin |
| 2014 Sandy Nitta Distinguished Coaching Award |
| Zone | Name |
| Coastal California Zone | Brandon Brooks |
| Southern Pacific Zone | Douglas Finfrock |
| Central Zone | Jason Gall |
| Pacific Southwest Zone | Jim Fegan |
| Southwest Zone | Christopher Slay |
| Mountain Zone | Todd Clapper |
| Southeast Zone | Stephanie Possel |
| 2014 Bill Barnett Distinguished Coaching Award |
| Zone | Name |
| Coastal California Zone | Jason Falitz |
| Southern Pacific Zone | Jim Brumm |
| Central Zone | Tracy Stapleton |
| Pacific Southwest Zone | Brett Ormsby |
| Southwest Zone | Mihai Oprea |
| Mountain Zone | Mark Isenburg |
| Southeast Zone | Michael Goldenberg |
| Midwest Zone | Miguel Figueras |
| Pacific Northwest & Hawaii Zone | Jacob Kinne |
| 2014 Doc Hunkler Distinguished Coaching Award |
| Zone | Name |
| Coastal California Zone | Andrew Silva |
| Southern Pacific Zone | Bill Barnett |
| Central Zone | Heather Moody |
| Pacific Southwest Zone | Doug Peabody |
| Southwest Zone | Allie Hill |
| Mountain Zone | Amanda Douglas |
| Southeast Zone | Eric Lefebvre |
| Midwest Zone | Doug Eichstaedt |
| Pacific Northwest & Hawaii Zone | Alison Knoedler |
| 2014 Ted Newland Distinguished Coaching Award |
| Zone | Name |
| Coastal California Zone | Alex La |
| Southern Pacific Zone | Uros Dzelebdzic |
| Central Zone | Courtney Porter |
| Pacific Southwest Zone | Dan Way |
| Southwest Zone | Thomas Andrews |
| Mountain Zone | Brian Evans |
| Southeast Zone | Christopher Arias |
| Midwest Zone | Timothy Daniel |
| Pacific Northwest & Hawaii Zone | Matthew Bittick |
| 2014 Brent Bohlender Distinguished Coaching Award |
| Zone | Name |
| Coastal California Zone | Esteban Garcia |
| Southern Pacific Zone | Ed Reynolds |
| Central Zone | Diane Kline |
| Pacific Southwest Zone | Ian Davidson |
| Southwest Zone | Sabrina Carlile |
| Mountain Zone | Kailin Custy |
| Southeast Zone | Ann Plitnick |
| Midwest Zone | Maura Dickinson |
| Pacific Northwest & Hawaii Zone | Kristin Gellert |
| 2014 Bret Bernard Distinguished Referee Award |
| Zone | Name |
| Southern Pacific Zone | Haz Ortega |
| Central Zone | Troy Barnhart |
| Pacific Southwest Zone | Danielle Dabbaghian |
| Southwest Zone | John Rightmyer |
| Mountain Zone | Amber Drury |
| Southeast Zone | Humberto Navarro |
| Pacific Northwest & Hawaii Zone | Eugene Gill |
| 2014 Tom Hermstad Distinguished Referee Award |
| Zone | Name |
| Southern Pacific Zone | Mike Stachowski |
| Central Zone | Kevin Sciutto |
| Pacific Southwest Zone | Gary Hull |
| Southwest Zone | Angelo Uno |
| Mountain Zone | Tyson Heath |
| Southeast Zone | JR Perez |
| Midwest Zone | Andy Mattson |
| Pacific Northwest & Hawaii Zone | Courtney Bird |
| 2014 Aaron Chaney Distinguished Referee Award |
| Zone | Name |
| Southern Pacific Zone | David Brown |
| Central Zone | Jeff Bergman |
| Pacific Southwest Zone | Robert Tilburg |
| Southwest Zone | Cole Mahan |
| Mountain Zone | Conner Roberson |
| Southeast Zone | Laura Zuluaga |
| Midwest Zone | Matt Hochstein |
| Pacific Northwest & Hawaii Zone | Brent McDaniel |
| 2014 Barbara Kalbus Volunteer Award |
| Zone | Name |
| Coastal California Zone | CJ Ramirez |
| Central Zone | Jim Weaver |
| Pacific Southwest Zone | Dick Draz |
| Southwest Zone | Robert Albach |
| Mountain Zone | Jennifer Henke |
| Southeast Zone | Adam Gaffey |
| Midwest Zone | Dave McWatters |
| Pacific Northwest & Hawaii Zone | Marvel Shoen |
| 2014 Bryan Weaver Male Master of the Year Award |
| Zone | Name |
| Coastal California Zone | Karl Niehaus |
| Central Zone | Greg Shanley |
| Pacific Southwest Zone | Dave Calder |
| Southwest Zone | Austen Oliver |
| Mountain Zone | Rob Wills |
| Southeast Zone | Patrick Furelos |
| Pacific Northwest & Hawaii Zone | Phil Clark |
| 2014 Bryan Weaver Female Master of the Year Award |
| Zone | Name |
| Coastal California Zone | Jenny Jacobsen-Huse |
| Central Zone | Kandice Waldthaler |
| Pacific Southwest Zone | Carla Gilmore |
| Southeast Zone | Debbie Cavanaugh |
| 2014 Masters Club of the Year |
| Zone | Team |
| Coastal California Zone | Kaos |
| Pacific Southwest Zone | Old Mission Bay |
