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1 COACHING STAFF adam WRIGHT HEAD COACH 3rd Year Alma Mater: UCLA 01 THE WRIGHT FILE Coaching Highlights Guided the men s water polo team to the 2010 NCAA championship contest Led the Bruins to the MPSF Tournament title in 2010 as the No. 4 seed Helped lead the women s water polo program to its fifth straight NCAA title in 2009 Secured the top men s water polo recruiting class in the spring of 2009 Coached Wilson High School s boys water polo program to four CIF Championships Helped guide Wilson High School s girls water polo program to two league titles Team USA Highlights Led Team USA to the silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing Scored four goals and registered a team-high nine assists at the 2008 Olympics Played in two summer Olympic Games 2004 (Athens) and 2008 (Beijing) Scored in six games at 2003 World Championships, leading the U.S. with five goals Playing Highlights (at UCLA) Led UCLA to back-to-back NCAA titles in 1999 and 2000 Finished four-year career having accumulated 128 goals, playing from Named a second-team All-America selection in 1998, third-team selection in 1999 Graduated from UCLA in 2001 with degrees in history and sociology International Competition Highlights 2010 FINA World Championships, 4th Place (Oradea, Romania) 2009 FINA World Championships, 4th Place (Rome, Italy) 2009 FINA World League Super Final, 4th Place (Podgorica, Montenegro) 2008 Olympic Games, 2nd Place (Beijing, China) 2008 FINA World League Super Final, 2nd Place (Genoa, Italy) 2007 FINA World League Super Final, 5th Place (Berlin, Germany) 2007 Pan American Games, 1st Place (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) 2007 FINA World Championships, 9th Place (Melbourne, Australia) 2006 FINA World League Super Final, 5th Place (Athens, Greece) 2005 ASUA Cup, 1st Place (Mexico City, Mexico) 2004 Olympic Games, 7th Place (Athens, Greece) 2004 Torneo di Napoli, 3rd Place (Naples, Italy) 2003 FINA World League Super Final, 3rd Place (New York, N.Y.) 2003 U.S. Cup, 2nd Place (Stanford, Calif.) 2002 FINA World Cup, 7th Place (Belgrade, Yugoslavia) 2001 FINA World Championships, 7th Place (Fukuoka, Japan) 2000 UPS Cup, 6th Place (Los Alamitos, Calif. - USA B ) 1999 World University Games, 4th Place (Palma de Mallorca, Spain) Adam Wright begins his third season as UCLA s head men s water polo coach in A former standout in the pool at UCLA and on the U.S. Olympic Team, Wright helped lead the Bruins to the championship game of the 2009 NCAA Tournament in his first season as the program s head coach. Wright was named the fourth head coach in program history on June 3, In two seasons as UCLA s head coach, Wright has led the Bruins to a record, including an 11-5 mark in conference action. In 2009, UCLA won the MPSF Tournament title and advanced to the title match of the NCAA Tournament. In 2010, the Bruins finished in a tie for second place in the MPSF regular-season standings and posted a fourth-place finish at the MPSF Tournament. Under Wright s guidance, Ben Hohl has twice secured ACWPC All-America (2009, 2010). In 2009, Scott Davidson became the first UCLA men s water polo player to secure MPSF Player of the Year honors since 2000 (Sean Kern). Davidson and Hohl finished their careers ranking fifth and seventh, respectively, on the Bruins all-time goals scored list. In addition, goalkeeper Chay Lapin became UCLA s alltime saves leader in 2009, totaling 719 stops in four seasons. UCLA s path to the NCAA Tournament in Wright s first season as head coach came as a result of hard work, discipline and a strong finish at the MPSF Tournament, culminating in the Bruins first conference tournament title since After opening MPSF play with consecutive losses in October, Wright knew that the Bruins would have to win the MPSF Tournament to have any chance at playing for a national title. He adjusted the team s practice and conditioning regimen, preparing the Bruins for the three-day tournament setting. After finishing fourth in the MPSF regular-season standings, UCLA surged in the conference tournament. The Bruins opened with an 8-5 win over No. 5-seed Pepperdine and downed No. 1-seed and tournament host USC, 10-6, the following day. UCLA claimed the tournament title with a 10-7 win over No. 3-seed California, which was fresh off an upset of No. 2-seed Stanford. Prior to his tenure as head coach, Wright was a four-year letterwinner at UCLA from , helping lead the Bruins to back-to-back NCAA titles in 1999 and Following his collegiate career, he served as a key member on the U.S. National Team, participating in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games. He helped lead Team USA to a seventh-place finish in 2004 (Athens) and to the silver medal in 2008 (Beijing). Wright served as an assistant coach with the UCLA men s and women s water polo teams during the school year. He helped guide the women s program to an unprecedented fifth consecutive NCAA championship in May Following the 2008 men s water polo season, Wright played an integral role in securing the top men s recruiting class in the nation. In addition, Wright served as an assistant coach with the varsity boys and girls water polo programs at Wilson High School (Long Beach, Calif.) from He helped coach the boys program to four consecutive CIF Division I championships and Moore League titles. Wright coached the girls team to two Moore League titles and two CIF Division I quarterfinal playoff appearances. As a senior at UCLA in 2000, Wright scored 39 goals before earning honorable mention All-America acclaim and second-team All-MPSF honors. In 1999, he secured third-team All-America and second-team All-MPSF honors. That season, Wright led UCLA in assists (27) and was second in total points (48) and steals (39). In his first two seasons, he scored 43 goals 26 as a freshman and 27 as a sophomore. He gained second-team All-America honors in 1998 and was an honorable mention All-America and All-MPSF selection as a freshman in Wright graduated from UCLA in 2001 with degrees in history and sociology. Following his collegiate career, Wright competed in the European League (Italy and Russia) for Bissolati Cremona, Civitavecchia SNC, Nuoto Catania and Dynamo Moscow from He has competed for the U.S. National Team in all major tournaments from , helping lead Team USA to the gold medal at the 2003 and 2007 Pan American Games as well as the 2005 ASUA Cup (Mexico City). Wright, 33, is married to Kerry Norris, a former UCLA women s soccer player. He and his wife reside with their one-year old daughter, Rome, in Los Angeles.

2 COACHING STAFF daniel LEYSON ASSISTANT COACH 1st Year Alma Mater: USC 92 Daniel Leyson begins his first season as an assistant coach for UCLA in Leyson has previously served as an assistant coach with the USA Water Polo Men s Senior National Team and head coach of Rose Bowl Water Polo Club in Pasadena, Calif., since He coached the USA National Team from under the leadership of the most successful coach in Olympic water polo history, Ratko Rudic, a three-time Olympic gold medal winning head coach. He served as an assistant to Rudic on the USA National Team that placed seventh in Athens in the 2004 Olympic Games. Since his experience with the USA National Team in 2004, Leyson has served as the director and head coach of Rose Bowl Water Polo Club. He has helped take Rose Bowl Water Polo Club from a grassroots level to emerging as one of the nation s strongest water polo programs. Most recently, Leyson received the Bill Barnett Distinguished Men s Coaching Award (Scholastic) from USA Water Polo. He served as an assistant coach for the 2010 USA Youth National Team. As coach of the 16U and 18 U boys teams, Leyson had teams among the top 10 at the Junior Olympics while also claiming first place at the South Florida International Tournament, US Club Championships and the City of Commerce International Tournament. He also guided the 16U squad to a first place finish in the Ironman League where a Rose Bowl athlete was named MVP. In addition, Leyson led his team to the gold medal at the 2007 Pan America Maccabiah Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an assistant coach at Los Angeles Valley College from and was named the 2006 Coastal California Development Coach of the Year. Serving as the coach of the Coastal California Zone Youth Team, Leyson guided his team to a first-place finish at the 2007 National Youth Camp Tournament and to second place in He has participated in countless common training sessions and friendly matches, including at the FINA World League, 2003 World Championships, 2003 Pan American Games and the 2004 Olympics. He has helped organize the Olympic Water Polo Academy, a clinic for young players that featured instruction from USA National Team players and coaches. Leyson served as head coach at Loyola High School (Los Angeles) in the fall of 2002 and was an assistant coach with the men s and women s water polo programs at USC from A four-year starter ( ) and three-time All-America selection at USC, Leyson captured first-team All-America honors as a senior in He was the leading scorer at the 1992 NCAA Tournament, leading the Trojans to a third-place finish at the national tournament that fall. After graduating from USC in 1992, he competed with the USA National Team in 1994 and 1995 and played professionally in Europe from for Club Natacio and Atletico Barceloneta, a first-division Spanish club team. Leyson played in the LEN Trophy games in Barcelona, Spain and Belgrade, Serbia. Leyson earned his Master s degree in physical education from Ball State University in steve GILL ASSISTANT COACH 2nd Year Alma Mater: UC Irvine 93 Steve Gill enters his second season as a volunteer assistant coach with the UCLA men s water polo team in A former standout playing the two-meter position at UC Irvine and with the U.S. National Team, Gill primarily coaches the Bruins two-meter players. Gill s past coaching experience includes working with age-group club teams Orange County Water Polo (formerly Split OC) and SET Water Polo Club from A three-time All-America selection and three-year letterwinner at UC Irvine ( ), Gill captured MPSF Co-Player of the Year honors as a senior in He helped lead the Anteaters to a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Tournament in 1991 and Following his collegiate career, Gill played for the U.S. Senior National Team and excelled for various professional water polo teams in Europe and Australia. Playing at the World University Games in 1991 and 1993, Gill led Team USA to gold medal finishes in both tournaments. He competed for the U.S. Senior National Team from and in Gill s international water polo career included stops in Italy, Australia, Croatia, Spain and Greece. He competed for SS Lazio Nuoto in Rome, Italy in 1994 and for West Magpies Waterpolo Club in Sydney, Australia in Gill spent two years ( ) competing for VK Jug in Dubrovnik, Croatia. He also played for C.N. Mediterrani in Barcelona, Spain in In 2003 and 2004, Gill competed for two teams in Athens, Greece Glyfada Water Polo Club (2003) and Panionios Water Polo Club (2004). Gill graduated from UC Irvine in 1993 with a bachelor s degree in social science.

3 9 aimone BARABINO Sophomore Utility Recco, Italy (La Scuola d Italia [NY]) AIMONE BARABINO S CAREER Statistics / Totals 24/ Played in 24 games, making two starts scored 10 goals on 26 attempts, converting at a 38.5 percent rate served as one of the Bruins three primary two-meter players finished third on the team with 22 earned exclusions also collected five blocks, four steals and two assists scored in nine games, including a season-high two goals against Pacific in a first-round victory at the MPSF Tournament (Nov. 26) scored in five of UCLA s final eight matches scored one goal in his first collegiate game, a 12-4 victory over Concordia (Sept. 11) in UCLA s season opener. High School Studied for four years at Istituto Emiliani di Nervi (province of Genoa), Italy before spending one year in New York City at Scuola d Italia Guglielmo Marconi played water polo in Italy for the club R.N. Camogli led R.N. Camogli to the gold medal at the Italian Championship in each of three seasons ( , , ) earned team MVP honors in 2006 and 2008 represented Italy at the European Youth Championship in 2008 (7th place) and 2009 (6th place) finished fifth during Nationals in 2010 with the New York Athletic Club s B team helped lead Italy to an eighth-place finish at the Six Nations tournament and a fourth-place result at the Eight Nations tournament. Personal Full name: Aimone Barabino (pronounced ai-mohn-uh bar-uh-bee-noh) born March 19, 1991 in Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy (province of Genoa) Aimone is the younger of Alessandro Barabino and Cristiana Pizzo s two sons has one older brother, Alarico undeclared major interested in studying biology. 8 david CULPAN 1 1 chris FAHLSING RS Freshman Attacker Hillsborough, Calif. (Sacred Heart Prep) High School Two-year varsity water polo and four-year varsity swimming letterwinner at Sacred Heart Prep under head coaches Brian Kreutzkamp and Kevin Morris, respectively secured All- Central Coast Section Division II co-most Valuable Player honors as a senior in 2009, helping lead Sacred Heart Prep to a 24-5 overall record, culminating in the 2009 CCS Division II title with a 14-5 win over Menlo School secured first-team All-Western Catholic Athletic League (WCAL) honors, totaling 106 goals as a senior. Club Competed for Stanford Water Polo Club helped lead club team to second place at U.S. National Club Championships in 2010 and third place at the Junior Olympics in Personal Full name: David Liam Culpan born August 19, 1991 in Hillsborough, Calif David is the younger of Grant and Mary Culpan s two children has one older sister, Kimberly undeclared major. RS Freshman Attacker San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic) High School Four-year varsity water polo and three-year varsity swimming letterwinner at Cathedral Catholic High School under head coaches Brett Ormsby and Jeff Owen, respectively secured first-team All-CIF San Diego Section honors as a senior in 2009 and second-team acclaim as a junior in 2008 guided Cathedral Catholic to the CIF San Diego Section title as a senior named a first-team California-Hawaii All-America honoree as a senior, serving as Cathedral Catholic s team captain that season also earned San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic Team acclaim as a senior named a second-team All-Western League honoree as a junior, helping lead Cathedral Catholic to the CIF San Diego Section Division II semifinals that fall. Club Competed for Del Mar Water Polo Club helped lead the club team to the championship at the Winterfest Tournament in Los Alamitos, Calif traveled to Europe (Croatia and Italy) with the club team. Personal Full name: Chris Conrad Fahlsing born Feb. 11, 1992 in San Diego, Calif Chris is the oldest of John and Deborah Hilinski s six children has three younger brothers and two sisters one older, one younger undeclared major intends to study biology. 1 james HARTSHORNE Sophomore Goalkeeper Irvine, Calif. (Northwood) 2010 Played in 14 games as goalkeeper, making 13 starts became the first UCLA goalkeeper to play as a true freshman since 1999 (Brandon Brooks) did not appear in a game until the seventh game of the season (vs. Princeton, Oct. 2 at SoCal Tournament) compiled a 7.18 goals against average and a team-leading 106 saves allowed 96 goals in 53.5 quarters (427 minutes, 29 seconds) recorded a season-high and UCLA season-best 16 saves in an 8-6 win over UC Irvine in the semifinals of the SoCal Tournament (Oct. 3) tallied 10 saves in a 9-8 loss to USC in the championship match of the SoCal Tournament (Oct. 3) also totaled 10 saves in UCLA s next game, an 11-8 loss at California (Oct. 9) finished the year third among MPSF goalkeepers in goals against average (7.18) and fifth in saves per game (7.57). High School Four-year varsity water polo letterwinner at Northwood High School under head coach Ed Carrera also was a three-year varsity swimming letterwinner under head coaches Steve Carrera and Eddie Papke and was a one-year varsity volleyball letterwinner under head coach Brian Hughes helped lead Northwood to the CIF playoffs in each of his four seasons with the varsity team, capturing two Sea View League titles secured second-team All-CIF Southern Section Division I honors each of his four seasons was a first-team All-Sea View League honoree as a senior (2009) and junior (2008), capturing second-team all-league accolades as a sophomore (2007) and freshman (2006) finished his four-year career totaling 1126 saves breakdown includes 250 in each of freshman and sophomore seasons, 325 as a junior and 301 as a senior also competed for SoCal Water Polo Club and trained for the USA Junior National Team. Personal Full name: James Alexander Hartshorne born July 18, 1992 in Santa Ana, Calif James is the third of David and Sherry Hartshorne s four sons has two older brothers, Peter and Andrew, and one younger brother, John.undeclared major intends to study applied science and mathematics. JAMES HARTSHORNE S CAREER Statistics Year GP/GS QP SV GA GAA MP / :29 Totals 14/ :29 10

4 12 brett H AY S RS Senior Center Fontana, Calif. (Bonita) BRETT HAYS CAREER Statistics / / / Totals 75/ Played in 25 games, making two starts scored 14 goals on 24 attempts, converting at a 58 percent rate recorded 23 earned exclusions, the second-highest total on the team also tallied two blocks and two steals scored in 11 matches, including three two-goal games scored one goal in four consecutive matches (Nov. 8-26) had two goals in a win over Chapman (Oct. 17) also had two goals in a first-round SoCal Tournament victory against Princeton (Oct. 2) and versus Air Force (Sept. 18) at the NorCal Tournament Played in 30 games, making 27 starts scored 15 goals on 32 attempts, converting at a 47 percent clip tallied a team-leading 44 earned exclusions also registered nine blocks and six steals scored in 11 matches, including three multiple-goal games scored a career-high three goals at UC Irvine (Oct. 24) in an 8-7 MPSF victory recorded two goals against Long Beach State (Oct. 10) and at Pacific (Oct. 25) scored one goal in UCLA s title-clinching 10-7 victory over California (Nov. 29) at the MPSF Tournament Played in 20 games scored four goals on 16 attempts, scoring at a 25 percent rate collected six steals, two assists and three earned exclusions notched his first collegiate goal in UCLA s MPSF opener against Long Beach State (Oct. 4) also scored one goal against Bucknell (Oct. 11) in the NorCal Tournament and totaled a season-high two goals against Concordia (Nov. 8) Redshirted. High School Four-year water polo and swimming letterwinner at Bonita High School under head coach John Ashby finished his high school career with three CIF Southern Section Division VI championships ( ) and four Miramonte League titles ( ) three-time All-CIF honoree, earning first-team honors as a sophomore and senior named the 2005 CIF Southern Section Division VI Most Valuable scored 370 goals in four seasons, the highest total in school history totaled a school-record 114 goals as a senior earned 2006 fifth-team California-Hawaii All-America accolades as a junior (2005), led the Bonita Bearcats to their 14th consecutive Miramont League title, posting a record of 20-13; Bonita defeated Rowland Heights, 17-14, to win the CIF Division VI title the fifth-consecutive division championship for Bonita, and the first boys water polo team in CIF history to win five-consecutive CIF titles since 1952 as a swimmer, won the CIF Division IV Championship (individual) in the 50-meter freestyle. Club Competed for the SoCal Water Polo Club, earning first-team All-America honor at the Junior Olympics in and has also played with the United States Youth National Team and Development Team has played in Canada, Serbia, Croatia, Slovakia and Mexico City. Personal Full name: Brett Michael Hays born February 25, 1989 in Fontana, Calif Brett is one of Jack and Kelly Hays four children has one brother (Jack, Jr.) and two older sisters (Amber and Ashley) father (Jack, Sr.) played football at Fresno State history major. Notes Enters his senior season having scored 58 goals, collecting 45 assists, 41 steals and 34 earned exclusions the last three years...has captured ACWPC All-Academic honors each of his three seasons at UCLA...earned MPSF All-Academic Team honors the past two years Started 23 matches scored 21 goals on 52 attempts, converting at a 40 percent clip earned honorable mention All-MPSF accolades secured ACWPC All-Academic superior honors named an MPSF All-Academic Team selection led the Bruins with 13 assists and recorded 11 steals, 10 earned exclusions, five blocks and won 12 sprints scored in 16 matches, including four multiple-goal efforts tied his career high with three goals in a loss at the finals of the NorCal Tournament against USC (Sept. 19) scored one goal in each of UCLA s final two MPSF Tournament games Started all 30 matches scored 23 goals on 71 attempts earned honorable mention ACWPC All-America accolades and honorable mention All-MPSF acclaim was a second-team All-NCAA Tournament selection secured ACWPC All-Academic superior honors also named an MPSF All-Academic Team honoree led the Bruins with 27 assists, in addition to recording 16 steals, 14 earned exclusions and six blocks won 17 sprints scored in 16 matches, including six multiple-goal efforts registered a career-high three goals against Iona (Sept. 12) at the Princeton Invitational scored one goal in each of UCLA s MPSF Tournament wins against USC (Nov. 28) and California (Nov. 29) Played in 24 games, making two starts scored 14 goals on 34 attempts, converting at a 41 percent clip earned ACWPC Academic All-America excellent honors collected 14 steals, the fourth-highest total on the team also recorded 10 earned exclusions, six blocks and five assists won five sprints scored at least one goal in 13 matches recorded his first collegiate goal in UCLA s season-opening 10-4 victory at UC Irvine (Sept. 13) tallied a season-high two goals in a 9-2 victory over Loyola Marymount (Oct. 9) scored one goal in eight of the team s first nine matches Redshirted. High School Four-year water polo and swimming letterwinner at Sir Francis Drake High School under coaches Mark Anderson and former Bruin standout Matt Swanson (water polo) and Joe Fahy (swimming) earned 2006 Marin County Athletic League (MCAL) Water Polo Player of the Year honors was a three-time first-team All-MCAL and All-CIF North Coast Section selection ( ) named a 2006 first-team All-Northern California water polo selection gained 2006 first-team California/Hawaii All-America honors; named a fourth-team All-American in 2005 and eighth-team All-American in 2004 led Sir Francis Drake to the 2006 Chuck Metz Championship, defeating Marin Catholic, 6-2 as a swimmer, captured 2007 MCAL Player of the Year honors won the 2007 CIF North Coast Section Championship in the 200 freestyle (1:39.99) and 500 freestyle (4:31.78); holds MCAL records in both events, in addition to earning first-team All-America accolades six-time MCAL swim champion also was a 2007 Marin County Athletic Foundation Scholar-Athlete and earned California Scholarship Federation (CSF) lifetime membership. Club Competed for Marin Water Polo Club under head coach Michael Cereghino played for the Pacific Zone Team from U.S. National Team Competed on the 2006 USA Youth National Team, traveling to Croatia, Germany and Canada also served as a 2005 USA Cadet National team member spent the summer of 2005 on the USA Youth National Team s summer European tour. Personal Full name: Cullen James Hennessy born January 14, 1989 in San Francisco, Calif Cullen is the youngest of Brian and Sue Hennessy s three children brother, Sean, swam for UC Santa Barbara before graduating in 2005 sister, Lauren, graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 2007 father, Brian, and uncle and two cousins attended UCLA sociology major. 2 cullen HENNESSY RS Senior Attacker Fairfax, Calif. (Sir Francis Drake) CULLEN HENNESSY S CAREER Statistics / / / Totals 77/

5 17 RS Freshman Center Coronado, Calif. (Coronado) alex JOHNSON High School Four-year varsity water polo and two-year swimming letterwinner at Coronado High School under head coach Randall Burgess earned first-team All-CIF San Diego Section honors as a senior (2009) and junior (2008) and third-team acclaim as a sophomore (2007) was named a third-team California-Hawaii All-America selection as a senior and fourth-team honoree as a junior named Coronado s varsity team MVP in 2008 and 2009 after earning most improved player accolades as a freshman (2006) named to the San Diego Union-Tribune s All-Academic Team in 2009 served as team captain as a junior in 2008 registered 191 career goals and drew 210 career ejections. Club Competed for Del Mar Water Polo Club led the club team to a fifth-place finish at the 2010 Junior Olympics finished first at the 2010 Winterfest Tournament in Los Alamitos, Calif earned a third-place finish at the 2010 Commerce Tournament also participated at the USA National Team s Youth Training Camp traveled to Europe (Croatia) with the Junior National Team. Personal Full name: Alexander Ray Johnson born October 10, 1991 in Phoenix, Ariz Alex is the younger of Chip and Karen Johnson s two children has one younger sister, Toni undeclared major. 3 bret LATHROPE Junior Attacker Moraga, Calif. (Miramonte) 2010 Played in all 25 matches, making two starts scored nine goals on 19 attempts, converting at a 47 percent clip registered six blocks, three assists, two steals and two earned exclusions scored in six matches, including a career-high-tying four goals against Air Force in a first-round victory at the NorCal Tournament (Sept. 18) Played in 30 matches, making seven starts scored 11 goals on 27 attempts tallied nine steals, five blocks and four assists scored in seven matches, including a career-high four goals against Iona (Sept. 13) at the Princeton Invitational also scored two goals in the team s season opener, at Princeton (Sept. 11). High School Three-year water polo and four-year swimming letterwinner at Miramonte High School under head coaches James Lathrop and Don Heidary, respectively helped lead Miramonte to three consecutive CIF North Coast Section titles ( ) guided high school team to a 26-1 overall record in 2008, culminating in a 17-6 win over De La Salle in the CIF title match the 2008 Miramonte team was recognized as Swimming World Magazine High School Team of the Year and as ESPN Rise Magazine Bay Area High School Team of the Year secured first-team All-Diablo Foothill Athletic League (DFAL) honors in 2007 and 2008 named a first-team All-North Coast Section selection in 2008 and second-team selection in 2007 earned third-team All-NorCal honors in 2008 (honorable mention in 2007) secured eighth-team California-Hawaii All-America honors in 2008 named an honorable mention All-DFAL selection in 2006 as a swimmer, was a six-time NISCA High School All-America selection (200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay three-time first-team All-DFAL selection ( ) was a CIF North Coast Section finalist in 2009 (third in 200 freestyle, third in 500 freestyle, first in 400 freestyle relay, seven in 200 freestyle relay); in 2007 (12th in 500 freestyle, third in 400 freestyle relay, ninth in 200 medley relay) six-time DFAL swimming champion established Miramonte High School records in 200 freestyle (1:40.72, eclipsing the record held by Kirk Everist) and 500 freestyle (4:34.66). Club Competed for Lamorinda Water Polo under head coach James Lathrop played for Pacific Zone Team from , winning the National Zone Championship in National Team Competed for the U.S. Junior National Team from played for the 2008 USA Water Polo National B and National 20-and-Under Team 2007 USA Water Polo National Cadet Team (competed in Montenegro and won gold at Youth Pan Am Games in the Dominican Republic) 2006 USA Water Polo National Cadet Team 2005 USA Water Polo National Development Team. Personal Full name: Bret Daniel Lathrope born April 6, 1991 in Walnut Creek, Calif Bret is the youngest of Daniel and Beverly Lathrope s three children sister, Allison, competed on the swimming team at Claremont McKenna for four seasons brother, Scott, competed on the swimming team at Stanford for four seasons undeclared major. BRET LATHROPE S CAREER Statistics / / Totals 55/ High School Three-year varsity water polo letterwinner at Esperanza High School under head coach Galen Diaz also lettered in swimming and soccer as a water polo player, secured secondteam All-CIF Southern Section Division I honors as a senior (2009) and third-team acclaim as a junior (2008) named a first-team All-Sunset League accolades as a senior and junior, capturing second-team all-league honors as a sophomore (2007) established the single-season school record with 117 goals as a senior in addition to collecting 60 assists and 58 steals that fall logged 60 goals and 55 assists as a junior contributed 38 goals and 40 assists as a sophomore. Club Competed for SoCal Water Polo Club won the Junior Olympics with SoCal in the 18-andunder division also helped guide SoCal to the Cal Cup title. Personal Full name: Daniel Joseph Lenhart born March 9, 1992 in Yorba Linda, Calif Daniel is the youngest of Gary and Debbie Lenhart s four children has one brother, Steven, and two sisters, Jennifer and Shannon Steven plays professional soccer for the Columbus Crew (MLS) and played collegiate soccer at Azusa Pacific University undeclared major. 24 daniel LENHART RS Freshman Attacker Yorba Linda, Calif. (Esperanza) The UCLA Athletic Department wishes to express its gratitude to Arpad & Katherine Domyan and Irving & Betty Webb for endowing men s water polo scholarships. For information on how you can endow a scholarship, call the UCLA Athletic Fund Office (Scott Wandzilak) at

6 16 jd MARCIN RS Sophomore Attacker Huntington Beach, Calif. (Servite) 2010 Did not play Redshirted. High School Four-year varsity water polo and varsity swimming letterwinner at Servite High School under head coaches Mustafa Hassan and Jim Sprague was a three-year starter on the water polo team ( ) and served as a varsity substitute as a freshman (2005) earned first-team All-CIF Southern Section Division II honors and first-team All-Trinity League accolades as a senior (2008) also secured third-team All-Orange County and fourth-team California-Hawaii All-America honors as a senior led Servite to a CIF Division II runner-up finish in 2008 earned third-team All-CIF Southern Section Division II accolades as a junior (2007) also was named a second-team All-Trinity League selection as a junior registered 45 goals, 25 assists and 70 steals his junior season led Servite to a CIF Division II semifinal appearance in 2007 and CIF Division II quarterfinal finish in 2006 as a swimmer, was a CIF Division I finalist in the 200-yard IM (1:54.74) and 100-yard breaststroke (57.47) was the 2009 Trinity League 200-yard IM champion, posting a CIF auto-qualification time of 1:58.22 also earned a CIF auto-qualification time with a secondplace finish in the 100-yard breaststroke (59.43). Club Competed for SoCal Water Polo competed as a SOPAC Zone Youth Team member in 2008 and 2009 and as a SOPAC Zone Cadet Team member in 2007 earned 2009 USA Water Polo Academic All-America honors as an outstanding achiever was a US Club Champion and Junior Olympics Champion in 2007 and 2009 with SoCal Water Polo. Personal Full name: John David Marcin born June 9, 1991 JD is the oldest of John and Clarice Marcin s three children has one sister, Laura, and one brother, Stephen intends to major in biochemistry. High School Three-year varsity water polo letterwinner at JSerra under head coach Peter Asic also was a three-year varsity swimming letterwinner named a second-team All-CIF Southern Section Division II selection as a senior (2009) and a first-team All-CIF honoree as a junior (2008) secured second-team All-Trinity League accolades as a junior and sophomore (2007) was a third-team All-Southern California selection as a junior started for the inaugural JSerra boys water polo team in 2007 and helped bring the program to the CIF Southern Section Division II finals by Club Competed for SoCal Water Polo Club and Orange County Water Polo Club also played for SSV Esslingen (Germany) with SoCal Water Polo Club, helped lead the team to the championship at the Speedo Cup and a first-place finish at the Junior Olympics with SSV Esslingen, led the club team to a second-place finish in the German Turbo Cup Final competed for A-Jugend (19-andunder) at the Southern German Championships. Personal Full name: Christopher Loren Meinhold born Feb. 6, 1992 in Glendale, Calif Christopher is the older of Frank and Gail Meinhold s two sons has one younger brother, Conrad his cousin, Oliver Korn, helped lead Germany s field hockey team to the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing intends to major in international relations with a minor in German. 6 christopher MEINHOLD RS Freshman Attacker San Clemente, Calif. (JSerra) 1 andrew MESESAN RS Senior Goalkeeper Santa Ana, Calif. (Servite) 2010 Played in 10 games, making six starts totaled 59 saves and posted an 8.00 goals against average, allowing 62 goals in 31 quarters (248 minutes) recorded a career-high 10 saves in the start against Chapman (Oct. 17) tallied nine saves in two quarters of UCLA s season-opening win over Concordia (Sept. 11) played in UCLA s first six matches before missing time due to injury Played in three games recorded seven saves and allowed seven goals in 29 minutes, 50 seconds logged a season-high four saves in two quarters against Chapman (Oct. 25) also tallied two saves against Pacific (Oct. 25) and had one stop versus Redlands (Oct. 10) Played in four games, making one start totaled seven saves and allowed 10 goals in 49 minutes, 40 seconds recorded a career-high six saves against Bucknell in a NorCal Tournament contest, his first collegiate start (Oct. 11) also made one stop against Concordia (Nov. 8) Redshirted..High School Four-year water polo letterwinner under head coach Jim Sprague was a two-time All-CIF selection, gaining second-team honors in 2006 and third-team accolades in 2005 named a first-team All-Trinity League selection as a senior finished his high school career with 976 total saves recorded 286 saves and scored one goal in 30 games his senior season totaled a seasonhigh 17 saves against Northwood, and registered 14 games with 10 or more saves helped lead Servite to the inaugural Trinity League title captured second-team All-Serra League honors as a junior and sophomore helped lead Servite to the 2005 CIF Championship and the 2004 Serra League Championship and a berth in the 2004 CIF semifinals also competed for SoCal Water Polo earned 2003 MVP accolades and the Coaches Award after leading SoCal Water Polo to the San Diego Cup Championship. Personal Full name: Andrew Scarborough Mesesan born August 1, 1988 in Santa Ana, Calif is the older of Kenneth and Linda Mesesan s two children has one sister, Claire lists his greatest athletic thrill as helping lead Servite High School to the 2005 CIF Southern Section Division II Championship political science major. ANDREW MESESAN S CAREER Statistics Year GP/GS QP SV GA GAA MP / : / : / :00 Totals 17/ :30 13

7 7 cristiano MIRARCHI Sophomore Utility Rome, Italy (Evangelista Torricelli) CRISTIANO MIRARCHI S CAREER Statistics / Totals 24/ Played in 24 matches, making 22 starts scored 35 goals on 69 attempts, converting at a 50.7 percent rate finished second on the team with 35 goals, seven shy of Ben Hohl s team-leading 42 goals and the highest single-season total by a freshman since 2001, when Brett Ormsby registered 43 goals named an honorable mention ACWPC All-America and All-MPSF selection secured ACWPC All-Academic acclaim as an outstanding selection finished his freshman campaign with 10 steals, six assists and five blocks ranked 16th among MPSF field players with a 1.46 goals per game average ranked fourth in that category among MPSF freshmen scored in 18 of the Bruins 25 matches, including in nine of the team s first 10 games collected 10 multiple-goal games, including a season-high five goals in UCLA s 10-9 win over Stanford in a semifinal match of the NorCal Tournament (Sept. 18) also had four goals against UC San Diego (Oct. 30) and three goals in two matches led UCLA with eight goals at the SoCal Tournament (Oct. 2-3), including a team-high three goals in a 9-8 loss to USC in the championship match (Oct. 3)..High School Studied at Evangelista Torricelli in Rome, Italy for five years competed for the club team Roma Pallanuoto helped lead the team to three gold medals and four silver medals at the Italian championships earned team MVP honors in 2007 played in 60 games with the Italian Junior National Team and three matches with the Italian Senior National Team served as team captain and was the top scorer for Italy during the European Youth Championships in 2008 and 2009 earned MVP honors at the 2009 Eight Nations Tournament in Syracuse, Italy. Personal Full name: Cristiano Mirarchi born July 11, 1991 in Rome, Italy Cristiano is the oldest of Maurialo Mirarchi and Elisabetta Porfirione s three children has one brother, Massimiliano, and one sister, Veronica undeclared major. 18 paul PICKELL RS Sophomore Attacker Santa Ana, Calif. (Foothill) 2010 Played in nine games, making two starts scored two goals on seven attempts also totaled four blocks, four steals and two assists scored his first collegiate goal in a non-conference victory against Chapman (Oct. 17) also had one goal in a non-conference win over Air Force (Nov. 8) Redshirted. High School Four-year varsity water polo letterwinner under head coach Jim Brumm at Foothill High School was a three-time first-team All-CIF Southern Section Division I selection ( ) served as team captain his senior season, scoring a team-high 98 goals and collecting 69 steals captured first-team All-Southern California and California All-America accolades as a senior helped lead Foothill to the 2008 CIF Southern Section championship named a first-team All-County boys water polo selection in 2008 by the Orange County Register secured first-team All-Sea View League honors as a junior (2007) and senior (2008) earned third-team California- Hawaii All-America honors as a junior and fifth-team accolades as a sophomore (2006). Personal Full name: Paul Sanborn Pickell born June 15, 1990 in Long Beach, Calif Paul is the third of Stephen and Shelley Pickell s four sons has three brothers Blake, Nick and Cooper undeclared major. PAUL PICKELL S CAREER Statistics / Totals 9/ Played in seven games as goalkeeper, making six starts recorded a 5.16 goals against average, totaling 35 saves and allowing 20 goals in 15.5 quarters (124 minutes, 31 seconds) opened the season competing for the starting goalkeeper position before sustaining an injury at Pacific (Oct. 2), missing UCLA s next 13 games totaled a career-high 10 saves in a win over Pomona-Pitzer (Oct. 30) Played in 12 games as goalkeeper, making four starts posted a 5.41 goals against average, collecting 56 saves in over 22 quarters served as the Bruins primary backup goalkeeper, accruing 183 minutes, 27 seconds in the cage logged a season-high eight saves in two quarters of a 16-6 win over Long Beach State (Oct. 10) in the UCI Invitational twice registered seven saves, in back-to-back games on the same day of the Princeton Invitational (vs. Brown, Iona on Sept. 12) Redshirted. High School Three-year varsity water polo letterwinner at Villa Park High School under head coach John Carcich also was a two-year varsity swimming letterwinner established the Villa Park single-season record with 354 saves in 2007; also added 53 assists, the second-highest total on the team helped lead Villa Park to the 2007 CIF Southern Section Division II championship with a 6-4 victory over Mater Dei; recorded 12 saves in that contest led Villa Park to a 29-8 overall record and a 5-0 mark in Century League play as a senior (2007) named the 2007 CIF-SS Div. II Player of the Year also earned first-team All-Orange County accolades named the 2007 Century League Co-Most Valuable Player with teammate Josh Samuels named a first-team California- Hawaii All-America selection as goalkeeper.named most valuable player of the North-South Challenge, totaling 16 saves in the championship victory (3-2) against Atherton Sacred Heart Prep captured second-team All-CIF-SS Div. II honors in 2006; also was a first-team All-Century League selection that year. Club Competed for the SoCal Water Polo Club earned first-team honors in 2006 and 2007 at the Junior Olympics helped lead his team to the Junior Olympics championship. Personal Full name: Matthew Russell Rapacz born May 19, 1990 in Santa Ana, Calif Matt is the older of Tom and Mary Rapacz s two children has one younger sister, Lauren lists his greatest athletic thrill as having led Villa Park to the CIF Division II title and being named Player of the Year intends to major in business-economics. 1 matt RAPACZ RS Junior Goalkeeper Orange, Calif. (Villa Park) MATT RAPACZ S CAREER Statistics Year GP/GS QP SV GA GAA MP / : / :31 Totals 19/ :58 14

8 20 lucas REYNOLDS RS Sophomore Center Newport Beach, Calif. (Corona del Mar) 2010 Played in six matches scored two goals on nine attempts also collected two earned exclusions, one block and one steal scored two goals against Chapman (Oct. 17) made his collegiate debut against Air Force in the first round of the NorCal Tournament (Sept. 18) Redshirted. High School Two-year varsity water polo and varsity swimming letterwinner at Corona del Mar High School under head coach Barry O Dea secured second-team All-CIF Southern Section Division I and first-team All-Pacific Coast League accolades as a senior (2008) named the Corona del Mar team offensive most valuable player his senior season, finishing the year second on the team with 51 goals served as team co-captain his senior season gained ninth-team California All-America honors and fifth-team All-Southern California accolades in 2008 earned third-team All-CIF Division I and first-team All-Pacific Coast League honors as a junior (2007) named the team s most improved player as a junior, totaling 40 goals, 23 steals and 16 assists that season helped lead Corona del Mar to the 2007 Pacific Coast League championship. Club Competed for SoCal Water Polo Club led the team to the 2009 Junior Olympic Championship in addition to winning the 2009 Winterfest Championship and 2009 National Club Championship title. Personal Full name: Lucas Wil Reynolds born March 2, 1991 in Newport Beach, Calif Lucas is the younger of Bruce and Lynn Reynolds two sons has one older brother, Patrick father, Bruce, played on the men s water polo team at UC Irvine undeclared major. LUCAS REYNOLDS CAREER Statistics / Totals 6/ josh SAMUELS Junior Utility Villa Park, Calif. (Villa Park) 2010 Played in 22 matches, making 12 starts scored 27 goals on 66 attempts, converting at a 40.9 percent rate ranked third on the team with 27 goals earned honorable mention ACWPC All-America honors finished his sophomore campaign with a team-leading 24 steals ranked second on the squad with 12 blocks also contributed seven assists and five earned exclusions won eight sprints scored in 13 matches, netting nine multiple-goal games tied his career-high with four goals against Pacific (Oct. 2) in the second round of the SoCal Tournament also had three three-goal matches versus USC (Sept. 19) in the championship match of the SoCal Tournament, against Loyola Marymount (Sept. 25) and versus Pacific (Nov. 26) in the first round of the MPSF Tournament Played in all 30 matches, making six starts scored 32 goals, the fourth-highest total on the team, on 87 attempts, converting at a 37 percent clip also registered 18 steals, nine blocks, seven assists and six earned exclusions named a second-team All-NCAA Tournament selection scored in 18 matches, totaling 10 multiple-goal games recorded a season-high four goals against Iona (Sept. 12) at the Princeton Invitational had two three-goal efforts at Loyola Marymount (Oct. 22) and versus California (Nov. 29) in the Bruins 10-7 championship win at the MPSF Tournament. High School Four-year varsity water polo and varsity swimming letterwinner under head coach John Carcich also was a two-year varsity basketball letterwinner under head coach Kevin Reynolds named the 2009 Orange County Register Male Athlete of the Year and the 2009 Century League Male Athlete of the Year earned 2008 Orange County Register Boys Water Polo Player of the Year honors gained first-team All-County honors (Orange County Register) in 2006, 2007 and 2008 secured first-team California-Hawaii All-America and NISCA All-America acclaim in 2006, 2007 and 2008 earned All-CIF Division II honors all four seasons (first-team honors in 2007 and 2008; co-mvp honors in 2008) helped lead Villa Park to the 2007 CIF Division II title also guided Villa Park to four Century League titles was a four-time All-Century League selection earned Century League Player of the Year honors in 2007 and 2008 two-year team captain and fouryear scholar-athlete selection concluded career as Villa Park s all-time leading scorer 408 career goals (scored 140 in 2008; 138 in 2007; 78 in 2006; 51 in 2005) also established the school record for career assists with 541 (totaled 61 in 1008; 65 in 2007; 53 in 2006; 29 in 2005) also excelled on the swimming team, earning Century League MVP honors in 2008 and 2009 was a two-year swimming team captain and helped lead Villa Park to four Century League titles was the 2009 CIF Division II 50 freestyle champion finished third in the 100 freestyle in 2009 earned second-team All-Orange County Register honors in the 50 and 100 freestyle in 2009 also earned NISCA All-America honors in the 50 and 100 freestyle in 2009 established the school record in the 50 freestyle (20.71 seconds). Club Competed for the SoCal Water Polo Foundation led the 16-and-under team to the gold medal in 2007, earning Co-MVP honors also led the 18-and-under team to the gold medal in 2009, securing MVP honors. National Team Competed for the U.S. Junior National Team from (Cadet, Youth and Junior National Teams) was a three-year team captain helped lead the USA Men s Junior National Team to the gold at the 2008 Junior Pan-American Games scored two goals in Team USA s win in the gold-medal match on July 31, 2008 scored a team-leading six goals for Team USA in a semifinal win over Brazil at the 2008 Junior Pan-American Games. Personal Full name: Joshua Martin Kugler Samuels born July 8, 1991 in Newport Beach, Calif Josh is the youngest of Martin Samuels and Elizabeth Kugler s three children sister, Angela, competes for the Loyola Marymount women s swimming team brother, Albert, competes for the Loyola Marymount men s water polo team undeclared major. JOSH SAMUELS CAREER Statistics / / Totals 52/ jed SPRINGER RS Freshman Utility Menlo Park, Calif. (Menlo-Atherton) accolades as a junior (2008) was a two-time first-team All-CIF Central Coast Section honoree (2008, 2009) helped lead Menlo-Atherton to the 2009 CIF Central Coast Section championship match, scoring two goals in a 7-3 loss guided Menlo-Atherton to the 2007 CIF-CCS championships as a sophomore (2007). Club Competed for Stanford Water Polo Club led club team to a bronze medal at the 2009 Junior Olympics and a silver medal at the 2010 Club Championships. Personal Full name: Jedediah Joseph Springer born April 26, 1992 in Redwood City, Calif Jed is the son of Randy and Debra Springer intends to major in business-economics. High School Three-year varsity water polo and swimming letterwinner at Menlo-Atherton High School under head coaches Johnny Bega and Tom McRae, respectively secured co-mvp honors on the 2009 All-Peninsula League Bay Division Team as a senior also captured first-team All-PAL 15

9 22 chris WENDT RS Sophomore Defender River Forest, Ill. (Fenwick) 2010 Played in all 25 matches, making 11 starts scored nine goals on 20 attempts, converting at a 45 percent clip captured MPSF All-Academic Team honors registered seven assists, seven blocks, six steals and four earned exclusions scored in eight matches, totaling a season-high two goals against Chapman (Oct. 17) scored one goal in each of five MPSF matches netted his first collegiate goal against Air Force (Sept. 18) in the first round of the NorCal Tournament Redshirted. High School Four-year varsity water polo and varsity swimming letterwinner under head coaches Dave Perry and Luke McGuier, respectively helped lead Fenwick High School (Oak Park, Ill.) to four Illinois state championships ( ), helping push the program s streak to six consecutive state titles named a first-team All-Illinois water polo selection as a sophomore, junior and senior earned third-team All-Illinois honors as a freshman as a senior (2009), tallied 108 goals and 91 assists to lead Fenwick to a perfect 33-0 mark as a junior (2008), recorded 104 goals and 72 assists, guiding Fenwick to a 32-1 overall record as a sophomore (2007), logged 85 goals and 63 assists, leading Fenwick to a 31-2 overall record netted 27 goals and 30 assists as a freshman (2006), leading Fenwick to a perfect 32-0 record secured first-team All-America honors in 2008 and 2009; third-team All-America selection in 2007 served as team captain in 2008 and 2009 recipient of the Fenwick High School Lawless Award (scholar-athlete) in 2009 as a swimmer, earned All- Illinois and All-America accolades in 2008 and 2009 at the 2009 state swimming championships, finished fourth in the 200 medley (1:35.05), sixth in the 400 freestyle relay (3:07.29), seventh in the 200 freestyle relay (1:24.79) and 11th in the 50 freestyle (21:30). Club Competed for Windy City Water Polo earned 2003 NAGS All-America honors. National Team Competed for the U.S. Men s Junior National Team in 2008 and 2009 helped lead Team USA to a gold-medal finish at the 2008 Junior Pan-American Games (Sao Paulo, Brazil) played for the U.S. Men s Cadet Team in 2006 and 2007, leading the U.S. to a gold medal at the 2007 Youth Pan-American Games played for the U.S. Men s Devil Team in 2004 and Personal Full name: Christopher Joseph Wendt born Jan. 23, 1991 in Chicago Chris is the oldest of Joe and Rise Wendt s three children has two younger sisters, Gena and Olivia father, Joe, was an All-America water polo player in college and high school uncle, George Wendt, is a master s swimming world record holder. CHRIS WENDT S CAREER Statistics / Totals 25/ alex WHERRY RS Freshman Attacker Tustin, Calif. (Mater Dei) High School Four-year varsity water polo letterwinner at Mater Dei High School under head coach Chris Segesman secured CIF Southern Section Division II Player of the Year honors as a senior (2009) in addition to earning Trinity League MVP honors earned first-team California- Hawaii All-America acclaim as a senior was named the CIF Division II Co-Player of the Year as a junior (2008) with current UCLA sophomore Josh Samuels captured Trinity League Co-MVP honors as a junior and was named a first-team All-Southern California selection was also named a first-team All-CIF Division II selection as a sophomore (2007) totaled 98 goals, 68 steals and 30 assists as a senior helped lead Mater Dei to the CIF Southern Section Division II title in 2008 and 2009, pushing the Monarchs to a 26-5 record in 2009 scored seven goals in a CIF semifinal victory over Villa Park in Nov Personal Full name: Alexander Thomas Wherry born March 5, 1992 in Orange, Calif Alex is the youngest of Jeff and Julia Wherry s three sons has two brothers Nate and Zach brother, Zach, is a redshirt sophomore the UCLA men s water polo team undeclared major Played in four matches scored one goal on three attempts also collected one steal and one assist scored one goal against Pomona-Pitzer (Oct. 30) made his collegiate debut against Loyola Marymount (Sept. 25) Redshirted. High School Four-year varsity water polo letterwinner at Mater Dei High School under head coach Chris Segesman secured first-team All-CIF Southern Section Division II honors and All-Trinity League accolades as a junior and senior (2007, 2008) also named a second-team All-Southern California selection and third-team California All-America honoree as a senior gained fifth-team All- California-Hawaii All-America honors as a junior selected as Mater Dei s most valuable defender all four seasons ( ) named a third-team All-CIF Division II selection and second-team All- Trinity League honoree as a sophomore (2006) earned first-team All-Serra League accolades as a freshman (2005) served as team captain for three seasons ( )...helped lead Mater Dei to its first-ever CIF boys water polo title in 2008, recording a 24-7 overall record...also played for Regency Water Polo Club. Personal Full name: Zachary Kenneth Wherry born July 19, 1990 in Orange, Calif Zach is the middle of Jeff and Julia Wherry s three sons has two brothers, Nate and Alex younger brother, Alex, is a redshirt freshman on the UCLA men s water polo team history major. 14 zach WHERRY RS Sophomore Defender Tustin, Calif. (Mater Dei) ZACH WHERRY s CAREER Statistics / Totals 4/ UCLA vs. the MPSF in 2011 Pepperdine Friday, Sept. 23 at UCLA, 7 p.m. UCLA had 12 goal scorers in a 13-8 win over Pepperdine,. Trailing 4-3 after the first period, the Bruins outscored the Waves, 10-4, in the final three quarters during their final home game. California Friday, Oct. 7 at UCLA, 7 p.m. The Bruins lost both games to Cal last year, dropping an 11-8 road decision (MPSF match). California earned a 10-9 win over UCLA in the MPSF Tournament s third-place game. UC Irvine Sunday, Oct. 9 at UC Irvine, 12 p.m. UCLA went 2-0 against UC Irvine in 2010, winning 8-6 in the SoCal Tournament and 11-8 at home in the MPSF meeting. Ben Hohl totaled five goals in UCLA s two wins over the Anteaters. Stanford Saturday, Oct. 15 at Stanford, TBD Cristiano Mirarchi scored five goals in a 10-9 win over Stanford at the NorCal Tournament. One month later, the Bruins won 9-8 at home to finish 2-0 on the year against Stanford. Pacific Friday, Nov. 4 at UCLA, 7 p.m. UCLA posted a 4-0 record against Pacific last season, including a 7-5 victory in the first round of the MPSF Tournament. In MPSF play, the Bruins notched a 10-9 road victory. Long Beach State Thursday, Nov. 10 at LBSU, 7 p.m. Ben Hohl and Griffin White each scored three goals to lead UCLA to an 11-5 win in the two teams only meeting. UCLA led 6-4 at halftime and outscored the 49ers, 5-1, in the second half. USC Friday, Nov. 18 at UCLA, 7 p.m. USC won all four games against the Bruins in 2010, including the title matches of the NorCal and SoCal Tournaments. USC won the MPSF regular-season game, 8-5, in its home pool. UC Santa Barbara Saturday, Nov. 19 at UCLA, TBD The Bruins overcame a 6-5 halftime deficit against UC Santa Barbara in their final regular-season match, securing a 9-8 win. Jacob Murphy led UCLA s effort with three goals. 16

10 5 griffin WHITE Junior Attacker Mission Viejo, Calif. (El Toro) 2010 Played in 24 matches, making 13 starts scored 23 goals on 61 attempts, converting at a 38 percent clip also added 14 earned exclusions, 12 steals, eight assists and seven blocks scored in 15 matches, totaling five multiple-goal games scored a season-high three goals in three matches against Pacific (Oct. 2), UC Irvine (Oct. 23) and Long Beach State (Oct. 30) also had one pair of two goal games, back-to-back in the NorCal Tournament scored at least one goal in seven of UCLA s first eight matches Played in 30 matches, making 18 starts scored 33 goals, third-most on the team and the highest single-season total by a freshman since 2001, when Brett Ormsby registered 43 goals registered 66 shot attempts, scoring at a 50 percent clip secured honorable mention ACWPC All-America accolades named a second-team All-NCAA Tournament selection tallied 18 steals, 13 earned exclusions, seven assists and five blocks scored in 20 matches, totaling eight multiple-goal efforts registered a season-high five goals against Redlands (Oct. 10) in the UCI Invitational most goals scored in one game by a true freshman since Sept. 7, 1997, when Sean Kern tallied five goals in a 22-0 victory over Air Force at the Triton Tournament in San Diego scored three goals in two games versus Johns Hopkins (Sept. 13) and against Chapman (Oct. 25) tallied five two-goal performances...scored three goals in UCLA s two NCAA Tournament matches two against Loyola Marymount (Dec. 5) in a semifinal win and one versus USC (Dec. 6) in a loss in the NCAA championship match. High School Four-year varsity water polo and varsity swimming letterwinner at El Toro High School under head coaches Don Stoll and Matt Tilton, respectively earned All-CIF Southern Section Division I Co-Player of the Year honors as a senior (2008) also named a first-team All-Southern California selection and Orange County Player of the Year as a senior secured first-team California-Hawaii All-America accolades as a senior and junior (2007) named Sea View League Co-Player of the Year as a senior finished high school career at El Toro as the program s career goals leader with 379 broke the previous career mark of 269 goals on Oct. 2, 2008 registered 138 goals a senior, including one nine-goal game, one eight-goal effort and three seven-goal performances earned first-team All-CIF Southern Section Division I honors as a junior and sophomore (2006) also secured Sea View League MVP accolades as a junior as a sophomore, scored 103 goals before earning first-team All-Sea View League honors a talented swimmer, captured All-America honors as a sophomore, junior and senior. National Team Competed for the USA Men s Junior National Team in the summer of 2008 and 2009 helped lead Team USA to the gold medal at the 2008 Junior Pan-American Games scored a game-high five goals in Team USA s win in the gold-medal match (July 31, 2008). Personal Full name: Stephen Daniel White born April 23, 1992 in San Diego, Calif Stephen is the older of Daniel and Elizabeth White s two children has one younger sister, Caroline intends to major in political science. GRIFFIN WHITE S CAREER Statistics / / Totals 54/ stephen WHITE 15 brendan ZWANEVELD RS Freshman Goalkeeper San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic) High School Three-year varsity water polo letterwinner at Cathedral Catholic High School under head coach Brett Ormsby secured first-team All-CIF San Diego Section honors as a senior (2009), helping lead Cathedral Catholic to its first ever San Diego Section championship in boys water polo Cathedral Catholic had never advanced to the CIF championship match since 1992 (prior to its title-clinching win in 2009) was named a fifth-team California-Hawaii All-America selection in 2009 earned San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic Team acclaim as a senior. Club Competed for Del Mar Water Polo Club helped lead the club team to the championship at the Winterfest Tournament in Los Alamitos, Calif finished fifth at the Junior Olympics with Del Mar traveled to Europe (Croatia and Italy) with the club team. Personal Full name: Stephen Daniel White born April 23, 1992 in San Diego, Calif Stephen is the older of Daniel and Elizabeth White s two children has one younger sister, Caroline intends to major in political science. RS Freshman Utility La Cañada, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake) High School Four-year varsity water polo letterwinner at Harvard-Westlake High School under head coaches Robert Lynn (2009) and Larry Felix ( ) also was a four-year varsity swimming letterwinner under head coaches Darline Bible (2010) and Dawn Barrett ( ) was a twoyear starter at Harvard-Westlake (2008, 2009) helped lead the Wolverines to the CIF Southern Section Division I quarterfinals as a senior guided Harvard-Westlake to the Mission League title as a sophomore (2007) and freshman (2006) named the team s most valuable offensive player as a freshman. Club Competed for Los Angeles Water Polo Club, leading the team to the silver medal at the 2010 Junior Olympics also played for the Coastal California Zone Team in 2005 and from led the zone team to the 2008 National Zone Championships earned USA Water Polo All-America honors in Personal Full name: Brendan Edward Zwaneveld born March 2, 1992 in Pasadena, Calif Brendan is the oldest of Onno and Tonie Zwaneveld s three children has one younger brother, Alec, and one younger sister, Mimi intends to major in business-economics. 17

11 NEWCOMERS 13 luka BOKAVSEK mario CARDENAS Junior Utility Split, Croatia (West Valley JC) Before UCLA Two-year water polo letterwinner at West Valley Junior College (Saratoga, Calif.) under head coach Bruce Watson helped lead West Valley to the 2010 state championship with a 9-6 victory over Golden West in the title match secured Most Valuable Player honors at the 2010 state championship and 2010 NorCal Tournament guided West Valley to a first-place finish at the 2009 and 2010 NorCal Tournaments helped West Valley finished second at the 2009 state championship earned first-team Junior College All-America acclaim in High School Studied at Prva Jezicna Gimnazija for four years competed in club water polo for V.K. Posk, helping lead his team to one gold medal, five silver medals and two bronze medals at the Junior Crotian National Championship secured Most Valuable Player honors at the U-14 Junior Croatian National Championship served as the junior club s team captain. Personal Full name: Luka Bokavsek (pronounced LOO-kuh boh-kahv-shek) born Oct. 27, 1990, in Split, Croatia Luka is the second of Davor and Natasa Bokavsek s three children has one older sister, Ela, and one younger sister, Lorena has aspired to attend UCLA since his sophomore year in high school intends to major in business-economics. Freshman Attacker Boca Raton, Fla. (St. Andrew s) High School Four-year varsity water polo and swimming letterwinner at St. Andrews under head coaches Kurt Piedmore and Sid Cassidy, respectively scored a school-record 111 goals as a senior, leading St. Andrews to a perfect 29-0 record secured all-area honors by the St. Petersburg Times as a senior helped lead St. Andrews to consecutive Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) titles as a junior (2010) and senior (2011), the school s first water polo championship scored nine goals in an 18-7 win for St. Andrew s in the 2010 state championship match as a junior, scored 99 goals and recorded 44 steals and 19 assists captured all-county Player of the Year honors as a senior, sophomore and freshman named a first-team NISCA All-America selection as a junior and senior, a second-team honoree as a freshman was a four-year varsity water polo captain scored 82 goals as a sophomore, 80 goals as a freshman and 68 goals in the eighth grade established the school records for steals in one game (nine) and one season (78) also competed for Stockton Water Polo Club, finishing 15th at the 2010 Junior Olympics. Personal Full name: Mario Adolfo Cardenas born Oct. 1, 1992 in Gainesville, Fla Mario is the son of Mario Cardenas and Monica Escaleras has one younger brother, Andres, and one younger sister, Nicole intends to major in business-economics. brandon D SA Freshman Attacker Seal Beach, Calif. (Wilson) High School Three-year varsity water polo and two-year varsity swimming letterwinner at Long Beach Wilson High School under head coaches Tony Martinho and Eric Berg, respectively oneyear varsity swimming letterwinner at Los Alamitos High School secured first-team All-CIF Southern Section Division II honors and fourth-team California-Hawaii All-America acclaim as a senior (2010) captured Player of the Year honors in 2010 from the Moore League, Long Beach Press-Telegram and Wilson High School scored 52 goals, registering 89 steals, 43 assists and 11 field blocks in 24 starts as a senior captured first-team All-Moore League honors as a junior (2009) named the 2009 Wilson High School Defender of the Year scored 10 goals, collecting 50 steals, 50 assists and five field blocks in 24 starts as a junior competed for Long Beach Shore Aquatics. Personal Full name: Brandon Burnett D Sa born April 11, 1993 in Long Beach, Calif Brandon is the older of Richard and Kristen D Sa s two sons has one younger brother, Zachary intends to major in history. alex FORTIS Freshman Attacker Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Loyola) High School Four-year varsity water polo and swimming letterwinner at Loyola High School under head coaches Erik Healy and Kevin Mann, respectively captured second-team All-CIF Southern Section Division I honors as a senior (2010) earned first-team All-Mission League accolades and seventh-team California-Hawaii All-America acclaim as a senior led Loyola in goals, assists, steals and sprints won as a senior, earning team Most Valuable Offensive Player honors also secured All-Southern California Water Polo Team honors also captured All-Mission League honors as a junior (2009) as a swimmer, set three Loyola High relay records helped Loyola capture the 2011 CIF Southern Section Division I title and California state championship posted a time of 1:23.69 in the 200 freestyle relay (fourth in the nation) and a time of 1:34.72 in the 200 medley relay (27th in the nation) also competed for the Los Angeles Water Polo Club helped LAWPC finished third at the 2011 Junior Olympics, scoring 29 goals in the tournament competed in the Olympic Development Program s coastal California zone team in Personal Full name: Alexander Christian Fortis born Aug. 20, 1992 in Los Angeles Alex is the son of Philippe and Gail Fortis undeclared major. 4 paul REYNOLDS Freshman Attacker Santa Ana, Calif. (Foothill) High School Four-year varsity water polo letterwinner at Foothill High School under head coach Jim Brumm also was a four-year varsity swimming letterwinner as a water polo standout, secured CIF Southern Section Division II Player of the Year honors as a senior (2010), leading Foothill to the semifinals of the CIF Division II playoffs named 2010 Orange County Register co-player of the Year led all Orange County area high school players with 160 goals as a senior and tallied 93 steals scored 10 goals in a 13-6 win over University High School in a CIF Division II first-round playoff victory in 2010 scored 96 goals as a junior in 2009 named a first-team All-CIF-SS Division II selection and earned first-team All-Sea View League honors as a junior and sophomore earned first-team California-Hawaii All-America acclaim in 2010, second-team honors in 2009 and third-team acclaim in 2008 named a second-team All-CIF-SS Division I honoree as a sophomore (2008) also gained All-Orange County honors (Orange County Register) in 2008 competed for SoCal Water Polo Club, helping SoCal win the Junior Olympics 18-U division in 2009 and USA Junior National Team Spent three years competing for the USA Junior National Team ( ) played in the 2009 Junior World Championships. Personal Full name: Paul Michael Arthur Reynolds born Oct. 6, 1992 in Tustin, Calif Paul is the youngest of Frank and Karin Reynolds three children has one older brother, Frank, and one older sister, Grace, who played on the UCLA women s water polo team for two seasons ( ) undeclared major. 18

12 chris ROBERTSON Freshman Attacker Newport Beach, Calif. (Corona del Mar) High School Three-year varsity water polo and two-year varsity swimming letterwinner at Corona del Mar High School under head coach Barry O Dea helped lead Corona del Mar High School to the 2010 CIF Southern Section Division II title, defeating Murrietta Valley, 11-10, in the championship match also guided Corona del Mar to four consecutive league championships ( ) competed for Corona del Mar Club Polo, participating in the Junior Olympics in 2008 and Personal Full name: Christopher Noble Robertson born Dec. 28, 1992 in Fullerton, Calif Chris is the older of Peter and Diana Robertson s two sons has one younger brother, Danny undeclared major. brian ROBINSON Freshman Attacker Palos Verdes, Calif. (Palos Verdes) High School Four-year varsity water polo letterwinner at Palos Verdes High School under head coach Chris Murin secured first-team All-CIF Southern Section Division III honors as a senior (2010) named the Daily Breeze Player of the Year in 2010, in addition to earning Palos Verdes High School Team MVP and Bay League MVP honors was an eighth-team California-Hawaii All- America selection as a senior captured second-team All-CIF Southern Section Division IV honors as a junior (2009) also secured first-team All-Bay League acclaim as a junior established the Palos Verdes High School single-season goals record as a senior competed for Rose Bowl Water Polo Club in 2010 and 2011 participated at the National Junior Olympics from Personal Full name: Brian Arthur Robinson born Feb. 11, 1993 in Torrance, Calif Brian is the son of Edward and Anne Robinson has two older sisters, Suzanne and Rachael has one younger brother, James intends to major in political science. philip ROSENBAUM Freshman Attacker Santa Ana, Calif. (Foothill) High School Two-year varsity water polo and four-year varsity swimming letterwinner at Foothill High School under head coach Jim Brumm served as team captain his senior year, earning second-team All-CIF Southern Section Division II honors as a senior, recorded 72 goals, 46 assists and 28 steals secured first-team All-Century League acclaim as a senior and captured fourth-team All-Orange County honors from the Orange County Register helped lead Foothill to the 2010 Century League title as well as a CIF Division II semifinal postseason appearance finished his senior season with 70 goals and 46 assists competed for SoCal Water Polo Club, finishing third at the 18-U division Cal Cup and first at the 16-U NCC also participated with the SOPAC Zone Olympic Development Program. Personal Full name: Philip Emerson Rosenbaum born May 26, 1993, in Columbus, Ohio Philip is the youngest of William and Ginger Rosenbaum s three sons has two older brothers, Nathan and Jacob intends to study neuroscience. maxwell VILIM-BROZYNA Freshman Utility Santa Monica, Calif. (Santa Monica) High School Three-year varsity water polo letterwinner at Santa Monica High School under head coach Matt Flanders as a senior, recorded 64 goals, 39 assists and 17 steals was a second-team All-CIF Southern Section Division II selection as a senior (2010) captured Academic All-America honors during the school year also competed for Los Angeles Water Polo Club finished third at the 2011 Junior Olympics and second at the 2010 Junior Olympics played at the 16-U National Championships also was a three-year goalkeeper for the Santa Monica High School boys soccer team. Personal Full name: Maxwell Pierre Vilim-Brozyna born Dec. 24, 1992 in Toronto, Canada Maxwell is the older of John Brozyna and Calo Vilim-Brozyna s two sons has one younger brother, Felix. 19