2019 UCLA MEN’S WATER POLO
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2019 QUICK FACTS Location Athletic Dept. Address
Los Angeles, CA 325 Westwood Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90095 Athletics Phone (310) 825-8699 Ticket Office (310) UCLA-WIN Men’s Water Polo Office Phone (310) 794-6443 Chancellor Dr. Gene Block Director of Athletics Daniel G. Guerrero Sr. Women’s Administrator Dr. Christina Rivera Assoc. Athletic Director (MWP) Ashley Armstrong Faculty Athletic Rep. Dr. Michael Teitell Home Pool Dirks Pool at Spieker Aquatics Center Enrollment 43,239 Founded 1919 Colors Blue and Gold Nickname Bruins Conference Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Conference MWP Contact Al Beaird Conference Phone (925) 296-0723 Conference Fax (925) 296-0724 National Affiliation NCAA Division I Head Coach Adam Wright (UCLA ‘01) Record at UCLA (Years) 250-42 (10) Coach’s Phone (310) 267-4912 Associate Head Coach Jason Falitz (L.A. Valley College ‘06) Assistant Coach Bret Lathrope (UCLA ‘13) 2018 Record 23-5 2018 MPSF Record (Finish) 1-2 (T-3rd) 2018 MPSF Championship 3rd 2018 NCAA Championship T-3rd 2018 Final National Ranking 3rd NCAA Championships 11 (1969, 1971, 1972, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2014, 2015, 2017) All-Time NCAA Championship Appearances 34 (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) All-Time Conference Championships 5 (1999, 2000, 2009, 2011, 2015) Men’s Water Polo SID Ryan Finney Finney’s Phone (310) 206-4701 Sports Information Fax (310) 825-8664 Finney’s E-mail rfinney@athletics.ucla.edu Web Site www.uclabruins.com Twitter twitter.com/UCLAWaterPolo Facebook www.facebook.com/uclamenswaterpolo
THIS IS UCLA 2019 Radio/TV Roster 2019 Rosters Head Coach Adam Wright Associate Head Coach Jason Falitz Assistant Coach Bret Lathrope Player Profiles Dirks Pool at Spieker Aquatics Center
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2018 IN REVIEW Statistics and Results Game-By-Game Stats and Polls MPSF Information MPSF Standings and Honors
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Career Records Year-by-Year Results All-Time vs. Opponents All-Time NCAA Tournament Results The 2017 NCAA Championship The 2015 NCAA Championship The 2014 NCAA Championship The 2004 NCAA Championship The 2000 NCAA Championship The 1999 NCAA Championship The 1972, 1995 and 1996 NCAA Championships The 1969 and 1971 NCAA Championships
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UCLA HISTORY All-Time Letterwinners Head Coaching History Bruin Award Winners UCLA Olympians Single-Season Records
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The 2019 UCLA men’s water polo team.
2019 SCHEDULE
MEDIA INFORMATION
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV Sept. 7 Fordham1 Annapolis, Md. 8:30 am Sept. 7 Princeton1 Annapolis, Md. 12:15 pm Sept. 8 at Navy1 Annapolis, Md. 6:15 am Sept. 8 La Salle1 Annapolis, Md. 10:00 am Sept. 14 San Jose State2 Stanford, Calif. 9:00 am Stanford, Calif. 1:00 pm Sept. 14 Pro Recc. (Exhibition)2 Sept. 15 Olympic Club (Exhibition)2 Stanford, Calif. 10:00 am Sept. 15 Pro Recc. (Exhibition)2 Stanford, Calif. 3:00 pm Sept. 21 at Pepperdine Malibu, Calif. 12:00 pm Sept. 27-29 SoCal Invitational3 Spieker Aquatics Center TBD Oct. 4 Long Beach State Spieker Aquatics Center 7:00 pm Oct. 5 Alumni Match Spieker Aquatics Center TBD Oct. 11 UC Santa Barbara Spieker Aquatics Center 7:00 pm Oct. 18 Pacific Spieker Aquatics Center 7:00 pm Oct. 19 Cal Baptist Spieker Aquatics Center 3:00 pm Oct. 19 Whittier Spieker Aquatics Center 5:00 pm Oct. 27 at UC Irvine Irvine, Calif. 1:00 pm Nov. 2 California* Spieker Aquatics Center 1:00 pm Nov. 9 USC* Spieker Aquatics Center TBD Pac-12 Networks Nov. 16 at Stanford* Stanford, Calif. TBD Nov. 22-24 at MPSF Championship4 Berkeley, Calif. TBD Dec. 7-8 at NCAA Championship5 Stockton, Calif. TBD NCAA.com KEY: 1 - Navy Open / 2 - Stanford Invitational / 3 - SoCal Invitational (at UCLA) / 4 - MPSF Championship (at California) / 5 NCAA Championship (at Pacific) / * MPSF game / Home games in bold / All times listed are Pacific
MWP Contact: Ryan Finney Phone: 310-206-4701 Mobile: 424-832-0676 E-mail: rfinney@athletics.ucla.edu
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Address: 325 Westwood Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90095 Credits: The 2019 UCLA men’s water polo information guide was written, edited and designed by Ryan Finney, UCLA Athletic Communications/Associate SID. Photography by ASUCLA Campus Studio (Don Liebig), Minette Rubin, John Hilinski, Onno Zwaneveld, Juan Lainez (Marin Media), Catharyn Hayne Photography, Allen Lorentzen, Jeff Sipsey, Brock Scott Photography, Berliner Studios,Andrew Bernstein, Ruth Chambers and Scott Quintard. Cover: The cover of the 2019 UCLA men’s water polo information guide was designed by Summit Athletic Media with assistance from Ryan Finney. It features the 2018 seniors (from left), Eric Goldenberg, Austin Rone, David Stiling, Kent Inoue and Warren Snyder.