Collegiate men’s water polo players don’t receive the glamour of a draft or get the opportunity to sign six-figure paychecks when moving up to the next competitive level. Read more...
Photo: Junior utility Alex Roelse has been training with the men’s senior national team in preparation for the 2016 Olympics, and displayed his improved abilities this weekend at the National Water Polo League championship tournament. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Sunday night was the culmination of a year-long quest for the men’s water polo team, one that seemed destined to end in a national championship. With their 10-7 win over the USC Trojans in the NCAA Tournament final, the Bruins cemented a long-lasting legacy by hoisting the national championship trophy for the second straight year and sealing the eighth undefeated season in the history of NCAA men’s water polo. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore utility Alex Roelse holds up a “3” and a “0” to represent the Bruins’ 30 wins in 2015. UCLA completed its undefeated season Sunday evening. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
It’s important to distinguish two important adjectives that have often been attached to the 2015 UCLA men’s water polo team before we can truly appreciate its dazzling 30-0 record. Read more...
Photo: The 2015 UCLA men’s water polo team claimed its second NCAA championship in as many years Sunday evening at Spieker Aquatics Center. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
At 6:12 p.m., Dirks Pool was as still as glass and Spieker Aquatics Center appeared as it normally does before a rivalry showdown. The stands were filled to capacity with a blend of red and blue. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA men’s water polo team celebrates after defeating USC 10-7 in the 2015 NCAA title game for its second straight national championship. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
In the year since UCLA men’s water polo captured the 2014 NCAA title, the team seemed to have just one focus. The Bruins traveled across the world to represent the United States at the World University Games, they graduated eight seniors while managing to hold an undefeated record through the entire 2015 regular season and they won the dangerous Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament for the first time since 2011. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore utility Alex Roelse and the UCLA men’s water polo team defeated UC San Diego 17-4 to advance to the 2015 NCAA title game. The Bruins are looking to win their second championship in a row against USC on Sunday. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA men’s water polo has yet to lose, but the Bruins still haven’t won it all. To date, UCLA has won the Kap7 NorCal Invitational, the SoCal tournament, the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championship and every game in between. Read more...
Photo: Senior defender Anthony Daboub and the UCLA men’s water polo team will be looking to cap off their undefeated season at this weekend’s NCAA Tournament. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
It’s 5:30 a.m. on a cool morning in early April and both senior utility Danny McClintick and junior center Patrick Woepse are headed to their morning weight training. Read more...
Photo: Senior utility Danny McClintick was involved in an automobile accident in early April, and has spent the past eight months on the road to recovery. McClintick has had some of his best performances in important games this year. (Tehya Faulk/Daily Bruin)
