2009 SEASON OUTLOOKThe 2009 season will be a rebuilding year for 11th-year head coach Scott Reed

and the George Washington men’s water polo team, only in a positive way. TheColonials are slated to host their first match at newly renovated and renamedCharles E. Smith Center Natatorium in early October and Reed is hopeful his team,which will consist of twice as many underclassmen (10) as upper (5), will have gainedenough experience to compete for CWPA Southern Division and Eastern titles.

Seniors John-Claude Wright and Nick Archambault inherit the bulk of theattacking duties following the graduation of David Zenk, one of the most prolificpoint-producers in program history. Wright finished second on the team in 2008in goals (43), points (64) and swim-offs won (27) and will be the Colonials’ marqueedriver this fall. Archambault, who set career-highs with 21 goals and 38 points lastseason, and sophomore Cray Rogers, the team’s top returning playmaker with 23assists and 54 points as a rookie, will look to ease the pressure on Wright. SeniorRick Rogers also will be counted on to increase his contributions following aneight-goal, 11-assist campaign last season.

Reed welcomes a quartet of freshmen into the attack, led by West Coast recruitJohn Paul Bezerra, who totaled 112 goals and 93 assists the past two seasons atCalifornia’s St. John Bosco High. Rookies German Olano, Nolan Lozinski andRoss Kirkbaumer also will see action on the perimeter.

Senior Marshall Freedman and junior Peter Thomas return to center toreplace Nick Eddy, last year’s leading goal scorer and a two-time CWPA All-Southselection. Freedman finished second on the team last season with a career-high28 ejections drawn and added 15 points on seven goals and eight assists.Thomas appeared in 22 games and will likely see increased playing time at two-meter set, while freshman Guy Helman, a member of the Olympic DevelopmentProgram’s Northeast Zone team, will step in at two-meter defense.

Sophomore goalkeeper Alex Sotolongo had a solid debut season in 2008,finishing with 228 saves, 51 steals and a CWPA Southern Division Rookie of theWeek award. Sotolongo will be the incumbent entering the season, but freshmenSean Joyce and Cameron Illes will vie for time in net. Joyce led the St. Louismetro area with 347 saves as a senior at Ladue High, while Illes was a 2009 NISCASecond Team All-American and four-time All-State selection at North AlleghenyHigh in Pittsburgh.

GW will hit the road for nearly 20 matches to open the season while Smith Cen-ter Natatorium renovations are completed, participating in the Navy Open, Prince-ton Invitational, the expanded ECAC Championship and Claremont Convergencein California. The Colonials will host Bucknell in their home and CWPA SouthernDivision opener Oct. 8. Outside of a conference schedule featuring defendingEastern champion Navy, Princeton, Johns Hopkins and Bucknell, GW also has non-conference dates with top 20 programs UC San Diego, Santa Clara and Air Force.

2009 ROSTERNo. Name Yr. Pos. High School/Hometown

1 Alex Sotolongo So. GK Coral Gables, FL/Ransom Everglades

1A Sean Joyce Fr. GK St. Louis, MO/Ladue1B Cameron Illes Fr. GK Pittsburgh, PA/

North Allegheny2 Peter Thomas Jr. Ctr. Long Beach, CA/

Woodrow Wilson Classical3 John-Claude Wright Sr. Att. Pembroke Pines, FL/

Williston Northampton4 Cray Rogers So. Att. Newberg, OR/Newberg6 German Olano Fr. Att. Miami, FL/Gulliver Prep7 Guy Helman Fr. CD Princeton, NJ/

The Hun School8 Nolan Lozinski Fr. Att. San Jose, CA/

Bellarmine Prep9 Marshall Freedman Sr. Util. Dresher, PA/

Germantown Academy10 Ross Kirkbaumer Fr. Att. Dove Canyon, CA/

Santa Margarita11 John Paul Bezerra Fr. Att. Whittier, CA/St. John Bosco13 Rick Rogers Sr. Att. Newberg, OR/Newberg15 Nick Archambault Sr. Att. La Jolla, CA/La Jolla

2009 SCHEDULEDAY DATE OPPONENT TIMESEPTEMBERSat-Sun 5-6 Navy Open (Annapolis, MD) TBAFri 11 vs. UC San Diego (Annapolis, MD) TBASat-Sun 12-13 Princeton Invitational (Princeton, NJ) TBAFri-Sun 18-20 ECAC Championship (Princeton, NJ) TBASat 26 at Bucknell* 1:30 pmSun 27 at Princeton* 10:45 amSun 27 vs. Iona (Princeton, NJ) 3:00 pmOCTOBERFri-Sat 2-3 Claremont Convergence (Claremont, CA) TBATHU 8 BUCKNELL* 7:30 PMFri 9 at Johns Hopkins* 8:00 pmSAT 17 PRINCETON* 11:00 AMSun 18 vs. Air Force (Annapolis, MD) 9:30 amSun 18 at Navy* 4:00 pmWED 28 JOHNS HOPKINS* 7:00 PMSAT 31 NAVY* 8:00 PMNOVEMBERFri-Sun 6-8 CWPA Southern Championship (Lewisburg, PA)Fri-Sun 20-22 CWPA Eastern Championship** (Cambridge, MA)

Home matches (in BOLD CAPS) at The Charles E. Smith Center, 22nd & G Sts., NW

* CWPA Southern Division contest** Top four teams at Southern Championship qualifyAll times ET

2008 RESULTSOVERALL RECORD: 11-20; CONFERENCE RECORD: 1-7Date Opponent ResultSept. 6 vs. #12 St. Francis-NY *** L, 11-6Sept. 6 vs. Concordia-CA *** W, 12-7Sept. 7 vs. Mercyhurst *** L, 11-10Sept. 7 vs. MIT *** W, 7-5Sept. 13 vs. #18 Bucknell ** W, 10-8Sept. 13 vs. #9 UC San Diego ** L, 18-4Sept. 14 vs. #15 Santa Clara ** L, 14-8Sept. 14 vs. Iona ** W, 15-12Sept. 17 at #13 Navy * L, 18-8Sept. 20 vs. Iona % W, 9-7Sept. 20 vs. #20 Johns Hopkins % L, 10-9Sept. 21 vs. Bucknell % L, 9-8Sept. 27 BUCKNELL * W, 11-9Sept. 28 #19 PRINCETON * L, 11-9Oct. 2 at #18 California Baptist L, 12-8Oct. 3 vs. Fresno Pacific ! W, 10-8Oct. 3 vs. #20 Air Force ! L, 12-5Oct. 4 vs. Occidental ! L, 11-8Oct. 4 vs. Whittier ! L, 6-5Oct. 7 #17 NAVY * L, 18-12Oct. 10 at Johns Hopkins * L, 16-8Oct. 18 at Bucknell * L, 9-4Oct. 18 vs. Gannon (Lewisburg, PA) L, 7-6Oct. 21 JOHNS HOPKINS * L, 11-8Oct. 25 at #15 Princeton * L, 17-7Oct. 25 vs. #18 Brown (Princeton, NJ) L, 13-8Nov. 7 vs. Salem International # W, 11-1Nov. 8 at #16 Princeton # L, 16-9Nov. 8 vs. Penn State Behrend # W, 14-4Nov. 8 vs. Gannon # W, 11-6Nov. 9 vs. Mercyhurst # W, 9-8*** Navy Open (Annapolis, MD), ** Princeton Invitational (Princeton, NJ), * CWPA League Match, % ECAC Championship (Cambridge, MA), ! Claremont Convergence (Claremont, CA), # CWPA Southern Championship (Princeton, NJ)

2008 STATISTICSNo. Name GP Goals Asst. Stl. ED2 David Zenk 16 23 34 41 173 John-Claude Wright 26 43 21 30 244 Cray Rogers 30 31 23 45 175 Dan Alessandri 29 7 8 11 66 Bill Richardson 18 2 1 7 37 Nick Eddy 31 66 17 31 608 Sergei Shev 31 13 15 18 59 Marshall Freedman 30 7 8 11 2810 Connor Lynagh 31 8 9 17 1011 John Rebstock 11 1 3 3 012 Peter Thomas 22 2 1 4 713 Rick Rogers 29 8 11 16 414 Nick Archambault 31 21 17 8 1415 Brett Gall 11 5 3 5 0

Goalkeeping QP GA Blk. Stl. Asst.1 Alex Sotolongo 109 299 228 51 51A Craig Merlin 17 26 38 6 2

Total 126 325 266 57 7

RECORD BOOKYEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTSYr. Over. CWPA South. East.1984 6-12 - - -1985 13-12 - - -1986 17-14 - - -1987 4-13 - - -1988 15-9-1 - - -1989 6-13 - -1990 16-7 - - 2nd1991 16-7 - - 2nd1992 14-18 - - -1993 7-15 - - -1994 11-13 - - -1995 12-9 - - -1996 11-13 - - -1997 23-10 - - -1998 18-13 - - 8th1999 7-21 - - 7th2000 5-19 - 5th -2001 9-15 - 5th -2002 7-17 - 5th -2003 9-18 - 4th 8th2004 9-19 2-8 7th -2005 12-16 0-10 9th -2006 14-12 1-7 5th -2007 12-18 0-8 3rd 3rd2008 11-20 1-7 5th -Total 284-353-1 4-40

NATIONAL RANKINGS1995 – No. 201996 – Top 20 (exact ranking n/a)1997 – No. 141998 – No. 162007 – No. 18 (Nov. 21), No. 17 (Nov. 28, Dec. 5)2008 - No. 18 (Preseason)

ALL-TIME AWARDSACWPC ALL-AMERICAHONORABLE MENTION2007 – David Zenk

CWPA ALL-EASTERN CHAMPS. TEAMFIRST TEAM1990 – Glauco Souza (Division B)2007 – David Zenk, Chris Whittam

SECOND TEAM1989 – Rick Mehedff (Division B)1990 – Rick Mehedff (Division B)1999 – Rush Taylor2003 – Pat Dodge

HONORABLE MENTION1990 – Jason Hornik (Division B)

CWPA SOUTHERN DIVISION COACH OF THE YEAR2007 – Scott Reed

CWPA SOUTHERN DIVISION ALL-CONFERENCEFIRST TEAM1994 – Peter Clifford1999 – Rush Taylor2002 – Pat Dodge2003 – Pat Dodge2004 – Nicholas Koenemann2006 – John Hornberger2007 – David Zenk

SECOND TEAM1999 – Tony Paster2000 – Pat Dodge2001 – Pat Dodge2006 – Chris Whittam2007 – Nick Eddy, Chris Whittam2008 – Nick Eddy, David Zenk

MID-ATLANTIC CONFERENCE DIV. B COACH OF THE YEAR1988 – Callie Flipse1990 – Callie Flipse1991 – Callie Flipse

MID-ATLANTIC CONFERENCE DIV. B MVP1988 – Pedro Morales1991 – Glauco Souza

MID ATLANTIC ALL-CONFERENCE DIV. BFIRST TEAM1988 – Pedro Morales, Sean Garretson, Sameer Shalaby1990 – Glauco Souza1991 – Jason Hornik, Patrick Holley, Glauco Souza1992 – Steve Nadherny, Glauco Souza

SECOND TEAM1988 – Joseph O’Rourke1989 – Rick Mehedff, John Gerken1990 – Rick Mehedff1991 – Steve Nadherny, Kirt Nelson

CWPA SOUTHERN DIVISION PLAYER OF THE WEEK2002 – Pat Dodge (9/26/02)2005 – David Zenk (9/7/05)2006 – John Hornberger (9/6/06)2007 – Chris Whittam (9/11/07, 11/7/07)

CWPA SOUTHERN DIVISION ROOKIE OF THE WEEK2008 – Cray Rogers (9/23/08), Alex Sotolongo (9/29/08)

RECORDSGOALS SCOREDGame: 13 Glauco Souza vs. Fordham, 1992Season: 124 Glauco Souza, 1992Career: 387 Glauco Souza, 1990-93

ASSISTSGame: 6 Veljko Milanovic vs. USMMA, 1992

6 David Zenk vs. Gannon, 2006Season: 61 Glauco Souza, 1992Career: 158 David Zenk, 2005-08

POINTSGame: 17 Glauco Souza vs. Fordham, 1992Season: 185 Glauco Souza, 1992Career: 521 Glauco Souza, 1990-93

STEALSGame: 9 Jason Grimes vs. Grove City, 2000

9 Brad Oliver vs. UC Davis, 1998Season: 89 Jeremy Yamamoto, 1998

89 David Zenk, 2007Career: 269 David Zenk, 2005-08

EJECTIONS DRAWNGame: 9 Patrick Dodge vs. Slippery Rock, 2001Season: 76 Glauco Souza, 1992Career: 240 Patrick Dodge, 2000-03

GOALIE SAVESGame: 19 Stephen Nadherny vs. Cornell

19 Chris Whittam vs. Pacific, 2006Season: 306 Stephen Nadherny, 1992Career: 951 Tony Paster, 1996-99

In 2009, the Colonials will practice and compete in a newly renovatedpool as part of the multi-million dollar renovation of Charles E. Smith Center. New chair-back seating will be added for spectators to allow formore space on the deck, as well as greatly improved lighting and newaudio and ventilation systems. John-Claude Wright Nick Archambault

T H E G E O RG E WA S H I NG T O N U N I V E R S I T Y 2 0 0 9 M E N ’ S WAT E R P O L O

SCOTT REED / HEAD COACH Scott Reed is in his 11th year as head coach

of the men’s water polo program. In 2007,Reed was named CWPA Southern DivisionCoach of the Year for guiding GW to thirdplace at the Eastern Championship and anend-of-season No. 17 national ranking. In 10seasons, Reed has led GW to 95 victories andthree Eastern Championship appearances. Healso is the first and only head coach of the GWwomen’s water polo team, which competed inits inaugural season in the spring of 2000, and earned CWPA SouthernDivision Women’s Coach of the Year honors in 2003.

Reed came to GW from Washington & Lee University in Lexington,VA, where he served as the head water polo coach and as an assistantcoach with the university’s men’s and women’s swimming teams.

Reed graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 1994 witha bachelor of science degree in sport management. At Massachu-setts, he served as a captain on the nationally ranked Minutemen’swater polo squad and also competed on the swim team. He still ownsthe Massachusetts school record in the 1,000-yard freestyle with atime of 9:30.65.

In addition, Reed served as a graduate assistant in aquatics at East-ern Kentucky University, where he received a master of sciencedegree in sport administration in 1997. He also is a member of theCollegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) board of directors and wonthe CWPA’s Southern Division Coach of the Year award in 2002-03.

Reed lives in Fairfax, VA, with his wife, Allison.

ANDRIJA VASILJEVIC / ASSISTANT COACHTwo-time All-American Andrija Vasiljevic is in his first year as assis-

tant coach with the GW men's water polo program. A 2007 gradu-ate of California, Berkeley, Vasiljevic scored 144 goals during hisfour seasons with the Golden Bears from2003-06. He helped Cal to back-to-backNCAA national championships as a player in2006 and graduate assistant coach in 2007.Vasiljevic earned third team All-Americahonors from the Association of CollegiateWater Polo Coaches as a senior in 2006 andhonorable mention accolades as a sopho-more in 2004.

A native of Belgrade, Serbia, Vasiljevicwas also twice named an Academic All-American by the ACWPC and earned a degree in InterdisciplinaryStudies with an emphasis on the European Union and Eastern Europefrom Cal.

Quick FactsThe George Washington University600 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20052Founded ..............................................................................................1821Enrollment ........................................................................................20,001 President..............................................................................Steven KnappDirector of Athletics ..............................................................Jack KvanczSenior Assoc. Director of Athletics/SWA ....................Mary Jo WarnerAthletic Department Telephone ........................................202-994-6650NCAA ..........................................................................................Division IConference ...................... CWPA (Collegiate Water Polo Association)Nickname ....................................................................................ColonialsColors....................................................................................Buff and BlueAthletics Communications Contact ..................................Jesse HookerE-Mail............................................................................jhooker@gwu.eduAthletics Communications Phone ....................................202-994-0339Water Polo Head Coach ........................................................Scott ReedWater Polo Office Phone ....................................................202-994-5777Water Polo Office E-mail ..............................................reeds@gwu.eduAssistant Coach..............................................................Andrija VasiljevicAthletics Web Site ..................................................www.GWsports.com

ACADEMIC SUPPORTEstablished in 1983, the Academic Support Services Program was ini-

tially designed to provide support services to a small group of students.The program has been expanded and includes services for all of GW’sstudent-athletes, with an emphasis on individual responsibility and pridein academic accomplishments.

The Department of Athletics employs five full-time staff members and30-40 tutors to assist the 400-plus student-athletes.

The Academic Support Program works with student-athletes to helpthem develop career interests, explore employment opportunities andbecome familiar with the GW Career and Cooperative Education Center.

SPORTS MEDICINEStudent-athletes receive medical treatment from an experienced staff of

certified athletic trainers as well as a staff of student athletic trainers who pro-vide on-site medical care before, during and after all practices and games.

GW’s primary team physician, along with a dentist and an eye carespecialist, also are available throughout the year.

The training room is fully equipped with the modern apparatuses requiredfor treatment and rehabilitation of all types of sports-related injuries. Espous-ing a philosophy based on preventive medicine, the training room works withstudent-athletes to keep them in playing shape, return them to competitionand maintain their level of conditioning throughout the year.

GW ATHLETIC HALL OF FAMEThe George Washington University Athletic Hall of Fame accepts nom-

inations annually. To see a complete list of GW Athletic Hall of Fame mem-bers and for more information on this prestigious group, see the GW Ath-letics’ Web site — www.GWsports.com — and click on “Traditions.”

For deadlines and answers to other questions or to request a nomi-nation form, contact Ed McKee of George Washington Department ofDevelopment at edmckee@gwu.edu or 202-994-5778.

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