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Alex Rodriguez

Alex Rodriguez

Title: Men's & Women's Water Polo Coach
Phone: (909) 607-4484
Email: alexander.rodriguez@pomona.edu
College: B.A. - Pepperdine University

Coach Alex Rodriguez is in his seventh year as the head coach of both the Pomona-Pitzer Men's Water Polo and Women's Water Polo programs.

While with the Sagehens, Rodriguez has guided the men's program to SCIAC titles in 2007, 2008 and 2011 and the women's program to SCIAC titles in 2007, 2008 and 2010.

Rodriguez came to Pomona-Pitzer via Pepperdine University, where he has served as the Assistant Coach for the Men's Water Polo program from 2002-06. Rodriguez is a former All-American player at Pepperdine and was a member of the Waves' National Championship team in 1997.

In addition to his duties as Assistant Coach, Rodriguez served as the Head Coach and co-owner of the Pepperdine Water Polo Club. In 2005, his 18 and under boys team won the Junior Olympic Championship. Rodriguez has also been the Head Coach of the men's Coastal California National Team in Premier League, with players coming from UCLA, Pepperdine, Loyola Marymount University, and UC Santa Barbara.

Coach Rodriguez was the Head Coach of the boys water polo team at Bonita High School in 2001, guiding his team to the CIF Southern Section Championship. He was named the CIF and Los Angeles Times' Inland Valley Coach of the Year in 2001.

For five years, he served as the Bonita High School girl's water polo head coach, where in 2003 he was named CIF and Daily Bulletin Coach of the Year. Coach Rodriguez earned his Bachelor's Degree in History from Pepperdine University.

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Title: Assistant Water Polo Coach
College: Pennsylvania '04, '08

Coach Lee is in his third season as an assistant coach with the Men's and Women's Water Polo programs at Pomona-Pitzer.

During the fall of 2011, Lee helped coach the Sagehens Men's Water Polo team to a SCIAC championship with a 9-1 record against conference foes. He also helped the Women's Water Polo program to a SCIAC title in his first year with the program in 2010.

Lee earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania in computer science and architecture in 2004, while playing for the Quakers' Water Polo team. He went on to get his master's degree in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania in 2008.

Julia Fancher

Julia Fancher

Title: Assistant Water Polo Coach
Email: julia.fancher@pomona.edu
College: UC Irvine '09

Julia Fancher enters her first season as an assistant coach with the Pomona-Pitzer Women's Water Polo team.

As a collegiate player, Fancher was a first-team All-Big West first team as a senior at UC Irvine in 2009, when she ranked second on the Anteaters with 49 goals, the 10th highest single season total in program history. She dinished her career in fifth place all-time at UCI with 143 career goals. She graduated in 2009 with a degree in history and a minor in French.

During her scholastic career, she was an All-Miramonte League selection all four years at Bonita High School, where she was a two-time team captain. She was 2005 Division III Player of the Year, and a three-time Miramonte League MVP.

Fancher has also served as a coach with the Foothill Water Polo Club in her hometown of La Verne.

 

Kristin McKown

Kristin McKown

Title: Assistant Women's Water Polo Coach
College: La Verne

Kristin McKown is in her second season at Pomona-Pitzer Colleges.

Prior to joining the Sagehens, McKown served as an assistant women's water polo coach at her alma mater, the University of La Verne, from 2007-10. While with the Leopards, she assisted in designing and preparing practices, team tactics and training programs, in addition to scouting and recruiting duties.

McKown has served as the head coach for the Foothill Water Polo Club Girls 18 & Under Team, which qualified for the Junior Olympics. She has also served as the head coach for boys and girls water polo at Claremont High School.

In addition, she also served as the tournament director for the Junior Olympics at USA Water Polo in 2006, when she prepared and coordinated 11 pools and 165 teams.

Her other scholastic coaching experience includes stints at Bonita High School from 2004-2006 and Etiwanda High School in 2005.

McKown graduated from La Verne with a degree in biology, while conducting her senior research in immunology.