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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
| 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
| 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
| 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.
