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2007, 08, 09 WWPA Defending Champions

7 WWPA titles in 9 years.

7 NCAA appearances since 2001

23 All-Americans in a decade

5 WWPA Player of the Year winners

38 All-WWPA selections since 2001

53-6 at home against WWPA in 10 years

INSIDE THE LIONS: LMU and the Burns Recreation and Aquatics Center, which was constructed in 2000, has hosted a pair of NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championships, the first in 2002 and then again in 2006. A record crowd of more than 2,700 (in photo) saw a thrilling national championship game in 2006.

TABLE OF CONTENTSTHE 2010 LIONS ................ 2Table of Contents ......................... 2Quick Facts .................................. 32010 Season Preview ................... 42010 Roster .................................. 52010 Schedule .............................. 5Speed Chart .................................. 6The Players .................................. 7The Coaches ................................ 29 John Loughran ................... 29 Cara Colton ........................ 31 Brian Bacharach ................. 32All-Time Coaching Records ........ 30

LOOKING BACK ................332009 Review ............................... 332009 Stats/Results ...................... 342009 Awards & Honors .............. 35All-Time Record Book ................ 35Winning Tradition ...................... 362009 Championship ................... 372008 Championship ................... 38

2007 Championship ................... 392005 Championship ................... 402004 Championship ................... 412003 Championship ................... 422001 Championship ................... 43

INSIDE LMU .................... 44Right Place. Right Time .............. 45A View to a Promising Future ... 46A Solid Foundation .................... 47Develop the Whole Person ........ 48Building Champions ................... 49History of Champions ................ 50Leadership ................................ 51Student-Athlete Services ........... 52LMU Sports Medicine ................. 53Strength and Conditioning ....... 54Athletic Facilities ........................ 55Burns Aquatics Center ............... 56LMU Game Day .......................... 57Following the Lions ................... 58Los Angeles ................................ 59

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UNIVERSITY INFORMATIONLocation: Los Angeles, CAFounded: 1911Enrollment: 8,845 (5,509 Undergrad)Nickname: LionsColors - Primary/Secondary: Crimson & Navy/Gray & Marymount BlueAffiliation: NCAA Division IConference: Western Water Polo Assoc.Home Pool (Capacity): Burns Recreation and Aquatics Center (800)Inerim President: David W. Burcham Alma Mater: Occidental, ‘73; Long Beach St., ‘78; Loyola Law, ‘84Athletic Director: Dr. William Husak Alma Mater: SUNY-Cortland, ‘72; Texas A&M, ‘76Athletic Phone/Ticket Office: (310) 338-5404/(310) 338-LION

MEN’S WATER POLO STAFFHead Coach: John Loughran Alma Mater: Loyola-Chicago, ‘90 Phone: (310) 338-1844Record - At LMU/Overall: 224-170 (14th season)/297-225 (17th season)Assistant Coach: Cara Colton Alma Mater: LMU, ‘07 Season: 3rd Season

TEAM FACTS2009 Record - Overall/WWPA (finish): 19-9/14-0 (1st)Starters Returning/Lost: 5/2Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 14/7Newcomers/Redshirts Returning: 7/4

POSTSEASON INFORMATIONWWPA League Championships (7): 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009NCAA Appearances (7): 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009

MEDIA RELATIONSAsst. AD (MWP Contact): John Shaffer Office Phone/Cell Phone: (310) 338-7643/(310) 864-2626 E-Mail: jshaffer@lmu.edu SID Office Fax: (310) 338-2703 Website: www.LMULions.com

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Going  for  four...

In 2009, the LMU men’s water polo program won its seventh Western Water Polo Asso-ciation championship in the past nine years,

claiming their third straight with a 5-4 win over UC San Diego. The Lions then went to their seventh NCAA

championship since 2001, and saw their upset bid of UCLA fall short in overtime, in a game that many said was one of the best in a long time. They went on to finish 19-9 and a perfect 14-0 in the WWPA. But the biggest lesson learned from a year ago,

was the team ralling behind Head Coach John Loughran, who three weeks after the NCAA touranment, on Christmas Day, was diagnoised

with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL), a can-cer of the blood and bone marrow and under-went an agressive treatment.And for 2010, the core of the Lions who rallied

around their head coach, return stronger than ever, including their head coach, who was back on the pool deck for double days. In fact, the Lions saw just two players depart

from last year’s team due to graduation and re-turn its top five goal scorers and the nation’s top goalie at the NCAAs last year in Andy Stevens. The two-time WWPA Player of the Year and third-team All-American goalie will be joined by the three others who claimed All-American hon-ors in 2009, Edgaras Asajavicius, Ikaika Aki and TIbor Forai. Defense was the key for the Lions all year in

2009, allowing a program low 155 goals in 26 games. Stevens had a 6.04 goals against aver-age while making 297 saves. Aki was a monster in front of the net, racking up 68 steals and 48 blocks, all among the best in program history. The Lions will bring a 31-game winning streak

against the WWPA into the 2010 season and will look to win their fourth consecutive title at the 2010 WWPA Championships held at Santa Clara, Nov. 19-21. LMU’s regular season schedule will once again include the traditionally loaded So-Cal and NorCal Invitationals, in addition to trips to Pepperdine, UCLA, UC San Diego, Cal, UC Da-vis and Long Beach State. The NCAA tournament will be hosted by Cal, Dec. 4-5, 2010.

2010 SEASON PREVIEW

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Date Opponent TimeSept. 4-5 at UCSD Triton Invitational (1) All Day Sept. 4 vs. Pacific 10:45 a.m. at UC San Diego * 2:15 p.m. Sept. 5 vs. Air Forcie * 9:00 a.m. vs. La Verne * 12:30 p.m.Sept. 11 at Pepperdine 12:00 p.m.Sept. 12 USC 1:00 p.m.Sept. 18-19 at NorCal Invitational (2) All DaySept. 25 at UCLA 7:00 p.m.Oct. 2-3 at SoCal Invitational (3) All DayOct. 14 Pomona-Pitzer * 3:00 p.m.Oct. 16 Air Force * 9:00 a.m. Chapman 12:30 p.m.Oct. 23 at UC San Diego * 1:00 p.m.Oct. 30 Claremont * 3:00 p.m.Nov. 4 at California 7:00 p.m.Nov. 5 at UC Davis * 6:00 p.m.Nov. 6 at Santa Clara * 1:00 p.m.Nov. 11 at Long Beach St. 7:00 p.m.Nov. 19-21 at WWPA Championships (4) All DayDec. 4-5 at NCAA Championships (5) All Day

Bold - Denotes Home Games. ALL TIMES ARE PACIFIC. * - Denotes West-ern Water Polo Association opponent. 1 – UC San Diego Triton Invitation-al – UC San Diego – La Jolla, CA; 2 – NorCal Invitational – Cal – Berkeley, CA; 3 – SoCal Invitational – UCLA – Los Angeles, CA; 4 – WWPA Cham-pionships – Santa Clara – Santa Clara, CA; 5 – NCAA Championships – Cal – Berkeley, CA. ALL DATES, OPPONENTS, AND GAME TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.

No Name Pos Ht Wt Yr-Exp Hometown (Previous School)1 Andy Stevens GK 6-3 205 Sr.-3V* Orange, CA (Villa Park HS)1A Gavyn Wild GK 6-3 195 So.-1V Riverside, CA (Riverside Poly HS)2 Daniel Smith UTL 6-3 195 Sr.-3V Thousand Oaks, CA (Thousand Oaks HS)3 Brian Flacks DR 6-1 180 Sr.-TR* Calabasas, CA (UCLA)4 Jon Colton 2M 5-10 200 So.-1V* Garden Grove, CA (Cal)5 Charlie Horton UTL 6-3 200 Jr.-2V* Mercer Island, WA (Mercer Island HS)6 Tibor Forai DR 6-2 190 Sr.-3V Novi Sad, Serbia (Medicinska Skola)7 Ikaika Aki DR 6-0 175 Sr.-3V* Honolulu, HI (Punahou Academy)8 Albert Samuels DR 6-1 185 Jr.-2V* Villa Park, CA (Villa Park HS)9 Zach Mix DR 6-0 175 Sr.-2V* Redwood City, CA (Bellarmine College Prep)10 Max Schlegel DR 5-9 200 Jr.-2V* Annapolis, MD (Southern HS)11 Mark Menis DR 6-2 190 Fr.-HS Naperville, IL (Naperville Central HS)12 Robert Pusic UTL 6-2 180 So.-1V* Arcadia, CA (Arcadia HS)13 Edgaras Asajavicius DR 6-4 200 Jr.-2V Vilnius, Lithuania (Zemynos Gym.)14 Michail Lapida UTL 6-4 230 Jr.-2V Vilnius, Lithuania (Vilnius Juventos Gym.)15 Eric MacDonell DR 6-0 180 Jr.-RS* San Jose, CA (Santa Monica CC)16 John Mikuzis 2M 6-4 225 Fr.-HS Naperville, IL (Neuqua Valley HS)17 John Sample DR 5-11 180 Fr.-RS* Saratoga, CA (Saint Francis HS)18 Spencer Zender DR 6-2 185 Fr.-RS* Carlsbad, CA (Cathedral Catholic HS)19 Peter Phelps UTL 6-2 235 Jr.-2V* Laguna Beach, CA (Laguna Beach HS)20 Colin Walters DR 5-11 190 So.-1V* Bellevue, WA (Newport HS)21 Derek Milligan DR 5-11 185 Sr.-3V* Bellevue, WA (Bellevue HS)22 Brenden Verloop 2M 6-2 240 Fr.-RS* North Tustin, CA (Foothill HS) Rutger Choquehuanca 2M 6-2 195 Fr.-HS Laguna Niguel, CA (Santa Marg. Catholic HS)

Oliver Feune de Colombi DR 5-9 160 Fr.-HS La Jolla, CA (Bishops HS) Trevor Gladych DR 6-2 210 So.-TR Newport Beach, CA (Villanova) Peter Olson DR 6-0 180 Fr.-HS Los Altos Hills, CA (Saint Francis HS) Matt Stipanovich 2M 6-5 210 Fr.-HS Saint Louis, MO (DeSmet Jesuit HS)

HEAD COACH: John LOUGHRAN (Loyola University Chicago, ‘90) - 13th seasonASSISTANT COACH: Cara COLTON (LMU, ‘07) - 4th season VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT: Brian BACHARACH (Cal, ‘07) - 1st season

ROSTER & SCHEDULE

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Andy Stevens

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Daniel Smith

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Brian Flacks

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Jon Colton

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Charlie Horton

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Gavyn Wild

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Tibor Forai

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Ikaika Aki

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Albert Samuels

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Zach Mix

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Max Schlegel

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Mark Menis

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Robert Pusic

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Edgaras Asajavicius

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Michail Lapida

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John Mikuzis

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John Sample

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Trevor Gladych Matt Stipanovich Brian BacharachOliver Feune de Colombi

Eric MacDonell

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Peter Olson John Loughran Cara Colton

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Peter Phelps

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Derek Milligan

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Brenden Verloop

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Rutger ChoquehuancaSpencer Zender

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Collin Walters

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Briefly… Ikaika Andrew Aki is in his fifth and final season of LMU men’s water polo... has played every game in three seasons of actions... served a redshirt sea-son in 2006…Records... ranked 26th all-time with 80 career goals... ranked tied for 8th with 64 career assists... 7th with 114 career steals... his 70 steals in 2009 ranked third all-time... 50 field blocks in 2009 was the most in program history... Honors... 2009... ACWPC Third-Team All-American... First-Team WWPA All-Con-ference... First-Team WWPA All-Tournament... LMU Highlights... 2009... had a program-record seven field blocks against UCSD and a program-best nine steals against Claremont in 2009... ranked third all-time with steals in a season... finished season scoring in seven straight games, includ-ing four against Long Beach State, a career-best... 2008... had a team high 29 field blocks, also a team high... had six goals in the WWPA Tournament... 2007... led the team with 23 assists and added 11 steals... Personal… Andrew Ka’ikaika’ho’okahi Aki was born on Nov. 3, 1987 in Hono-lulu, HI… he is the son of Jinny Aki… a Pre-Dentistry major.

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Career StatsYear G Att. Gls Sh% A To Ko EJ ST FB2007 30 39 15 0.385 23 14 3 4 11 72008 31 55 26 0.473 14 5 5 15 33 292009 28 89 39 .438 27 26 10 18 70 50Career 89 183 80 .437 64 45 18 37 114 86

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Briefly… Edgaras Asajavicius is in his third season of collegiate water polo... has been a primary starter both seasons at LMU... Records... ranks tied-18th with 95 career goals... Honors... 2009... Third-Team ACWPC All-American... Second-Team WWPA All-Conference... Second-Team NCAA All-Tournament... FIrst-Team WWPA All-Tour-nament...Second-Team ACWPC National All-Academic... WWPA All-Academic... 2008... WWPA Newcomer of the Year... WWPA All-Freshman... Third-Team ACWPC National All-Academic... WWPA All-Academic LMU Highlights... 2009... led team with 46 goals... was named WWPA Player of the Week in first week of the season after scoring 14 goals at UCSD Invitational, including seven in win over Pomona-Pitzer and then six in win over No. 5 Pep-perdine... 2008... was second on team with 49 goals... finished year scoring two or more goals in 15 games... Personal... Edgaras Asajavicius was born in Kaunas, Lithuania and is the son of Lorena and Anatolijus Asajavicius... thanks to extensive playing time in Germany, United States and Belorus, a Russian coach, and lessons in high school, Asajavicius has a 3.9 GPA and can speak four languages... he is an International Business major.

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Career StatsYear G Att. Gls Sh% A To Ko EJ ST FB2008 30 124 49 .395 16 26 18 43 22 82009 27 125 46 .368 19 44 23 35 18 9Career 57 249 95 .382 35 70 41 78 40 17

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Briefly… Jon Colton is in his second season at LMU after transferring from Cal in 2009... he was with the Bears for one season, serving his redshirt year in 2008... Highlights At LMU... 2009... played all 28 games, scoring six goals with three assits, 21 kickouts drawn, 14 steals and 11 field blocks... Prior to LMU... graduated from Northwood High School in 2008 with a 3.9 GPA... went to Cal one season and was on men’s water polo team... did not play and served redshirt year... at Northwood (in Irvine, Calif.), he was a four-year letterwinner for coach Chris French... he scored 270 goals with 145 assists and 182 steals during his career... he was a four-time All-Sea View League se-lection... he was a All-CIF Division I selection his final three years... he earned honorable mention All-American honors as a sophomore, second-team honors as a junior and first-team honors as a senior... he was two-time offensive MVP, two-time defensive MVP and was league MVP as a senior... Personal... Jonathon Jerome Colton was born in Long Beach, Calif., and is the son of Rinske and Keith Colton... he has two brothers and a sister... sister, Cara, is the assistant coach for the Lions... a Business major.

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Career StatsYear G Att. Gls Sh% A To Ko EJ ST FB2009 28 25 6 .240 3 21 20 39 14 11Career 28 25 6 .240 3 21 20 39 14 11

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Briefly... Tibor Forai is in his fourth and final season of collegiage water polo at LMU... Records... ranks 10th all-time with 143 goals entering senior season... 64 career assists ranks tied for 8th with teammate Ikaika Aki... Honors... 2009... Second-Team ACWPC All-American... Second-Team WWPA All-Conference... First-Team NCAA All-Tournament... Second-Team CoSIDA Academic All-District XIII... Second-Team ACWPC National All-Academic... WWPA All-Academic... LMU Male Student-Athlete of the Year... 2008... Third-Team ACWPC All-American... Second-Team WWPA All-Conference... Second-Team NCAA All-Tournament... Second-Team WWPA All-Tournament... Second-Team ACWPC National All-Academic... WWPA All-Academic... 2007... Third-Team ACWPC All-American... Sec-ond-Team WWPA All-Conference... WWPA Tournament MVP... Second-Team ACWPC National All-Academic... WWPA All-Academic... Highlights At LMU... 2009... played in 22 games and still ranked second on the team with 40 goals... also had 18 assists, 23 kickouts drawn and 13 steals... scored in 13 of the last 14 games of season, including seven in the WWPA tournament... 2008... scored five goals in the WWPA title game

win over UC San Diego... led team with 53 goals, also led team with 35 as-sists (tied for fifth in single season record book) while adding 24 steals... 2007... led the Lions with 50 goals in his first season with the Lions... scored nine goals in the WWPA Championships, earning MVP honors of the tournament... he scored a career-best five goals in the win over Red-lands and added three more in the semifinals over Santa Clara (11/17/07) and another goal in the title game... Personal... Tibor Forai was born in Novi Sad, Serbia to Zorica and Zoltan Forai... has a brother, Robert... a Pre-dentistry major.

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Career StatsYear G Att. Gls Sh% A To Ko EJ ST FB2007 30 132 50 .379 11 23 12 31 30 52008 27 121 53 .438 35 31 19 29 24 42009 22 103 40 .388 18 33 23 23 13 2Career 79 356 143 .402 64 87 54 83 67 11

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Briefly… Charlie Horton is in his fourth season of collegiate water polo at LMU as a redshirt junior... Highlights At LMU... 2009... played in all 28 games on the season... 2008... played in 24 games and finished with five goals in nine attempts (55.6 percent)... had 15 steals... scored first goal of career against Long Beach State (9/7/08)... 2007... served his redshirt season in 2007... Prior to LMU... Graduated from Mercer Island High School in 2007 with a 3.34 GPA... was a three-year letterwinner for coaches Tim Reed and Lauren Ayers... Horton was a two-time first-team All-State selection in Washington while play-ing for the four-time state champions at Mercer Island High School. He led the team in goals, assists and steals... Personal... Charles Thomas Horton was born in Seattle, Wash., and is the son of Lisa and Thomas Horton... has two sisters... father played tennis at Whitman... a Marketing major.

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Career StatsYear G Att. Gls Sh% A To Ko EJ ST FB2008 24 9 5 .556 1 4 3 7 15 42009 28 19 6 .316 5 19 6 27 16 18Career 52 28 11 .393 6 23 9 34 31 22

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Briefly… Michail Lapida is in his third season of collegiate water polo…

Highlights At LMU... 2009... played in seven games with a goal and a steal... scored against Pomona-Pitzer at UCSD Invite... had steal in WWPA tournament against Chapman... 2008... played in 10 games, scoring five goals in 11 at-tempts... scored first goal against UCSC (10/2/08) and finished game with two...

Prior to LMU… played center forward in club water polo in Lithuania for coach Necius Papauzelis... went to Juventos Gimnazija in Vilnius…

Personal… Michail Lapida was born in Vilnius, Lithuania and is the son of Ma-rina and Aleksandr Lapida... a Science major.

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Career StatsYear G Att. Gls Sh% A To Ko EJ ST FB2008 10 11 5 .455 0 5 1 1 2 22009 7 2 1 .500 0 3 0 2 1 0Career 17 13 6 .462 0 8 1 3 3 2

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Briefly... Derek Milligan is in his fifth and final season of collegiate water polo at LMU… was a redshirt in 2006... Honors... was named to the second-team ACWPC All-Academic team and WWPA All-Academic in 2008 and 2009... Records... ranks 13th all-time with 78 career steals entering senior season.Highlights At LMU... 2009... played in 27 games, scoring 17 goals while rank-ing second on the team in steals with 44, which ranks 7th all-time in LMU his-tory for a single season... scored twice in win over Santa Clara in WWPA semi-finals... had two hat-tricks, against Whittier and Claremont... 2008... played in 28 games for the Lions... had a career-high five steals against UCSC (10/2/08)... had two goals against Pacific (10/11/08)... 2007... played in 20 games in 2007, scored two goals against Cal Baptist (9/1/07)... 2006... Redshirt season... Personal… Derek Michael Milligan was born on June 2, 1988 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada… he is the son of Connie Soga and Bruce Milligan… has a brother, Ben, who swims at NYU, and a sister, Jocelyn… a Business major.

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Career StatsYear G Att. Gls Sh% A To Ko EJ ST FB2007 20 14 6 .429 8 7 4 10 11 22008 28 13 5 .385 9 5 2 7 23 12009 27 38 17 .447 13 16 6 22 44 7Career 75 65 28 .431 30 28 12 39 78 10

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Briefly… Zach Mix is in his fourth season of collegiate water polo at LMU, re-joining the program after taking the 2008 season off… Highlights At LMU... 2009... played in 22 games on the season... scored four goals... scored twice in win over No. 6 UC Santa Barbara... also had five steals and two field blocks... 2008... served his redshirt season... 2007... in first sea-son of action, played in 11 games with five goals in 10 attempts... added two steals... 2006... Served redshirt season... High School… graduated from Bellarmine in 2006… won five letters in swim-ming and water polo… was an All-CIF selection in both water polo and swim-ming as a senior… also named all-league in water polo and an All-American in swimming as a senior… Personal… Zachary J. Mix was born on Sept. 8, 1988 in Redwood City, CA… he is the son of Cynthia and Jerome Mix… has two brothers, Josh, who played wa-ter polo for Cal Poly, and Jake… father played water polo in college at the Uni-versity of Arizona from 1976-80… volunteered in restoring environment project at Guadalupe River Park and Gardens… also spent time St. Anthony’s Shelter and Lytton Gardens retirement home… a Business - Entrepreneurship major.

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Career StatsYear G Att. Gls Sh% A To Ko EJ ST FB2007 11 10 5 .500 2 5 0 3 0 02009 22 17 4 .235 1 7 1 6 5 2Career 33 27 9 .333 3 12 1 9 5 2

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Briefly... Peter Phelps is in his fourth season as a redshirt junior at LMU... served his redshirt season in 2007 and did not play in 2008...

Highlights at LMU..2009... played seven games...

Prior to LMU... graduated from Laguna Beach High School in 2007... he played for Breakers WPC and helped his team to the 2006 SOPAC Zone Youth Cham-pionship... played four season and lettered three times for coach Rick McKee... was a three-time All-League performer for Orange Coach League... was named team MVP as a senior... second team All-CIF as a senior...

Personal... Peter William Phelps was born in Newport Beach, Calif., and is the son of Cynthia and Peter Phelps... father played water polo... has a sister and a brother... a Business major.

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Career StatsYear G Att. Gls Sh% A To Ko EJ ST FB2009 7 2 0 0.000 0 1 0 1 0 0Totals 7 2 0 0.000 0 1 0 1 0 0

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Briefly… Robert Pusic is in his third season of collegiate water polo at LMU... will be a redshirt sophomore in 2010...

Highlights At LMU... 2009... played in 19 games, scoring a pair of goals with five assists and five steals... 2008... Served redshirt season and did not play...

Prior to LMU... Graduated from Arcadia High School in 2008... was a three-time high school All-American, earning MVP honors on the team and in the league... was also CIF Division II champion in swimming, winning the 50-free and 100-free... also took honors in Masters competition, taking fourth in the 50 and sixth in the 100...

Personal... Robert Mitchell Pusic was born in Pasadena, CA and is the son of Desa and Viktor Pusic... father played water polo at Pepperdine... a Sociology major.

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Career StatsYear G Att. Gls Sh% A To Ko EJ ST FB2009 19 13 2 .154 5 5 2 5 5 0Career 19 13 2 .154 5 5 2 5 5 0

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Briefly… Albert Samuels is in his fourth season of collegiate water polo at LMU as a redshirt junior...Highlights At LMU... 2009... played in 26 games on the season, scoring six goals with seven assists and 16 field blocks, which was third on the team... came up big defensively against Pepperdine with three field blocks, a steal and a kickout drawn... 2008... did not play first 19 games due to injury... finished playing 11 games with a pair of goals... 2007... served redshirt season.Prior to LMU... graduated from Villa Park High School in 2007 with a 4.3 GPA... a four-time scholar-athlete... a four-year letterwinner for coach John Carrich... he was a four-time letterwinner in both swimming and water polo, earning three All-CIF honors and All-America honors as a senior... he was also a two-time first-team All-Century League selection... scored 82 goals with 62 assists and 61 steals as a senior... finished with 202 goals, 137 assists and 216 steals at Villa Park... Personal... Albert Louis Kugler Samuels was born in Newport Beach, Calif., and is the son of Elizabeth and Martin Samuels... has a sister, who swims at LMU, and a brother... an International Business major.

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Career StatsYear G Att. Gls Sh% A To Ko EJ ST FB2008 11 7 2 0.286 1 3 1 4 4 12009 26 32 8 0.250 7 8 8 16 12 16Totals 37 39 10 0.256 8 11 9 20 16 17

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Briefly… Max Schlegel is in his fourth season of collegiate water polo at LMU...

Highlights At LMU... 2009... had a break-out second season for the Lions with 19 goals, 11 assists, 14 kickouts drawn, 15 steals and nine field blocks... played in all 28 game... was a force against rival, scoring seven goals against UCSD on the season, including the game winner in the title game... 2008... played in 28 of 29 games, scoring 14 goals with 19 steals 15 kickouts drawn and seven assists... scored three goals against Harvard (10/4/08) and UC San Diego (10/25/08)...

Prior to LMU... graduated from Southern High school in Harwood, Maryland, in 2007... a three-year letterwinner for Mike Schofield... was a four-time All-Eastern League selection ... a National Cadet and Youth Team member... member of the National Age Group All-Tournament Team in 2006 while playing for Navy WPC...

Personal... Max Hartge Schlegel was born in Annapolis, Maryland, and he is the son of Nancy and Nicholas Schlegel... he has two brothers... active in volunteer-ing during high school... worked for the Davidson swim team, organized food and toy drives... will major in Athletic Training.

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Career StatsYear G Att. Gls Sh% A To Ko EJ ST FB2008 28 32 14 0.438 7 8 15 5 19 82009 28 73 19 0.260 11 14 17 12 15 9Totals 56 105 33 0.314 18 22 32 17 34 17

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Briefly… Daniel Smith is in his fourth and final season of collegiate water polo at LMU... Highlights At LMU... 2009... led the team with 65 kickouts drawn... scored in bunches on the season, netting three goals against Air Force, three more against USC (Sept. 6) and then four to lead the team in the first round of the WWPAs... had a career-best seven kickouts drawn against Santa Clara... 2008... played in 27 games and scored four goals with 15 kickouts drawn... added eight field blocks... 2007... played in 18 games as a true freshman... scored two goals on 10 attempts... had three assists and three steals... Prior to LMU... graduated from Thousand Oaks HS in 2007 with a 3.7 GPA... Smith was a two-time National Age Group All-American while also being a National Cadet and Youth Team Member on Wave FPC... was a three-time All-Marmonte League selection and a three-time All-American... Personal... Daniel Jason Smith was born in Santa Monica, Calif., and is the son of Frances and Robert Smith... father played baseball in college... he has two brothers... volunteered as a teacher’s aid at the Chime Infant Toddler Program for children with special needs... a Natural Science major.

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Career StatsYear G Att. Gls Sh% A To Ko EJ ST FB2007 18 10 2 0.200 3 5 2 11 3 32008 27 20 4 0.200 3 17 13 11 4 82009 28 46 21 0.457 1 42 65 12 7 6Totals 73 76 27 0.355 7 64 80 34 14 17

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WWPA tournament, including 15 in title game against UCSD (11/23/08)... equalled season-high again in NCAA tournament with 15 against Stan-ford... had 29 saves in two games at NCAAs... 2007... made 23 saves in two games at the NCAA tournament... had 16 saves in the win over UC San Diego (9/27/07)... finished the year with 10 or more saves in 16 games... National Teams... member of U.S. National Team Program starting in the spring of 2009, traveling with team to Belgrade, Serbia, for the 25th World University Games in 2009, and then touring as on the National Team in international competition throughout the world in the summer of 2010... Personal... Andrew Michael Stevens was born on Dec. 4, 1987 in Arca-dia, CA... he is the son of Vir-ginia and Mark Stevens... has a younger brother, Thomas... a Communication Studies ma-jor.

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Briefly… Collin Walters enters his third season of collegiate water polo at LMU...

Highlights At LMU... 2009... played in seven games in first season of action... 2008... served redshirt year and did not play...

Prior to LMU... graduated from Newport High School in Bellevue, WA... a four-year letter winner in water polo for coach Calvin White... a four-time All-State, All-League and All-City selection... earned first-team All-State honors last two seasons and was named team MVP as a senior...

Personal... Collin Davis Walters was born in Kirkland, WA and is the son of Karen and Mark Walters... father played tennis at Washington State... has a brother, who played water polo at Redlands, and a sister, who played at USC... a Biology major.

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Career StatsYear G Att. Gls Sh% A To Ko EJ ST FB2009 7 2 0 .000 0 3 0 3 2 0Career 7 2 0 .000 0 3 0 3 2 0

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Briefly… Gavyn Wild enters his second season of collegiate water polo at LMU...

Highlights At LMU... 2009... played seven games behind Lions’ All-American goalie... played in seven games, making eight saves with a goals against average of 5.71...

Prior to LMU... graduated from Riverside Poly High School... played all four years for Mark Colwell... a three-time all-league selection... earned All-CIF hon-ors all three years... he was an All-American all three years, earning his highest honor at Second-Team as a senior... was named Scholar-Athlete and to Honor Roll...

Personal... Gavyn Durwyn Wild was born in Redlands, Calif., and is the son of Durwyn Wild and the late Frieda Wild... he has three brothers and two sisers... volunteered with Freewheelers, a community support group for people with se-rious brain and spinal cord injuries... also volunteered at Speech and Fun Camp, a summer day camp working with children who have autism... he is a History major who hopes to go to law school.

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Career StatsYear G QP Svs GA GAA2009 7 7 8 10 5.71Totals 7 7 8 10 5.71

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Briefly… Rutger Choquehuanca is in his first season of collegiate water polo...

Prior to LMU... graduated from Santa Margarita Catholic High School in 2010... swam and played water polo... was a four-time all-league selection... was named Division II All-CIF as a junior and senior... was a three-time NICSA Academic All-American and was a NICSA Honorable Mention All-American as a senior... finished career with 250 goals, third most in school history... was named Senior AP Chemistry Student of the Year, was a SMCHS Honor Roll student all eight semesters and was a member of the National Honor Society

Personal... Rutger Anthony Choquehuanca was born in Newport Beach, Calif., and is the son of Carol and Tony Choquehuanca... has a brother and a sister... father played college water polo at UC Irvine, winning a national championship in 1982... active volunteer in high school, including service with Waves and Fishes and Special Olympics... he is a Biology major.

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Briefly… Oliver Feune de Colombi is in his first season of collegiate water polo at LMU...

Prior to LMU... graduated from The Bishops High School in 2010... played volleyball, water polo and swam... was team captain as a se-nior... played in Junior Olympics, placing second... helped the Bishop to a CIF championship as a junior.

Personal... Oliver Feune de Colombi was born in La Jolla, Calif., and is the son of Nora and Philippe Feune de Colombi... has a brother and a sister... did volunteer work with Haitian refugees in the Dominican Re-public... is a Business major.

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Briefly… Brian Flacks enters his final season of water polo as a gradu-ate student at LMU... attended UCLA, earning his Bachelor’s in History in June of 2010... played two seasons at UCLA, redshirting his freshman season and playing a driver the in 2007...Prior to LMU... He attended UCLA from 2006-10, playing in 2006 and 2007... was a redshirt in 2006... he was a four-year varsity letterwinner in water polo and swimming ... he graduated there in 2006... earned first-team All-Mission League honors as a senior, junior and sopho-more...also captured first-team All-CIF accolades in each of those three seasons...named a third-team All-America selection as a senior and sophomore...named the Daily News Player of the Year his senior sea-son...served as the team captain at Harvard-Westlake in 2005... com-peted for the Los Angeles Water Polo Club...competed for the Junior Olympic All-America first team 14s, 16s and 18s...Personal... Brian Spencer Flacks was born in Santa Monica, Calif., and is the son of Scott and Dawn Flacks... has two sisters, Lindsay and Casey... Casey plays water polo at LMU... a Masters of Education major.

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Briefly… John Trevor Gladych is in his first season of water polo at LMU after transferring from Villanova this summer... attended Villanova for two years...

Prior to LMU... played club water polo at Villanova from 2008-10... was named CWPA Mid-Atlantic Division First-Team All-Conference as a sophomore... was named CWPA All-Academic as a freshman and sopho-more... graduated Mater Dei High School in 2007 and then attended Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, Mass in 2007-08... was named All-Con-fernece by the New England Prep Schools... also swam and played soc-cer in high school... was on the Dean’s List all eight semesters of high school.

Personal... John Trevor Gladych was born in Newport Beach, Calif., and is the son of Lori Moseley and John Gladych... both parents swam in col-lege... has two sisters and a brother... older brother, Ryan, plays water polo at Brown University... he is a Screenwriting major.

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Briefly… Eric MacDonell enters his second season at LMU after trans-ferring from Santa Monica Community College, where he played one season... he played at Pepperdine in 2007-08 and will be a redshirt ju-nior for the Lions in 2010... he served a redshirt season in 2009...

Prior to LMU... was named captain of his team at Santa Monica Com-munity College, earning all-conference and Junior College All-Ameri-can... he played one season as a reserve at Pepperdine... at Bellarmine, his team won the CCS Championship all four years and he was named all-league and all-state as a senior...

Personal... Eric Jeffrey MacDonell was born in San Jose, Calif., and is the son of Judi and Alex MacDonell... has two brothers and two sis-ters... eldest brother, Andrew, played water polo for the Lions, graduat-ing in 2009... an Economics major.

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Briefly… Mark Menis is in his first season of collegiate water polo at LMU...

Prior to LMU... graduated from Naperville Central High School in 2010... swam and played water polo in high school... helped water polo team place second in 2010, third in 2009 and second in 2008... was an Honor Roll student all four years of high school, was an All-Academic selection all four years... was a NISCA Academic All-American, earning first-team in 2010 and third-team in 2009... was named Illinois Coaches Association layer of the Year in 2010... was a three-time All-State se-lection, earning first-team his final two seasons... school record holder and state champion in the 50-Free, 100-Free, 200-Free, 200-IM and 500-Free... was also a 2010 State Champion in the 200 and 400-Free Relay... was a U.S. Swimming All-American in 2009 and 2010.

Personal... Mark Charles Menis was born in Downers Grove, Ill., and is the son of Nina and Mark Menis... he has a younger sister... an Engineer-ing major.

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Briefly… John Mikuzis is in his first season of college water polo at LMU... enrolled at LMU in Spring of 2010.

Prior to LMU... graduated Neuqua Valley HS in 2009... was a second-team All-American as a senior and was a four-time All-Conference se-lection...

Personal... John Richard Mikuzis was born in Naperville, Ill., and is the son of Nina and xxx Mikuzis... he has a younger sister... he is a Political Science major.

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Briefly… Peter Olson is in his first season of water polo at LMU...

Prior to LMU... graduated from St. Francis High School in 2010... swam and played water polo at St. Francis... was an all-league and All-WCAL selection as a senior... served as team captain for both teams as a senior.

Personal... Peter Stanley Olson was born in Palo Alto, Calif., and is the son of Linda and Cliff Olson... he has two brothers... older brother Mi-chael plays water polo at UCLA... a Physics major.

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Briefly… John Sample is in his second season of collegiate water polo at LMU after serving his redshirt season in 2009.

Prior to LMU... graduated from Saint Francis High School in 2009... played for coach Terry O’Donnell... earned all-league and All-Central Coast honors as a senior... started every game as a senior, including CCS final... helped team to Central Coast Section title... a member of the Stanford Water Polo Club...

Personal... John David Sample was born in San Jose, Calif., and is the son of Jane and David Sample... he has a brother who plays water polo at Cal... a Business Administration major.

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Briefly… Matt Stipanovich is in his first season of college water polo at LMU...Prior to LMU... graduated from DeSmet Jesuit High School in Saint Louis, Mo., in 2010 with a 4.0 GPA... played water polo, basketball and swam in high school, earning 10 letters in the process... had 106 goals to set school record as a junior, then followed with 87 as a senior... was a three-time All-State selection and three-time All-Suburban Central se-lection... helped team win state championship in 2010 and was named Player of the Year as a junior and senior... played for the 2009 USA ODP Midwest Zone Junior Team... was a Scholar-Athlete award winner all four years and earned the President’s Education Award in recognition of Outstanding Academic Excellence.Personal... Matthew Stephen Stipanovich was born in St. Louis, Mo., and is the son of Janice and Mike Stipanovich... he has two brothers and two sisters... he was a volunteer for Missouri Special Olympics and did volunteer work for “Christmas on Campus,” which benefits children... an Accounting major.

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Briefly… Brenden Verloop enters his second season of collegiate water polo... served his redshirt season in 2009...

Prior to LMU... he graduated from Foothill High School with a 3.58 GPA in 2009... was a four-year letterwinner for coach Jim Brumn... was named all-league, all-state, Second-Team Southern Section All-CIF and Fifth-Team All-American as a senior... scored 59 goals with 23 steals and 10 assists as a senior... was named to the honor roll all four years and was a four-time Scholar-Athlete selection...

Personal... Brenden Edward Verloop was born in Murrietta, Calif., and he is the son of LaDonna and Robert Verloop... he is an International Business major.

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Briefly… Spencer Zender enters his second season of collegiate water polo at LMU... served his redshirt season in 2009...

Prior to LMU... graduated from Cathedral Catholic in 2009... played for coach Brett Ormsby... was a two-year letterwinner... also swam, be-coming a city and CIF finalist in the 50-Free and the 100-Free... also played football his freshman season before switching to water polo... was named San Diego All-Star and three-time San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic.

Personal... Spencer Brian Zender was born in San Diego, Calif., and is the son of Anne and Brian Zender... he has a sister and a brother... fa-ther played water polo at the collegiate level and attended Pacific and Long Beach State... undecided as a major.

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The 2009 men’s water polo season was No. 13 for LMU Head Coach John Loughran. And to say it was a year of change and transition, might be an understatement.

Just three weeks after LMU won its seventh Western Water Polo Association championship in nine years and playing its seventh NCAA tournament in the same time span, Loughran was diagnoised with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL), a cancer of the blood and bone marrow.

So on Christmas Day 2009, Loughran found himself in a hospital. Like so many of his teams, a complete team effort has Loughran in remission and back on the pool deck for his 14th season.

oing through this, the support of family, friends and Loyola Marymount has been tremendous,” said Loughran. “An important aspect of handling this so quickly was the donation of blood and platelets during the critical moments of my illness by numerous individuals, many of whom I know and many that I don’t know. One of the new special service projects that this program will undertake is getting the word out about the importance of donating blood and platelets.”

Loughran started in the 1997-98 year and by 2001, he had both programs winning titles and going to the NCAAs. He has led the Lions to a combined 14

WWPA titles (7 for women, 7 for men) and 14 trips to the NCAA Championship over the last nine years as LMU has risen to become one of the top programs in the nation.

However, in year 13, Loughran finally had a singular focus, taking over just the men’s program when LMU Ahletics’ Director Dr. William Husak announced in the summer of 2009 that the programs would have the focus of a head coach the entire year, hiring former assistant Kyle Witt as the women’s head coach, allowing Loughran to focus exclusively on the men’s team.

In his first year with just the men, Loughran continued where he left off, adding the programs seventh Western Water Polo Association Championship in nine years and advancing to its seventh NCAA championship.

The string of success started in 2001 when they won their first-ever WWPA championship, going 15-14 overall, earning a bid to the NCAA Championship. Two years later the Lions finished 17-14 and returned to the NCAA Champion-ship with their second WWPA title in hand. Both teams finished third in the NCAA tournament. In 2004 he had his first repeat in men’s water polo with a 21-11 mark and another third place finish at the NCAAs. In 2005, LMU men’s water polo became just the fourth program in school history to win three straight conference crowns, defeating UC San Diego in the WWPA final at the

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Burns Aquatics Center. They added to their resume with the fifth title in 2007 with an impressive run through the WWPA tournament. In 2008, the Lions dominated from start to finish, going 11-0 against WWPA foes and claimed a second back-to-back title stretch with the 12-10 win over UCSD for the 2008 title.

Then in 2009, the Lions became the first program in LMU history to win three straight conference championships on two different occasions when they once again defeated UCSD, this time 5-4. That win gave the Lions 31 straight wins over WWPA competition.

Adding to his impressive resume, Loughran has won eight WWPA Coach of the Year honors, four in women’s water polo (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004) and four in men’s water polo, including the honor last season (2001, 2003, 2005, 2008).

Additionally, Loughran has coached 10 different players to 18 All-America hon-ors while having four players earn five WWPA Player of the Year honors from the men’s team, including Andy Stevens in 2008 and 2009. On the women’s side he coached players to 20 All-American honors and seven WWPA Player of the Year winners.

Loughran came to Los Angeles after five years as head coach for the men’s and women’s water polo and men’s swim teams at Queens College in Flushing, NY. He

led the Queens College men’s water polo team to a 75-63 overall record in five seasons. In 1995 and 1996 Queens won the College Water Polo Association (CWPA) North Division title. Queens finished each of Loughran’s last two seasons ranked 15th nationally, the highest rankings in program history.

Following the 1994 and 1995 seasons, Loughran garnered Eastern Champion-ship co-Coach of the Year honors and received CWPA North Division Coach of the Year accolades in 1994, 1995 and 1996. The men’s swim team at Queens won the dual meet title for the Metropolitan Collegiate Swim Conference (MCSC) in each of Loughran’s last three years.

In 1993, Loughran initiated the women’s water polo club program at Queens College. Then in 1996, they posted an 8-4 record in its inaugural year of varsity competition. The following year they finished second in the New York Division of the CWPA with a 13-3 mark.

A 1990 graduate of Loyola University Chicago, he was a four-year letterwinner on the water polo and swim teams. A native of Greenwich, Conn., Loughran was a second-team High School All-American in water polo. Loughran resides in Los Angeles, Calif., with his wife, Merritt and their two children, Maeve and Finn.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORDS

1979-85 Records Unavailable1986 16 6 .727 Jim McMillan -- --1987 13 6 .684 Jim McMillan -- -- 1988 14 15 .482 Jim McMillan -- --1989 9 13 .409 Jim McMillan -- -- Final: 52-40 (4 years)1990 4 15 .215 Scott Thorton -- -- Final: 4-15 (1 year)1991 10 18 .357 Doug Pitts -- --1992 7 16 .304 Doug Pitts -- -- Final: 17-34 (2 years)1993 16 16 .500 David Kintas 10th --1994 19 14 .576 David Kintas 6th --1995 14 12 .538 David Kintas 7th --1996 7 8 .466 David Kintas -- -- Final: 56-48 (4 years)1997 9 17 .346 John Loughran -- --1998 16 14 .533 John Loughran 5th --1999 22 9 .710 John Loughran 3rd --2000 17 11 .607 John Loughran 2nd --2001 15 14 .517 John Loughran 1st 3rd2002 17 15 .531 John Loughran 2nd -- 2003 17 14 .548 John Loughran 1st 3rd2004 21 11 .656 John Loughran 1st 3rd2005 19 16 .543 John Loughran 1st 3rd2006 18 13 .581 John Loughran 2nd --2007 13 17 .433 John Loughran 1st 4th2008 21 10 .677 John Loughran 1st 3rd2009 19 9 .679 John Loughran 1st 4th Current: 224-170 (13)Total 281 259 .520 5 coaches 7 titles 7 trips 7 titles in 9 years

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as a senior in 2007, Cara Colton wasted not time in returning to the Lions as an assistant coach of the LMU Water Polo teams. Colton earned her degree in May of 2007 and in November of 2007 she was hired by her former head coach to become an assistant for the Lions.

Colton’s four-year career at LMU was book-ended by a pair of stellar seasons. As a freshman she scored four goals in the NCAA National Championship game against USC, the first by any team in LMU history. Three years later, Colton became a team leader and was named first-team All-WWPA. She finishes her career ranked seventh all-time with 117 career goals and seventh with 44 career assists.

In 2007 she had the best season of her four-year career by rank-ing third on the team in goals with a career-best 57, the eighth most in LMU history. She set ca-reer-best marks in almost every stats category with 19 assists, 35 kick-outs drawn and nearly dou-bled her career season total with 69 steals. She became the fifth person in school history to score six or more goals in a game with six against Indiana (3/18/07).

As a junior she earned All-WWPA honorable mention hon-ors with 25 goals in 51 attempts (49.0 percent), tying for fourth on the squad in scoring. She added 38 steals, 12 assists and 20 kickouts, good for second, first and third on the squad. As a sophomore in 2005, she finished the season with 15 goals on 37 attempts (40.5 percent), scor-ing a pair of goals in the NCAA tournament while played in all 37 games on the season, helping the Lions to a program-best 30-7 record. In 2004 she played in 29 of the Lions’ 31 games as a true freshman, including both games in the NCAA Championships… earning valuable playing time, Colton scored 20 goals on 47 shots (.426 shooting percentage) and became a goal scorer for the Lions in the last part of the sea-son, scoring 14 of her 20 goals in the last month of the season. She equalled an NCAA Champi-onships mark with four goals in the NCAA title game against USC (5-9-04)…CIF selection as a fresh-man, junior and senior.

She is the daughter of Rinske and Keith Colton and has three brothers, Joseph, Jeff and Jona-than. She earned her degree in Liberal Studies major with a con-centration in Kinesiology.

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American for Cal, returns to the pool that was the

pinnacle of his collegiate career, joining the Lions as the Volun-teer Assistant Coach in 2010. He will also be attending USC busi-ness school and working towards his MBA.

Bacharach finished his career at Cal with 151 career goals, includ-ing a team-best two in the 2006 NCAA National Championship, which Cal defeated USC, 7-6, It was the Bears 12th national title and Bacharach was one of the Bears’ team captains for the sec-ond consecutive seasons.

He played five years witht he Bears, serving a redshirt year in 2002 after graduating from De La Salle High School.

As a senior for the Bears, he scored 46 goals and was a AC-WPC Honorable Mention All-American, as well as an MPSF All-Academic and a ACWPC All-Academic selection.

In 2005, he scored 29 goals and was named MPSF All-Academ-ic and the recipient of the Cal Scholar-Athlete Award.

His sophomore season was his best in terms of goals, scoring 48 to rank second on the team. He was the Sept. 5 MPSF Player of the Week after scoring 12 goals in four matches at the Navy Open and was selected MPSF All-Aca-demic.

As a redshirt freshman in 2003, he scored 18 goals, including goals against Long Beach State and UCLA in the MPSF Tourna-ment. He once again was an AWPCA All-Academic selection (Excellent Class) and MPSF All-Academic pick.

At De La Salle High School was a two-time high school All-Amer-ican in water polo, was a three-time first-team North Coast Sec-tion selection, as well as North Coast Section MVP and Junior Olympic All-American in 2001. He helped his team to North Coast Section titles in 2000 and 2001, and a Junior Olympic champi-onship in 2000. He led his high school in scoring three consecu-tive years, tallying over 300 goals.

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2009  Season  Review

2009 RESULTS 2009 STATS 2009 ALL-AMERICANS 2009 WWPA HONORS WWPA CHAMPS

The Lions won their third straight WWPA title with wins over Chapman (13-3), #13 Santa Clara (12-7) and #10 UC San Diego (5-4) to claim their seventh title in nine years and makes them the first program in LMU athletics’ his-tory to win three straight conference championships two different times. They finished the year at 19-9 overall and 14-0 in the WWPA this season. The Lions were one of the nation’s leaders all season in defense, allowing just 170 goals this season in 28 games (just 6.07 per game). It was ranked fourth, just behind USC (5.18), UCLA (5.60) and Stanford (5.67). Junior goalie Andy Stevens, the WWPA Player of the Year, was a big reason why, ranking fourth nationally in saves with 321 (12.34 saves per game) while allowing just 6.15 goals per game. Offensively the Lions were balanced, with sophomore Edgaras Asajavicius lead-ing the way with 46 goals. Ikaika Aki was an all-around force for the Lions, ranking third with 39 goals (career-high) while adding a team-best 27 assists, 70 steals (ca-reer-high) and 50 field blocks (career-high). Junior Tibor Forai, who led the Lions in scoring the previous two sea-sons, was second in scoring with 40 goals in 22 games. All four went on to earn All-America honors.

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2009 RESULTS 2009 STATS 2009 ALL-AMERICANS 2009 WWPA HONORS WWPA CHAMPS

2009 MEN’S WATER POLO STATSRecord: 19-9 (Home: 6-1 | Away: 2-3 | Neutral: 11-5)No. Player Name GMS Att Gls Sht% Ast TO KO EJ ST FB1 Andy Stevens 28 1 0 0.000 7 3 3 0 19 01A Gavyn Wild 7 0 0 0.000 0 1 0 0 0 01B Joseph Svec 1 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 02 Daniel Smith 28 46 21 0.457 1 42 65 12 7 63 Brian Benedetti 25 42 18 0.429 3 29 29 14 11 64 Jon Colton 28 25 6 0.240 3 21 20 39 14 115 Charlie Horton 28 19 6 0.316 5 19 6 27 16 186 Tibor Forai 22 103 40 0.388 18 33 23 23 13 27 Andrew Aki 28 89 39 0.438 27 26 10 18 70 508 Albert Samuels 26 32 8 0.250 7 8 8 16 12 169 Zach Mix 22 17 4 0.235 1 7 1 6 5 210 Max Schlegel 28 73 19 0.260 11 14 17 12 15 911 Andrew MacDonnell 24 17 5 0.294 1 2 3 4 6 212 Robert Pusic 19 13 2 0.000 5 5 2 5 5 013 Edgaras Asajavicius 27 125 46 0.368 19 44 23 35 18 914 Michail Lapida 7 2 1 0.500 0 3 0 2 1 015 Eric MacDonell 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 016 Ryan Martin 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 017 John Sample 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 018 Spencer Zender 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 019 Peter Phelps 7 2 0 0.000 0 1 0 1 0 020 Collin Walters 7 2 0 0.000 0 3 0 3 2 021 Derek Milligan 27 38 17 0.000 13 16 6 22 44 722 Brenden Verloop 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 646 232 0.359 121 277 216 239 258 138 Goalies QTRs Svs GA GAA 1 Andy Stevens 104 321 160 6.151A Gavyn Wild 7 8 10 5.711B Joseph Svec 1 1 0 0.00 Totals 112 330 170 6.07 Score By Quarters 1 2 3 4 OT OT2 SD Tot LMU 51 58 66 55 1 0 1 232 Opponent 41 41 39 49 0 1 0 171

2009 RESULTSDate Opponent W/LSept. 5 vs. No. 19 Air Force (1) W, 12-5 vs. Pomona-Pitzer (1) W, 15-1Sept. 6 vs. No. 1 USC (1) L, 11-6 vs. No. 5 Pepperdine (1) W, 9-5Sept. 12 Whittier W, 11-3Sept. 19 vs. No. 17 UC San Diego (2) W, 6-5 vs. No. 4 UCLA (2) L, 7-3Sept. 20 vs. No. 8 UC Irvine (2) W, 7-6 (2ot) vs. No. 6 UC Santa Barbara (2) W, 8-5Sept. 24 at No. 13 UC San Diego W, 7-4Sept. 26 No. 9 Long Beach State W, 9-5Oct. 3 No. 12 UC Davis W, 8-4Oct. 10 vs. No. 11 UC San Diego (3) W, 10-6 vs. No. 4 Cal (3) L, 9-8Oct. 11 vs. No. 7 Pepperdine (3) L, 9-7 vs. No. 6 UCSB (3) W, 10-9 (ot)Oct. 15 Claremont W, 11-3Oct. 22 No. 4 UCLA L, 10-5Oct. 24 at No. 1 USC L, 11-4Oct. 31 No. 11 UC San Diego W, 11-6Nov. 6 No. 14 Santa Clara W, 7-5Nov. 7 vs. No. 15 Air Force W, 9-4Nov. 12 at No. 8 Long Beach St. L, 8-6Nov. 20 at Chapman (4) W, 13-3Nov. 21 vs. No. 13 Santa Clara (4) W, 12-7Nov. 22 vs. No. 10 UC San Diego (4) W, 5-4Dec. 5 vs. No. 1 UCLA (5) L, 9-8 (ot)Dec. 6 at No. 13 Princeton (5) L, 6-5

1 - UC San Diego Triton Invitational - La Jolla, CA2 - NorCal Invitational - Stanford, CA3 - SoCal Invitational - Irvine, CA4 - WWPA Championships - Orange, CA5 - NCAA Championships - Princeton, NJ

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Awards,  Honors  and  more...

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Men’s Water Polo 2009 Honors

Head Coach: John Loughran (13th Season)

Ikaika (Andrew) Aki ...........................................Third-Team ACWPC All-American.............................................................................First-Team WWPA All-Conference............................................................................ First-Team WWPA All-Tournament..........................................................LMU Male Most Improved Athlete of the YearEdgaras Asajavicius ............................Third-Team ACWPC Academic All-American........................................................................Second-Team WWPA All-Conference........................................................................ Second-Team NCAA All-Tournament............................................................................ First-Team WWPA All-Tournament................................................Second-Team ACWPC National All-Academic Award.......................................................................................WWPA All-Academic Team......................................................................... WWPA Player of the Week - Sept. 9.......................................................................................LMU Pride Award HonoreeTibor Forai ...................................................... Second-Team ACWPC All-American........................................................................Second-Team WWPA All-Conference............................................................................. First-Team NCAA All-Tournament........................................................................ Second-Team CoSIDA All-District XIII................................................Second-Team ACWPC National All-Academic Award.......................................................................................WWPA All-Academic Team.....................................................................LMU Male Student-Athlete of the YearCharlie Horton .......................... Third-Team ACWPC National All-Academic Award.......................................................................................WWPA All-Academic TeamAndrew MacDonell ....................First-Team ACWPC National All-Academic Award.......................................................................................WWPA All-Academic TeamDerek Milligan .......................Second-Team ACWPC National All-Academic Award.......................................................................................WWPA All-Academic TeamAlbert Samuels ......................... Third-Team ACWPC National All-Academic Award.......................................................................................WWPA All-Academic TeamAndy Stevens ....................................................Third-Team ACWPC All-American......................................................................................... WWPA Player of the Year.............................................................................First-Team WWPA All-Conference......................................................................................... WWPA Tournament MVP............................................................................ First-Team WWPA All-Tournament............................................................................. First-Team NCAA All-Tournament............................................................................ LMU Male Co-Athlete of the Year....................................................................... WWPA Player of the Week - Sept. 23Brenden Verloop ....................................LMU Community Service Award HonoreeTeam Awards ....................ACWPC National All-Academic Team GPA (2.94) AwardNational Scholar-Athletes .........Edgaras Asajavicius; Jonathan Colton; Tibor Forai;.................................. Charles Horton; Eric MacDonell; Derek Milligan; Zachary Mix;.................................. Albert Samuels; Brenden Verloop; Collin Walters; Gavyn Wild

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The Lions went 14-0 against teams from the WWPA in 2009, running their unbeaten streak to 31 games against the conference. They went 11-0 in 2008 and won their last six in 2007 to win back-to-back titles. The last set-back was to Santa Clara on Oct. 26, 2007, 8-7 in over-time. The 31 straight continues a string of success in the WWPA as the Lions have won seven WWPA titles in nine seasons. Here is a look at the Lions, year-by-year, in the WWPA Championships:LMU at WWPA Championships: 2009 - 3-0 - Won WWPA title2008 - 3-0 - Won WWPA title2007 - 3-0 - Won WWPA title2006 - 2-1 - Lost in finals to UCSD2005 - 3-0 - Won WWPA title2004 - 3-0 - Won WWPA title2003 - 3-0 - Won WWPA title2002 - 2-1 - Lost in finals to UCSD2001 - 3-0 - Won WWPA title2000 - 2-1 - Lost in finals to UCSD1999 - 2-1 - Lost in semifinals to AFA1998 - 2-1 - Lost in quarterfinals to UCSC1997 - 2-1 - Lost in semifinals to UCD1996 - Did not play1995 - 1-2 - Lost in quarterfinals to AFA1994 - 1-2 - Lost in quarterfinals to UCD1993 - 0-3 - Lost in quarterfinals to AFA1992 - DNP1991 - 0-3 - Lost in quarterfinals to AFA1990 - 0-3 - Lost in quarterfinals to AFA1989 - 1-2 - Lost in quarterfinals to UCSD1988 - 1-2 - Lost in quarterfinals to CMSTotals: 34-23 overall

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All season the LMU men’s water polo team was one of the top-rated defenses in the nation, and the Lions de-fense came up huge when it mattered most. The Lions defeated No. 10 UC San Diego, 5-4, in the Western Water Polo Association Championship at Chapman University. It was the Lions third consecutive title and seventh in nine years. Redshirt sophomore Max Schlegel broke a 4-4 tie with 4:01 to play in the game when he scored just outside of five-meters. With the lead, the Lions’ defense and WWPA MVP goalie Andy Stevens kept the Tritons off the board in the final frame. Stevens had 14 saves in the game, four in the final frame. Schlegel’s goal was the only time a team scored back-to-back goals in the game. The Lions scored the final goal of the third period and then Schlegel scored the would-be game winner. LMU advanced to their seventh National Collegiate Men’s Wa-ter Polo Championship. For the third time in four trips to the National Collegiate Men’s Water Polo Championship, the Lions suffered a heartbreaking setback, this time to No.1 ranked UCLA in overtime, 9-8. With 37 seconds left in the second overtime, Cole Consami scored on a 6-on-5 from three-meters to give the Bruins the one-goal win in a back-and-forth contest at Princeton University’s De-Nunzio Pool. The Lions then fell to the host in the conso-lation final, 6-5.

WWPA Results (at Chapman): Nov. 20 def. Chapman, 13-3 Nov. 21 def. #13 Santa Clara, 12-7 Nov. 22 def. #10 UC San Diego, 5-4NCAA Results (at Princeton): Dec. 5 lost to #1 UCLA, 9-8 (ot) Dec. 6 lost to #13 Princeton, 6-5

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LMU picked the best time of the season to play their best half of water polo as they executed to near perfection in the second half of the 2008 WWPA title game to pull away from ninth-ranked UC San Diego and earn a 12-10 win. Andrew Aki tied the game with 4:50 to play in the third quarter and then gave LMU an 8-7 lead 40 seconds later. UC San Diego managed to tie the game at 8-8 with 2:54 to play in the third period, setting the tone for yet another tight finish. LMU’s defense, led by tournament MVP Andy Stevens in goal, would allow just two more goals the rest of the way. Stevens, who was also the WWPA Player of the Year, would finish the game with 15 saves. Senior Tim Heafner would close the third frame with a goal to give LMU a 9-8 lead, one they would not let go of. In the NCAA tournament, the Lions led almost the entire game against host Stanford, but saw the Car-dinal break a 5-5 tie with the game winner with just 18 seconds on the clock. Brian Benedetti scored twice. In the third place game, the Lions left little doubt as they recovered for a seven-goal win.

WWPA Results (at Claremont): Nov. 21 def. Pomona-Pitzer, 12-3Nov. 22 def. #15 Santa Clara, 12-8Nov. 23 def. #9 UC San Diego, 12-10

NCAA Results (at Stanford): Dec. 6 lost #3 Stanford, 6-5Dec. 7 def. #10 Navy, 11-4

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LMU entered the season with one of its youngest rosters in program history and entered the WWPA tournament in November with its lowest seed in the decade at No. 3. It was supposed to be a rebuilding year. Not so fast. Played in Colorado at the Air Force Academy, they opened the WWPA tournament by defeating six-seed Redlands, 16-8, and then avenged a regular season setback to No. 2 seed Santa Clara, 12-8. The Lions then played UC Davis for the fourth time on the season, losing the previous three by a combined five goals. This time they trailed 6-5 in the third but shutout UCD in the fourth and Tim Heaf-ner scored in the final minutes to push the Lions back to the NCAAs. In the final four, the Lions gave USC all they wanted but fell down the stretch to the top-ranked Tro-jans, 8-4. In the consolation game, the Lions fell to No. 9 Navy, 7-6, the seventh one-goal game on the season for the Crimson and Navy.

WWPA Results (at Air Force): Nov. 16 def. #20 Redlands, 16-8Nov. 17 def. #15 Santa Clara, 12-8Nov. 18 def. #9 UC Davis, 7-6

NCAA Results (at Stanford): Dec. 1 lost #1 USC, 8-4Dec. 2 lost #9 Navy, 7-6

2007:  AHEAD  OF  SCHEDULE

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The Loyola Marymount men’s water polo team finished its best for last in the 2005 season, winning eight of their last 11 as they won their third straight Western Water Polo Association championship and fourth in the last five years. The Lions, considered the underdog to rival UC San Diego, earned a thrilling 7-6 win over the Tri-tons at the Burns Recreation and Aquatics Center, giving the Lions the automatic bid to the NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championship. The Lions pushed Stanford to the brink, falling 7-6 in the semifinals before defeating 11th-ranked Saint Francis, 10-6, in the third place match. The Lions finish 19-16 overall, 10-3 in the WWPA and ranked eighth in the nation.

WWPA Results (at LMU): Nov. 17 def. Santa Clara, 8-5Nov. 18 def. #11 UC Davis, 9-6Nov. 19 def. #7 UC San Diego, 7-6

NCAA Results (at Bucknell): Dec. 3 lost #2 Stanford, 7-6Dec. 4 def. #11 St. Francis, 10-6

2005:  THREE-PEAT

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In a season that was supposed to be a rebuilding type year, the Loyola Marymount University men’s water polo team proved everyone wrong as they worked them-selves to a second straight Western Water Polo Associa-tion championship in 2004 with a 21-11 final record. The Lions, coming one win shy of tying the program record in wins, took third in the 2004 NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championships with a 6-5 win over Princeton. The one-goal win over Princeton was part of a theme for the Li-ons in 2004 as they made a habit of pulling out the close wins. LMU went 12-4 on the season in games decided by two goals or less. In the stretch the Lions went 3-0 in overtime games, winning all three by one goal. They defeatied No. 7 Long Beach State, 8-7, No. 17 Whittier, 12-11, and No. 13 UC Davis, 7-6. The wins over Whittier and UC Davis helped the Lions advance to the WWPA title game.

WWPA Results (at UC Davis): Nov. 18 def. #17 Whittier, 12-11 (ot)Nov. 19 def. #13 UC Davis, 7-6 (ot)Nov. 20 def. #18 Redlands, 6-3

NCAA Results (at Stanford): Dec. 4 lost #1 Stanford, 14-6Dec. 5 def. #10 Princeton, 6-5

2004: 21-11

2004:  CRUNCH  TIME

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The seventh-ranked Loyola Marymount University men’s water polo team won the 2003 Western Water Polo As-sociation title and finished third in the 2003 NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championship in December. The Lions fin-ished the season 17-14 overall and 12-3 in the WWPA. The Lions claimed a 6-5 win over seventh-ranked UC San Diego. It was a fitting reversal of fortunes for the Lions. In the regular season the Lions were on the wrong end of heartbreakers all season, losing 10 of their 14 games by one-goal or in overtime. All 10 of those games came against teams ranked in the top-20 nationally, including two games at the hands of the Tritons. The Lions opened up the NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championship against the 2002 National Champions, Stanford. In an offensive showcase, the Lions fell to the Cardinal in their home pool 14-8. In the third place game, the Lions posted four unanswered goals in the first period to earn a 10-7 win over 11th-ranked Navy.

WWPA Results (at Redlands): Nov. 20 def. UC Santa Cruz, 12-4Nov. 21 def. #17 Air Force, 9-8Nov. 22 def. #7 UC San Diego, 6-5

NCAA Results (at Stanford):Dec. 6 lost #2 Stanford, 14-8Dec. 7 def. #11 Navy, 10-7

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The 2001 season set in motion a new era for LMU men’s water polo as the team went 15-14 overall and won their first Western Water Polo Association Championship with a 4-2 win over UC San Diego at the brand new Burns Rec-reation and Aquatics Center. Opened that season, the Li-ons posted 10 wins at home that helped them to the programs first ever NCAA tournament. The Lions made their first trip a memorable one as they battled UCLA to the end in a 7-5 setback in the semifinals before mak-ing it look easy in the third place game. They defeated UMass 14-6 to pick-up the program’s first win in NCAA tournament play.

WWPA Results (at LMU): Nov. 16 def. UC Santa Cruz, 15-7Nov. 17 def. Air Force, 13-4Nov. 18 def. UC San Diego, 4-2

NCAA Results (at Stanford): Dec. 1 lost #3 UCLA, 7-5Dec. 5 def. #16 UMass, 14-6

2001:  THE  BEGINNING

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Maybe that we’re the only Catholic University in Los Ange-les and one of the world’s renowned Jesuit institutions, a group that includes 28 universities in the United States

and over 100 schools worldwide.Or, maybe, it is that Loyola Marymount University has been called

a Hidden Gem by the Washington Post and ranked among the Best in the West by U.S. News & World Report.

Or that our serene campus, overlooking Marina del Rey, offers one of the most exhilarating academic locations anywhere.

Or that our five colleges, all connected to Los Angeles, enable students to make current contacts in technology, business, politics, art, music, and naturally, the entertainment industry.

Yet there’s something more to consider. If you’re looking for a place to acquire facts and skills that will help you get along in the world, you have many choices. But if you’re looking for a place where God fits in, a place that honors faith as well as reason, Loyola Marymount University may be the place for you.

At LMU, we inspire you to take ideas apart and learn how they fit together. You’ll test your limits, forge enduring friendships, pro-mote justice and become a contributing citizen of the world.

Our curriculum is broad and deep. Our pace is demanding. Our expectations are high. Our plans are ambitious. And we’re looking for curious, accomplished, enterprising, visionary students to make this their right time and their right place.

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Right  Place.     Right  Time.

INSIDE THE LIONS: Sacred Heart Chapel and its clock tower is one of most recogniz-able structures on the bluff. The chapel, which was remodeled in 1953, has 29 stained glass windows that represent the major jesuit saints and universities.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education notes that at Jesuit in-stitutions, this precept “translates into a large amount of individual attention from faculty members and accessibility

to high-level administrators, including the president.” At LMU, students don’t simply benefit from cura personalis; they practice it, too, carrying out the Jesuit ideal of “men and women for oth-ers.” The Marymount sisters contribute a history of educating women and teaching through the arts, with a deliberately in-ternational perspective that encourages respect for all cultures. LMU brings these gifts together in seven colleges:

Film and Television

Science and Engineering

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A  view  to         a  promising  future.

INSIDE THE LIONS: William H. Hannon Library is newest crown jewell to LMU. The 88,000-square foot library was completed in 2009 and is home to more than 444,200 books and 99,383 bound periodi-cals.

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UNIVERSITY MISSION AND IDENTITY

Loyola Marymount’s Mission and Goals Statement, approved by the Board of Trustees in 1990, succinctly states in its preamble the university’s three-fold mission:

* The encouragement of learning * The education of the whole person * The service of faith and the promotion of justice

These often quoted phrases are at the heart of the campus com-munity’s communal self-understanding. When unpacked, they tell us much about LMU’s identity as a Catholic, Jesuit/Marymount uni-versity.

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A  solid  foundation.

INSIDE THE LIONS: LMU sits on a bluff that provides some of the best views in all of Southern California. From the edge of campus, one can see from Catalina Island, all the way to Downtown Los Ange-les and beyond to the San Bernardino Mountains.

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IT’S WHO YOU ARE WITH

When it comes to providing friends and mentors, you won’t find a uni-versity surpassing LMU. The cam-

pus population comes from all 50 states and 70 countries. Better still, LMU offers more than 140 extracurricular organizations that hone the students’ skills and help them find like-minded colleagues for life. Whatever the religious belief, the university pays attention to individual spirit. “I’ve thought a lot about what makes my friends at college different than those from high school, and I’ve realized that the people at LMU live up to the mission of being men and women for others,” said a sophomore. Students are free to examine faith in social or service activities.

IT’S WHERE YOU LIVEEvery fall, nine out of 10 first-year students take advantage of LMU housing and for

some very good reasons. Some of the ben-efits of LMU living are simple: an active social scene, meal plans that allow students to dine at various campus locations, and easy access to classes and campus facilities. But university housing offers much more than simple con-venience, it also gives students an edge. As a resident, students are immediately plugged into programs that help them achieve bet-ter grades, meet new friends, develop pro-fessional contacts and graduate in a timely manner. At LMU, we know that everything you do - including where you live - shapes the person you’re becoming. So LMU offers themed living communities where you pur-sue your education in a social context that’s relevant to you. Here, you live and learn in an environment that promotes reflection and character development, where your values are celebrated, challenged, shared.

IT’S WHERE YOU’RE BOUND“We’re trying to get rid of you,” said profes-sor Kelly Younger, who directs the Honors Program, likes to tell LMU students. He’s re-ferring to the study abroad opportunities, scholarships, internships, academic confer-ences and competitions that take students off campus and into the world. When it comes time to graduate, students will have the knowledge, the confidence, and the strength of spirit to achieve anything the students can imagine. To help you toward your ideal ca-reer, LMU offers a network of loyal alumni. “Even the summer after graduation, I am al-ready aware of the benefits that LMU alumni networking offers,” says a new alum. “When we leave the undergraduate family, it’s as if we graduate into an even larger family that offers constant support.”

Develop  the  whole  person.

INSIDE THE LIONS: The sunken gardens is at the center of LMU and is the hub of activity, including home to more than 10,000 that attend graduation each May.

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The mission of the department is to provide an environment for student-athlete development that supports the pursuit of the highest level of success athletically and academical-

ly for the growth of the whole person in the tradition of the Je-suit and Marymount ideals. The purpose of the Intercollegiate Athletics Program at Loyola Marymount University is to support the overall mission, goals and objectives of the University by complimenting its primary academic pursuits with champion-ship sports programs. Additionally, Loyola Marymount Univer-sity Athletics supports “Pursuing Victory with Honor.”

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From the very beginning, LMU has extablished a history of champions. In the 1930s it was three straight ice hockey championships. In the 1940s the legendary Pete Newell played for the Lions and the rivalry with Pepperdine (1941) began. The 1950s saw

Bob Boyd win the NCAA title in the 100-yard dash. The 1960s saw the Lions win their first basketball championship, and one of their first Olympians, rower Hugh Miller Foley (1964). In the 1970s, Loyola and Marymount colleges merged and saw women’s sports begin their dominate history, incluing a pair of tennis championships (1977, 78). LMU then exploded in the 1980s with more individual national champions (Therese Kozlowki in cross country) and more Olympians (Paul Sunderland men’s volleyball gold medal in 1984). The decade also in-cluded LMU’s trip to the College World Series (1986) and two women’s rowing Varsity Four National Titles (1981, 86). The 1990s started with one of the most memorable moments in sports history with the men’s basketball run to the NCAA Elite Eight in the 1989-90 season. Women’s volleyball became the first program to win three straight WCC titles (1994, 95, 96), thanks in part to Olympian and All-American Sarah Noriega. Baseball would end the 1990s with three straight titles, the final coming in 2000. Then came the past decade, as the Lions won more titles (22) than the previous 70 years combined. Leading the way were the men and women’s water polo programs, winning a combined 15 titles, including five straight (2001-05) and eight in 10 years by women’s water polo.

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PRESIDENT ADMINISTRATION HEAD COACHES COMPLIANCE DEVELOPMENT

Leadership.For Dr. William S. Husak life is all about family and his 13

years as the Athletics Director at Loyola Marymount Uni-versity reflects his family-first approach to life. And that

approach has brought success never before seen at LMU. Since taking over the program in 1998, the Lions’ success has been some of the best in program history, Husak firmly believes the program has “just scratched the surface.”

The past 13 years have been some of the most successful in school history, winning more than 54 percent of its dual compe-titions and claiming 28 conference championships and 35 NCAA postseason appearances. Off the field, the Lions have had a 65 percent increase in national scholar-athletes as 208 claimed the honor in the 2009-10 academic year.

His administrative efforts in striving for that success has been and continues to be a four-pronged approached focused on people, operational budgets, facilities and endowments.

For Husak it starts with developing a family of coaches, sup-port staff and administrators who believe that LMU’s athletics program can be among the elite in the nation. His tenure has been marked by enhancing the support of the athletic teams through:

Husak is quick to acknowledge the success of athletics is due to a University committed to its programs. Leading this direction was the formation of the Athletic Director’s Council. For more on the direction of LMU Athletics:

Building Champions - Capital CampaignLionsFundAthletic Director’s CouncilDevelopment - Endowments

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Loyola Marymount University is dedicated to the education and development of the whole person, the pursuit of academic excel-lence, advancement of scholarship, the service of faith, and the

promotion of justice. As a Catholic institution, the University takes its fundamental inspiration from the Jesuit and Marymount traditions of its founding religious orders. Loyola Marymount University seeks to foster in each member of its community respect for the dignity of the individual, a devotion to intellectual and spiritual life, an appreciation for diversity, and a thirst for justice in all endeavors. Loyola Marymount University strives to send forth “men and women for others,” to lead and to serve.

Students who choose LMU for higher learning receive a world-class edu-cation on a campus known for its athletic excellence. The LMU Athletics Department is committed to assisting student-athletes achieve their full potential both academically and athletically. The Student-Athlete Ser-vices staff supports all student-athletes in their academic and personal development. The staff provides guidance to each LMU student-athlete in their transition from high school student to college student-athlete.

Tradition of ExcellenceLMU has a proud reputation of academic excellence among its student-athletes. In the past few years the LMU Athletics Department has been in the highest percentile of the APR (Academic Performance Rate) scale among all schools in NCAA Division I.

According to the 2009 NCAA Graduation Rate, the LMU Athletics De-partment posted a rate of 86 percent for all student-athletes who ex-hausted their eligibility and a rate of 74 percent for those student-ath-letes who received athletics aid.

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A  Hub  of  Activity.

The busiest place per square foot on the campus of Loyola Mary-mount University is not what one would think. It is not LMU’s on-campus commons area, the Lair, University Hall or the LMU book-

store. It is the LMU Athletics Training Room.

Right around 1,000-square feet, the LMU training room at any given mo-ment in season is what Assistant Athletics Director of Athletic Medicine Keith Ellison calls “organized and controlled chaos.” On a given day, the Athletics Training Room will see about half of the 450 student-athletes at LMU. A given day will include lots of paperwork, therapy for student-athletes recovering from injuries that keep them out of competition, ap-pointments with doctors and pre- and post-practice needs.

With more than 50 years of experience in the field, the Training Program provides services that include a philosophy that places a high value on health and wellness, a program that allows injured student-athletes to return to their sport as soon as medically safe and to substantially reduce the risk of athletic injury for those student-athletes.

The Training Room at LMU features state-of-the-art equipment in a 1,000-square foot athletic medicine complex. The equipment includes whirlpools, paraffin bath, ultrasound, muscle stimulation and hydrocol-lators.

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KEITH ELLISON

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JOE GONZALEZ

(310) 338-2764

BETH DRAYER

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STEVEN CORTEZ

(310) 338-5220

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Strengthening  champions.

The strength and conditioning program at Loyola Marymount Uni-versity is an essential component of the Athletic department’s quest for Building Champions. Leading the way in developing a strength

and conditioning program that will be the basic building blocks to form-ing champions is Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Bobby Harmston, who is in his first year at the helm of the program at LMU.

“We are here to train our student-athletes to be, first and foremost, the best athletically they can be,” said Harmston, who came to LMU in the summer of 2009. “We will be based around training the student-athletes at LMU to be fit across all 10 physical skills. We then will be training them to be sport specific athletes after we develop them as an overall ath-lete.”

LMU STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING MISSION STATEMENT“The LMU Strength and Conditioning Department will help all student-athletes reach their full athletic potential by developing all aspects of their physical and mental fitness. The ten recognized physical skills to be devel-oped are Cardiovascular and Respiratory Endurance, Stamina, Strength, Flexibility, Power, Speed, Coordination, Agility, Balance, and Accuracy. We will develop these skills by using the following methods: Olympic lift-ing, strength lifting, body weight calisthenics, plyometrics, medicine ball throws, agility work, speed work, stretching, tumbling routines, metabol-ic conditioning, and CrossFit workouts. LMU’s facility and program reflect the total fitness philosophy of the Lion Strength & Conditioning staff.”

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BOBBY HARMSTON

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GENO del ROSARIO

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CIARA CARL

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ATHLETIC FACILITIES DIRECTIONS/MAP GAMEDAY AT LMU TICKETS

The athletics facilities at Loyola Marymount University have seen a little of everything in the almost 70 years while in its current Westchester location. From the

1984 Olympic games to LMU basketball to the World Cup and everything in between, the LMU athletics facilities have become home to the best and it continues to get better.

Thanks to continued commitment by the University, the Athletics Complex over a three-year period will show lots of growth. It started in the summer of 2008 when the Uni-versity allocated office and meeting space to Lion Athlet-ics within the Dorothy and Thomas E. Leavey Center on the Westchester campus. The Leavey Center is home to 15 of the Lions’ 21 varsity programs in the newly remodeled and modern office complex.

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Since it opened in the fall of 2000 as the home of Loyola Marymount University aquatics, the Burns Recreation and Aquatics Center has become one of

the premier facilities for aquatics in the nation. Its resume is impressive. The Burns Center has seen the Lions claim 16 championships, earn 171 wins and has been host to two NCAA championships in just 10 seasons.

The Burns Aquatics Center has helped the men’s and women’s water polo teams claim 15 conference titles and the women’s swim team their first title in 2008. In addi-tion to hosting the two NCAA Men’s Water Polo National Championships in 2002 and 2006, LMU has also hosted four Western Water Polo Association Championships - two for the men (2001, 2005) and two for the women (2003, 2008). The Lions have won three of them, both for the men and then in 2003 for the women.

The Lions have thrived in the state-of-the-art facility, earning a record of 161-49 in 10 seasons. The men’s team went 6-1 in 2009, posting its best winning percentage since it opened. Overall, they have compiled a record of 69-31 (.690) during their stay at the Center. The Lions played just seven games at Burns in 2007, all but one coming against teams in the nation’s top-20.

Women’s Water Polo Burns’ RecordsSeason W L Avg.2001 14 0 1.0002002 7 2 .7772003 8 3 .7272004 12 1 .9232005 10 2 .8332006 10 2 .8332007 11 1 .9172008 12 5 .7062009 8 2 .8002010 10 1 .909Totals 102 19 .843

Men’s Water Polo Burns’ RecordsSeason W L Avg.2000 10 2 .8332001 10 4 .7142002 9 4 .6932003 6 4 .6002004 6 3 .6672005 7 3 .7002006 7 3 .7002007 3 4 .4292008 5 3 .6252009 6 1 .857Totals 69 31 .690

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The mission of LMU as a whole is the development of the whole person, paying attention to the spirit of being a Lion. The center of that spirit is LMU Ath-

letics and specifically the atmosphere of LMU game day. From pregame hosted BBQs at LMU soccer, to chants from the grass knolls at softball to the pregame tailgate parties before LMU basketball games, there is a special buzz on LMU gamedays. And there are many ways to get involved, including involvement in TeamLMU. Check out LMU spirit at its finest.

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This 2010-11 season, check out LMU athletics and all 21 programs online through LMULions.com and the Multimedia Page. Log on today for all the latest info on the Lions, including updated schedules, rosters, player bios, and more. Here is how LMU Multimedia brings the Lions right to you:

The broadcast home of LMU is the Lions’ Audio Network, providing FREE, live audio broadcasts over the World Wide Web on www.LMULions.com. More than 150 events will be broadcast live and archived events can be heard via Apple’s free QuickTime Player. All broadcasts will be archived within 72 hours of their original airing. LMU is also proud to air weekly podcast shows with highlights of recent games, interviews with student-athletes and coach-es, and previews of upcoming events.

LMU, in conjunction with CBS College Sports, presents Lions’ All-Access, the official home to video broadcasts of LMU Athletics. Lions’ All-Access will bring all non-televisied home games for men’s basketball, women’s basket-ball and women’s volleyball. In addition, Lions’ All-Access is home to feature interviews, highlights and more through “Inside the Lions.” The “ITL” is a special look into LMU Athletics and its student-athletes in a 10 to 15 minute show hosted by LMU students and student-athletes. The show will highlight student-athletes and give an inside look to why LMU is such a special place.

Also online is the Official LMU Podcast Center through iTunes and Stretch Internet. This special section brings free content to your iPod and your com-puter. Catch postgame quotes, special interviews, “Inside the Lions”, “LMU Sports Weekly”, and more through this special podcast center. Just go to

iTunes and search for LMU Athletics.

Follow the Lions where ever you might be through:

The official fan pages of the LMULions will contain not only the latest news, notes, and results for LMU Athletics, it will have special inside information. Not a member, join today.

Get the latest information sent straight to your wireless device with LMU Mobile. Sign-up for this free service today to have scores, headlines and the latest in LMU Athletics at your finger tips whenever you want it. In addition. Coming in the 2010-11 season will be the LMU Athletics Phone App. Be look-ing for it soon.

LMU Athletics now features all of the media guide online, and it isn’t just in PDF. Through ZMags.com, the LMU Athletic Media Guides make reading about the Lions even easier. From bios to every student-athlete to put on a Lion uniform, it can be found through LMU Media Guides online. Check it out today.

There is plenty of stuff to show your Lion spirit. LMULions.com is also your source for the official online Lions’ Team FanShop, official LMU athletics auc-tions, the LMU Throwback Store and the photo shop. Get official merchan-dise, special items including game day experiences, merchandise for teams past including the 1989-90 men’s basketball team, and the best in LMU pho-tography. Only on LMULIons.com.

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Grab your sunscreen and your towel, because LA has more than 50 miles of coastline and 33 public beaches, so you can always find a stretch of sand to snatch and plenty of waves to catch. But don’t forget your appetite, an extra suitcase and a sense of adventure, because LA’s coastal cit-ies are more than just a bunch of pretty places. From the quiet enclaves of Playa del Rey and Marina del Rey just minutes from the LMU campus, to the funky ambience of Venice with its offbeat street performers, each of these waterfront wonders offers its own personality and its own take on dining, shopping, attractions and activities.

The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

Official web site of the City of Los Angeles

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