Huntington Beach, CA – January 25 – USA Water Polo is proud to announce the 2017 Zone Award Winners. The winners, representing zones from all across the country, honor contributions in variety of areas including coaching, officiating, volunteering, masters water polo, and more. From these zone award winners will come the USA Water Polo National Award winners. The National Award winners will be announced later this year. Congratulations to all of our award winners!
2017 Zone Award Recipients and Zone Recipient Club Affiliation
**indicates National Award Nominee
Monte Nitzkowski Distinguished Coaching Award (open men/collegiate)
Southeast Zone Ira Berke Owls Water Polo Club
Sandy Nitta Distinguished Coaching Award (open women/collegiate)
Southeast Zone Carroll Vaughan Miami Riptides Water Polo
Bill Barnett Distinguished Coaching Award (youth boys)
Southeast Zone Michael Goldenberg** South Florida Water Polo
Doc Hunkler Distinguished Coaching Award (youth girls)
Southeast Zone Stephanie Johnson Possell Orlando Thunder
Ted Newland Distinguished Coaching Award (cadet boys)
Southeast Zone Kurt Predmore Saint Andrew’s Aquatics
Brent Bohldender Distinguished Coaching Award (cadet girls)
Southeast Zone Ralph Quintero Miami Riptides Water Polo
Bret Bernard Distinguished Referee Award
Southeast Zone Humberto Navarro
Tom Hermstad Distinguished Referee Award
Southeast Zone Mike Naughton
Aaron Chaney Distinguished Referee
Southeast Zone Stephanie Villalobos
Barbara Kalbus Distinguished Volunteer Award
Southeast Zone Kurt Predmore** Saint Andrew’s Aquatics
Bryan Weaver Distinguished Male Masters Athlete of the Year Award
Southeast Zone Chris Arias Miami Riptides Water Polo
Bryan Weaver Distinguished Female Masters Athlete of the Year Award
Southeast Zone Debbie Cavanaugh South Florida Water Polo
Masters Club of the Year Central Southeast Zone
Miami Riptides Water Polo