Newport Water Polo Foundation Ag

Coaches
2009 Winter Season
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14 & Under Boys
Coach Corey Delahunt

Corey Delahunt is in his 6th year as the 14 Boys coach with the Newport Water Polo Foundation. He began coaching in 2003 as an assistant varsity coach at Newport Harbor High School, where he continues to coach in addition to the Foundation. Corey started playing water polo at Costa Mesa High School ans was twice named Pacific Coast League MVP. Corey was also named CIF Player of the Year in 1990 while leading his school to the CIF Championship game. Corey continued his playing career at Golden West College where he won two State Championships and was named to the All State Team. In 1994, Corey won the bronze medal in the US Olympic Festival. Corey states that "Newport Water Polo has a rich tradition and I am proud to be a part of it."
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14 & Under Girls
Coach Rob Williams

Rob Williams is in his 12th year as a coach for the Newport Water Polo Foundation. He coached a number of teams in the past, but has concentrated on the 14 Girls for the last 7 years. Before coming to Newport, Rob was the Head Boys & Girls Water Polo and Swimming Coach at Huntington Beach High School for 10 years.
As a player, Rob attended Foothill High School were he was named Century League MVP his senior year and first team All-CIF and All-American. He then went on to Long Beach State were he started all four years and earned All-Conference & All-American Honors his Junior and Senior years. Rob also played briefly for the National "B" Team in the latter part of his career.
Rob is currently a Lifeguard for the City of Newport Beach and is married with 3 daughters that are all involved in aquatics. His two oldest are now in High School with his youngest daughter playing for the Newport 12 girls.
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12 & Under Boys
Coach Mike Peetz
Mike Peetz started his waterpolo career in Newport Youth Waterpolo when Matt Tingler was the head coach. He then moved on to play at Newport Harbor High School as a three year varsity starter under then head coach Bill Barnett. Mike was recognized as First Team All CIF as well as MVP of the Seaview League.
After high school Mike continued on playing at Golden West College. During his two years he won two state championships and was apart of the very first team to go undefeated. At GWC he was named to the All State Team.
Mike finished his AA degree and accepted a waterpolo scholarship to play at Pepperdine University. He played all three years under our new head USA waterpolo coach Terry Schroeder. Mike attributes waterpolo to being able to graduate from Pepperdine with a degree in Advertising. One of Mike’s main goals for the program is to assist head coach Corey in building a first class program.

12 & Under Girls
Coach Jenna Murphy

Jenna Murphy is a proud product of the Newport Water Polo Foundation Youth Program. At the age of 11, with a strong background of competitive swimming, she began playing water polo at Newport with coach Rob Williams. As a Newport Harbor Sailor, Murphy competed at the Varsity level all four years under Coach Bill Barnett. She was honored with several awards from the Sea View League and CIF southern section. Additionally, Murphy was awarded Varsity Team MVP her junior year and Team Captain her senior year. Also in high school, she was selected to compete on the National Youth Team her junior and senior year, including a trip to compete in Australia. In her senior year, Jenna committed to the University of California, Los Angeles to play water polo in the fall of 2003.
During her first year at UCLA, Jenna was a starter and helped the team to a third place finish in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Conference. In the following three years, Jenna battled injuries but still remained a vital member of the team, helping them to three consecutive NCAA National Championships. In her senior year, Jenna was voted co-captain and considered one of the inspirational leaders for the team that cemented the 100th National Championship for UCLA.
Jenna graduated from UCLA in 2007 with a degree in Sociology. She was honored by the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation as a member of the All-Academic Team her senior year. She plans on continuing her education by getting her Masters in Education.
Over the past year, Jenna has been an assistant coach for both Newport Harbor High School's girls water polo and swimming. She hopes to provide the girls in the Aquatic program the same great experience she had as a Newport Harbor Sailor.

Boys Assistant Coach
Coach Nick Holbrook

Girls Assistant Coach
Coach Jennifer Perry

Jennifer joins us in 2008 as an assistant with the 14 and under girls' team. Jennifer teaches at Estancia High School in the Newport Mesa Unified School District and has coached water polo there the last five years. Jennifer also works as an ocean lifeguard with the City of Newport Beach. She attended CSULB, UCSB, and graduated from Huntington Beach High School.
In her spare time she enjoys running, swimming, reading, and travel.

10 & Under Coed
Coach David Lefstein

David Lefstein is proud to be part of the Newport Beach Water Polo Foundation. David started with the club in 2008 and is currently finishing up his Bachelor of Arts at University of California, Irvine in political science where he is also a member of the Division 1 Men's Swimming team. David was also part of the first winning Big West Championship Team in 2007 for the UCI swimming program. Although he has pursued a career in swimming in college, he played four years of Varsity water polo at Grossmont High School in San Diego. David is also a Lifeguard for Newport Beach and was ranked 15th on the list of Most Influential people of Newport Beach in The Daily Pilot for his work during the summer of 2008. He loves coaching the 10 and under team and looks forward to continue coaching for the Newport Water Polo program.