Senior Ben Olsen

The Caltech Men’s Water Polo team kicked off the month of October with an exciting week, starting with their annual Caltech Classic Tournament, attended by teams from La Verne, St. Mary’s, Cal Maritime and Chapman University.

Junior Daniel Oliver made the All-Tournament team, as he provided excellent offense and defense in losses to St. Mary’s and La Verne.

Two more matches resulted in disappointing losses. The team played well again Cal Maritime, with a 7-7 score at the end of the first half, before falling 15-11. Against Chapman later in the week, Caltech was tied at halftime and came within a 9-8 in the third period before falling 17-10.

For the week, Senior Ben Olsen led Caltech in scoring with 13 goals in four matches. Junior Tom Jurczak was second with nine. Oliver finished with seven. Junior Goalkeeper Kurtis Ras had 19 blocks.

The team plays next this weekend at the Cal Maritime Invitational.

Men's Water Polo Junior Tom Jurczak

September 15, 2005
Men's Water Polo makes comeback; falls just short against Chapman

The Caltech Men's Water Polo team staged a massive comeback in their match against Chapman University on Wednesday evening, falling just short in a 11-12 loss.

Caltech fell behind 4-0 early, and found itself down 10-5 early in the third quarter. But led by Junior Tom Jurczak, Caltech stormed back, outscoring the Panthers 5-2 late in the fourth quarter. Jurczak's goal with 22 seconds remaining cut the lead to one, but Caltech couldn't get off another shot. Jurczak led all scorers with seven goals.

The team plays its next match next Saturday the 24th as they host their annual Alumni game. The match begins at 11:00 AM.

November 15, 2004
Men's Water Polo wraps up season at SCIAC Championships

The Men's Water Polo team wrapped up its season this past weekend at the SCIAC Conference Championships. They finished 0-3, losing to Redlands, La Verne and Occidental.

Sophomore Dan Oliver lead the team with five goals at the Championships, including four against La Verne.

Senior Jason Lee had four goals, and Senior Goalkeeper Paul Walli had 13 blocks.

Oliver was named the team's MVP for the 2004 season. He finished the season with 35 goals, 32 assists, 32 steals and 116 errors drawn.

The team finishes the season with a record of 4-18. Highlights of the season included a 9-8 win over Occidental that briefly thrust Caltech into the Top 10 Rankings.

September 27, 2004
Men's Water Polo wins tough Alumni Match
The Men's Water Polo team won their annual Alumni Match on Saturday, by a score of 8-6. Senior Jason Lee lead the way with three goals and three steals for Caltech, while five other Beavers each contributed a goal. Sophomore Daniel Oliver had four assists and two steals. Former Caltech All-American Eagle Jones lead the Alumni with three goals. Alumnus Adam Thomason added two more as the Alumni threatened to rally in the fourth period, before falling just two goals short.

Earlier in the week, the team suffered a loss to Chapman University, losing 19-9. Oliver had two goals, three assists, and three steals in the effort, while Senior Logan Linderman added two goals and an assist. Despite the loss, Caltech went into the week having cracked the Men's Division III National Collegiate Top 10 Poll for the first time in a decade, following their shocking win against SCIAC rival Occidental College.

The team plays its next match this Saturday as it hosts the Caltech Classic Tournament.

Men's Water Polo Senior Erik Granstedt was the Men's Water Polo 2003 Most Valuable Player

2003 Season Review
To close the season, the Men's Water Polo team had a 1-2 record at the SCIAC Conference Championships, giving them an overall conference record of 2-8, good for 7th place in the conference. Top performances at the conference championships included Senior Ben Solecki and Freshman Tom Jurczak who each had four goals over the course of three matches, and Senior Kai Sung, who provided tremendous defense.