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Men's Water Polo:
Coach Emeritus Ted Newland, a 1999 inductee into the UC Irvine Hall of Fame, is recognized as one of the most successful mentors and innovators of the game as he remains involved with the Anteater water polo program. In 2007, he received the Medal, UC Irvine's highest honor that gives formal and lifelong recognition to those who have made extraordinary contributions to the university's mission of teaching, research and public service. Newland came to UC Irvine in 1966 as the men's water polo and swimming coach. He coached six of UC Irvine's national championships while producing 72 All-Americans and 14 UC Irvine Athletics Hall of Fame members. Newland, who stepped aside as head coach following the 2004 season, built a 714-345-5 record in men's water polo at UC Irvine, and his teams captured NCAA titles in 1970, 1982 and 1989. Newland also served as the coach for numerous U.S. National teams and placed 15 UC Irvine student-athletes on U.S. Olympic Water Polo teams, including four on the 2008 U.S. team. Newland reached a major milestone when he became the first NCAA water polo coach to reach 700 victories, notching victory No. 700 in UCI's 19-8 win over Redlands Sept. 4, 2004, at the UC San Diego Triton Invitational. His 1982 squad went 30-0 en route to the NCAA championship. Newland, the 1989 NCAA Coach of the Year, received that honor on three other occasions and he was conference Coach of the Year eight times. He guided UCI to eight conference titles. Newland was inducted into the U.S. Water Polo Hall of Fame in 1995 and Occidental College's Hall of Fame one year later. He also served as UCI's head swim coach in the 1970s, leading the Anteaters to three NCAA Division II championships. Prior to arriving at UCI in 1966, he initiated the water polo programs at Newport Harbor and Corona del Mar High Schools. He led CdM to its first CIF water polo championship in 1965. Newland served as head coach for the U.S. teams in the World University Games a total of five times: 1999 in Spain, 1995 in Japan, 1991 in Great Britain, 1979 in Bulgaria and 1973 in Russia. He has previously coached the U.S. National Team and American squads in the Pan American Games. He has been president of the American Water Polo Coaches Association and served as secretary-rules editor of the NCAA Water Polo Committee. He is the only coach to have had two teams in the top four of the Outdoor U.S. Water Polo Championships, and he has accomplished that three times. Over all levels of his coaching career, he has won over 5,300 games. A 1954 graduate of Occidental College, Newland and his wife, Anne, reside in Costa Mesa. Coaching Notebook: Water Polo Three National Championships UCI was in the Final Four 21 times out of the 36 NCAA Championship. Coach Newland is the winningest coach in the NCAA history: 714-345-5 (70.6) 11 former UCI players have been members of the USA Olympic team since 1980, and 54 former UCI players were on the Olympic Team in 2004 Swimming Coached UCI to 3 Div II NCAA Mens Swim Championships (1968-69-70) National Coaching Positions US National WP Head Coach,1970 Awards NCAA Coach of the Year, 1975 Club Coaching Newport Water Polo Head Coach NWPF was in the Final 4 in the Outdoor Nationals every year from 1967 to 1991
(For 2 years NWPF had both an A and a B team in the top 4) High School Coaching Newport Harbor High School, 1956-62 Professional Activities: Past Member USWP Men's International Committee |
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