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3rd in STATE 2007
2007 BIG 8 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
2006 NORCAL CHAMPIONS

Santa Rosa Junior College Men's Water Polo began in 1973. Since that time the men's water polo program has been fostering an environment that allows student athletes to find success both in the pool and the classroom. We completed a great 2007 season where we were Big 8 Conference Champions, second in the Nor Cal Playoff Tournament and had the highest finish in school history winning the third place game at the State Championships.  We finished with an overall record of 27-8-1, which include wins over Cuesta, American River, Yale, Cal Poly and a tie with M.I.T.  2007 and 2006 also marked the only two times in the school history that the Cubs advanced to the State Championship Tournament.  Along with our teams success we had four players named All American and Joey Gullikson was named Big 8 Player of the Year.  The team is already excited about next season with eight players returning to the line up, including three All Americans. If you are interested in SRJC Water Polo and becoming a part of a tradition of success, contact Head Coach James Graham at 707-521-7935 or by email at jamesgraham07@yahoo.com.

SRJC Men's Water Polo was invited this year to play in a NCAA Division I water polo tournament in Boston, hosted by MIT. At the tournament the Cubs proved they were a high level team returning from the trip 2-2-1. They opened the tournament with a 4-8 loss to Harvard and a well fought 8-10 game against Brown (ranked NO. 22 in the nation). SRJC then battled back to a 6-5 victory over Yale, a 16-2 crushing of Connecticut, and finished with a 6-6 tie with host MIT. Congratulations to the men's polo team for their impressive showing in this prestigious tournament.


Coach James Graham

Head Coach
James Graham
jamesgraham07@yahoo.com
(707) 521-7935

Big 8 Conference Coach of the Year 2007
Northern California Coach of the Year 2006
Big 7 Conference Coach of the Year 2006

James is in his fifth year as Head Men's Water Polo Coach for SRJC. He is also the assistant coach for the United States National Youth Team, and recently travelled to Europe with the USA Men's National Team as a part of their staff for the World Super Finals. James has also been the head coach for the National 2-Meter Development Camp held at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO, for the past two years. In addition to this he has been a coach at the Camp of Champions annually held in Long Beach, Ca. James has coached since 1997, and has been instrumental in starting water polo clubs in three different cities in Sonoma County. James began his collegiate water polo career at SRJC where he played for two years. He was named All Northern California, MVP and Team Captain. James transferred to University of Redlands. During his time there, the team finished first in Division III both years. James was named two time Defensive Player of the Year and Team Captain during his senior year.


Assistant Coach

Tyler Denize
Tyler comes to us from Diablo Valley College where he was an All American water polo player and swimmer. He is also the head coach of a summer league swim team and is in his third season as an assistant for the Bear Cubs.