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Santa Rosa Junior College Women's Water Polo completed its eighth season ranked No. 4 in the North. SRJC has advanced to post season, NorCal Championship play five years in a row and, in the last three years, has ranked higher than any other team in SRJC's Varsity Water Polo 32 year history. Recently, the Lady Bear Cubs have twice finished in the top four in the north and in the top ten in the state. SRJC competes in the Big Seven Conference, and has produced more than 20 all conference players, eleven All Northern California players, two conference MVP's, nine All Americans, and over 20 All-Academic student athletes. This team is comprised of athletes who understand the meaning of commitment and effort. Coach McCormick recruits athletes who not only demonstrate a high level of team work, focus, and discipline in the pool and in the classroom, but who also like to have fun with their team and enjoy competition. The California Community College Water Polo Poll & Newsletter has named them the "up-and-coming team to watch in Northern California".

 




Head Coach
Jill McCormick
jmccormick@santarosa.edu
(707) 527-4369

EDUCATION
  • M.A. in Athletes and Academic Achievement, University of California, Berkeley, 2001
  • CA Teaching Credential, University of California, Davis, 1994
  • B.A. in English, University of California, Davis, 1993
  • A.A. in General Studies, Santa Rosa Junior College, 1991
COACHING
  • 2005 Coach of the Year, Women's Swimming, California Community Colleges
  • 2004 Coach of the Year, Women's Swimming, California Community Colleges
  • 2003 Coach of the Year, Women's Water Polo, Bay Valley Conference
  • Santa Rosa Junior College Women's Water Polo / Swim & Dive Team, Head Coach - Since 2000
  • SRJC Water Polo Camp Director - Since 2004
  • El Oso Water Polo Club Coach - Since 2003
  • Redwood Empire Water Polo, Coach - 2 years
  • Piner High School Swim & Dive Team, Head Coach - 6 years
  • UC Davis Women's Swim Team, Sprint Coach - 1 year
  • Santa Rosa Neptunes, Senior Age Group Coach - 5 years

In her recent career here, McCormick has produced numerous All Conference players, All Americans, and All-Academic student athletes. McCormick swam locally in Santa Rosa for the Santa Rosa Neptunes, Montgomery High School, and for Santa Rosa Junior College where she was a two-time All-American in the backstroke and relay events. She has coached water polo locally since the summer of 2000, and was named the Bay Valley Conference Women's Water Polo Coach of the year in 2003.

Assistant Coach
Chelsea Hennan
As a graduate of Santa Rosa Junior College and the women's water polo program, Coach Hennan returns for her second season as assistant for the Lady Bear Cubs. As a SRJC player, Hennan was named to both the All Conference and All Northern California teams in 2002 and 2003, was a two time team captain, and was a member of the All American team in 2003. She is currently a kinesiology student at Sonoma State University, was an All American Water Polo Player last season for the Seawolves, and will return for her senior season this spring.