Front Row (left to right): Steve Sampson, Jerry Breen, Ramon Diaz, Mike Breckenridge, Dave Breen, Bob Austerman, Mike Fennelly, Jim Dupree, Pat Sanders
Back Row (left to right): Chuck Dimick, Steve Gyselbrecht, Dan Kenny,Tim Milam, John Rahm, Rick Helvey, Jamey Wright, Scott Roberts, Rick Cohen, Rich Donner (coach)
Won: 19 Lost: 6

Memories from the Past...
This was my 13th year coaching at CSM. Prior to this season I had not been superstitious, but many instances occurred to which I could only attribute superstition.

One player likened our practices to "sitting on a keg of dynamite".
Jamey thought he would not be considered late as long as he ran...NOT.

Do you remember cramming into the training room to share dialog prior to taking team votes? Yeah Democracy. Most votes ended in a tie so I broke the ties.

I don't know about you, but I will never forget our 9-8 loss to DeAnza in our pool when one of our players decided he would go right instead of left on our timeout play.

As I read over the names and reflect back on the myriad of personalities of this team , I am thinking that winning 19 games might qualify for placement in some special category in the Water Polo Hall of Fame. Was this the year that I told Rick Cohen to go into the game so many times that I finally pushed him into the pool? --only to find out that we were penalized for having too many men in the water --- sorry Rick.

I know that we always let 6' 6", 220 pound Steve Sampson off the bus first and listened to the other team make comments on what a big team we had that year.

The principles of punctuality, grooming, and respect for others were challenged but not compromised.

A truly interesting and rewarding year.