By Not bad for a team that began varsity play in 2019. Texas’ only NCAA women’s varsity team now owns the distinction of being only the 5th ever program to win a CWPA Division III Championship. We talk with Mark Lawrence about the season and what comes next for the
POD: Chris Cullen Has Another Job, High School Rankings, ‘Roos Back to PA
If there’s a water polo job in Texas that Chris Cullen does not have we’d like to know about it. Today he talks with Joe about becoming the NISCA Regional Chairperson, a position connected with selecting All-American prep water polo players from Texas and beyond each year. We also
POD: Lexi Wong, Sophie Oliver, Jeff Chandler, and Two Other Guys
Austin College went to Pennsylvania and returned undefeated after four entertaining matches, including wins over Division II Gannon and Mercyhurst. We talk with two of their award-winning athletes Lexi Wong and Sophie Oliver. Jeff Chandler is a two-time state high school championship winner at Cy-Creek and is in the
By POD: First HS Players of the Week, and Kaitlin Kelley
We’re very late. We know. But better late than… whatever. James is in Wyoming, which Joe makes fun of. So the remote location makes audio sound subpar, or more subpar than usual. This week we recap some of the top high school events and select our first players of
POD: Austin College’s Mark Lawrence, Texans Unwelcome, Another Linehan
Joe and Steph are having a baby. There, we said it right up front. We gush about the huge news for a good chunk of time before moving on to the end of the Austin College men’s season and the start of Texas’ high school one. Then, why speculate
POD: ‘Roos in LA, Prep Punditry, and Ian Davidson
James lost the last segment that he recorded with Joe. Let’s get that out of the way. #SubParPodcast But oh boy, did they make up for it with a scintillating conversation about the Austin College men, who were forced to cancel two trips and several games due to Snowmageddon-2021.
POD: The Thaw Arrives, Everything was Cancelled, Pudwill on Refs
We’re back after an extraordinary week, one in which multiple water polo events were cancelled, including our show, which succumbed to multiple and unpredictable power outages. We talk about the week that was, chopping wood, wearing winter clothing indoors, boiling water (oh yeah, we didn’t actually talk about that
POD: Texans Excel in NCAA Competition, Can ‘Roos Women go Undefeated, and Joe Gets a Package
Austin College’s first weekend slate of games against Air Force didn’t end the way they’d prefer. They now fly to Colorado Springs to face Cal Baptist and the Falcons again this weekend. Meanwhile, Texans ripped it up across the country from Fresno, to Thousand Oaks, to the East Coast,
POD: ‘Roos are Back, Preps are Near, James is Older
For there not being a lot going in in the water polo world there’s… quite a bit going on. For one, the collegiate season, in its truncated form, has kicked off. Austin College men return to the pool versus Air Force this weekend after a slate of games in
TXWP Interview: One on One with UCLA Head Coach Adam Wright
Today it’s a special guest for our first full length interview of season two of the Pod. His name is well known to those familiar with American water polo. It’s Adam Wright, head coach of the UCLA Bruins and an Olympic Silver medalist himself. The coach was in Dallas