It was a beautiful, sunny weekend for the Fall Classic tournament

this year at Florida Pool! Emory, UCF A, and UCF B joined our own

Orange (A) and Blue (B) teams in playing 10 games over the

weekend. Both of our teams did extremely well with Orange having

a 3-1 win record and Blue having a 2-2 win record. (Check the page

2 for the total outcomes of the tournament.) With Jolyn Swimwear’s

trunk show on deck, we had lots of visitors from other sports clubs

come cheer us on and buy new suits! We were also grateful to

receive 10% of Jolyn’s total sales as a donation to our team.

…Which meant half of our team showed up to Monday night

practice in new Jolyn suits. Because October is Breast Cancer

Awareness Month, our Fall Classic shirts and sales were dedicated

to supporting this cause. 20% of our shirt sales were donated to UF

Health Breast Center. If you’re interested in purchasing a shirt or

seeing the design, check out page 3. We also celebrated Saturday

evening with dinner at Larry’s Giant Subs for a yummy fundraiser.

After such a successful tournament, we are looking forward to

spring season even more!

September 19

September 27

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UF Women’s Club Water Polo October 2015

Team volunteering with

Gator Plunge, Gainesville, FL

The University of Florida

Women’s Club Water Polo

Seasonal Newsletter

Fall 2015

Gainesville, FL

Scrimmage with UF

Water Polo Alumni,

Dwight H. Hunter Pool, Gainesville, FL

2015 Fall Schedule:

Fall Classic Tournament,

Florida Pool, Gainesville, FL

We are so fortunate to have as strong of a foundation as we do, and one that is ever growing. The purpose of this newsletter is to keep our alumni, family, and friends in the loop about all things UF Women’s

Water Polo. Please enjoy it and then pay it forward!

« Just some of the freshman players at Fall Classic

Swamp Things

A Busy Fall Classic

November

7-8

Alumni Weekend,

Tailgate and Games,

Gainesville, FL

November

7-8

Alumni Weekend,

Tailgate and Games,

Gainesville, FL

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Game Score Game Score

UF A v.

UF B

18-4 UF A v.

Emory

13-1

Emory

v. UCF B

9-10 UF B v.

UCF B

7-3

UF A v.

UCF A

4-7 Emory

v.UCF A

1-12

UF B v.

Emory

9-6 UF A v.

UCF B

14-1

UCF A

v.UCF B

14-5 UF B v.

UCF A

1-14

Age: 22 Major: Finance Position: Treasurer

Fun Fact: My ambition is to be chosen as a contestant on the

show Survivor!!! Holla, Jeff Probst.

Favorite Coach Katie-ism: “It’s an art, not a science.”

I like this quote because it reminds me to be creative and try

something new every time I play.

“My favorite part of every season is the travel tournament. The adventure of traveling to a new

state with my teammates combined with competing against teams outside of our usual Southeast

region always makes for a memorable weekend. I will look back on pictures at the Golden Gate

Bridge in California and videos of our team snow fight in Chicago for years to come and

remember how much I love this sport and my Gator teammates.”

Alumni Weekend Hype Plans

Senior Spotlight: Kathleen Arnold

Alumni Weekend is just around

the corner, on November 7th and

8th. As one of our favorite events in

fall, the team can’t wait for the

tailgate and games! This year will

be especially fun since the football

game coincides with UF

Homecoming against Vanderbilt.

The football game is at 12 pm this

year so we’ll be starting the

tailgate bright and early with

plenty of breakfast foods (and beer

for those over 21)! Make sure to

bring your A-game because there

will be lots of competition with

beer pong, corn hole, and more!

We will also be raffling off some

awesome prizes. We have gift

cards to Metro Diner, Chuy’s and

Chili’s, a Trader Joe gift basket,

designer jewelry and bags, water

polo t-shirts and more. So make

sure you’re on the lookout to win!

On Sunday, we’ll get out of bed and

into the water with games at Florida

Pool starting at 9. Playing the

alumni is always such a great

experience. We’re able to learn

and have fun with some more

experienced players. After the

alumni scrimmage in September,

the baby gators are ready to come

out with vengeance.

All in all, it is looking to be an

amazing weekend for Florida Water

Polo. We always look forward to

bonding with alumni from all years

past and showing how much they

mean to us and our program. More

details, such as location and times,

will be coming out very soon.

We’re counting down the days and

hope the alumni are too!

UF Women’s Club Water Polo October 2015

«Water Polo football block,

Alumni Scrimmage, and Fall Classic

Fall Classic

Outcomes

Feel free to contact Shannon

(smacneil@ufl.edu) or Tina

(cpapadopolos@ufl.edu) with any

questions about Alumni Weekend.

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Speaking of the Future…

UF Women’s Water Polo has joined

the 21st century with a brand new

website!

ufwaterpolo.wordpress.com

One of our players recently designed

it and it’s an excellent resource to

stay up-to-date with our team. On it,

you will find updates about the team,

our tournament schedule, the team

roster and more! Be sure to check it

out and mark your calendars for all

our upcoming events!

As a student-operated sports team, we

would not be successful without the

continuous support from our alumni,

family, and friends. We rely on your

help and are gracious for the

generosity we have always received.

Looking Ahead!

Fall season is when we prepare

and train for our competitive

season in spring. And now we

have something to look forward

to and to push us to train even

harder. The following are the

dates for our Spring College

Water Polo Association (CWPA)

Tournaments.

Knights Open Tournament

January 30-31 @ Lake

Brantley (Orlando)

First CWPA Tournament

February 13-14 @ Florida Gulf

Coast University

Second CWPA Tournament

March 19-20 @ Emory

University

Southeastern CWPA

Championships

April 16-17 @ Florida State

University

We can’t wait for these

tournaments. Fall Classic gave

us a taste of what we’re going to

be up against coming in spring.

Even though we faltered a bit

during our A team game against

UCF A during Fall Classic, we

now know what to expect and

how to train for the games in

spring. We have a ton of new

talent coming in too. We are

working on integrating these

new players to better our team.

So make sure to mark these

dates in your calendars and

come support us!

Shirts for Breast Cancer

October is Breast Cancer

Awareness month, and we

decided to use our tournament

as a chance to give back as a

team. Our Fall Classic shirts had

a Breast Cancer Awareness

theme and we donated 20% of

the shirt sales to UF Health Breast

Center. We raised over $100 to

donate and are still counting. We

still have a couple left over so if

you’re interested in purchasing

one, or contribution a donation,

contact Julia at jrichter@ufl.edu.

The shirt design is shown to the

right and are $20 each.

UF Women’s Club Water Polo October 2015

We Depend on Your Support!

Front-

“FLORIDA

FALL

CLASSIC

2015”

Back- “Florida Fall Classic Breast

Cancer Awareness Month 2015”

Kaylee Petik, President

E-mail: kpetik@ufl.edu

(954) 529-5276

Katie VanDeventer, Vice President

E-mail: kvandeventer1@ufl.edu

Kathleen Arnold, Treasurer

E-mail: kathleenearnold@ufl.edu

Sierra Leete, Secretary

E-mail: s.leete@ufl.edu

Comments? Questions? We would love your feedback!

Words cannot express how grateful we are to

have such devoted alumni, family, and friends.

Your support is priceless and we will do our best

to make you proud. Thank you for all that you’ve

done and for all that you continue to do, we truly

appreciate it

We would deeply appreciate your thoughts and

opinions. If you have any other questions about

our club, upcoming dates, potential merchandise

opportunities, etc., our officers are easy to reach!

Primary Contact:

Alternative Contacts:

Or reach us via snail-mail:

Attn: Women’s Club Water Polo

3150 Hull Road

Gainesville, FL 32611

And make sure to checkout our

website @

ufwaterpolo.wordpress.com

October 2015

UF Women’s Club Water Polo