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Membership Elects Three to CWPA Board of Directors
BRIDGEPORT, Pa. -- University of Michigan women's water polo head coach Matt Anderson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Assistant Director of Athletics John Benedick and C.S. McKee vice president Mark Gensheimer were re-elected to positions on the Collegiate Water Polo Association Board of Directors during the league's Annual Meeting on Monday, June 7.
The trio join Pennsylvania State University-Erie, The Behrend College Director of Athletics Brian Streeter, California Baptist University Director of Athletics Marv Christopher and George Washington University men's and women's water polo head coach Scott Reed on the board.
A bio on each newly re-elected Board of Director member follows:
Matt Anderson -
University of Michigan
Under the guidance of Matt Anderson, Michigan
has become the pinnacle program of eastern water polo and is
consistently amongst the nations elite every season. A three-time
Collegiate Water Polo Association Coach of the Year honoree,
Anderson boasts a 236-89 record following his eighth season at the
helm for the Maize and Blue.
A firm believer in developing complete players, Anderson
emphasizes putting forth the same effort to all aspects of the
game. His hard-nosed defensive philosophy and aggressive offensive
style have produced an Olympic goalkeeper in Betsey Armstrong
(2002-05), seven divisional most valuable players and 18 ACWPA
All-America selections through the end of the 2009 season.
Anderson is one of just four coaches in Michigan history to lead a
women's team to 200 victories and the lone male in the group as his
teams have enjoyed great success both in the conference and on the
national stage. The 2010 season marked the fourth time in
Anderson's tenure that Michigan advanced to teh NCAA
Championship.
The preeminent program of the CWPA Western Division, U-M has
claimed the division crown in each of Anderson's first eight
seasons. Anderson led the Wolverines to a Southern Division title
in his first season and remains the lone coach to claim a Western
Division crown since realignment took place prior to the 2004
campaign. Under his tutelage, Michigan players have earned 44
places on the all-division team.
Michigan has made it to the championship game of the CWPA Eastern
Championship in all but two campaigns under Anderson. At the
conference championship, the Wolverines claimed titles in 2005,
2008, 2009 and 2010 and have placed 17 players on the
all-tournament team. Anderson coached Leah Robertson, Julie Hyrne
and Armstrong to championship Most Valuable Player honors in 2005
and 2008, respectively.
Anderson's accomplishments have earned him the distinction of CWPA
`Doc Hunkler' Coach of the Year on three occasions - taking home
the hardware in 2005, 2008 and 2009. On the divisional level,
Anderson was named a coach of the year three times between 2004 and
2006 and added two more awards to his collection during the 2009
and 2010 seasons.
Beyond his coaching duties, Anderson is highly involved in the
promotion and growth of the women's water polo game. In February,
2008, he was appointed to the NCAA Women's Water Polo Committee.
His term of service on the committee commenced on Sept. 1, 2008,
and will run through Sept. 1, 2012. The water polo committee
oversees the conduct of the NCAA Championship and playing
rules.
Anderson also holds the position as treasurer for the Association
of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches.
Anderson is also currently an assistant coach with the United
States men's youth national team - formerly the U.S. cadet team --
and previously was the head coach of the national youth `B' team
for five years (1999-2003). Anderson helped lead the 16-and-under
cadet team to a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American U18 Youth
Championships. During the summer of 2006, he helped the squad to
seventh at the 16-and-under World Championships - the United
States' highest placing at the competition. He was also selected as
one of four coaches at the 2009 USA Water Polo Speedo Top 40
competition.
Prior to Michigan, Anderson spent the 2001 season as an assistant
coach at Indiana University, where he was responsible for the
Hoosiers' recruiting and conditioning. During his tenure at
Indiana, the Hoosiers improved from No. 20 in the nation to a
then-school-best No. 14. Prior to coaching at Indiana, Anderson was
an assistant coach at San Jose State (1999-2001), where he helped
his alma mater reach a top-five national ranking.
From 1997-2001, Anderson served as the Zone Six head development
coach for the Boy's 19-and-under development camps, the second
largest water polo member zone in the United States. His
responsibilities included recruitment, selection and implementation
of water polo programs for future Olympians.
Before coaching in the collegiate ranks, Anderson achieved over
200 victories in 11 years as a coach at the high school level. He
was the head coach as Los Gatos High School in Los Gatos, Calif.,
from 1993-2000. He started the girls program and coached the team
for two years along with an eight year stint at the helm of the
boys team. Over that time, he compiled more than 170 victories,
three league titles and one finals appearance in the CIF/CSS
divisional playoffs. In 1999, he was named the California
Interscholastic Federation/C.C.S. Honor Coach of the Year for his
devotion to students and the game of water polo at the high school
level. Anderson spent the three previous years at Newbury Park High
School in Thousand Oaks, Calif., serving as the head coach for
boy's water polo and girl's and boy's swimming from 1991-93. He
started his coaching career as the head coach of boy's water polo
at Santa Clara High School in Santa Clara, Calif., in 1990.
Before entering the coaching profession, he spent seven years as
the city youth coordinator for Sunnyvale, Calif. In that position,
he was responsible for school to career development for area youth,
including programs for at-risk and teen parents.
Anderson earned his bachelor's degree from San Jose State in
journalism with a minor in literature in 1991.
His term expires in June, 2013.
Mark Genscheimer - Vice
President, C.S. McKee
Mark Gensheimer has more than 20 years of experience providing
investment management, retirement and consulting services to the
financial services industry. In 1998 he co-founded Invesmart, a
national retirement-services firm. He was previously Executive Vice
President of the Bank Marketing and Sales Division of Federated
Investors, where he served for 17 years.
Gensheimer has a bachelor's degree from Bucknell University. He also attended the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and has completed numerous continuing education programs.
A high school water polo coach, he also works with a youth group for Habitat for Humanity and plays an occasional round of golf. In addition to his service on the CWPA Board of Directors, he serves on finance committees and/or boards of directors for the Sewickley YMCA and his church.
His term expires in June, 2012.
John Benedick -
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The President of the Collegiate Water Polo Association, John
Benedick's connection with the Collegiate Water Polo Association
goes back to his first season as the head coach of MIT in
1975. One of the founding fathers of the current league,
Benedict led the Engineers to a 158-263-2 record from 1975-1996,
while guiding 13 student-athletes to All-America honors.
Since 1996, he has served exclusively as an assistant athletic
director at MIT aiding once the nation's largest intercollegiate
athletic department to new heights.
His term expires in June, 2013.
