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Last night, after a four month delay due to COVID-19, USA Water Polo feted its 2020 Hall of Fame class of honorees. It was worth the wait as new inductees Gavin Arroyo<\/strong>, Kelly Rulon<\/strong>, Gary Robinett<\/strong>, Elsie Windes<\/strong> and Bruce Wigo<\/strong>, along with previous Hall of Fame honorees, were recognized in an online ceremony streamed on YouTube and Facebook.<\/p>\n

[USA Water Polo 2020 Hall of Fame Presentation<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n

\"usawp\"Despite the virtual format\u2014for the first time in 36 years the Hall of Fame ceremony was\u00a0 exclusively online\u2014the seamless presentation represents one of few recent polo-related events<\/a> that celebrate the sport in this country. The coronavirus has severely curtailed play throughout the country, and a recent spike<\/a> in COVID-19 cases in California has again shutdown any polo competition in the home base of the sport in America.<\/p>\n

Many of the inductees as well as their presenters acknowledged the changed landscape for their sport and country. In opening the festivities, Greg Mescall<\/strong>, USAWP\u2019s Director of Communications, contrasted this year\u2019s event with those of the past, while John Tanner<\/strong>, Stanford\u2019s women\u2019s coach and a 2019 honoree, made reference to last year\u2019s raucous celebration\u2014then emphasized that this year\u2019s format was a “leveling” in that all around the country will participate equally.<\/p>\n

Arroyo, being honored for his three decades of national team participation, first as a player on the 1996 and 2000 Olympic squads and in his current roles as\u00a0 top assistant to national team coach Dejan Udovicic<\/strong> and head of the organization\u2019s Olympic Development Program (ODP), mentioned in his induction speech finding joy in tough times.<\/p>\n

\"USAWP_HOF_2020\"A four-time national champion playing for Adam Krikorian<\/strong> at UCLA (2003-07), which included being selected the the 2007 Cutino Award as the nation\u2019s best female collegiate polo athlete, Rulon\u2019s story perhaps underscores the type of resilience needed in these challenging times. After representing the U.S. in the 2004 Athens Olympics\u2014where the Americans captured bronze\u2014Guy Baker<\/strong>, then the U.S. women\u2019s coach, chose not to include Rulon on the 2008 roster. In one of the more memorable upsets in the history of the women\u2019s program, Team USA dropped an 9-8 decision to the Netherlands in the gold medal match at Beijing\u2019s Ying Tung Natatorium\u2014surprising because Baker\u2019s squad had decimated the Dutch<\/a> in pre-Olympic scrimmages.<\/p>\n

According to Doug Peabody<\/strong>, Rulon’s age group coach in San Diego, when Krikorian took over leadership of the women\u2019s program in 2009, one of his first calls was to his former UCLA star, inviting her back to the team. To the benefit of all, Rulon accepted; the U.S. proceeded to capture its first-ever Olympic gold in water polo at the 2012 London Olympics, as Rulon chipped in four goals.<\/p>\n

Recognized by peers Bret Bernard<\/strong>, Tom Hermstad<\/strong> and Steve Rotsart<\/strong> as \u201cthe best American referee to never officiate an Olympics,\u201d Robinett\u2019s story reflects the continued excellence of officiating in the U.S., a thankless task that the Hall of Fame has wisely acknowledged, including in its ranks William Frady<\/strong>, Andy Takata<\/strong>, Terry Sayring<\/strong>, Bernard and Hermstad among others.<\/p>\n

In his acceptance speech, the now-Hall of Fame referee cited the some of the best polo minds America has produced\u2014Bill Barnett<\/strong>, Ken Lindgren<\/strong>, Ted Newland<\/strong> and Monte Nitzkowski<\/strong>\u2014who he wisely solicited to hone his craft.<\/p>\n

[Passages: Bill Barnett, Former Olympic Men\u2019s Water Polo Coach, Passes Away at 76<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n

Elsie Windes<\/strong>, the first-ever water polo Olympian from Oregon, was a teammate of Rulon\u2019s on the 2012 Olympic team after a stellar career at Cal-Berkeley (2004-07), resulting in a 2018 induction into the California Hall of Fame. She also won silver as a member of the 2008 Olympic squad. Refreshingly, Windes\u2019 parents Betty and Doug in their comments described bemusement at their daughter\u2019s polo success\u2014along with great pride in her selection to the highest honor for the sport.<\/p>\n

\"Bruce-Brent\"

Bruce Wigo and Brent Rutemiller at ISHOF; Photo Courtesy: J.M. Streiner<\/p><\/div>\n

Closing out the ceremony, Wolf Wigo<\/strong>\u2014a 2011 inductee as three-time Olympian and two-time NCAA winner at Stanford\u2014welcomed his father Bruce to Hall of Fame membership.<\/p>\n

One of the most influential polo administrators in the country, for 13 years (1991-2004) the elder Wigo was the executive director of US Water Polo, steering the organization through rocky financial times while scoring specific successes, including a push to include women\u2019s polo as an Olympic sport\u2014achieved at the 2000 Sydney Games\u2014and luring Ratko Rudic<\/strong>, arguably the most successful coach in the sport\u2019s history, to lead the American men at the 2004 Athens Games.<\/p>\n

[Swimming World Presents \u201cLessons with the Legends: Water Polo Coach Ratko Rudic\u201d<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n

Dan Sharadin<\/strong>, who like Wigo has had tremendous impact<\/a> on the sport in this country, recounted how his former boss championed women\u2019s polo at the collegiate level, helping to establish the NCAA as arguably the best women\u2019s competition in the world. It regularly draws top international players to ply their craft as student athletes at American institutions.<\/p>\n

Befitting both the moment and his stature as a statesman for the sport, in closing Wigo cited the many individuals who helped him in his journey to sustain the sport in America, including the recently deceased Andy Burke <\/strong>and Sayring as well as\u00a0 Barnett, Pete Cutino<\/strong>, Dennis Fosdick<\/strong>, Bob Helmick<\/strong>, Bob Horn<\/strong>, Barbara Kalbus<\/strong>, Steve Heaton<\/strong>, Newland and Nitzkowski, USAWP Hall of Fame members who have all passed away.<\/p>\n

[Passages: Andy Burke, Devoted US Water Polo Administrator, 91<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n

It was an apt close to a moment of celebration for a sport that\u2014like most everything in the U.S.\u2014has suffered greatly during the pandemic, and a reminder that better times are ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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