Rick Merlo
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Rick Merlo was born in Fresno, California on August 5, 1982. Merlo is an American water polo player and was a member of the United States men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In the championship game, the USA team won the silver medal, defeated by Hungary.
High school
CIF Champion at Buchanan High School in 1997 and 2000. CIF MVP, First-Team All-American, All-League, and All-CIF in 2000.
College
Merlo attended University of California, Irvine and played water polo under Ted Newland and Marc Hunt. In 2003 Merlo played at the World University Games in Daegu, South Korea and placed 8th.
First-Team All-American, First-Team All-MPSF, and Scholar Athlete in 2005. Third Team All-American and Second-Team All-MPSF in 2004.
Career
In 2005 Merlo played for Genova Italy Nervi and then for Brazil in 2007.
Assistant coach at Fresno Pacific University
See also
References
- ^ USA Water Polo Men's National Team Archived 2011-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Virgel, Steve (2008-06-30). "U.S. OLYMPIC MEN'S WATER POLO TEAM:". Daily Pilot. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
- ^ "Athletic Hall of Fame". www.cusd.com. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
- ^ a b "Rick Merlo". Team USA. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Rick Merlo - Assistant - Men's Water Polo Coaches". Fresno Pacific University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
External links
- Rick Merlo at World Aquatics
- Rick Merlo at Olympics.com
- Rick Merlo at Olympedia
- Rick Merlo at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (archived)
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