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water polo
At the inaugural USA Water Polo Division III
National Championship in 2019, the Engineers
defeated rival Johns Hopkins, 20-13, to finish
in third place overall. At the conclusion of the
tournament, Clyde Huibregtse and Hayden
Niederreiter were named to the All-Tournament
Team. (FULL STORY)
CHRISTIAN SCHILLINGER
AUSTIN RINGHEIM
EVAN KIM
KEVIN DOWNEY
Huibregtse, a double major in mathematics with computer
science and physics, became the first CoSIDA Academic All-
American since 2014 for the water polo program. He earned
a spot on the Second Team after he closed his career with
174 goals, 49 assists, 23 blocks and 70 steals. He graduated
ranked seventh all-time goals and tenth all-time in steals for
the Engineers. (FULL STORY)
In 2019, Miller Geschke, a First Team All-American, and
Huibregtse, a Second Team All-American, both earned
All-Conference accolades from the Northeast Water Polo
Conference at the conclusion of the season. (FULL STORY)
“It was my dream to attend MIT ever since
I visited the place when I was ten years old. I
admired it then for the awe that people talked
about it with and its engineering prowess. Eight
years later I chose to attend MIT because I can
pursue my passion for engineering, continue
competing in water polo, and go to the place I
always dreamed of.” - Colin Weaver ‘24
“Competing for the inaugural Division III
National Championship in 2019 was one of
the highlights of my MIT water polo career. As
a team, we flew out to California to compete
against the top Division III water polo teams in the
nation. Despite only getting third, it was a great
opportunity to play alongside my teammates one
last time.” - Evan Kim ‘21
Twelve Engineers earned ACWPC All-Academic
Team accolades in 2019. In addition, for the sixth
time in program history and for the first time since
2016, MIT registered the highest cumulative team
grade point average in the country and the NWPC
with a mark of 3.64. Nationally, MIT ranked ahead
of Brown University, Cal Tech, Salem International
and Harvard University. (FULL STORY)
“I chose MIT because I had the opportunity to
study at one of the top engineering schools in the
world while continuing to play the sport I love at
a high level. It was one of the few schools that
balanced the two and I was excited to join such
a collaborative environment that would prepare
me for life after college.” - Evan Kim ‘21
MIT water polo head coach Austin Ringheim wrapped up his first season in historic fashion with
the Engineers in 2019. He guided the Engineers to a third place finish at the inaugural USA Water
Polo Division III National Championship in California and to the most wins in a season since 2015.
At the first-ever National Championship event hosted at his alma mater, MIT defeated rival Johns
Hopkins, 20-13, to finish in third place. He coached two ACWPC Division III All-Americans in
Clyde Huibregtse and Miller Geschke and his squad posted the top GPA in the country for the
sixth time in program history. (FULL BIO)
“Being a student-athlete at MIT means having an immediate
connection to a group of hard-working individuals the moment
you are accepted to the school. Especially during COVID-19 when
most first-years are not on campus, I know that there is a group
of people that I can always call on for help with anything I need.”
-Colin Weaver ‘24