COACHES
Brent Bohlender
Director / Head Coach
bbrentpolo@aol.com
Director and founder of MSWP in 1977. Brent has been coaching swimming and water polo since 1969. Currently he is the water polo and swim coach at Johansen H.S., as well as the Zone Chairperson for Water Polo in Northern California. From 1984 to 1999 he was the coach of the USA Women's Junior National team. In his 15 years at the helm the team won 3 Pan American gold medals, as well as medaled in the World Championships two times. Between the years 1984 and now the Modesto/Stanislaus team has won 18 national championships as well as medaled an additional 44 times in all levels of competition. As a high school coach, his overall record of wins, 1,261 is the most of any high school coach at a varsity level in the United States. In 2001 he was inducted into the US Water Polo Hall of Fame. He has also been awarded the C.I.F. Model High School Coach of the year in 2007, named the U.S. Olympic Developmental Coach of the Year in 1999. Received the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association service award in 2001. Locally the first to receive the Darrel Phillips Outstanding Coach of the Year from the S.O.S. club in 1997. Currently is the directing the administrative end of the program, having directly coached the older girls in 2007.
Avrett, Lisa
Coach
lavrett@gmail.com
Hi everyone! In the pic. is my little bud named Milo. I love water sports. Waterpolo and swimming are my favorites. I coach both swimming (22yrs.) and polo for (16 yrs).
Byrd, Eric
Coach
beric70@gmail.com
Head Coach for Modesto High School Varsity Boys water polo for the past 2 seasons. Assistant Coach for Modesto High School Junior Varsity swimming for the past 2 seasons. Coached all age groups for Modesto-Stanislaus last summer.
Clute, Drew
Head Coach, Men's 18u
drew.clute@yahoo.com
Graduated Turlock High School (2002)...played four years of water polo...three years of swimming...graduated from CSU, Fresno (2006) with a B.A. in Recreation Administration and Leisure Studies; Special Event Programming...played 5 years water polo (club)...currently competes for CVWP Men's 20's Club (Clovis, Calif.)...Central California Zone 8 Junior Men's coach (2008-present)...Assistant Coach, Men's 18&u, Modesto/Stanislaus Water Polo Club (2007)...Head Coach (2008-present)...Head Coach, Men's Water Polo and Swimming, Pitman High School (pitmanaquatics.clubspaces.com)(Turlock, Calif.) (2008-present)...Organizes the City of Turlock's Youth Water Polo League (Founded 2009).
Corgiat, Matt
Head Coach Boys 16u
mattcorgiat@yahoo.com
After graduating from Grace Davis in 1994 I played 2 years at MJC, and then 1 year at UC Davis. I started playing water polo when I was 12 for Modesto Stanislaus and still play today with Modesto Pirates Masters. This is my 2nd year coaching the 16u boys.
McBroom, Tyler
18-Under Boys Coach
tylerpolo9@hotmail.com
After graduating from Johansen High School in 2003, Tyler attended Pepperdine University in Malibu. He played water polo for the school for two years, and then transferred in 2006 to California State University, Long Beach in--well, Long Beach. He received his degree from CSULB in English, with an emphasis in creative writing. In addition to his one year of reffing, Tyler brings three years of coaching and over a decade of playing experience to Modesto/Stanislaus this summer.
