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Mike Maroney will be returning for his fifth season as the head coach of the Pacific men's water polo team this year. Over the last seven seasons as a collegiate coach, he has led his teams to an overall record of 119-100, including records of 16-17 in 2007 and 19-14 in 2006. The former Pacific team captain and star player returned to the Tigers as a head coach in 2003. Since 2001 Maroney has coached 13 All-Americans and 16 all-conference student athletes. In 2006 the Tigers finished the season ranked No. 7 in the final CWPA Top-20 Poll. Last year's squad also finished the season in fifth place in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF). Before starting his trek back to Pacific, Maroney started Hartwick College's women's water polo program in Oneona, New York. He spent the 1999-2000 academic year laying the foundation for a successful opening season in 2001. That year he led the Hawks to a 20-14 record, which included a victory at the CWPA Northern Championships. Maroney was honored with Northern Division Coach of the Year honors. Maroney got Hartwick on the map his third year. The Hawks finished with a 28-9 record, had a final ranking of 13th in the national poll, and the Hawks were one goal away from going to the NCAA Final Four. Maroney again was honored as Northern Division Coach of the Year and picked up Coach of the Meet honors at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament. In the spring of 2003, he guided Hartwick to a 23-10 record with a final ranking of 18th in the national poll. The Hawks won the CWPA Northern Division Championship and also finished second at the ECAC Tournament. Maroney's ability to build successful water polo programs didn't start at Hartwick College. Back in 1994, he started the Pacific Tigers women's water polo club, which finished fifth in the nation that year at the club level. He coached the women for two years, while also serving as a graduate assistant coach for men's swimming and men's water polo both seasons. Maroney then moved to Corpus Christi Independent School District, where he started a water polo program. From 1996-1999, he was the head swim coach and water polo coach at Foy H. Moody High School in Corpus Christi, Texas. Among his other coaching achievements, Maroney was an assistant coach for the National Junior Water Polo Team from 1996-99. He also served as the Southwest head zone coach for the men's and women's junior teams and was Northeast head zone coach for the women's senior team. Maroney is a 1993 graduate of Pacific. He received his bachelor's degree in sports sciences. While attending Pacific, he was a All Big West Conference swimmer and All-Big West Conference water polo player. He then went on to Texas A&M and received his master's degree in education. Maroney is a native of Baytown, Texas. He and his wife, Jennifer (Pacific `94), have three children, Clay (6), Connor (8), and Tyler (11). The family now resides in the Stockton area. |
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