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Mark Lawrence

Mark Lawrence

Mark Lawrence has been the Austin College men's and women's water polo coach since the inception of both programs, as the 'Roos became the first pair of water polo teams in Texas in more than 40 years. During his time in Sherman, Lawrence has continued to build each program into a strong contender in the NCAA Division III ranks, with both squads already earning national rankings.

PLAYING CAREER: 
- Two-year starter for Ohlone Junior College, Fremont, Calif., 1999-2000
- Ohlone Junior College Male Athlete of the Year 1999-2000
- Two-year career with Queens College, Flushing Meadows, N.Y. 2001-2002
- Starter on Queens College NCAA Final Four Appearance 2002
- In 2002 Queens College finished third at the Final Four and was the only non-Calif. program to finish top three at NCAAs
- Played on the USA East Coast National Team in the USA Water Polo Premier League 2001-2002
- Played for the Brisbane Breakers in the Australian National Water Polo League 2005-2006
 
COACHING CAREER: 
2008-2009: Graduate Assistant Coach Arizona State University 
 
2011: Assistant Coach for Kazakhstan Women's National Team
- Coached at the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai China
 
2011-2012: Head Coach Men's Water Polo at MIT
- 9 ACWPC Academic All Americans
- Finish top in the NCAA for Team GPA
- 5 CWPA All Conference Selections
- CWPA Rookie of the Year 2012 (Kale Rogers)
- Both years finished in NCAA DIII Top 5 (2012 #2), and DI Top 20 (2012 #20)
 
2013-2014: Assistant Coach Men's and Women's Water Polo at Brown
- 4 ACWPC All Americans
- 27 ACWPC Academic All Americans
- 4 CWPA All Conference Selections
- Men's Water Polo: #2 Team GPA in NCAA
- Finished both the Men's and Women's season in the DI Top 20 (Men's #15 / Women's #20)
 
2014-2017 USA Water Polo Boys Head Coach: Northeast Zone Olympic Development Program
 
2014-2017: Assistant Coach Men's Water Polo United State Naval Academy
- 2 ACWPC All Americans
- 14 ACWPC Academic All Americans
- 4 CWPA / MAWPC All Conference Selections
- 2x Finishing in the NCAA DI Top 20 (2014 #14 / 2015 #15)
 
2017-Present: Head Coach Men's and Women's Water Polo at Austin College
- 13 ACWPC All Americans
- 64 ACPWC Academic All Americans
- 10 MPSF / CWPA All Conference Selections
- 21 MPSF / CWPA Weekly Honors
- Women's Water Polo finished in the National Top 10 three times in its first four seasons
- 2021 and 2022 CWPA Women's Water Polo Champions
- 2022 Division III Final Four Third Place Finisher
 
- Andrew Pope 2018-2019 Austin College Tim Jubela Male Freshman Athlete of the Year
- Lexi Wong 2018-2019 Austin College Tim Jubela Female Freshman Athlete of the Year
- Madison Taylor 2021 CWPA Conference Championship MVP
- Sophie Oliver 2021 CWPA Conference MVP
- Brooke Le 2021 CWPA Conference MVP
- Sophie Oliver 2021 Austin College Gene Day Award for Most Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year
- Sammi Thiele 2022 Austin College Gene Day Award for Most Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year
 
2017-2018: USA Water Polo Assistant Coach Boys USA Development National Team
 
COACHING AWARDS: 
- 2014 USA Water Polo ODP Top Coach
- 2016 USA Water Polo Bill Barnett Distinguished Coach Award
- 2018 USA Water Polo Monte Nitzkowski Distinguished Coach Award
- 2019 and 2021 CWPA Conference Championship Coach of the Year - 2021 and 2022 CWPA Coach of the Year