California Baptist University Men's Water Polo

Rosa is heading into his second season as the new California Baptist University men's water polo coach. The Riverside native and resident had spent the previous 13 years as a high school water polo coach in his home town. In his first season, Rosa led the Lancers to a 17-14 record and a semifinal appearance at the WWPA Championships. CBU defeated five ranked teams on the year, including No. 11 Brown and a 13-12 win over 14th-ranked Loyola Marymount in the WWPA Tournament that led it to a fourth-place finish in the conference. The team ended the year ranked 16th in the NCAA, a program best in the NCAA era. Five of Rosa's players were named All-Americans in 2015, setting a program record, and four earned all-conference distinction.  Rosa had been entrenched in the Riverside water polo scene for about two decades. He spent his collegiate playing days at Riverside Community College and the University of Redlands after graduating from Arlington High in 1998. He went on to coach water polo at John W. North and Martin Luther King. At King, Rosa coached his team to a CIF Southern Section Division III Boys' Water Polo Championship in 2012, with the help of CBU goalie  Joseph Moorman  in the cage, earning Coach of the Year honors from the Inland Empire Area, CIF-SS D-III and Big VIII League in 2012 as a result. He was also selected as the Big VIII League and Inland Empire Area Coach of the Year in 2011 and 2009, respectively. From 2002 to 2014, Rosa had been coaching high school aquatics programs in at least one capacity. From 2002 to 2006, he led the boys' and girls' water polo programs at JW North and he has been apart of three different programs at King since 2006, most notably the boys' water polo program. He also coached the boys' swimming team at King and was in charge of the girls' water polo squad for five years (2009-13). He played water polo collegiately at Redlands (2000-02) and Riverside Community College (1998-2000) after graduating from Arlington High in 1998. He also played on the SoCal Club water polo team from 1992 to 1997. As a player, Rosa was inducted into the Redlands Athletic Hall of Fame in 2013 and was put on the Riverside City Sports Wall of Fame in 2003. He was voted the United States Division III Water Polo Player of the Year and SCIAC MVP in 2001. Rosa graduated from Redlands with a bachelors in biology in 2002 and earned his a masters in physical education from Azusa Pacific in 2006.

Hare joined California Baptist University as an assistant swimming coach in January, 2014. He is entering his third season as an assistant to CBU mens water polo in 2016. He spent one-and-a-half seasons with the Lancers' swim and dive programs in 2014-15. CBU men's water polo finished a program-best fourth in the Western Water Polo Association the last two years and ended the last two years ranked in the NCAA top-20. Three of the four Lancers swim/dive teams Hare coached accomplished top-10 finishes in NCAA Division II.  Prior to coming to CBU, Hare spent 11 seasons as the boys and girls water polo coach at Arlington High School from 1998 to 2008. He guided the Lions boys to a CIF championship in 1998 and three league titles (1998, 1999, 2000). Arlingtons girls won the CIF crown in 2006 and took the top standing in league in 1998, 1999 and from 2004 to 2006. The Riverside resident also has experience with the Lancers, as he coached the CBU mens water polo team in the Spring and Summer Premier League from 2005 to 2007. He also worked with the men at tournaments in Davis, Concord and Hawaii, with the highlight being a championship run at the Hawaiian Invitational in 2006. In fact, Hare is a longtime Lancer having earned his bachelors and masters degrees in kinesiology in 2003 and 2006, respectively. He also is an adjunct kinesiology instructor at CBU, teaching weight training and bowling. Jeremy Hare Assistant Men's Water Polo Coach Jeremy Hare joined California Baptist University as an assistant swimming coach in January, 2014. He is entering his third season as an assistant to CBU mens water polo in 2016. He spent one-and-a-half seasons with the Lancers' swim and dive programs in 2014-15. CBU men's water polo finished a program-best fourth in the Western Water Polo Association the last two years and ended the last two years ranked in the NCAA top-20. Three of the four Lancers swim/dive teams Hare coached accomplished top-10 finishes in NCAA Division II.  Prior to coming to CBU, Hare spent 11 seasons as the boys and girls water polo coach at Arlington High School from 1998 to 2008. He guided the Lions boys to a CIF championship in 1998 and three league titles (1998, 1999, 2000). Arlingtons girls won the CIF crown in 2006 and took the top standing in league in 1998, 1999 and from 2004 to 2006. The Riverside resident also has experience with the Lancers, as he coached the CBU mens water polo team in the Spring and Summer Premier League from 2005 to 2007. He also worked with the men at tournaments in Davis, Concord and Hawaii, with the highlight being a championship run at the Hawaiian Invitational in 2006. In fact, Hare is a longtime Lancer having earned his bachelors and masters degrees in kinesiology in 2003 and 2006, respectively. He also is an adjunct kinesiology instructor at CBU, teaching weight training and bowling.