Gannon University Men's Water Polo

Morphy begins his fourth season with the Gannon water polo program in 2016-17, but his second as the head coach. Morphy assumed the reigns after longtime head coach Don Sherman resigned to concentrate solely on his duties as Associate Director of Athletics. Morphy stepped into the head coaching position after serving as Gannons top assistant for the previous two seasons. The former Gannon standout brings nine years of coaching experience to the deck, including six years as an assistant coach at Cathedral Prep (Pa.) High School where he earned all-america second-team honors as a high school student-athlete. The Ramblers finished third at the 2012 state championships with Morphy on the staff. Im really excited to become the head coach of the Gannon water polo program, said Morphy upon his hiring. I know both the womens and mens teams have been built for future success. The Gannon community has always been like family to me and the athletics departments desire to strive for success and continue building great relationships is something I have always enjoyed about the University. The Gannon mens water polo team finished runner-up at the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division II Championships during his first season at the helm, dropping a tight one-goal decision during the finals. Academically, six Golden Knights were named to the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) Academic Honor Roll. Michael Squeglia highlighted the individual honors, earning College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District first-team honors for his classroom efforts and ACWPA All-America honorable-mention accolades for his play in the pool. Brett Rehrer was named 2015 CWPA Rookie of the Year under Morphys guidance. A four-year letterwinner at Gannon from 2001-04, Morphy is a familiar name to local water polo fans. The former goalkeeper still remains No. 1 all-time at Gannon in career saves (993) and career steals (228). His save total is 357 more than the next goalkeeper in school history. Morphy owns four of the top five single-season save totals in school history, including the top mark of 283 as a sophomore in 2002. He also ranks sixth in career assists (85), but was third on that chart upon graduation. Seans commitment and dedication to our student-athletes and water polo program during his years as a top assistant are to be applauded, said Goddard McGuirk upon his hiring. He is determined to build upon the programs solid foundation and tradition of excellence. Turning the program over to Sean positions the teams for future success while continuing to focus on the student-athlete experience. Morphy graduated from Gannon in 2004 with a bachelors degree in communication arts. He came back to his alma mater in June of 2013 as the Media Center Director, serving in that position until becoming the water polo head coach. In addition, Morphy has been a creative director for Linear LLC since 2009. Sean Morphy Head Women's and Men's Water Polo Coach Sean Morphy begins his fourth season with the Gannon water polo program in 2016-17, but his second as the head coach. Morphy assumed the reigns after longtime head coach Don Sherman resigned to concentrate solely on his duties as Associate Director of Athletics. Morphy stepped into the head coaching position after serving as Gannons top assistant for the previous two seasons. The former Gannon standout brings nine years of coaching experience to the deck, including six years as an assistant coach at Cathedral Prep (Pa.) High School where he earned all-america second-team honors as a high school student-athlete. The Ramblers finished third at the 2012 state championships with Morphy on the staff. Im really excited to become the head coach of the Gannon water polo program, said Morphy upon his hiring. I know both the womens and mens teams have been built for future success. The Gannon community has always been like family to me and the athletics departments desire to strive for success and continue building great relationships is something I have always enjoyed about the University. The Gannon mens water polo team finished runner-up at the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division II Championships during his first season at the helm, dropping a tight one-goal decision during the finals. Academically, six Golden Knights were named to the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) Academic Honor Roll. Michael Squeglia highlighted the individual honors, earning College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District first-team honors for his classroom efforts and ACWPA All-America honorable-mention accolades for his play in the pool. Brett Rehrer was named 2015 CWPA Rookie of the Year under Morphys guidance. A four-year letterwinner at Gannon from 2001-04, Morphy is a familiar name to local water polo fans. The former goalkeeper still remains No. 1 all-time at Gannon in career saves (993) and career steals (228). His save total is 357 more than the next goalkeeper in school history. Morphy owns four of the top five single-season save totals in school history, including the top mark of 283 as a sophomore in 2002. He also ranks sixth in career assists (85), but was third on that chart upon graduation. Seans commitment and dedication to our student-athletes and water polo program during his years as a top assistant are to be applauded, said Goddard McGuirk upon his hiring. He is determined to build upon the programs solid foundation and tradition of excellence. Turning the program over to Sean positions the teams for future success while continuing to focus on the student-athlete experience. Morphy graduated from Gannon in 2004 with a bachelors degree in communication arts. He came back to his alma mater in June of 2013 as the Media Center Director, serving in that position until becoming the water polo head coach. In addition, Morphy has been a creative director for Linear LLC since 2009.