Bernice Orwig
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Bernice Jane Orwig |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | November 24, 1976 (age 47) Anaheim, California |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Water polo |
| College team | USC Trojans |
Medal record | |
Bernice Jane Orwig (born November 24, 1976) is an American water polo goalkeeper who won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Early career
[edit]Bernice graduated from Savanna High School in Anaheim, California, in June 1994. There she began her career in water polo playing as goalie for the Savanna Rebel Water Polo team.
College career
[edit]Orwig played for USC. As a senior in 1999, she won the NCAA. That same year, she won the Peter J. Cutino Award as the top female college water polo player in the United States. She received first team All-America honors in 1999 and second team All-America honors during her sophomore and junior year. She graduated from USC with a B.A. degree in Social Studies Education.
Managerial career
[edit]In addition to her career as a player, Orwig is also a water polo coach. In March 2005, she was named as an assistant coach for the USA National Team. In January 2005, Orwig coached the Junior National Team. The team won the gold medal at the 2005 Junior World Championships. She has also served as an assistant coach for the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Michigan, and USC. In 2005, she became an assistant coach of the women's water polo team at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, California, and helped coach them to a state championship in 2009.
See also
[edit]- United States women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)
- List of women's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
External links
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- American female water polo players
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- Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in water polo
- USC Trojans women's water polo players
- USC Trojans women's water polo coaches
- American water polo coaches
- Michigan Wolverines women's water polo coaches
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- USC Rossier School of Education alumni
- 20th-century American women
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- American water polo Olympic medalist stubs