Boys’ Water Polo
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Coaches
![Jem Bullock]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1681911774/suffieldacademyorg/gsqrsizuuxy0prcrjtww/jbullock.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1681911774/suffieldacademyorg/gsqrsizuuxy0prcrjtww/jbullock.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1681911774/suffieldacademyorg/gsqrsizuuxy0prcrjtww/jbullock.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1681911774/suffieldacademyorg/gsqrsizuuxy0prcrjtww/jbullock.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1681911774/suffieldacademyorg/gsqrsizuuxy0prcrjtww/jbullock.jpg","width":1310}])
![Anu Rawlings]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1681911776/suffieldacademyorg/xoqyrwo9eqelaqe4ynww/mrawlings.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1681911776/suffieldacademyorg/xoqyrwo9eqelaqe4ynww/mrawlings.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1681911776/suffieldacademyorg/xoqyrwo9eqelaqe4ynww/mrawlings.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1681911776/suffieldacademyorg/xoqyrwo9eqelaqe4ynww/mrawlings.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1681911776/suffieldacademyorg/xoqyrwo9eqelaqe4ynww/mrawlings.jpg","width":1310}])
Results
vs.
Greenwich Country Day School
Away
Loss
6-21
The Tigers polo team dropped its first game of the year to Greenwich Country Day School 21-6. Suffield played a tough game without their starting goalie, but was ultimately outmatched. The game showed promise from young players Blake Wool '26 and Parker Valero '26 (1 goal). John Rusnock '25 (1 goal) and Kellen Booth '25 (3 goals) played tough in the middle. Junior Alex Cha notched the other Tiger goal that brought much needed energy to the team. Seniors Michael McCormack, Niko Curwin, Max Giugliano, and Joe Giugliano played well and were strong leaders in the water. Suffield travels to Exeter on Friday.
vs.
Phillips Exeter
Away
Loss
1-21
Details
vs.
Choate Rosemary Hall
Home
Loss
6-17
Suffield Water Polo hosted Choate this afternoon and fell by a score of 17-6. The team played very well, and the game was much closer than the score indicates. Turnovers and counterattack defense caused gave Choate easy opportunities at the beginning of each quarter. Otherwise, the Tigers defense held strong.
John Rusnock '25 and Kellen Booth '25 dominated in the middle with Parker Valero '26, Michael McCormack '24, and Blake Wool '27 provided support on the outside. Rusnock, Booth, Valero, and McCormack (3) each netted goals.
vs.
Eaglebrook School
Away
Loss
10-20
The Tigers JV squad took a trip up 91 to battle Eaglebrook this afternoon. Eaglebrook played a disciplined game with tight defense. They went up early taking advantage of loose playing by the Tigers squad.
Once Suffield players remembered that shooting is an option when they have the ball, good things started to happen. Blake Wool '26 swam his way to two scores, Weck Pool '27 netted one, and once Aidan Ryder '26 decided to shoot away from the goalie, he collected three goals of his own. Standout playing came from Shalin Patel '25 who put four across the line. Haruka Kajiwara '24 added a goal as well. Fischer Stevens '26 held strong between the pipes in the deep end and added two goals, and Herman Troshin '24 was solid in the shallow end.
Eaglebrook will visit Suffield later this season in what is sure to be a heated rematch.
vs.
Staples H.S. (CT)
Home
Loss
5-26
Details
vs.
Deerfield Academy
Away
Loss
8-14
The Tiger water polo team traveled north to face rival Deerfield Academy this afternoon. Suffield came out sluggish and gave up six unanswered goals in the first quarter. After that, though, the team put together their best performance so far this year.
Alex Cha '25 had his breakout game netting one goal and hustling up and down the tank. Michael McCormack '24 found the back of the net three times and Valero added two.
John Rusnock '25 locked down the center with 11 steals. Parker Valero '26, Joe Giugliano '24, Max Giugliano '24, and Niko Curwin-Amfitheatrof '24 protected the perimeter.
Kellen Booth '25 continued to dominated until the middle, drawing three kick outs, assisting two goals, and adding one of his own.
Fischer Stevens '26 made six saves and McCormack made four.
Schedule
vs.
Greenwich Country Day School
Away
Details
vs.
Phillips Exeter
Away
Details
vs.
Choate Rosemary Hall
Home
Details
vs.
Staples H.S. (CT)
Home
Details
vs.
Deerfield Academy
Away
Details
vs.
Loomis Chaffee School
Away
Details
vs.
Westminster School
Away
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vs.
Hopkins School
Home
Details
vs.
Williston Northampton School
Home
Details
TBD
vs.
Staples H.S. (CT)
Away
CANCELLED
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vs.
Hopkins School
Away
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vs.
Phillips Academy
Away
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vs.
Loomis Chaffee School
Home
Details
vs.
Hamden Hall Country Day
Home
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vs.
Williston Northampton School
Away
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vs.
Deerfield Academy
Home
Details
vs.
Brunswick School
Home
Details
vs.
Choate Rosemary Hall
Home
Details
Roster
| # | Name | Class | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Kellen Booth | 2025 | Wallingford, CT |
| 12 | Alex Cha | 2025 | Vernon, CT |
| 2 | Nikolai Curwin-Amfitheatrof | 2024 | Bridgewater, CT |
| 10 | Joe Giugliano | 2024 | Gainesville, GA |
| 5 | Max Giugliano | 2024 | Gainesville, GA |
| George Hunt | 2025 | Avon, CT | |
| 17 | Haruka Kajiwara | 2025 | Chiba-ken |
| 18 | EJ Lee | 2026 | Seoul |
| 1 | Michael McCormack | 2024 | San Francisco, CA |
| 9 | Shalin Patel | 2025 | Hopkinton, MA |
| 6 | Weck Pool | 2027 | Sea Cliff, NY |
| 16 | John Rusnock | 2025 | Suffield, CT |
| 1A | Aidan Ryder | 2026 | New York, NY |
| Alison Slade | 2025 | West Granby, CT | |
| 13 | Fischer Stevens | 2026 | Suffield, CT |
| 4 | Herman Troshin | 2025 | Moscow |
| 3 | Parker Valero | 2026 | Nantucket, MA |
| Tilden Wasley | 2025 | Chatham, MA | |
| 15 | Blake Wool | 2026 | Wethersfield, CT |
Team Overview
Water polo was established as a varsity sport at Suffield in 1979. The team has generally been built around a combination of experienced players and athletes new to the sport when they arrive at Suffield.
The Tigers’ competitive teams have qualified for the New England Prep School Championship tournament [a.k.a. “the Liquid Four”] in eight of the last ten years, including a second place finish in 2015 and an undefeated championship season in 2009. Hard work, perseverance, and camaraderie, as well as respect for teammates and competitors, are traditional hallmarks of the water polo team.
Suffield’s Varsity Water Polo team plays a mixture of single games and mini-tournaments throughout the season against New England Prep School league schools such as Deerfield, Exeter, Andover, Choate, Brunswick, Williston, Hopkins, Hotchkiss, and Loomis Chaffee, as well as non-league competition from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, including the season-ending New England Prep School Championship tournament.
