Women's Water Polo

Colleen Santos, a past four-year letterwinner for the Hawks in water polo, has rejoined the program as the assistant coach. In her fourth year at Hartwick, Santos will assist head coach Alan Huckins in all aspects of coaching and recruiting.

Santos, a native of Sanger, Calif., lettered for the Hawks from 2001-04, where she played one year under Huckins. During her career, Santos was an integral part of the program's success. In 2004, she tallied 21 goals and 30 assists for a career-high 51 points in 38 games, as Hartwick made it all the way to the NCAA Division I Water Polo Championships, finishing fourth. Currently, she ranks fifth all-time in Hartwick history in career assists (91), eighth in career points (162), ninth in career goals (71) and in career steals (70).

Following graduation, Santos spent two years as the head girls water polo coach at Sunnyside High School in Fresno, Calif. In the spring of 2006, she also served a stint as an assistant swimming coach. Santos was a recognized name around the water polo circles in the Fresno Area. She coached one North Yosemite League MVP; two first team all-league performers and two second team honorees. Santos guided her program to back-to-back postseason efforts, finishing no worse than fourth in league competition. She was named the 2005 NYL Coach of the Year after inheriting a program that went 9-20 and turned it around for a 23-8 effort in one year.