Lauren Ashley Wenger (born March 11, 1984) is an American water polo player for the University of Southern California, who received the 2006 Peter J. Cutino Award as the best collegiate water polo player among Division I NCAA teams. Her position is two-meter defender.
Wenger was All-American at Wilson Classical High School in Long Beach, California, and earned a scholar-athlete award all four years. In 2002, she played on the US National Team that won the Pan-American Championship. From 2003 to 2006 she attended USC, where in her senior year she led her Trojans team in steals and assists, becoming no. 8 all-time scorer with 127 career goals. In 2004, Wengers team won the NCAA championship.[1]
Wenger is a member of the U.S National Team, helping Team USA win silver at the 2005 Water Polo World Championship. At USC, she majored in policy, planning and development.[citation needed]
Professional careeredit
She played her first international season for the Greek powerhouse Olympiacos in Greece in 2006–2007.[2][3]
At the 2008 China Summer Olympic games, she and the American team lost 8-9 in the championship game to the Netherlands and took home the silver medal.[4]
lauren, wenger, lauren, ashley, wenger, born, march, 1984, american, water, polo, player, university, southern, california, received, 2006, peter, cutino, award, best, collegiate, water, polo, player, among, division, ncaa, teams, position, meter, defender, pe. Lauren Ashley Wenger born March 11 1984 is an American water polo player for the University of Southern California who received the 2006 Peter J Cutino Award as the best collegiate water polo player among Division I NCAA teams Her position is two meter defender Lauren WengerPersonal informationFull nameLauren Ashley WengerBornMarch 11 1984 1984 03 11 age 40 Long Beach California U S Medal record Women s water polo Representing the United States Olympic Games 2012 London Team competition 2008 Beijing Team competition World Championships 2007 Melbourne Team competition 2009 Rome Team competition 2005 Montreal Team competition Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Team competition Contents 1 Career 1 1 High School 1 2 Professional career 2 Awards 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCareer editHigh School edit Wenger was All American at Wilson Classical High School in Long Beach California and earned a scholar athlete award all four years In 2002 she played on the US National Team that won the Pan American Championship From 2003 to 2006 she attended USC where in her senior year she led her Trojans team in steals and assists becoming no 8 all time scorer with 127 career goals In 2004 Wengers team won the NCAA championship 1 Wenger is a member of the U S National Team helping Team USA win silver at the 2005 Water Polo World Championship At USC she majored in policy planning and development citation needed Professional career edit She played her first international season for the Greek powerhouse Olympiacos in Greece in 2006 2007 2 3 At the 2008 China Summer Olympic games she and the American team lost 8 9 in the championship game to the Netherlands and took home the silver medal 4 In June 2009 Wenger was named to the USA water polo women s senior national team for the 2009 FINA World Championships 1 In 2011 Wenger placed 6th in the FINA World Championships with Team USA In August 2012 she won the gold medal in London 2012 Olympic Games with the US team defeating Spain in the final match 4 Awards editIn 2019 Wenger was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame 5 6 See also editUnited States women s Olympic water polo team records and statistics List of Olympic champions in women s water polo List of Olympic medalists in water polo women List of world champions in women s water polo List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water poloReferences edit nbsp Wikinews has related news Australian women win VISA Water Polo International a b Roster Announced For 2009 FINA Women s World Championships Archived 2012 02 20 at the Wayback Machine June 24 2009 Lauren Wenger bio nbcolympics com Lauren Wenger usawaterpolo org a b LAUREN WENGER Team USA Archived from the original on December 28 2015 Retrieved 15 June 2023 Lauren Wenger 2019 usawaterpolo org USA Water Polo Retrieved 18 September 2020 Hall of Fame Inductees usawaterpolo org USA Water Polo Retrieved 18 September 2020 External links editLauren Wenger at World Aquatics nbsp Lauren Wenger at the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame nbsp Lauren Wenger at Olympics com nbsp Lauren Wenger at Olympedia nbsp Lauren Wenger at the U S Olympic amp Paralympic Committee archived nbsp Lauren Wenger USC player biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lauren Wenger amp oldid 1194104863, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
