Coach Hunt has over 30 years of coaching experience. In his inaugural season Coach Hunt led the CDM Girl's team to a 2024 CIF Division 1 Championship. Subsequently, he was selected as the CIF Division 1 Coach of the Year, Daily Pilot Coach of the Year, and the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce CDM Coach of the Year. Five of Coach Hunt's players were selected All-CIF, including CIF Player of the Year and Stanford University commit, Reagan Weir.
Coach Hunt served as the UC Irvine Men’s Head Coach from 2005-2021. Head coaching the women’s UC Irvine team in 2004, Hunt was also the UCI Men’s assistant from 1999-2005. An overall twenty-three year career at UCI Hunt produced ten seasons ranked in the Nations Top 5, thirty-eight All Americans, three Olympians, and one NCAA Cutino Award Winner. Four of Coach Hunt’s former players are current collegiate coaches. He was awarded MPSF Coach of the Year twice and USA Water Polo Elite Coach of the Year once.
Hunt has led all age group teams with Back Bay Water Polo Club at some point in time, during his twenty-one year tenure with Back Bay. He has earned JO Medals with the 10u Coed, 10uGirls, 12uGirls, and 14uBoys. Most recently, Hunt led Back Bay 12uGirls to a 12th place Platinum Level finish at 2024 JO’s and a 4th place result at the 2024 Futures Super Final Division 1. Notable players that Hunt has coached at the youth level are Brianna Daboub (USC - 3 time All American,) Maddie Musselman (UCLA - 2 x Olympian,) Kyle and Jack Trush (UCI All American,) Anthony Daboub (UCLA - NCAA Champion.) Over fifty of Coach Hunt’s former players have moved on to play NCAA Division I, II, and III.
Coach Hunt served as the USA Men’s National Team “B” Team Head Coach 2008-2013. He head coached Team USA to a 4th place finish at the 2011 World University Games in ShenZhen, China. He subsequently served as the Interim USA Men's National Team Head Coach in 2013, scoring a gold medal in 2013 UANA Qualification Tournament.
Coach Hunt was a 2 x NCAA Division I All American (92,93) at UC Irvine. He captained his senior year team to their third straight NCAA DI Semi-final. Serving six years on the USA Men’s National Junior Team and Senior Team, Hunt co-captained the 1993 World University Games leading the USA to a gold medal. Hunt spent his prep years at Righetti High School in Santa Maria, CA. He collected six first-team All League, three MVP’s, and five All-CIF awards between the 2 sports.
Coach Hunt is joined by his wife, Christine, a UC Irvine Women’s water polo alumni, and his daughters Halle (12) and Haddie (10), both of which attend Newport Elementary and play water polo for Back Bay.
His goal is to help our young women nurture self confidence, navigate collegiate paths, be great teammates, foster self discipline and self motivation, while arming them with the tools to chase excellence. His first coach, John Marsh, was able to plant that seed with him, and it fueled his passion. “Training can be effective and fun at the same time. Competing helps teach the character qualities that make a great teammate.”
Marc A. Hunt - Head Coach
Originally from Eugene Oregon, Coach Barry attended UC Irvine (2002-2005), competing under legendary Coach Ted Newland (first ever CDM Polo Coach). Dreason was a three-time NCAA All American, a Peter Cutino Award Finalist, and two of his teams finished in the NCAA Top 4. A dual sport D1 athlete in college, Coach Barry also swam for the Anteaters under Coach Brian Pajer, with several notable Big West Conference Finals finishes. Coach Barry was also recognized as a Big West Conference Scholar Athlete for his performance in the classroom in each of his four collegiate seasons.
A member of the USA Men’s National Team from 2002-2009, Coach Barry has competed in the Fina World Championships and the World League Super Finals. With a total of 68 international senior team competitions, Coach Barry has also played professionally for Imperia Water Polo Club (Italy 2008), Lazio Water Polo Club (Italy 2009), and Sydney Lions Water Polo Club (Australia 2014).
Coach Barry brings a plethora of coaching experience, having spent eight years as the Head Coach of Concordia University Men’s and Women’s programs 2015-2022, overseeing sixteen seasons in all.
Prior to his time with the Eagles, Coach Barry served on the men’s water polo staff at UC Irvine, as the Lead Assistant for five years. During that time the UCI team earned three NCAA Top 5 finishes and produced eleven NCAA All Americans.
At the youth level, Coach Barry coached Back Bay Water Polo for six years, having coached 10U, 12U,and 14U girls and boys teams. Coach Barry led the very first ‘all girls’ 10U Junior Olympics Platinum Division to a Gold Medal in 2017. In 2007 Coach Barry was the Sage Hill High School girls head coach.
“I’m excited for this opportunity with Corona Del Mar Girls Water Polo, and continuing to build relationships in the water polo community. We never stop learning from one another. One possession at a time, whether it’s water polo or life.” Coach Dreason Barry.
“Coach Barry brings extensive knowledge of developmental water polo training. He will coach our kids up, simple. He’s more than proven to understand a fundamental skills approach. Adding to our staff a coach with front-line collegiate experience, including knowledge of what the next level will require, is invaluable. Coach Barry adds volumes of strength to the future of CDM Girls Water Polo.” Head Coach Marc Hunt.
Coach Barry earned his BA in Sociology at UC Irvine in 2006. He earned his Masters in Athletic Administration and Coaching, at Concordia University in 2020.
Dreason Barry - JV Coach
Randy Galza - Specialized Goalie Coach
With several years of collegiate coaching experience, Coach Randy joined CDM Polo in 2024 after a successful two-year campaign as an assistant women’s water polo coach at San Diego State University. Prior to SDSU, he was an assistant at UC Irvine with the men’s program, spent a year at Occidental College on the men’s side, and 3 years at Saddleback Junior College as part of the men’s and women’s water polo programs.
Randy Galza started coaching in 1999 for the Carlsbad girls water polo program.
At the high school level, he was the head girls coach at Mt. Carmel and Milken Community High Schools. And also headed the boys programs at Chaparral, Mission Hills, and Milken Community High Schools.
Over 50 former student-athletes have competed or are currently competing in the NCAA at every level. Galza has also coached former Sea Queen Alumni and goalkeepers Heidi Ritner (Michigan), Erin Tharp (USC), and Maya Avital (Stanford).
Galza was the goalkeeper director at SOCAL Water Polo Foundation for 9 years winning gold medals in the Platinum Division of Junior Olympics in many age groups. The 18 girls black team in 2021, 2018, 2016, the 14 girls black team in 2019, the 18 boys black team in 2022, the 16 boys black team in 2019, and the 14 boys black team in 2017.
A native San Diegan, he swam and played water polo at Palomar College and earned his degree from UC Riverside.
Doug Jacobe - Asst. Coach
Coach Jacobe comes to us by way of Dana Hills High School, where he coached the Girls Junior Varsity for three years (2020-23.) He has also had one season stints at Cerritos High School and University City High School. Coach Jacobe operates as Certified EMT/CPR instructor and has a long career as a first responder. Having started playing water polo for Coach Bill Barnett at Newport Harbor, Coach Jacobe went on to compete at Orange Coast College.