Ohio State Men's Club Water Polo 2026
Description
This fundraiser is for the Men's Club Water Polo team at the Ohio State University. We are a student-run organization that competes at a high level against teams across the nation. We have 25 players from around the country with a variety of skills and experience as well as backgrounds. We aim to be a competitive team with friendly and fun atmosphere that is open to all.
The dollars raised during our Buckeye Funder campaign will help us with the following expenses:
- Equipment such as goals, caps and technology
- Coaches stipends
- Hotel/Airbnb fees
- Gas for traveling
- Pool time reservations for hosting tournaments at Ohio State
- Referee fees
- Tournament entry fees
- Semester CWPA fees
Below is a list of our past achievements that would have been impossible without our supporters:
- Great Lakes Conference Championships (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017)
- Big Ten Division 3rd Place (2022), 4th place (2021, 2023), 5th place (2024, 2025), 2nd place (2026)
- National Collegiate Club Championships (2013: 6th Place, 2014: 5th Place, 2017: 6th Place, 2018: 7th Place)
- Various Academic All-American Awards
- All-American 2nd Team (Drew Wilson) 2018, 2019
- All-American Honorable Mention (Owen Roesch) 2021, 2022
- Big Ten All Conference Awards (Owen Roesch, Rob Lupo) 2021
- Big Ten All Conference Awards (Jason Merkel, Rob Lupo, Ian Sands, Owen Roesch) 2022
- Big Ten All Conference Awards (Jason Merkel, Rob Lupo, Donnie Richardson) 2023
- Big Ten All Conference Awards (Ryan Alfred, Donnie Richardson) 2024
- Big Ten All Conference Awards (Adam Wade, Tobias Dietrich) 2025
We truly appreciate any support or donation you make towards the Ohio State Men's Water Polo Team!
Thank you and go Bucks!
$80
Practice Hours
The Buckeye Water Polo players will spend about 80 hours in the water practicing this semester.
$200
Big Ten Championship
The Buckeyes placed 2nd at this year's BIG TEN championship
$500
500-Yard Swim
If a player ever shows up late to a game, it's a 500-yard butterfly swim.