Lauren Wenger

Lauren Ashley Wenger (born March 11, 1984, in Long Beach, California) 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 Wenger
Personal information
Full nameLauren Ashley Wenger
BornMarch 11, 1984 (1984-03-11) (age 39)
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Medal record
Women's water polo
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team competition
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Melbourne Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rome Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2005 Montreal Team competition
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team competition

Career

High School

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.

Professional career

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

In 2019, Wenger was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.[5][6]

See also

References
Wikinews has related news:
  1. Roster Announced For 2009 FINA Women's World Championships Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine, June 24, 2009.
  2. Lauren Wenger bio, nbcolympics.com
  3. Lauren Wenger, usawaterpolo.org
  4. "LAUREN WENGER". Team USA. Archived from the original on December 28, 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  5. "Lauren Wenger (2019)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  6. "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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