BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — The Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) releases the 2018 Men’s Collegiate Club Heartland Division schedule.
Comprised of Augustana College, Carleton College, Grinnell College, Knox College, Macalester College, Saint John’s University (Minn.) and Saint Mary’s University (Minn.), the division will contest its 20th season in the CWPA. Historically, Macalester (1999, 2000, 2005, 2006), Grinnell (2001, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2016), Saint Mary’s (2002, 2003), Augustana (2014, 2017) and former club/current varsity program Monmouth College (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) have combined to claim the prior 19 crowns.
Competition starts on Saturday-Sunday, September 15-16, at Augustana’s Carver Center in Rock Island, Ill., as the Vikings host Grinnell, Knox and Saint John’s in an eight-game weekend. A week later on Saturday-Sunday, September 22-23, Macalester’s Riley Pool at the Leonard Center will host 12 games as Augustana, Carleton, Grinnell, Knox, Saint Mary’s and the host Scots clash in 22 games.
The regular season concludes on Saturday-Sunday, September 29-30, when Saint Mary’s hosts Carleton, Macalester and Saint John’s in an eight-game tournament at the Jul Gernes Pool in Winona, Minn.
The victor of the division championship earns an automatic bid to the 2018 Men’s Division III Club Championship on Saturday-Sunday, October 27-28, at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn.
