Coaches

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Water Polo Program Director

Head Coach 18u Water Polo

Eve has been involved in the sport of water polo for the past 12 years both as a player and as a coach. She is currently the Varsity Water Polo Coach at Presentation High School in San Jose and is one of the Cadet Age group coaches for USA Water Polo’s Olympic Development Program for the Pacific Zone. Eve competed for Sobrato HS and went on to play for CSU Monterey Bay’s NCAA DII program while earning her B.S. in Kinesiology. She previously coached at Harbor High School and Santa Clara Swim Club Water Polo. She is currently enrolled in the Single Subject Credential Program at San Jose State University for Physical Education and Concordia Irvine University’s Masters in Coaching and Athletic Administration.

Assistant Program Director

Head Coach 16u Water Polo 

Coach K is from Stockton, Ca. He grew up swimming competitively and eventually transitioned to playing water polo. Coach K attended UCSB, and is an Engineering Manager at Texas Instruments. He is the Varsity Girl's and JV Girl's Water Polo Coach at Pioneer High school. Previous to that he was the JV Girl's Coach at Pioneer. Coach K is huge on fundamentals, development of game knowledge, and regularly inspires us to be our best! 

Swimming Program Director

Head Swim Coach  

Sierra is a Bay Area native and is making her return to the area after finishing school. Sierra is the Head Swim and Dive Coach at Presentation High School. She attended Presentation and graduated in 2015. While at Pres, she was a member of the Varsity Golf and Varsity Swim and Dive. After graduating, Sierra went on to attend Auburn University in Auburn, AL. While at Auburn, she was a member of the nationally ranked Auburn University Club Swim and Dive team. Sierra graduated with a B.S. in Physical Education, and completed her M.S. Ed. in Physical Education. She has 8 years of coaching experience which include; Covington Swim Team and Opelika Swim Team- under head coach and olympian, Tyler McGill.

Head Coach 12u/14u Water Polo 

 Goalie Coach

Heather began playing in 2015 her freshman year for Presentation High School. She began her career playing field and transitioned to Goal Keeper about halfway through season. She competed for the Varsity Panthers earning team captain, All-League WCAL Honors, and CCS Honors by the time she graduated. She competed for Santa Clara Swim Club Water Polo briefly, and then for West Valley Water Polo Club. Heather is currently attending Saint Francis University in Pennsylvania, and is competing for their NCAA D1 program. 

Head Youth Aquatics Coach 

Coach Arthur Caltagirone is Pacific Valley Premier's Assistant Swim Coach and the Head Youth Aquatics Coach. He is a Bay Area native and graduated from UC Santa Cruz.  

Assistant Water Polo Coach 

Coach Annie Ly is an Alumni of Pacific Valley Premier. She was part of the inaugural girls team to launch the program back in 2018. Annie is from Morgan Hill and grew up as a competitive swimmer before switching to water polo. She graduated from Sobrato High School as the Varsity Water Polo team captain and CO-MVP of the Blossom Valley Athletic League. Annie currently attends San Diego State University, is majoring in Kinesology, and plays for the SDSU Women's Club Water Polo team. 

Head Diving Coach 

Assistant Swim Coach 

Coach Hayley came to us from Illinois and spent all her time in the water. She swam competitively for 18 years and decided to start diving at age eleven. She spent her summers training with the divers at Indiana University where she was coached by three-time Olympic Coaches, Jeff Huber and Drew Johansen. During the school year, she competitively dived with Redbird Diving at Illinois State University for seven years and was a four year Varsity Diver for her high school.   She attended Mills College in Oakland, CA earning her B.S. in Biology with a concentration in Ecology, Evolution, and Animal Behavior will competing on Mills College’s Varsity Swimming and Rowing teams. Her favorite events in swimming were the 200 fly and 400 IM.   She is currently the Head Diving Coach and JV Assistant Water Polo Coach at Presentation High School and teaching biology at Valley Christian High School.

Assistant Coach Water Polo Coach 

McKenna began playing water polo her freshman year of high school in 2010 at Saint Francis. While there she earned First Team All-League for the WCAL League and was awarded Seventh Team All-American. She competed for Stanford Water Polo Club and Santa Clara Valley Water Polo Club. She also competed for the Pacific Zone Team for USA Water Polo’s Olympic Development Program for two years. McKenna went on to play for San Jose State University’s NCAA DI program while earning her degree in Psychology. Her first year at SJSU she helped her team achieve a 10th place ranking in the nation. She is now attending CSU Stanislaus and is in their RN, BSN Program. McKenna has coached for Santa Clara Swim Club Water Polo, Presentation High School, and NorCal Water Polo.

Assistant Water Polo Coach 

Coach Sophia Harvey is an Alumni of Pacific Valley Premier. She was part of the inaugural girls team to launch the program back in 2018. Sophia is from San Jose and was a multi-sport athlete before committing to water polo. She graduated from Presentation High School as the Varsity Water Polo team captain and won the school's first CCS Championship title. Sophia currently attends Santa ClaraUniversity, is majoring in Environmental Science, and plays for the SCU DI Women's Water Polo Team.