McKendree adds water polo as 34th sport
BY ALEXIS PORTER
Contributing Writer
As part of a University-wide initiative to attract a more diverse student population, the McKendree University Athletic Department has added two new teams for the 2016-17 season. This year a variety of new bearcats will compete for the men and women’s water polo team. Water polo is a team water sport. The game consists of four quarters in which the two teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into their opponent's goal, with the team with the most goals at the end of the game winning the match.
Greg Emde, who has over twenty years of experience in playing and coaching water polo, has been selected to lead both the men and women’s teams as head coach. "This is an exciting time," says Emde. "It's exciting to be a part of a brand-new venture at M...