Water Polo Guide - Wolf Wigo

Wolf Wigo

Position:     Driver
Height:       6'2"
Weight:       195
Birthdate:    5/8/73 in  Abington, PA
Hometown:     New York, NY
Education:    Stanford (1996)
Club:         New York Athletic Club

Wolf is the only player on the National Team from east of the Rockies. His career has been plagued by chronic back pain (degenerative discs) and he missed substantial parts of his Sophomore and Junior seasons at Stanford due to back problems, but still managed to earn All-America honors both years. He was named a National Scholar-Athlete by the American Water Polo Coaches Association.and won the Biff Hoffman award for the school's top senior male athlete.

Wolf attended Bronx High School of Science in New York City where he was a prepatory school All-America three consecutive years. He is a member of only 15-and-under and 17-and under teams from outside California to win the National Junior Olympics. He first played national-level water polo at age 15 with the NYAC team. His given name is Wolfgang, from James Fenimore Cooper's "Leather-Stockton Tales." He is a Political Science major at Stanford University.

Quick Facts

Senior National Team Member since 1993.
Competed in 16 international matches.
Top US scorer at '1995 (22 goals in 8 games) & 1993 World University Games.
Leading overall scorer in 1995 US Olympic festival.
Leading US scorer at 1993 Junior World Championships.
Four time All-American at Stanford (was leading scorer for three seasons).
1994 NCAA Player of the Year and NCAA Tournament MVP.

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Competition Highlights

1995:

World University Games, Fukuoka, Japan.
1st Team All-Tournament at 1995 Winter National Championships.

1994:

NCAA Championships,Long Beach, CA 1st.

1993:

World Junior Championships, Cairo, Egypt.
World University Games, Buffalo, NY gold medal.
NCAA Championships, Long Beach, CA 1st.

1992:

Junior Pan American Games, Mexico City, Mexico, siIver medal.
NCAA Championships, Long Beach, CA.
2nd Kominas Cup, Czech Republic, silver medal (leading scorer in tournament).

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