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JOHN KRYZMINSKI
Illpolo.com's All-Illpolo Team
John Kryzminski has been the
leading scorer for Sandburg for the past two seasons, helping the Eagles
achieve a 12-2 conference record in the SICA and an 18-10 overall mark. He was named to the
All-Illpolo third team at the end of the season and was also selected to
the All-State second team for his performance as well. We asked John the following
questions in an exclusive Illpolo.com interview:
College choices, major, current GPA?
Iona College- New Rochelle, NY Major in Political Science.
Experience, Club Team, Zone Teams, Off-season work?
Been playing for four years for multiple club
teams: POW- Palos Orland Water Polo, West Pullman for Chicago League, and
traveled to California two years ago with the NIPC J.O. team.
When did you start? How? Where?
I first learned of water polo from my older brother and going to watch his games when I was in eighth grade. As soon as I saw my first game I fell in love with the sport. I started playing my freshman year for Sandburg.
Awards and achievements?
Junior year I made the All-Conference team. John was named to the second team All-State this year and also made his way onto the third team All-Illpolo team in 2005 as well.
Personal interests? Music? TV shows?
Love watching all types of movies some
favorites are: Gladiator, Animal House, The Boondocks Saints and many
more. Favorite type of music is any type of classic rock but Hendrix comes
out on top. Don't watch too much TV but Seinfeld, CSI, and Las Vegas are
some good shows.
Goals for the future with polo? School? Life?
Will be playing polo at Iona and would like to continue playing after college. After grad school the goal is attending Pepperdine Law School.
Motivation, inspiration?
Both motivation and inspiration for playing
polo come from the love of the game.
First Season role?
Started on JV as a freshman playing hole set.
Soph, Junior Year role?
Sophomore year I was on the varsity bench and played as a backup driver, while junior year I started as driver and also played the role of back-up hole set. Led the team in goals scored junior year with 87 goals.
Stats?
Senior year start as hole man. Goals: 113 Assists:71 Steals:39 Forced turnovers: 24
