THE EVENT

The Illpolo Fest is a water polo showcase for a wide variety of players from the state of Illinois. Three exhibition games featuring both current and former high school players will take place on Tuesday, July 21 at York High School in Elmhurst. Rosters are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis and players are assigned to a team based on availability and current year in school.

THE PURPOSE

The Illpolo Fest is a celebration of the sport of water polo and also gives us at illpolo.com a chance to say thank you for those who have supported the mission of the web site (to help promote the sport of water polo in Illinois and beyond). The event is free to all participants and attendees.

DONATIONS

The cost to play in the event is free. The cost to attend and watch the event is also free. Donations are appreciated to help offset the cost of the event as well as to keep the illpolo.com web site operating in 2016. All donors at the event will receive a raffle ticket for a chance to win one of several prizes that will be made available.

PRIZES AND GIVEAWAYS

T-shirts

Gift cards

Water polo cards

Mini water polo balls

Lollapalooza ticket??? (auction item)

PURCHASE ITEMS

T-shirts (Online) - $15

Commemorative posters - $5

SPECIAL GUESTS

Matt Farmer, a Fenwick graduate, will be making a cameo appearance in the final game of the evening. He is returning from the World University Games where he played a significant role in helping Team USA win a bronze medal. He also was a key member of a UCLA team that won a national championship earlier this season.

Mark Alvarado, a St Ignatius graduate and three-time Division III All-American at Chapman University, will be coaching the Elmhurst Water Polo Club in the event's opening game.

Seth Hughes, a Whitney Young graduate and up-and-coming referee, will be the official for the event.

Other guests may be added at a later date.

SPONSORS

Gino's East of Chicago

Brown University Water Polo Camps