The 2025 Barbara Kalbus Invitational


The UC Irvine Invitational was renamed The Barbara Kalbus Invitational in 2017 to honor longtime friend and water polo icon, Dr. Barbara Kalbus.

A 1992 inductee to the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame, Kalbus' impact on the sport was felt across the globe. She served as a longtime manager for the Men's Seniorn National Team, holding a variety of leadership positions within USA Water Polo since the earliest days of the organization, including the title of President from 1980-1984.

In addition to USA Water Polo, she was heavily involved with USA Water Polo serving the Secretary-Rules Editor for more than three decades.

At UC Irvine, she served as the desk manager for both the men's and women's teams for over 30 years. Kalbus, who also ran the desk at 10 NCAA Water Polo Championships, was a historian of the game, maintaining extensive archives of international and domestic competition.

In 2010, the Barbara Kalbus Distinguished Volunteer Award was established by USA Water Polo, recognizing those in the sport that have gone above and beyond in volunteer service to the sport. 

Kalbus had a nearly 40-year career at Long Beach City College, where she served as a teacher, Vice President of Academic Affairs, then the Vice President of Administrative Services.


Invitational Information
All tickets must be purchased online prior to arrival. Tickets will be delivered via mobile tickets and are to be scanned at event entry. No event day sales will be available at the Anteater Aquatics Complex or Marian Bergeson Aquatics Center at Corona del Mar High School.

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*CWPA Rankings (updated as of Feb. 19)
 
Group A
#1 USC #8 Long Beach State #10 Arizona State Biola
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Group B
#1 Stanford #8 UC Davis #10 UC San Diego Cal State Fullerton
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Group C
#3 UCLA #6 UC Irvine #14 LMU RV Pomona-Pitzer
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Group D
#4 Cal #5 Hawai'i #17 Indiana #18 UC Santa Barbara
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Friday February 21st Anteater Aquatics Complex
Time Game Match Stats Final Score
10:00 a.m. 1 USC vs. Biola Box Score USC def. Biola, 30-5
11:20 a.m. 2 Long Beach State vs. Arizona State Box Score Long Beach State def. Arizona State, 19-8
12:40 p.m. 3 Cal vs. UC Santa Barbara Box Score Cal def. UC Santa Barbara, 17-3
2:00 p.m. 4 Hawai'i vs. Indiana Box Score Hawai'i def. Indiana, 10-6
3:20 p.m. 5 UCLA vs. Pomona-Pitzer Box Score UCLA def. Pomona-Pitzer, 14-3
4:40 p.m. 6 UC Irvine vs. LMU Box Score UC Irvine def. LMU, 15-14
Friday February 21st Corona del Mar High School
Time Game Match Stats Final Score
3:00 p.m. 7 Stanford vs. Cal State Fullerton Box Score Stanford def. Cal State Fullerton, 19-6
4:15 p.m. 8 UC Davis vs. UC San Diego Box Score UC San Diego def. UC Davis, 11-8
 
Saturday February 22nd Anteater Aquatics Complex
Time Game Match Stats Final Score
8:00 a.m. 9 USC vs. Long Beach State Box Score USC def. Long Beach State, 15-7
9:20 a.m. 10 Cal vs. Hawai'i Box Score Hawai'i def. Cal, 12-11
10:40 a.m. 11 Stanford vs. UC San Diego Box Score Stanford def. UC San Diego, 17-3
12:00 p.m. 12 UCLA vs. UC Irvine Box Score UCLA def. UC Irvine, 16-8
1:20 p.m. 17 Long Beach State vs. Cal Box Score Cal def. Long Beach State, 14-11
2:40 p.m. 18 USC vs. Hawai'i Box Score USC def. Hawai'i, 14-7
4:00 p.m. 19 UC San Diego vs. UC Irvine Box Score UC San Diego def. UC Irvine, 12-11
5:20 p.m. 20 Stanford vs. UCLA Box Score Stanford def. UCLA, 14-4
Saturday February 22nd Corona del Mar High School
Time Game Match Stats Final Score
8:00 a.m. 13 Biola vs. Arizona State Box Score Arizona State def. Biola, 16-9
9:20 a.m. 14 UC Santa Barbara vs. Indiana Box Score Indiana def. UC Santa Barbara, 11-10 (OT)
10:40 a.m. 15 Cal State Fullerton vs. UC Davis Box Score UC Davis def. Cal State Fullerton, 15-10
12:00 p.m. 16 Pomona-Pitzer vs. LMU Box Score LMU def Pomona-Pitzer, 14-8
1:20 p.m. 21 Biola vs. UC Santa Barbara Box Score UCSB def. Biola, 19-12
2:40 p.m. 22 Arizona State vs. Indiana Box Score Arizona State def. Indiana, 14-12 (OT)
4:00 p.m. 23 Cal State Fullerton vs. Pomona-Pitzer Box Score Cal State Fullerton def. Pomona-Pitzer, 10-9
5:20 p.m. 24 UC Davis vs. LMU Box Score LMU def. UC Davis, 11-8
 
Sunday February 23rd Anteater Aquatics Complex
Time Game Match Stats Final Score
9:00 a.m. 25 Long Beach State vs. UC Irvine (Seventh place) Box Score Long Beach State def. UC Irvine, 14-13 (OT)
10:20 a.m. 26 Cal vs. UC San Diego (Fifth place) Box Score Cal def. UC San Diego, 13-11 
11:40 a.m. 27 Hawai'i vs. UCLA (Third place) Box Score Hawai'i def UCLA, 8-5
1:00 p.m. 28 USC vs. Stanford (First place) Box Score Stanford def. USC, 10-6
Sunday February 23rd Corona del Mar High School
Time Game Match Stats Final Score
9:00 a.m. 29 Biola vs. Pomona-Pitzer (15th place) Box Score Pomona-Pitzer def. Biola, 14-8
10:20 a.m. 30 UC Santa Barbara vs. Cal State Fullerton (13th place) Box Score UC Santa Barbara def. Cal State Fullerton, 8-5
11:40 a.m. 31 Indiana vs. UC Davis (11th place) Box Score Indiana def. UC Davis, 15-14 (OT)
1:00 p.m. 32 Arizona State vs. Loyola Marymount (Ninth place) Box Score Arizona State def. LMU, 17-15 (OT)

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