Nicolle Payne
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Born | Paramount, California | July 15, 1976
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Nicolle Katherine Payne (born July 15, 1976) is an American
High school and College Career
Payne, a three-year water polo letterman at Gahr High School in Cerritos, California, gained additional water polo experience as a starter on the 1995 U.S. Junior National Team that earned a gold medal at the Pan American Games.[dubious ] Payne earned first-team all-league, team MVP, and All-California Interscholastic Federation honors.
Payne was the first woman recruited onto
On October 9, 2009, Payne was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.[1]
International and Olympic Career
Payne played in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and helped the U.S. bring home the silver medal. As goalkeeper for Team USA, she appeared in all seven games and recorded 19 saves, including eight against both Canada and Australia. At the 2003
In 2001, Payne served as assistant coach for the U.S. Junior National team when it captured the Junior National title in a 10-9 overtime victory over Australia. In 2006, Nicolle Payne began her fourth year as assistant coach for the UCLA women's water polo program. She was previously a UCLA assistant coach in the 2005, 2002 and 2001 seasons.
In February 2007, Payne was inducted into the New York Athletic Club (NYAC) Hall of Fame with fellow Olympic medalists Natalie Golda and Heather Moody. The three women were members of the bronze medal 2004 U.S. Olympic team in Athens, and are the first women added to the NYAC Hall of Fame.
In April 2023, Payne was inducted into the 39th annual USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.[2] The induction was alongside another Olympic medalist, Coralie Simmons, water polo coach, Ron Richison, Olympic silver medalist Peter Varellas, and Olympic Games referee, Aaron Chaney.[2]
See also
- United States women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)
- List of women's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
- List of world champions in women's water polo
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
References
- ^ a b "Nicolle Payne (2009) - Hall of Fame". UCLA. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ a b SwimSwam (2023-04-07). "USA Water Polo Announces 2023 Hall of Fame Class". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
Sources
External links
- Nicolle Payne at Olympics.com
- Nicolle Payne at Olympedia