E-Board, Captains, and Coach
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Tom Anderson - Coach
Coach Tom hails from sunny Southern California. His youth spent surfing and swimming for the Seal Beach Swim Club led him straight into water polo as a freshman at Los Alamitos High School. As a senior, he led his team in goals in winning the competitive Orange County Empire League and reaching the CIF Southern Section 3A state finals where they fell 7-9 to league rival and defending state champions El Dorado High School. After high school, Tom joined the USC Trojan Water Polo Club where he played on the 1988 Junior Olympic gold medal-winning squad in Orlando, FL. He later attended USC as a walk-on and earned a spot on the 16-member varsity squad as a sophomore. The following year as a redshirt junior he decided it was time to hang up the suit and cap. 30 years later Tom added “Coach” before his name as a member of the St. Xavier High School (Cincinnati) varsity boy’s water polo team as assistant coach for the Fall 2021 season. |
For the Fall 2022 high school season Coach Tom led the Sycamore High School (Cincinnati) varsity girls' water polo team to a 3rd place finish at the Ohio State Championships. The Lady Aves finished the season 21-7, earning All-Ohio honors for four players and Ohio Girls Coach of The Year for Tom.
Tom is head coach for the MSU Men’s Club, having finished his first season, 2023, as Big10 Champions, Big10 Coach of The Year, and the Spartans finished 4th at The Collegiate Club National Championships.
A former Los Angeles-based advertising executive and small business operations consultant, Coach Tom now resides in Dewitt, Michigan with healthcare marketing superstar wife Kara, middle school twin daughters Rae and Gus, and the newest member of the family, Australian Shepherd Steve Rogers.
Awards:
All American Honorable Mention 1987
All California CIF Southern Section 3A 2nd team 1987
All Empire League 1st team 1987
Tom is head coach for the MSU Men’s Club, having finished his first season, 2023, as Big10 Champions, Big10 Coach of The Year, and the Spartans finished 4th at The Collegiate Club National Championships.
A former Los Angeles-based advertising executive and small business operations consultant, Coach Tom now resides in Dewitt, Michigan with healthcare marketing superstar wife Kara, middle school twin daughters Rae and Gus, and the newest member of the family, Australian Shepherd Steve Rogers.
Awards:
All American Honorable Mention 1987
All California CIF Southern Section 3A 2nd team 1987
All Empire League 1st team 1987
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Anderson Lovett - Assistant Coach
Anderson Lovett is a Student at Michigan State University, studying Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Biomedical Engineering, and is expected to graduate in the Spring of 2026. He is originally from San Ramon, California, and has played water polo for 11 years. He played at 680 Drivers Club Water Polo and at California High School, both located in California. Anderson has been coaching swimming and Water Polo for 7 years, working with teams in California and at East Lansing High School in Michigan. Anderson’s goals for the season are to create a hard-working environment, striving to keep MSU Spartans at the top. His goals as an assistant coach are to create a winning culture and push his players to their potential, either in school or in the pool. |
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Logan Stevens - President, Captain
President Logan Stevens. Logan is currently a junior at Michigan State studying mechanical engineering. Logan started playing water polo in 6th grade and played at Rockford High School from 2019 to 2023. Stevens was named captain for his senior year. Logan moved into his current role as president in 2024 and is looking to make a significant impact on the game of eater polo at Michigan State, both in and out of the pool. He cannot wait to get back to school and continue to push his team to reach a new level of water polo. He is highly dedicated to the sport and wants to see people share the same love for the game that he has. |
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Ian Bosinger - Vice President
Vice President Ian Bosinger is a Junior at Michigan State, majoring in finance. Bosinger has swam all his life, and some friends convinced him to try water polo, so he did. He has been playing water polo for five years now, during which he was a two-time captain at Saline and made All-Region. Bosinger's goals this season are to contribute in any way possible, beat Michigan, and win a National Championship. |
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Dustin Schmidt - Treasurer
Treasurer Dustin Schmidt is currently a senior at Michigan State studying finance and economics. Schmidt is from Pleasanton, California, and has been playing water polo for 7 years now. Schmidt originally got into polo when a close friend invited him to a practice. That led to him becoming captain of his high school polo team. Schmidt is looking forward to seeing how we approach this next season and is ready to go back to nationals! |
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Dashiell Jones - Secretary
Secretary Dashiell Jones is a Junior neuroscience major at Michigan State and is from Tacoma, Washington. Jones has been playing water polo since 8th grade after his swim coach convinced him to try out and has fallen in love with the sport ever since. He is also a 4-time USA water polo academic All-American. Jones’ goals this season are to help win the national championship in any way he can. |
Owen Gregg - Social Chair
Social chair Owen Gregg is a junior at Michigan State University studying Hospitality Business. Originally from Birmingham, Michigan, he has been playing water polo for seven years. Inspired by his father, who also played at MSU, Owen joined the sport after being told he would “have a blast.” This year, his goals are to continue growing as a player, teammate, and leader, with hopes of helping his team win a national championship.
For any social media or recruiting questions, email him at [email protected]
Social chair Owen Gregg is a junior at Michigan State University studying Hospitality Business. Originally from Birmingham, Michigan, he has been playing water polo for seven years. Inspired by his father, who also played at MSU, Owen joined the sport after being told he would “have a blast.” This year, his goals are to continue growing as a player, teammate, and leader, with hopes of helping his team win a national championship.
For any social media or recruiting questions, email him at [email protected]
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Owen Torres - Team Apparel Chair
Apparel Chair Owen Torres is currently a junior at Michigan State University. Torres is pursuing a major in nursing and has been playing polo for 4 years. Owen's goals for the season are to make good memories and work hard to go back to nationals. For questions about apparel please email him at [email protected] |
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Tyler Chalmers- Fundraising Chair, Captain
Fundraising Chair Tyler Chalmers is currently a junior at Michigan State. An education major from Hudsonville, Michigan, Tyler has been playing water polo for 10 years now. He started playing water polo in 5th grade and has loved the sport ever since. While at Hudsonville, he served as captain in his junior and senior years, becoming a four-time state champion. He was also named All-State, Regional MVP, and State Tournament MVP in his senior year. Tyler is looking forward to playing with the guys and making another nationals run this year. For questions about fundraising, please email him at [email protected] |
Dominic Lee- Captain
Captain Dominic Lee is currently a junior at Michigan State from St. Louis, Missouri, studying Biosystems Engineering. Dominic brings passion, grit, and determination to the Spartans. As team captain, he is committed to leading by example both in and out of the pool. Focused on building team chemistry and pushing his teammates to reach their potential, Dominic’s ultimate goal is to guide the Spartans to a National Championship this season while growing as a strong leader.
Captain Dominic Lee is currently a junior at Michigan State from St. Louis, Missouri, studying Biosystems Engineering. Dominic brings passion, grit, and determination to the Spartans. As team captain, he is committed to leading by example both in and out of the pool. Focused on building team chemistry and pushing his teammates to reach their potential, Dominic’s ultimate goal is to guide the Spartans to a National Championship this season while growing as a strong leader.