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05/06/2013 No. 1 USC Heads To Harvard For 2013 NCAA TournamentTop-seeded Women of Troy take aim at a fourth national championship this week in Boston. 04/24/2013 USC Scores No. 2 Seed For 2013 MPSF ChampionshipsWomen of Troy take aim at their third conference crown this week in Berkeley. 04/17/2013 No. 2 USC Visits UCLA Friday For Crosstown SplashdownWomen of Troy look to wrap regular season on a winning note in adding another victory over the No. 4 Bruins. 04/12/2013 Work Hard, Play Hard.... Women of Troy Hang Tough In Hawai'iWatch Sara Salamon's video from USC's Spring Break training trip to Hawai'i! 04/10/2013 No. 1 USC Set For Saturday Showdown With No. 2 StanfordOn Senior Day at USC, the undefeated Women of Troy look for another big win over the Cardinal. Former USC All-American Marko Pintaric is in his 12th season on the USC staff, serving as the head assistant coach of both the men's and women's water polo teams at USC. Pintaric was a two-year starter for the Trojans in 1997 and 1998. He recorded 44 goals during the Trojans' 1998 national championship season and earned National Player of the Year and first team All-America honors. He also earned second team All-America honors in 1997. Pintaric was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team both years. He transferred to USC from the University of Zagreb in Croatia, where he was a member of the Croatian Junior National Team (1989-94). Along with his current coaching experience, Pintaric served as the varsity coach at Loyola High in Los Angeles during the 1999-2000 school year. He continues to play for the New York Athletic Club, where he was a member of the 2001 summer national championship team and four consecutive winter national championship teams (1999-2002). In November 2012, Pintaric joined interim head coach Jovan Vavic on the coaching staff for the U.S Men's National Team, helping lead Team USA to World Championship qualification with success at the 2013 UANA World Aquatic Championship Qualification Tournament in Canada. Pintaric graduated from USC in 2000 with a degree in communications and earned his master's degree in 2003 in communications management. He and his wife, Beatrice, have two sons, Francesco and Filip. |
