Michael Schofield was the

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for the

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team of the

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from 1985 to 2013. A graduate of the

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, Schofield was captain of that school's water polo team. He joined the staff of the Naval Academy in 1982, and was promoted to the head coach's position in 1985. Under his direction, the team has won the CWPA's Eastern Division championship six times, and played in the

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tournament eleven times. He was named National Coach of the Year in 2004. He retired from coaching in the fall of 2013. In 2001, he was inducted into the

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