STOCKTON, Calif. – Having won multiple championships as a student-athlete at Pacific, Savannah Fitzgerald will look to do the same on the coaching staff as she was named Assistant Coach for the men's & women's water polo programs.
 
Fitzgerald helped lead the Tigers to two regular season Golden Coast Conference Championships, two GCC Tournament Championships and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances in her playing days. The May 2021 graduate registered 155 shots, 72 goals and 89 points in her four years as a student-athlete.
 
"I am absolutely thrilled to be headed back to campus after a few years away. Thank you to James Graham and Derek Clappis for this opportunity and I am ready to hit the ground running with the program that built me," Fitzgerald said. "You know what they say, once a Tiger, always a Tiger." 
 
Fitzgerald has spent the last four years as Director of Sport/Head Varsity Coach for Girl's Water Polo at Clovis North Educational Center. She also worked simultaneously as a Mental Performance Coach at CEP Mindset, Inc the past year.
 
"It's always a pleasure bringing back one of your own student-athletes to campus as a coach. Savannah's leadership skills and commitment to the shared dream will greatly benefit our program and student-athletes. The championship habits she's already proven to possess will allow us to continue competing at the highest level," Graham said.
 
Fitzgerald was the leading goal-scorer with the Tigers 2020 with 28 while chipping in with four assists. She paced the Tigers with a .519 shooting clip and was on pace for a career year that was shortened due to both an injury and COVID-19.
 
After Pacific, Fitzgerald played her "COVID year" at Fresno State in 2022 and was an Academic All-GCC honoree. She earned her Master's in Kinesiology, Sports Psychology from Fresno State this summer and graduated from Pacific with a Bachelor's in Psychology and minor in Sport Science.

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