Colin Weaver Joins Massachusetts Institute of Technology Water Polo Coaching Staff
BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — Former Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) men’s water polo goalkeeper Colin Weaver moves from the cage to the Engineers’ bench in 2024 as the All-America and Collegiate Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America netminder joins the staff of head coach Alyssa Diacono.
One of five former MIT players on the coaching staff of recently appointed head coach Diacono – joining Craig Cheney, Scott Stephens, Matt Orton and Kale Rogers – the 2024 graduate of MIT remains to continue a legacy of success in Cambridge (Mass.).
A 2023-24 CSC Division III Men’s At-Large Academic All-America Third Team selection, Weaver set a slew of MIT program records with 328 saves during the 2023 season as he helped lead the Engineers to their most wins (14) since the 2014 season. Further, he ranks second all-time in career saves (835) and sixth in career steals with 115.
A 2021 and 2023 Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) Honorable Mention All-America selection, he also earned USA Water Polo Division III Collegiate Club Championship All-Tournament (2022, 2023), Division III Eastern Championship All-Tournament First (2023, 2022) and Second (2021) Team laurels to accompany 2021 Division III Eastern Championship Rookie and 2023 Division III Eastern Championship Most Valuable Player commendation.
A three-time ACWPC All-Academic and Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC) Scholar-Athlete honoree, the mechanical engineering major excelled in both the pool and classroom during his undergraduate tenure at MIT.
A member of the Theta Tau Professional Engineering Fraternity and the President of the Mechanical Engineering Student Society, Weaver worked as an undergraduate researcher in Hydrogen Transport Modeling at the LIBRA Experiment and at the Short Lab where he was part of the Fusion Undergraduate Scholars Program researching new radiation resistant metal alloys to be used in nuclear fusion reactors. He has also held internships at One-Cycle Control and the Rocket Lab.
