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From Water Polo Net to Medical Student | California News
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Jenna Phreaner, a water polo legend who dominated the net from high school to UC Irvine, is being honored in the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Hall of Fame. A 2014 Channel League MVP and All-American, she led UC Irvine to a Big West Championship in 2018, earning MVP honors with 18 saves—including 8 in overtime. Despite a career-shortening hip injury, she stayed connected to the sport by coaching for four years. Now a medical student, she channels her athletic discipline into volunteering with Doctors Without Walls-Santa Barbara Street Medicine, proving that the grit on the court translates powerfully off it.
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