
Boys Water Polo
Team Information
Team Information
Cut/No-Cut Sport? Cut sport with Varsity and Frosh/Soph levels (possibly JV -- student interest dependent)
Levels: Varsity / Junior Varsity / Frosh/Soph
Start Date: Mar. 2, 2026
Head Coach: Sean Wimer (swimer@d125.org)
Varsity Assistant Coach: Joe Gibson
JV Coach: Brigitte Kusevskis
Volunteer Coach: Mike Kusevskis
Records/History
Records and History
Team Championships
IHSA State Championships
2021, 2017
IHSA State Finals Trophies
1st Place: 2021, 2017
2nd Place: 2024, 2023, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2004
3rd Place: 2003, 2002
4th Place: 2022, 2014
IHSA Sectional Championships
2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2004, 2003, 2002
SHS Boys Water Polo Season Summaries
Season results as reported on the IHSA website
| Season | Overall | Coach | Notes |
| 1990-91 | 0-22 | Mike Leissner | |
| 1991-92 | 11-16 | Mike Leissner | |
| 1992-93 | 17-12 | Mike Leissner | |
| 1993-94 | 14-19-2 | Mike Leissner | |
| 1994-95 | 22-14 | Mike Leissner | |
| 1995-96 | 25-10 | Mike Leissner | |
| 1996-97 | 9-16 | Joe Trickey | |
| 1997-98 | 21-11 | Joe Trickey | |
| 1998-99 | 21-8 | Irvin Csillag | |
| 1999-00 | 30-5 | Irvin Csillag | |
| 2000-01 | 28-6 | Garrin Kapecki | |
| 2001-02 | 22-10-1 | Katie Wetteland | IHSA state finals - 3rd Place; sectional champion |
| 2002-03 | 25-10 | Dave Auston | IHSA state finals - 3rd Place; sectional champion |
| 2003-04 | 25-7 | Dave Auston | IHSA state finals - 2nd Place; sectional champion |
| 2004-05 | 20-12 | Dave Auston | |
| 2005-06 | 17-14 | Dave Auston | |
| 2006-07 | 20-12 | Sean Wimer | IHSA state qualifier; sectional champion |
| 2007-08 | 18-15 | Sean Wimer | IHSA state qualifier; sectional champion |
| 2008-09 | 19-13 | Sean Wimer | IHSA state qualifier; sectional champion |
| 2009-10 | 12-19 | Sean Wimer | |
| 2010-11 | 5-25 | Sean Wimer | |
| 2011-12 | 24-9 | Sean Wimer | IHSA state qualifier; sectional champion |
| 2012-13 | 25-10-1 | Sean Wimer | IHSA state finals - 2nd Place; sectional champion |
| 2013-14 | 27-9 | Sean Wimer | IHSA state finals - 4th Place; sectional champion |
| 2014-15 | 28-7 | Sean Wimer | IHSA state finals - 2nd Place; sectional champion |
| 2015-16 | 28-7 | Sean Wimer | IHSA state finals - 2nd Place; sectional champion |
| 2016-17 | 36-0 | Sean Wimer | IHSA state champion; sectional champion |
| 2017-18 | 29-5 | Sean Wimer | IHSA state qualifier; sectional champion |
| 2018-19 | 23-11 | Sean Wimer | IHSA state qualifier; sectional champion |
| 2019-2020 | 1-0 | Sean Wimer | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 |
| 2020-21 | 30-0 | Sean Wimer | IHSA state champion; sectional champion |
| 2021-2022 | 23-11 | Sean Wimer | IHSA state finals - 4th Place; sectional champion, NSC champion |
| 2022-23 | 34-2 | Sean Wimer | IHSA state finals - 2nd Place; sectional champion, NSC champion |
| 2023-24 | 24-9 | Sean Wimer | IHSA state finals - 2nd Place; sectional champion, NSC champion |
| 2024-25 | 23-11 | Sean Wimer | IHSA Sectional Champion, IHSA State Qualifier, NSC Champion |
| All-Time | 735-368-4 | Sean Wimer |
Coaching Records
| Name | Seasons | Record |
| Mike Leissner | 6 | 89-93-2 |
| Joe Trickey | 2 | 30-27 |
| Irvin Csillag | 2 | 51-13 |
| Garrin Kapecki | 1 | 28-6 |
| Katie Wetteland | 1 | 22-10-1 |
| Dave Auston | 4 | 87-43 |
| Sean Wimer | 19 | 429-176-1 |
Head Coach Bio
Head Coach Bio
Sean Wimer
Sean Wimer, a 2001 Stevenson graduate, is the winningest coach in program history, with a record of 429-176-1 through 19 seasons. He has guided the Patriots to the IHSA state tournament 16 times, winning the championship with a 36-0 record in 2017. He also has five runner-up state finishes (2013, 2015, 2016, 2023 and 2024) and one fourth-place showing (2014). Wimer’s teams have won 12 sectional championships, including eight in a row through the 2019 season.
As a student-athlete at Stevenson, Wimer earned All-America honors during his junior and senior seasons, and was named the 2001 Illinois Water Polo Player of the Year. He earned four varsity letters in water polo and swimming. After graduation, Wimer played for Loyola Marymount University for four seasons.
Coach

Sean Wimer
Varsity Boys Water Polo Head Coach
swimer@d125.org






