2026 Vaughn Bigelow Jr. Scholarship Recipients
Schuyler Parker & Ruth Garcia
Water polo gave Ruth Garcia a sense of belonging and community. Today, she’s using the confidence, discipline, and mentorship she found to build stronger communities—in Colorado, Puerto Rico, and beyond.
Congratulations to Schuyler Parker & Ruth Garcia!
Our 2026 Vaughn Bigelow Jr. Scholarship Recipients
Beyond her impressive achievements, we loved hearing how water and water polo shaped Schuyler’s life, much as they did for Bubba. Water—water polo, swimming, and beach vacations—played such an important role in her life that she chose it as the basis of her Common Application College essay, and we’d like to share it with you.
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