Coaching Staff

Colin Mello

Coach Colin is the Club Director and Head Coach of College Park Water Polo. As a player, Colin was was a 2-Time NCAA All-American at UC Irvine. As a Junior he led the prestigious MPSF Conference in scoring. And as a senior, captained the first and only UCI team to reach the MPSF Championship game. Following UCI, he played professionally in Spain and Australia, in addition to representing the USA in the World University Games in 2009. After playing, Colin began his coaching career starting with several clubs and high schools in Orange County. He also served as an Assistant Coach at his alma mater, UC Irvine, for one season. After moving to Northern California in 2011, he began coaching at Stanford Water Polo Club and at Sacred Heart Prep. Colin is currently the Head Coach at Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose and has won CCS Titles in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, and 2018. 

Patrick Talbott

Coach Patrick is a native of San Jose, where he played water polo for Bellarmine College Prep and helped coach during the summer age group camps. Patrick was a member of USC's '08-'09 NCAA National Championship Team and Co-President of USC's '11 and '12 Collegiate Club National Championship Teams. Additionally, Patrick recently graduated from USC with a Master's in Environmental Science.