Salyer On Ivry: "Sarah comes from a good northern California club and high school program. We look for her to add to the counterattack, and mostly on the defensive end of the pool as a freshman."
Before Maryland: Four-year water polo player for Miramonte High School in Orinda, Calif. ... water polo team captain her senior year ... named Second Team All-League in 2005 ... voted "Best Defensive Player" by her teammates in 2004 and 2005 ... named "Outstanding Player" at the Sierra Shootout in Sacramento in 2004 and 2005 ... also lettered three years in swimming ... swim team captain in 2005 ... competed in breaststroke and freestyle.
Personal: Parents are Laurie and Victor Ivry ... has two sisters, Jessica (20) and Claire (15) ... her sister Jessica is a swimmer at Emory University, and her father swam for the University of Houston ... active in her high school student government, serving as freshman and sophomore secretary, junior class vice president, and senior student body activities representative ... lists two-time Olympian and Miramonte High School water polo alumnus Heather Petri as her favorite athlete ... was also recruited by UC Santa Barbara, UC Davis, and Bucknell ... major is undecided.
