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Felix Mercado was hired in the summer of 2007 as Brown's new
men's and women's water polo coach. Mercado spent the two seasons
prior to coming to Brown at the helm of the MIT men's varsity and
women's club teams after one year as an assistant. In 2006, he was
named CWPA Division III and CWPA Northern Division Coach of the
Year after leading MIT's men's team to a second-place finish at the
Division III Eastern Championship and the team's third-ever
appearance at the Division I Eastern Championship. He posted a
26-34 record in Cambridge, as the Engineers attempted to integrate
12 freshmen into the program in 2006 after a 15-14 record in 2005.
In two years as the coach of the MIT club women's team, Mercado's
squads posted a 30-3 record, making back-to-back appearances at the
Club National Championships. He was named the North Atlantic
Conference Coach of the Year in 2007. Mercado also served as an
assistant coach at Hartwick College in the spring, as the Hawks
finished fifth at the NCAA Championship. Before arriving in
Cambridge, Mercado spent 11 years coaching national power Ransom
Everglades School in Miami, Fla. During his tenure with the high
school juggernaut, Mercado helped guide Ransom Everglades to three
Florida State Championships in the boys division and coached the
girls program to six straight Final Four finishes. Mercado was also
the head coach and founder of the Raider Water Polo Club
Foundation, and led the program to six Southeast Zone
Championships. He has offered his coaching expertise at numerous
national team development camps for USA Water Polo and is the
current head coach for the U.S. Water Polo Northeast Junior team.
Mercado earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business
Administration Management from American Intercontinental University
in 2006. He also has an Associate of Arts degree in Secondary
Education from Miami Dade College.
