Slideshow Blake Parrish returns to help give Stanford one of the most experienced men's water teams in the nation. Photo by Maciek Gudrymowicz/StanfordPhoto.com Jackson Kimbell is one of five returning All-Americans for Stanford. Photo by Maciek Gudrymowicz/StanfordPhoto.com. Previous Next

With nearly its entire roster back, the Stanford men's water polo team enters the season with high expectations as it opens the year in the Northeast this weekend.

The Cardinal competes in the Bruno Classic Saturday and Sunday. Hosted by Brown, the two-day event will take place at the Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatic Center in Providence, Rhode Island, and the Blodgett Pool on the Harvard campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Stanford will play four games, opening with Harvard on Saturday in Harvard's pool. Later Saturday, the Cardinal will face MIT at in Harvard's pool.

Sunday, Stanford will play in Providence, facing St. Francis Brooklyn, before a matchup with Brown in the Bears' home pool.

Stanford will be one of the most experienced teams in the nation, returning 18 letterwinners. That group includes five All-Americans in goalie Drew Holland, utility man Jackson Kimbell, and drivers Connor Stapleton, Blake Parrish and Cody Smith.