Pepperdine, 1981
Dr. Terry Schroeder was an Honorary Inductee to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Hall of Fame in 2013.
Dr. Schroeder was an honorary inductee into the Academic All-America® Hall of Fame. That category recognizes outstanding student-athletes who would almost assuredly have been Academic All-Americas had the program existed in their sport at the time they were competing.
A 1981 graduate of Pepperdine with a degree in sports medicine, Schroeder led the nation in scoring in both 1977 and 1978 and concluded his career as the Waves’ all-time leading goal scorer (392) while also holding the single-season scoring mark (138) in 1978. His efforts helped lead Pepperdine to three fourth place finishes at the NCAA Championships in 1977, 1978 & 1980, the same years in which he was named an All-America performer.
A fixture on the United States national and Olympic teams, he led Team USA to a gold medal at the World University Games in Mexico City and silver medals in 1984 in Los Angeles and in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.
Schroeder returned to his alma mater in 1986 and served as Pepperdine’s head men’s water polo coach for 20 seasons, a time span that included six regular season conference titles as well as the 1997 NCAA national championship. In 2007 he took a hiatus from the position to serve as Team USA’s head coach , leading the Americans to a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China and then an eighth place finish in the 2012 Olympiad in London.
At induction time, Dr. Schroeder was head coach at Pepperdine and an active member of the Westlake Village, Calif. community, working with the California Special Olympics as well as with fellow Olympian Evelyn Ashford and former First Lady Barbara Bush on Project Literacy.
Born: Santa Barbara, CA
High School: San Marcos High School
Occupation: Chiropractor & US Olympic Water Polo Coach