Beginning with the 2022-23 academic year, the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) will make a full transition into using the new 6-8 Sports statistical platform in men’s and women’s water polo. The co-founders of 6-8 Sports, Stanford University alums Tony Azevedo (2001-04) and Maggie Steffens (2013-17), are two of the most decorated MPSF athletes of all-time. Azevedo was an extremely rare four-time MPSF Athlete of the Year, and a five-time United States Olympian. Steffens was a four-time first team all-conference selection, two-time conference player of the Year, and won three Gold Medals for Team USA in the Olympics.
"6-8 Sports live-scoring software & performance analytics platform partnered with the forward-thinking MPSF conference will be a huge stepping stone for the sport of water polo,” said Azevedo and Steffens in a joint statement. “Through data, analytics, connection, and a vision - we can revolutionize our sport into the digital world. The MPSF has continued to enhance competition while creating more opportunities & exposure for Olympic sports like water polo. We at 6-8 are excited to strengthen this mission and finally highlight not only our sport, but also showcase our amazing athletes, teams and coaches to the world. It is time we finally record our history, track our progress, and open up a greater door for our future. Together, we can't wait to see where we can take the sport."
In an effort to further build water polo as a marquee sport across all levels around the world, Azevedo and Steffens created 6-8 with a data-driven approach with numerous functions. Athletes, for example, have an opportunity to improve their skills in the mobile application’s video training program. In turn, through the collection of 6-8’s in-game scoring metrics, athletes are able to have a better understanding of their strengths and weaknesses. The 6-8 Game Desk is also used as an in-game multi-athlete scoring platform for teams and clubs, which allows for the tracking of statistics, game data, detailed analytics for coaching strategies, and more.
“The MPSF and our water polo teams are honored to partner with 6-8 Sports,” said first-year MPSF Executive Director Foti Mellis. “Their innovative scoring software and performance analytics platform will take the sport to the next level. Our coaches and student-athletes will directly benefit from improved data analytics. This 21st century tool gives our teams a competitive edge over everyone else. The MPSF is grateful to Tony and Maggie for their prestigious athletic contributions to water polo. Now, through the creation of the 6-8 platform and partnership with the MPSF, they bring their talents and commitment to the top water polo conference in the country.”
For more information on 6-8 Sports, visit the website at
www.6-8sports.com and on twitter @68_sports and Instagram @68sports. 6-8 game results can be found
https://68scores.com/. MPSF Water Polo information is located on mpsports.org, @MPSFMensWP, and @MPSFWomensWP. The MPSF has captured every NCAA Championship in men’s and women’s water polo since the inaugural year of the conference in 1992.