2025 Men's Water Polo Roster
Jersey Number 3
Samuel Otta
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Fresno, Calif.
- High School:
- Clovis West HS
2024 (Junior)
- Big West Fall All-Academic Team
- Dean's List (Winter)
- Totaled 26 points on 15 goals and 11 assists
- Recorded 37 shots
- Drew 16 exclusions
- Had nine steals
- Added three field blocks
2023 (Sophomore)
- Big West Commissioner’s Honor Roll (With Honors)
- ACWPC All-Academic Team
- Big West Fall All-Academic Team
- Big West Player of the Week (Sept. 13)
- UC Irvine Scholar Athlete
- Totaled 44 points on 30 goals and 14 assists
- Stole the ball 19 times
- Added eight field blocks
2022 (Freshman)
- Scored 13 goals
- Recorded six assists
- Had six steals
2021 (Redshirt)
- Utilized redshirt year
Career Highs
- Goals: 6, vs. California Baptist (09/02/2023)
- Assists: 5, vs. Whittier (09/09/2023)
- Steals: 5, vs. Whittier (09/09/2023)
- Field Blocks: 2, vs. Long Beach State (09/22/2023)
- Drawn Exclusions: 4, Twice (last vs. Westcliff, 10/19/2024)
Personal
- Majoring in international studies
- Father played basketball at Cal Poly
- Aspires to work in sales
- Only member of his family to not attend Cal Poly
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