2024 Men's Water Polo Roster
Jersey Number 4
Tyler Padua
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Huntington Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Huntington Beach HS
2024 (Senior)
- All-Big West Honorable Mention
- ACWPC All-Academic Team
- Big West Fall All-Academic Team
- Dean's List (Fall and Winter)
- UC Irvine Scholar Athlete
- Totaled 35 points on 27 goals and eight assists
- Recorded 47 shots
- Led the team with 73 drawn exclusions
- Stole the ball 18 times
- Added five field blocks
2023 (Junior)
- ACWPC All-American Honorable Mention
- All-Big West Second Team
- Big West Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Honor Roll)
- ACWPC All-Academic Team
- Big West Fall All-Academic Team
- Dean's List (Spring)
- UC Irvine Scholar Athlete
- Totaled 30 points on 27 goals and three assists
- Led the team with 51 drawn exclusions
- Stole the ball 17 times
- Added 13 field blocks
2022 (Sophomore)
- All-GCC Honorable Mention
- ACWPC All-American Honorable Mention
- Scored 40 goals
- 47 drawn exclusions
- Had 12 steals
2021 (Freshman)
- Named to the All-GCC Freshman team
- Earned GCC Player of the Week honors on 11/11/21
- Played and started in all 19 games
- Tallied 20 goals in his freshman campaign
- Had 11 steals
Career Highs
- Goals: 4, Twice (last vs. Concordia Irvine, 09/08/2024)
- Assists: 2, vs. Westcliff (10/19/2024)
- Steals: 3, Three times (last vs. Long Beach State, 10/13/2023)
- Field Blocks: 3, Twice (last vs. UCLA, 09/13/2024)
- Drawn Exclusions: 8, vs. Pepperdine (10/05/2024)
Personal
- Aspires to become a real estate agent
- Likes to work on his car outside of water polo
- Enjoys bodysurfing
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