2024 Olympians
Tara Prentice
- Country:
- USA
- Sport / Event:
- Women's Water Polo
- Olympic Years:
- 2024
OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE
β’ Named to her first U.S. Olympic Team in 2024
β’ Became UC Irvine's first women's water polo Olympian
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AT UC IRVINE
β’ UC Irvine and Big West all-time leading scorer with 242 career goals
β’ Four-time All-American, earning first-team honors in 2020 and 2022
β’ Four-time first-team All-Big West selection
β’ Named the 2022 Big West Player of the Year
β’ Led the Anteaters to a Big West title and NCAA appearance in 2018 and 2022
β’ Redshirted the 2021 season to train with the U.S. National Team
β’ Graduated as a double major in Criminology, Law & Society and Psychological Sciences in 2020
β’ Went on to earn two master's degrees in Innovation & Entrepreneurship and Demographic and Social Analysis
EXTRAS
β’ First Anteater to bring home a World Championship medal, winning gold in 2022
β’ Also a member of the U.S. Team that defended their World Championship title in 2024
β’ Helped Team USA win the 2023 Pan-American Games to qualify for the Paris Olympics
β’ Named to her first U.S. Olympic Team in 2024
β’ Became UC Irvine's first women's water polo Olympian
Β
AT UC IRVINE
β’ UC Irvine and Big West all-time leading scorer with 242 career goals
β’ Four-time All-American, earning first-team honors in 2020 and 2022
β’ Four-time first-team All-Big West selection
β’ Named the 2022 Big West Player of the Year
β’ Led the Anteaters to a Big West title and NCAA appearance in 2018 and 2022
β’ Redshirted the 2021 season to train with the U.S. National Team
β’ Graduated as a double major in Criminology, Law & Society and Psychological Sciences in 2020
β’ Went on to earn two master's degrees in Innovation & Entrepreneurship and Demographic and Social Analysis
EXTRAS
β’ First Anteater to bring home a World Championship medal, winning gold in 2022
β’ Also a member of the U.S. Team that defended their World Championship title in 2024
β’ Helped Team USA win the 2023 Pan-American Games to qualify for the Paris Olympics
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