2025 Men's Water Polo Roster

Jersey Number 5
Cole Francisco
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Los Alamitos HS
2024 (Freshman)
- All-Big West Honorable Mention
- Big West All-Freshman Team
- Big West Player of the Week (Sept. 18)
- Dean's List (Winter, Spring)
- UC Irvine Scholar Athlete
- Recorded 52 points
- Scored 29 goals
- Dished out 23 assists
- Registered 66 shots
- Drew 18 exclusions
- Added 28 steals and six field blocks
Career Highs
- Goals: 4, vs. Pepperdine (10/05/2024)
- Assists: 3, vs. Pepperdine (10/05/2024)
- Steals: 4, vs. Air Force (10/04/2024)
- Field Blocks: 3, vs. San Jose State (10/01/2023)
- Drawn Exclusions: 3, Twice (last vs. USC, 09/14/2024)
Los Alamitos High School
- Named to the 2023-24 All-CIF Division I Team
- USA Water Polo Youth National Team (2023)
- USA Water Polo Worlds Cadet Team (2022)
- USA Water Polo Cadet National Team (2021)
- U16 First Team All-American (2022)
Personal
- Majoring in social ecology
- Brother Caleb currently plays water polo at Long Beach State
- Father played water polo at Long Beach State
- Aspires to become a firefighter
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