2025 Men's Water Polo Roster
Jersey Number 10
Luka Krstic
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 6-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Belgrade, Serbia
- High School:
- Cronulla HS
2024 (Junior)
- All-American Honorable Mention
- All-Big West First Team
- Big West Player of the Week (Sept. 11, Oct. 9, Oct. 23)
- Led the team with 80 points
- Second on the team with 52 goals
- Registered 28 assists
- Added 22 steals and 13 field blocks
- Recorded 110 shots
- Held an 8-5 sprint record
2023 (Sophomore)
- ACWPC All-American Third Team
- All-Big West First Team
- Big West Player of the Week (Oct. 25)
- Big West Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Honor Roll)
- Dean’s List (Winter)
- UC Irvine Scholar Athlete
- Led the team with 69 points
- Second on the team with 43 goals
- Notched five hat-tricks during the 2023 campaign
- Recorded 100 shots
- Dished out 26 assists
- Added 21 steals and 11 field blocks
- Held a 26-7 sprint record
2022 (Freshman)
- Scored 21 goals
- Recorded 17 assists
- Had 12 steals
Career Highs
- Goals: 7, Twice (last vs. Long Beach State, 10/18/2024)
- Assists: 4, Twice (last vs. LMU, 09/20/2024)
- Steals: 3, Three times (last vs. UC Santa Barbara, 10/26/2024)
- Field Blocks: 3, vs. California Baptist (10/01/2023)
- Drawn Exclusions: 1, Ten times (last vs. Whittier, 11/09/2024)
Cronulla High School
- Played water polo, soccer, and swimming
- Won a national championship
Personal
- Majoring in public health sciences
- Father played water polo professionally
- Aspires to become a physical therapist
- Bilingual, speaks Serbian and English
- Hobbies include DJing and making music
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