2025 Men's Water Polo Roster
Jersey Number 11
Gage Verdegaal
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Hanford, Calif.
- High School:
- Newport Harbor HS
2024 (Sophomore)
- ACWPC All-Academic Team
- Big West Fall All-Academic Team
- UC Irvine Scholar Athlete
- Recorded 47 points
- Scored 19 goals
- Registered 50 shots
- Dished out 28 assists
- Added seven steals and four field blocks
2023 (Freshman)
- All-Big West Freshman Team
- Third on the team with 62 points
- Scored 34 goals
- Recorded 97 shots
- Dished out 28 assists
- Added 17 steals and two field blocks
Career Highs
- Goals: 4, vs. California Baptist (09/02/2023)
- Assists: 4, Twice (last vs. Air Force, 10/04/2024)
- Steals: 3, vs. San Jose State (10/01/2023)
- Field Blocks: 2, vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 09/07/2024)
- Drawn Exclusions: 2, Three times (last vs. Air Force, 10/04/2024)
Newport Harbor High School
- CIF Southern Section Open Division Champion (2021)
- CIF Southern Section All-Second Team (2021)
- OC Register First Team (2021)
- Spent time playing with the USA Water Polo Cadet, Developmental, and Youth National Teams
- Four-time honor roll recipient
Personal
- Majoring in environmental science and policy
- Played with club UE Horta in Spain for one year
- Mom was a USA Men's Water Polo Team Manager for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
- Brother Garth played water polo at Fresno Pacific
- Volunteer with Lion's Heart
- Is ambidextrous
UC Irvine Water Polo | Ted Newland Endowment & Pool Naming Project
Monday, April 20
Ted Newland Renaming Project
Monday, April 20
Bad hair days are temporary, but your digital footprint is forever 🙂↕️
Thursday, February 26
Anteater Spotlights | Ep. 3 | Gage Verdegaal
Friday, November 21
