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2020 Men's Water Polo Roster

5 Nico Ivanov

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 155
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown San Diego, CA
  • Highschool La Jolla

Biography

Accolades
- Ranks 20th in school history in career points (179), 14th in assists (74), 21st in steals (83), tied for 17th in blocks (17) and seventh in drawn ejections (119)
- DIII Eastern Championship Rookie of the Tournament (2017)
2020
- Season cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic
2019
- Totaled 39 goals, 35 assists, 37 drawn ejections, 34 steals and seven blocks despite missing 13 games
- Notched back-to-back hat tricks versus Austin and Navy
- Totaled two goals, one assist and four ejections drawn versus Iona
- Finished with three points (2g, 1a) and two drawn ejections in win at La Salle
- Tallied two points (1g, 1a) and two steals in win at third-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
- Scored, handed out four assists and grabbed six steals versus seventh-ranked Cal Lutheran
- Notched five points (3g, 2a), three drawn ejections and two steals in loss to top-ranked Whittier
- Totaled four points (2g, 2a) and three steals versus sixth-ranked Redlands
- Scored two goals and handed out five assists versus Navy
- Scored twice, assisted on two more, and grabbed three steals in loss to 15th-ranked Bucknell
- Finished with four goals and four steals in win over La Salle
- Scored twice and drew two ejections in win over Austin
- Scored and handed out five assists in win over Conn College
- Totaled seven points (3g, 4a) in CWPA DIII Championship win over fourth-ranked MIT
- Scored 100th goal versus MIT
- Finished with seven points (3g, 4a) at George Washington
- Handed out two assists at 15th-ranked Bucknell
- Scored twice, assisted on another and had five steals versus Fordham
- Totaled seven points (3g, 4a) against Wagner
2018
- Finished with 34 goals, 23 assists, 57 points, 39 drawn ejections, 21 steals and four blocks
- Led team in drawn ejections and ranked third on the team in assists
- Tallied an assist and steal in loss to 13th-ranked Princeton
- Totaled four points (2g, 2a), a steal and three drawn ejections in win over Fordham
- Notched a hat trick and an assist in win over La Salle
- Handed out an assist and drew four ejections versus Santa Clara
- Finished with a goal and assist in loss to fourth-ranked Stanford
- Scored twice, assisted on a third and drew four ejections in win over Iona
- Tallied four points (1g, 3a) in loss to 20th-ranked George Washington
- Scored twice versus Navy
- Totaled four goals, two assists, five drawn ejections and three steals in win over La Salle
- Scored and assisted on another against 15th-ranked Bucknell
- Scored five goals to go with an assist and four steals in win over fifth-ranked Chapman
- Drew five ejections and scored against second-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
- Notched a hat trick in win over Penn State Behrend in DIII Championship
- Handed out five assists in win at La Salle
- Had three drawn ejections, an assist and steal at Fordham
- Scored twice, drew three ejections and grabbed two steals versus Fordham
- Scored a pair in loss at Bucknell
2017
- Finished with 32 goals, 16 assists, 43 drawn ejections, 28 steals and six blocks in rookie season
- Led team in drawn ejections
- Totaled three points (2g, 1a) and two drawn ejections in collegiate debut versus Washington & Jefferson  
- Notched an assist in win over Cal Lutheran  
- Finished with two goals, two steals and two drawn ejections in win over La Salle  
- Drew three ejections in win over Iona  
- Handed out a pair of assists and drew two ejections in loss to Chapman  
- Scored in win over Gannon  
- Had an assist and two steals in win over Toronto  
- Totaled three points (1g, 2a), two drawn ejections, three steals and a block in win over La Salle  
- Drew two ejections in loss to Fordham  
- Finished with two points (1g, 1a) and two steals in loss to 17th-ranked Bucknell  
- Drew four ejections versus Wagner  
- Had a steal and a drawn ejection at Navy  
- Scored and drew three ejections in loss to Redlands  
- Notched two assists in win over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps  
- Totaled three points (1g, 2a) in win over top-ranked (DIII) Whittier  
- Finished with two goals in win over La Verne  
- Scored in loss to 15th-ranked Brown  
- Scored in win over Washington & Jefferson  
- Totaled five points (4g, 1a) and two drawn ejections in win over Connecticut College  
- Scored in loss to 19th-ranked Pomona-Pitzer  
- Totaled five goals and three drawn ejections at MIT in DIII Eastern Championship game  
- Scored twice and drew two ejections in win over Navy
- Finished with two goals and a steal in loss at 17th-ranked Bucknell
- Totaled two points (1g, 1a) and three steals at Fordham
- Scored and assisted on another at Wagner
- Tallied three points (2g, 1a) and a steal versus Fordham in MAWPC Tournament
- Had three steals in loss to Navy in MAWPC Fifth-Place match
At La Jolla
- Four-year letter-winner  
- Captain and leading goal-scorer with 93 goals as a senior  
- Earned Fourth Team All-America honors (California-Hawaii) as a senior  
- Two-time All-CIF San Diego Section selection  
- Awarded Willie Calabrese Memorial Scholarship  
- As a junior, led team to first San Diego CIF Division 1 Championship in school history  
- Led club team to silver medal at Junior Olympics in 2015  
- Participated at 2015 USA Cadet Water Polo National Team Selection Camp  
- Three-time USA Water Polo Academic All-American (Outstanding) and three-time San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic Team  
- AP Scholar with Distinction  
Personal
- Nicola Ivanov
- Son of Valeri Ivanov and Delyana Atanasova  
- Majoring in computer science

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2017Freshman

    Driver
    6'1" 155 lbs
    16
  • 5

    2018Sophomore

    Driver
    6'1" 155 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2019Junior

    Driver
    6'1" 155 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2020Senior

    Driver
    6'1" 155 lbs
    5