Biography
Accolades
- Ranks 14th in school history in career points (275), 10th in goals (210), 18th in assists (65) and 11th in drawn ejections (111)
- First Team ACWPC All-American (2021), Second Team ACWPC All-American (2019)
- Third Team CoSIDA Academic All-American (2020)
- First Team CoSIDA Academic All-District (2020)
- Second Team All-MAWPC (2021)
- ACWPC and MAWPC All-Academic (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
- CWPA DIII Championship All-Tournament Team (2019, 2021)
- MAWPC Rookie of the Week (09-10-18)
2022
- Tallied a hat trick and two blocks versus Cal Lutheran
- Notched three points (2g, 1a) and two steals versus #11 Princeton
- Poured in five goals, to go with two assists, three drawn ejections and two steals in win over Salem
- Finished with five points (4g, 1a) in win over Penn State Behrend
- Notched a hat trick in overtime loss to Toronto
- Missed final 30 games due to injury
2021
- Led team with 60 goals and 88 points; ranked second in assists (28)
- Also tallied 40 ejections drawn and 24 steals
- Missed first three games of the season
- Handed out two assists in triple overtime loss to Iona
- Scored and grabbed four steals versus St. Francis
- Finished with six points (5g, 1a) and two ejections drawn in loss at #12 Princeton
- Scored twice versus George Washington
- Poured in seven points (5g, 2a) versus Mount St. Mary’s
- Notched five points (3g, 2a) at Gary Troyer Tournament
- Chipped in three points (2g, 1a) versus Navy
- Tallied 19 points (14g, 5a) at CWPA DIII Championship
- Finished with two goals and three assists versus Wagner
- Notched for goals, two assists and five ejections drawn in upset of #15 Fordham
- Tallied three straight hat tricks versus Wagner, Bucknell and Mount St. Mary’s
2020
- Season cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic
2019
- Finished with 99 goals, 27 assists, 48 drawn ejections, 24 steals and five blocks
- Led team in goals and drawn ejections; ranked second in points
- 99 goals are third most in school single-season history
- Poured in seven goals and grabbed two steals in season-opening win over Austin
- Scored and handed out an assist versus Santa Clara
- Totaled four points (2g, 2a) at 12th-ranked Princeton
- Finished with five goals and two assists in win over Iona
- Scored twice and drew three ejections versus 12th-ranked Harvard
- Scored four goals versus 14th-ranked St. Francis
- Totaled four points (3g, 1a) and two steals versus 14th-ranked George Washington
- Poured in five goals and assisted on another in win over Mercyhurst
- Notched a hat trick at 16th-ranked Fordham
- Tallied five goals, three drawn ejections and two steals at Wagner
- Chipped in five goals, two drawn ejections and two steals in win at La Salle
- Totaled four points (2g, 2a) in win at third-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
- Scored, assisted on another and drew two ejections versus top-ranked Whittier
- Finished with three points (2g, 1a) versus sixth-ranked Redlands
- Scored four goals versus Navy
- Totaled five goals and an assist in loss to 15th-ranked Bucknell
- Notched three points (2g, 1a) and a steal in win over La Salle
- Poured in seven goals, including his 100th career goal, and three assists in win over Austin
- Scored seven goals in win over Conn College
- Tallied six points (3g, 3a), four drawn ejections and three steals in CWPA DIII Championship win over fourth-ranked MIT
- Scored four goals and drew five ejections at George Washington
- Totaled four points (1g, 3a), two drawn ejections and two steals versus Wagner
- Poured in five goals, six points and two drawn ejections versus GW in MAWPC Tournament
- Scored four goals and drew two ejections against Gannon
- Finished with two goals and an assist versus Wagner
- Scored twice, assisted on a third and drew two ejections against second-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in USA Water Polo National Semifinals
- Tallied two goals, three drawn ejections and a steal versus seventh-ranked MIT
2018
- Finished with 34 goals, five assists, 39 points, 19 drawn ejections, 15 steals and five blocks
- Scored and tallied a steal, ejection drawn and block in collegiate debut against 13th-ranked Princeton
- Scored twice in win over Fordham
- Totaled two goals, a drawn ejection and block in win over La Salle
- Scored, drew two ejections and blocked a shot versus Santa Clara
- Notched a hat trick in loss to fourth-ranked Stanford
- Broke school record with 10 goals in win over Iona
- Also tallied three steals, two ejections drawn and a block versus the Gaels
- Scored twice and handed out an assist in win over La Salle
- Scored a pair of goals and drew two ejections versus 15th-ranked Bucknell
- Notched a hat trick in win over fifth-ranked Chapman
- Had two steals versus second-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
- Scored three goals versus sixth-ranked Redlands
- Totaled two points (1g, 1a) and two drawn ejections in win over Penn State Behrend in DIII Championship
- Notched two steals and two drawn ejections in loss to seventh-ranked MIT in DIII Championship title game
- Finished with five points (3g, 2a) and two drawn ejections in win over McKendree at MAWPC Championship
- Grabbed three steals in win over Navy at MAWPC Championships
At Menlo
- Led Stanford Water Polo Club team to three straight Junior Olympic gold medals (platinum division) in 2015, 2016 and 2017
- Named Junior Olympic MVP in 2015
- Led club team to silver medal (2013) and bronze (2014) at Junior Olympics
- Named Second Team Junior Olympic All-American in 2013 and 2017
- Led Menlo HS to PAL league championship as a sophomore, junior and senior
- Led Menlo to CCS runner-up as a sophomore (Division II), junior (Division II) and senior (Open Division)
- Named first team all-league as a sophomore, junior and senior
- Named CCS Second Team as a sophomore, junior and senior
- A member of the Pacific Zone Olympic Development Team from 2013 to 2016
- Selected to National Team Selection Camp in 2016
- Received Nick Johnston Inspirational Award in 2015 (for Effort, Respect, Leadership, and embodying the values of the Olympic Development Program)
- Selected to NCS/CCS Senior All Star Game
- Two time USA Water Polo Outstanding Academic All American
- Interned at Westbridge Capital and Village Tech Solutions
-Â AP Scholar with Distinction
Personal
- Jayden Kunwar
- Son of Sandeep and Purvi Kunwar
- Has a twin
- Grandfather, Urmi Moody, played cricket on the national level in India
- Earned bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering
- Pursuing master’s degree in computer science