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2017 Men's Water Polo Roster

1 John Wilson

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hillsborough, CA
  • Highschool Menlo School

Biography

Statistically Speaking:
- Ranks 1st in school history in career saves (902), tied for 20th in assists (43) and 11th in career steals (137)

2017:
- Named ACWPC Second Team All-America and MAWPC Second Team
- Co-captain
- CWPA and ACWPC All-Academic (Excellent)
- Finished with 373 saves, 14 assists, two drawn ejections and 56 steals
- Set school single-season record for saves
- Ranked second on the team in steals
- Made five saves and allowed just one goal in season-opening win over Washington & Jefferson
- Posted 12 saves and an assist in win over Gannon
- Finished with nine saves and an assist in win over Cal Lutheran
- Stopped 13 shots and had three steals in win over La Salle
- Named MAPWC Defensive Player of the Week (09-07)
- Made 12 saves in loss at 11th-ranked Princeton
- Had 12 saves and three steals in win over Iona
- Had eight saves and two steals versus Chapman
- Finished with 13 saves and three steals in win over Gannon
- Totaled 13 saves, against just six goals allowed, two steals and an assist in win over Toronto
- Made a then season-high 18 saves to go with three steals in loss to Fordham
- Had eight save and three steals in loss to 17th-ranked Bucknell
- Totaled 12 saves and three steals against George Washington
- Made eight saves in loss to Wagner
- Posted 13 saves and two steals in loss at Navy
- Finished with 13 saves, two assists and two steals in loss to Redlands
- Posted 11 saves in win at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
- Tied school-record with 24 saves to go with two steals and an assist in win over top-ranked (DIII) Whittier
- Made six saves and had three steals in win over La Verne
- Named MAPWC Defensive Player of the Week (10-11)
- Posted 10 saves in loss at 14th-ranked Harvard
- Finished with 13 saves, three assists and one steal in loss to 15th-ranked Brown
- Made seven saves and allowed just two goals in one half of win over Washington & Jefferson
- Made eight saves in loss to 19th-ranked Pomona-Pitzer
- Posted 18 saves, including one on a five-meter shot in the final seconds, of win at MIT in DIII Eastern Championship game
- Named DIII Eastern Championship All-Tournament First Team
- Made 10 saves and had two steals in loss at George Washington
- Made a school-record 25 saves, grabbed eight steals and handed out four assists in triple overtime win over Navy
- Finished with eight saves and a steal in loss at 17th-ranked Bucknell
- Turned aside 12 shots and grabbed a steal at Fordham
- Posted 12 saves and four steals at Wagner
- Made 11 saves and grabbed a pair of steals versus Fordham in MAWPC Tournament
- Finished with 12 saves in win over Gannon in MAWPC Tournament
- Tallied 14 saves and a pair of steals in loss to Navy in MAWPC Fifth-Place match

2016:
- Co-captain
- Honorable Mention ACWPC All-American
- CWPA and ACWPC All-Academic (Excellent)
- Made a career-high 242 saves to go with 45 steals and 15 assists
- Made 10 saves versus 14th-ranked Harvard
- Totaled nine saves and three steals against fourth-ranked Pacific
- Posted seven saves and four steals at 13th-ranked Brown
- Made a season-high 14 saves versus MIT
- Made six saves and grabbed a pair of steals versus 10th-ranked UC San Diego
- Finished with eight saves against top-ranked UCLA
- Posted eight saves and a steal in three quarters versus third-ranked Cal
- Totaled a season-high 16 saves, two steals and two assists in win over Navy
- Made 13 saves in win over Wagner
- Posted six saves and two steals in loss to Fordham
- Tied season-high with 16 saves in loss to 13-thranked Bucknell
- Named Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference Defensive Player of the Week (09-27)
- Finished with 13 saves and three steals in win at Fordham
- Tallied 13 saves at Wagner
- Made nine saves and had four steals in three-plus quarters of loss at 20th-ranked Santa Clara
- Made 15 saves versus 18th-ranked St. Francis
- Posted 15 saves and three steals at 17th-ranked George Washington
- Stopped 14 shots to go with three steals and two assists in win over 18th-ranked George Washington
- Made 10 saves and grabbed four steals at Navy
- Named Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference Defensive Player of the Week (11-08)
- Made 15 saves in win over Navy in MAWPC quarterfinals
- Posted 12 saves in loss to 18th-ranked George Washington in MAWPC semifinals

2015:
- Named Second Team All-American, All-South and All-CWPA Championship
- Just third goalie in program history to earn All-CWPA Championship honors
- Totaled career highs in saves (178), steals (24) and assists (12) in just 70 quarters played
- Made two saves in one quarter of season-opening win over Iona
- Made four saves and allowed one goal in two quarters of win over Cal Lutheran
- Made four saves and handed out an assist in two quarters of win over Fordham
- Made five saves in two quarters of loss to Brown
- Stopped six shots, allowed just three goals, and handed out three assists in two quarters of win over Washington & Jefferson
- Made seven saves in three quarters of win over Mercyhurst
- Posted six saves in two quarters of come-from-behind win at George Washington
- Stopped four shots with one steal in two quarters in win over 15th-ranked Bucknell
- Made four saves in double overtime loss to 11th-ranked Princeton
- Finished with four saves and an assist in two quarters of win at Caltech
- Made three saves in two quarters of loss at Pomona-Pitzer
- Stopped four shots in two quarters versus Redlands
- Posted six saves in two quarters of win over La Verne
- Made four saves, to go along with one steal and one assist, in two quarters of loss at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
- Stopped four shots in two quarters of win over MIT
- Made six saves in two quarters of win over Navy
- Made five saves in two quarters of loss at 13th-ranked Bucknell
- Stopped seven shots in two quarters of win over George Washington
- Made five saves in three quarters of loss at 12th-ranked Princeton
- Turned away 13 shots and allowed just one goal with three steals in win at Connecticut College
- Posted 13 saves in win over MIT in CWPA DIII title match
- Named to First Team CWPA Division III All-Tournament Team
- Made five saves in two quarters of win over Mercyhurst
- Stopped 10 shots and had two steals while allowing just four goals in win at 15th-ranked Bucknell
- Turned away 15 shots in win over St. Francis in CWPA Quarterfinals
- Made 11 saves and had two steals in win over 10th-ranked Brown in CWPA Semifinals
- Stopped 14 shots, grabbed three steals and handed out an assist in one-goal loss to 11th-ranked Princeton in CWPA Championship

2014:
- Finished with 109 saves, 12 steals and two assists in 36 quarters played
- Tanks second in school history in saves by a freshman
- Made four saves without allowing a goal in three quarters versus Penn State Behrend
- Finished with three saves in one quarter of action versus Chapman
- Made seven saves with two steals in two quarters of win over Penn State Behrend
- Turned away a pair of shots without surrendering a goal in one quarter of win over Connecticut College
- Made one save in one quarter of loss to MIT
- Made nine saves with one steal in two quarters of loss at Navy
- Posted seven saves in two quarters of win over George Washington in CWPA Southern Opening Round
- Finished with five saves and allowed just two goals in one quarter of win over Salem International in CWPA Southern Opening Round
- Made first career start and posted a career-best 18 saves in loss to ninth-ranked Princeton in CWPA Southern semifinals
- Turned aside 14 shots in loss to Navy in CWPA Southern third-place match
- Made 13 saves in win over MIT in opening round of CWPA Championship
- Stopped 10 shots in three quarters of loss to eighth-ranked Princeton at CWPA Championship
- Posted 11 saves and allowed just five goals in win over 18th-ranked Harvard at CWPA Championship
- Made five saves in loss to 13th-ranked Bucknell in fifth-place match at CWPA Championship

Personal:
- John Wilson
- Son of John and Alice Wilson
- Two-time Peninsula Athletic League Most Valuable Goalie
- Named All-American and San Mateo Daily Journal Boy’s Water Polo Player of the Year as a senior
- Played four years with Stanford Water Polo Club
- Kap 7 International Champions in 2013 and fourth-place finisher at 2014 junior Olympics
- Three-time USA Water Polo Water Polo Academic All-American
- Regulatory informatics intern (2016) and software engineering intern (2015) at Genentech
- Drone management intern at Webcor Builders (2016)
- Software engineering intern at DNAnexus (2017)
- Majoring in computer science with a minor in classics

Wilson Year by Year
Saves Goals
Allowed
Steals Assists Quarters
2014 109 79 12 2 36
2015 178 148 24 12 70
2016 242 278 45 15 84.5
2017 373 333 56 14 117
Totals 902 838 137 43 307.5

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Historical Player Information

  • 1A

    2014Freshman

    Goalie
    6'3" 195 lbs
    1A
  • 1A

    2015Sophomore

    Goalie
    6'3" 195 lbs
    1A
  • 1

    2016Junior

    Goalie
    6'3" 195 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2017Senior

    Goalie
    6'3" 195 lbs
    1