2021 Men's Water Polo Roster
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Jersey Number 17
Chasen Travisano
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Glendora, Calif.
- High School:
- Damien HS
Bio
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• All-MPSF (Honorable Mention - 2020)
• 2-time ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Excellent - 2020, 2021)
• 3-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2018, 2019, 2020)
• 2-time Pac-12 Fall All-Academic Team (2020, 2021)
• 10-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2018, Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2021)
2021
Played in 10 games (missed the first 14 games due to an undisclosed injury) … finished the season with 11 goals on 22 shots, converting at a 50.0 percent rate … scored in five of the 10 games he played in, including a season- and career-high five goals in a win on "Senior Day" over No. 9 Pepperdine (Oct. 24) … added 10 assists to finish ninth on the team in total points (21) … also registered five steals and drew five exclusions to go with four field blocks … won 10 sprints which ranked second on the team and sixth in the MPSF … won .588 of his sprints (10-7) during the season.
2020
Played in all 16 games … scored in eight of the 16 games he played in, including a season-high two goals in a win over No. 1 USC (Jan. 24) … finished the season with nine goals on 44 shots, converting at a 20.5 percent rate … led the team in assists (19) to finish fourth in total points (28) … also finished tied for fourth on the squad in steals (12) and fifth in drawn exclusions (11) … won 15 sprints which ranked tied for first on the team, tied for second in the MPSF, and tied for fifth in the NCAA … won .625 of his sprints (15-9) during the season … added three field blocks on the year.
2019
Played in 16 games, making two starts … scored in seven of the 16 games he played in, including two goals scored in wins over No. 8 Cal (Nov. 2) and Penn State Behrend (Nov. 22) … also made the game-clinching steal with 0:25 to go to seal the Bruins’ 10-9 win over Cal (Nov. 2) … finished the season with nine goals on 32 shots, converting at a 28.1 percent rate … finished tied for third on the team in assists (17) … added seven steals, seven field blocks and five exclusions drawn.
2018
Played in 28 games, making five starts … scored 20 goals (seventh on the team) on 56 attempts, converting at a 35.7 percent rate … scored a season-high three goals in an 18-1 win over Penn State Behrend (Nov. 16) in the first round of the MPSF Championship … he scored at least one goal in 14 of the 25 games he played, including six multiple goal games, which included a season-best streak of five consecutive games (to end the year) with at least one goal … also had 15 assists (third on the team), 16 steals (tied for fifth on the team), four field blocks and four earned exclusions while finishing second on the team in sprints won with nine.
2017
Played in 25 games, making 13 starts … scored 26 goals (1.04 gpg) to rank 5th on the team and 23rd in the MPSF on 64 attempts, converting at a 40.6 percent rate … scored a season- and career-high four goals in a 14-8 win over No. 11 Princeton (Sept. 10) … he scored at least one goal in 15 of the 25 games he played, including eight multiple goal games, which included a personal-best stretch of eight consecutive games with at least one goal … also had 28 assists (third on the team), 10 steals, three field blocks and one earned exclusion while finishing third on the team in sprints won with eight.
High School/Club
Was a four-year letterwinner for the Spartans and earned three letters in swimming as a sprinter … he scored 315 goals in high school and broke Damien High School's and Baseline League's single-season record in assists with 96 in 2015 … registered 254 assists in his career and tallied 63 goals and had 52 assists as a freshman, 74 goals and 50 assists as a sophomore, 100 goals and 96 assists as a junior and 79 goals and 56 assists as a senior … his team's won two Baseline League titles (2015-16) and one Sierra League Championship (2013) … was a four-time first-team All-League selection and was named first-team All-CIF Southern Section in 2015 and 2016 … also named second-team All-CIF SS in 2014 and to the third-team in 2013 … led the Spartans in scoring and assists his senior year and was named Damien HS's Most Valuable Player while being selected as a third-team All-American … named DHS's Offensive Player of the Year as a junior while being selected as a sixth-team All-American … as a freshman, he was named the San Gabriel Valley Newcomer of the Year and Damien's Rookie of the Year … played his club ball for Foothill Water Polo Club … was a first-team All-American as the winner of Junior Olympics 10U Platinum Division in 2010 and as a silver medalist in 12U in 2011 … named a first-team All-American as a silver medalist at the 14U Junior Olympics in 2012 and as a bronze medalist in 16U in 2013 … was a second-team All-American as his team finished 6th at the 18U Junior Olympics in 2015 … was also named a 2016 Academic All-American … was a member of the USA Men's Cadet National Team in 2014 and 2015 and the Men's Developmental National Team in 2013 and 2012 … in swimming, Damien HS won the CIF Division II Championship in 2016 with Travisano placing fourth in the 100 Meter Freestyle and 200 Meter Freestyle races.
Personal
Full name: Chasen John Travisano … born in Pasadena, Calif. … his parents are Chris and Wendy Travisano … has one younger brother, Tyler, one older sister, Tara and one younger sister, Ellie … his aunt, Karen Kosch, attended UCLA … lists the late Kobe Bryant and Michael Phelps as the athletes he most admires … lists playing basketball and going to the beach and hanging with friends as his favorite hobbies … says he chose to attend UCLA because, "it offered the best mix of academics, athletics, location, team and coaching staff" … majoring in political science.
• All-MPSF (Honorable Mention - 2020)
• 2-time ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Excellent - 2020, 2021)
• 3-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2018, 2019, 2020)
• 2-time Pac-12 Fall All-Academic Team (2020, 2021)
• 10-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2018, Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2021)
2021
Played in 10 games (missed the first 14 games due to an undisclosed injury) … finished the season with 11 goals on 22 shots, converting at a 50.0 percent rate … scored in five of the 10 games he played in, including a season- and career-high five goals in a win on "Senior Day" over No. 9 Pepperdine (Oct. 24) … added 10 assists to finish ninth on the team in total points (21) … also registered five steals and drew five exclusions to go with four field blocks … won 10 sprints which ranked second on the team and sixth in the MPSF … won .588 of his sprints (10-7) during the season.
2020
Played in all 16 games … scored in eight of the 16 games he played in, including a season-high two goals in a win over No. 1 USC (Jan. 24) … finished the season with nine goals on 44 shots, converting at a 20.5 percent rate … led the team in assists (19) to finish fourth in total points (28) … also finished tied for fourth on the squad in steals (12) and fifth in drawn exclusions (11) … won 15 sprints which ranked tied for first on the team, tied for second in the MPSF, and tied for fifth in the NCAA … won .625 of his sprints (15-9) during the season … added three field blocks on the year.
2019
Played in 16 games, making two starts … scored in seven of the 16 games he played in, including two goals scored in wins over No. 8 Cal (Nov. 2) and Penn State Behrend (Nov. 22) … also made the game-clinching steal with 0:25 to go to seal the Bruins’ 10-9 win over Cal (Nov. 2) … finished the season with nine goals on 32 shots, converting at a 28.1 percent rate … finished tied for third on the team in assists (17) … added seven steals, seven field blocks and five exclusions drawn.
2018
Played in 28 games, making five starts … scored 20 goals (seventh on the team) on 56 attempts, converting at a 35.7 percent rate … scored a season-high three goals in an 18-1 win over Penn State Behrend (Nov. 16) in the first round of the MPSF Championship … he scored at least one goal in 14 of the 25 games he played, including six multiple goal games, which included a season-best streak of five consecutive games (to end the year) with at least one goal … also had 15 assists (third on the team), 16 steals (tied for fifth on the team), four field blocks and four earned exclusions while finishing second on the team in sprints won with nine.
2017
Played in 25 games, making 13 starts … scored 26 goals (1.04 gpg) to rank 5th on the team and 23rd in the MPSF on 64 attempts, converting at a 40.6 percent rate … scored a season- and career-high four goals in a 14-8 win over No. 11 Princeton (Sept. 10) … he scored at least one goal in 15 of the 25 games he played, including eight multiple goal games, which included a personal-best stretch of eight consecutive games with at least one goal … also had 28 assists (third on the team), 10 steals, three field blocks and one earned exclusion while finishing third on the team in sprints won with eight.
High School/Club
Was a four-year letterwinner for the Spartans and earned three letters in swimming as a sprinter … he scored 315 goals in high school and broke Damien High School's and Baseline League's single-season record in assists with 96 in 2015 … registered 254 assists in his career and tallied 63 goals and had 52 assists as a freshman, 74 goals and 50 assists as a sophomore, 100 goals and 96 assists as a junior and 79 goals and 56 assists as a senior … his team's won two Baseline League titles (2015-16) and one Sierra League Championship (2013) … was a four-time first-team All-League selection and was named first-team All-CIF Southern Section in 2015 and 2016 … also named second-team All-CIF SS in 2014 and to the third-team in 2013 … led the Spartans in scoring and assists his senior year and was named Damien HS's Most Valuable Player while being selected as a third-team All-American … named DHS's Offensive Player of the Year as a junior while being selected as a sixth-team All-American … as a freshman, he was named the San Gabriel Valley Newcomer of the Year and Damien's Rookie of the Year … played his club ball for Foothill Water Polo Club … was a first-team All-American as the winner of Junior Olympics 10U Platinum Division in 2010 and as a silver medalist in 12U in 2011 … named a first-team All-American as a silver medalist at the 14U Junior Olympics in 2012 and as a bronze medalist in 16U in 2013 … was a second-team All-American as his team finished 6th at the 18U Junior Olympics in 2015 … was also named a 2016 Academic All-American … was a member of the USA Men's Cadet National Team in 2014 and 2015 and the Men's Developmental National Team in 2013 and 2012 … in swimming, Damien HS won the CIF Division II Championship in 2016 with Travisano placing fourth in the 100 Meter Freestyle and 200 Meter Freestyle races.
Personal
Full name: Chasen John Travisano … born in Pasadena, Calif. … his parents are Chris and Wendy Travisano … has one younger brother, Tyler, one older sister, Tara and one younger sister, Ellie … his aunt, Karen Kosch, attended UCLA … lists the late Kobe Bryant and Michael Phelps as the athletes he most admires … lists playing basketball and going to the beach and hanging with friends as his favorite hobbies … says he chose to attend UCLA because, "it offered the best mix of academics, athletics, location, team and coaching staff" … majoring in political science.
| Chasen Travisano's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | BLK | EE |
| 2017 | 25 | 26 | 64 | .406 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | 28 | 20 | 56 | .357 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 16 | 9 | 32 | .281 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020 | 16 | 9 | 44 | .205 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 11 |
| 2021 | 10 | 11 | 22 | .500 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Totals | 95 | 75 | 218 | .344 | 89 | 50 | 21 | 26 |
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