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UCLA Athletics - 2023 UCLA Men's Water Polo versus the UC Irvine Anteaters.  Spieker Aquatic Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
November 3rd, 2023
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UCLA Team Lineup
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UCLA Athletics - 2023 UCLA Men's Water Polo versus the Pepperdine Waves.  Spieker Aquatic Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
September 29th, 2023
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UCLA Team Huddle
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Grant Loth
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UCLA Team Huddle
Grant Loth
UCLA Athletics - UCLA Men's Water Polo Media Day, Portraits. UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
August 29th, 2024
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Jersey Number 21

Grant Loth

  • Position:
    Center
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    Newport Beach, Calif.
  • High School:
    Mater Dei HS
UCLA Career Highlights
• MPSF Newcomer of the Week (Oct. 24, 2022)
• 4-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2022, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Winter 2025)

2024
Played in one of 28 games … did not record any statistics.

2023
Played in 28 of 29 games … scored 27 goals on 46 attempts, converting at a 58.7 percent rate … finished with 27 points … scored at least one goal in 11 of the 28 games he played in, including six multiple-goal games … scored at least one goal four games in a row (Sept. 29 - Oct. 10) … scored a career-high six goals in a win vs. Washington & Jefferson on Nov. 23 … also registered two field blocks, four steals, and 20 drawn exclusions.

2022
Played in 18 of 27 games … scored 12 goals on 21 attempts, converting at a 57.1 percent rate … tallied 12 total points on the year … scored a season-high two goals three times on the year (in a win vs. No. 14 Harvard (Sept. 17), in a win vs. Santa Clara (Sept. 23), and in a win vs. No. 12 Loyola Marymount (Nov. 5)) … he scored at least one goal in 9 of the 16 games he played, including three multiple goal games … scored at least one goal in a season-best two straight games on two occasions (Sept. 17 to Sept. 23 and Oct. 20 and Oct. 22) … also registered 10 drawn exclusions, and two field blocks.

2021
Redshirted the season.

High School/Club
Was a four-year varsity letterwinner in water polo at center and three-year letterwinner in swimming at Mater Dei High School … served as the team captain his senior year … scored seven goals in a 14-7 win over Orange Lutheran (Mar. 9, 2021) in a COVID-shortened senior season … earned MDHS's Most Coachable Award and was named second team Division 1 All-CIF and third team All-County as a junior … named third team Division 1 All-CIF and second team All-Trinity League as a sophomore … Mater Dei won the CIF title in his freshman season … played club water polo for Vanguard Red … was named third team 18U All-Tournament Team at the 2019 Super Finals of the Futures Water Polo League … won an ODP National Championship in 2017 and again in 2019 while picking up the Nick Johnson Award … was a regular at the U.S. National Team training camps and was on the USA Men's Youth National Team roster in 2019-20.
 
Personal
Full name: Grant Nicholas Donald Loth … born in Newport Beach, Calif. … his parents are Andrea and Bob Loth … has an older brother, Warren, and a younger brother, Carter, who also plays water polo at Mater Dei HS … Warren is a senior center on the California men's water polo team … says he chose UCLA because it was the best fit … lists his greatest athletic thrill as when he played water polo in Europe … lists fishing and woodworking as his hobbies … major is political science.
 
Grant Loth's Career Statistics
Year GP GOALS SHOTS PCT AST STL FB EE
2022 18 12 21 .571 0 0 2 10
2023 28 27 46 .587 0 4 2 20
2024 1 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Totals 47 39 67 .582 0 4 6 30
Cinematic Recap - UCLA M. Water Polo Wins NCAA Championship (Dec. 7, 2025)
Friday, December 12
UCLA Men's Water Polo Ring Reveal
Wednesday, August 27
2024 UCLA Men's Water Polo NCAA Champions
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Highlights - UCLA M. Water Polo Celebrates NCAA Title
Sunday, December 08