2016 Men's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Jake Simpson
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Pleasant Hill, Calif.
- High School:
- De La Salle HS
2017
Jake Simpson redshirted the season.
2016
Played in 18ย matches, making fourย startsย ... scored 15ย goals on 27 attempts, converting at a 55.6ย percent rate โฆ scored a season- and career-high two goals in a 13-6 win over No. 9 UC San Diegoย (Sept. 3), a 14-4 win over Redlands (Sept. 4), a 15-6 win over Loyola Marymount (Sept. 4) and an 18-5 win over Whittier (Nov. 5) โฆ he scored at least one goal in 11ย of the 18ย games he played โฆ also had sixย assists, nine steals, one field block andย threeย earned exclusions.ย
High School
Four-year varsity water polo letterwinner as an attacker at De La Salle High School in Concord, Calif. for head coach Raymond Meadows ... also lettered in swimming all four years ... earned USWP All-American honors four times and Academic All-American plaudits twice ... was a team captain in his senior year (2015) and a two-time team MVPย โฆ was an All-North Coast Section selection three times and was also a three-time All-East Bay Athletic League honoreeย โฆ also named the League MVP as a junior (2014)ย โฆ chosen as a California/Hawaii All-American twiceย โฆ recorded 347 goals, 245 steals and 185 assists in his prep careerย โฆ in swimming, he was a team captain in 2016 and was selected three times as an All-League performerย โฆ an eight-time high school All-American, he placed fourth in the 100 breaststroke, an event he owns the school record inย โฆ also holds the DLSHS record in the 200 individual medleyย โฆ he was a USA National Qualifier in swimming in 2015 and 2016 and was a USA Swimming Academic All-American three times.
Personal
Full name: Jake Henry Simpson โฆ born August 29, 1997ย in Pleasant Hill, Calif.ย โฆ his parents are Katy and Rich Simpson โฆ has an older brother, Ryan, and two younger sisters, Lindsay and Laurenย โฆย competed with the 680 Water Wizards Water Polo Club ... was a member of the USA Juniorย National Teamย (2012)ย ... was recruited and considered swimming at the NCAA Division 1 level but chose UCLA because, "I couldn't see myself not playing Water Polo" ... lists USA swimmer Michael Phelps as the athlete he most admiresย โฆ lists competing in triathlons and coaching swimming and water polo as his hobbiesย โฆ has yet to declare a major.
| Jake Simpson's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP/GS | G | ATT | PCT | AST | STL | BLK | EE |
| 2016 | 18/4 | 15 | 27 | .556 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 18/4 | 15 | 27 | .556 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
