2021 Men's Water Polo Roster
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Makshanoff, Luke
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Jersey Number 18
Luke Makshanoff
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 6-6
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- San Clemente, Calif.
- High School:
- San Clemente HS
Bio
UCLA Career Highlights
• ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Excellent - 2023)
• 8-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Winter 2024)
2023
Played in four of 29 games … scored four goals on nine attempts, converting at a 44.4 percent rate … finished with four total points … scored in the first three games he played in, including a career-high two-goal game in a win vs. Cal Lutheran on Sept. 10 … also registered one field block and two steals on the year.
2022
Was on the team but didn't see any action.
2021
Was on the team but didn't see any action.
2020
Redshirted the season.
Team USA
Participated in the Olympic Development Program’s training camps and was a member of the SOPAC Zone Red Team … was named to the ODP All-Star team.
High School/Club
Was a three-year varsity letterwinner in water polo and swimming at San Clemente High School … helped the Tritons to three Sea View League titles in 2017, 2018 and 2019 … played a role in San Clemente’s second-place finish at the CIF Southern Section Division II Championship in 2019 and the eighth-place finish at the CIF Southern Section Division I Championship in 2018 … earned third-team All-CIF honors and second-team All-Sea View League honors … qualified for the CIF-SS DI and competed in the 200 freestyle and 4x100 freestyle relay … played club water polo for San Clemente Tritons Water Polo Club and did club swimming with San Clemente Aquatics Club.
Personal
Full name: Luke James Makshanoff … born in Fullerton, Calif. … his parents are James and Suzanne Makshanoff … James Makshanoff was an All-American goalie for Long Beach State and was on the U.S. Men’s National Team from 1987-94 … has a younger brother, Alex … says he chose UCLA because of the coaching staff and the positive team culture … describes his greatest athletic thrill as “when crowds cheer and coaches got pushed into the water after winning a championship” … lists Michael Phelps as the athlete he admires most … lists surfing, fishing, hiking, biking, off-roading, 3D printing, computer building, and playing video games as his hobbies … works as a California State Lifeguard … majoring in environmental science.
• ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Excellent - 2023)
• 8-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Winter 2024)
2023
Played in four of 29 games … scored four goals on nine attempts, converting at a 44.4 percent rate … finished with four total points … scored in the first three games he played in, including a career-high two-goal game in a win vs. Cal Lutheran on Sept. 10 … also registered one field block and two steals on the year.
2022
Was on the team but didn't see any action.
2021
Was on the team but didn't see any action.
2020
Redshirted the season.
Team USA
Participated in the Olympic Development Program’s training camps and was a member of the SOPAC Zone Red Team … was named to the ODP All-Star team.
High School/Club
Was a three-year varsity letterwinner in water polo and swimming at San Clemente High School … helped the Tritons to three Sea View League titles in 2017, 2018 and 2019 … played a role in San Clemente’s second-place finish at the CIF Southern Section Division II Championship in 2019 and the eighth-place finish at the CIF Southern Section Division I Championship in 2018 … earned third-team All-CIF honors and second-team All-Sea View League honors … qualified for the CIF-SS DI and competed in the 200 freestyle and 4x100 freestyle relay … played club water polo for San Clemente Tritons Water Polo Club and did club swimming with San Clemente Aquatics Club.
Personal
Full name: Luke James Makshanoff … born in Fullerton, Calif. … his parents are James and Suzanne Makshanoff … James Makshanoff was an All-American goalie for Long Beach State and was on the U.S. Men’s National Team from 1987-94 … has a younger brother, Alex … says he chose UCLA because of the coaching staff and the positive team culture … describes his greatest athletic thrill as “when crowds cheer and coaches got pushed into the water after winning a championship” … lists Michael Phelps as the athlete he admires most … lists surfing, fishing, hiking, biking, off-roading, 3D printing, computer building, and playing video games as his hobbies … works as a California State Lifeguard … majoring in environmental science.
| Luke Makshanoff's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | FB | EE |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 9 | .444 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 4 | 9 | .444 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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Wednesday, August 27
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Thursday, December 12
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