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2024 Men's Water Polo Roster
Jersey Number 12
Bode Brinkema
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
- High School:
- JSerra Catholic HS
Bio
UCLA Career Highlights
• UCLA Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept 18, 2024)
• 2-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2024, Spring 2025)
2024
Played in 23 of 28 games … scored 16 goals on 36 attempts, converting at a 44.4 percent rate … was ninth on the team in total points (39) with 23 assists (seventh on the team) … scored a season- and career-high three goals in a win vs. No. 20 California Baptist University (Sept. 16) … he scored at least one goal in 10 of the 23 games he played, including five multiple-goal games, and one game with a hat trick … scored at least one goal in three straight games two times (Sept. 9 to Sept. 14, Sept. 27 to Sept. 28) … was third on the team in steals (22) and recorded one field block … also drew four exclusions.
High School/Club
Four-year letterwinner in water polo as a utility and three-year letterwinner in swimming at JSerra Catholic High School … named First-Team All-CIF twice and All-League in water polo … named an All-American in the 100 free and the 50 free … scored five goals in the title game to help JSerra HS win the 2023 CIF-SS Open Division … placed first in the 50 free (20.73) at the 2023 Trinity League Finals … played club water polo for Mission Water Polo Club … also a member of Team USA Water Polo … named MVP of the U19 Pan-Am Aquatics Championships after scoring 16 goals in six games and winning gold … scored twice in the gold-medal match where Team USA placed first at the 2023 Pan American U17 Championships in Brazil.
Personal:
Full name: Boden Stevens Brinkema, prefers Bode … born in Newport Beach, Calif. … parents are Kristin Brinkema and Lisa Stevens … has one younger sister, Berit (17) … chose UCLA “Because I knew it would be the best place for me, specifically for water polo and the amazing academics at the University.” … believes that “UCLA is the place I will grow as a person, student, and a player.” … greatest athletic thrill is playing Newport in the CIF finals his senior year after losing to them the year before … athletes he admires most are the late Kobe Bryant and Michael Phelps … enjoys the outdoors, but specifically surfing, camping, fishing, spearfishing, backpacking, and snowboarding … his interesting fact is that he can knit and sew and has three dogs … major is undeclared.
• UCLA Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept 18, 2024)
• 2-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2024, Spring 2025)
2024
Played in 23 of 28 games … scored 16 goals on 36 attempts, converting at a 44.4 percent rate … was ninth on the team in total points (39) with 23 assists (seventh on the team) … scored a season- and career-high three goals in a win vs. No. 20 California Baptist University (Sept. 16) … he scored at least one goal in 10 of the 23 games he played, including five multiple-goal games, and one game with a hat trick … scored at least one goal in three straight games two times (Sept. 9 to Sept. 14, Sept. 27 to Sept. 28) … was third on the team in steals (22) and recorded one field block … also drew four exclusions.
High School/Club
Four-year letterwinner in water polo as a utility and three-year letterwinner in swimming at JSerra Catholic High School … named First-Team All-CIF twice and All-League in water polo … named an All-American in the 100 free and the 50 free … scored five goals in the title game to help JSerra HS win the 2023 CIF-SS Open Division … placed first in the 50 free (20.73) at the 2023 Trinity League Finals … played club water polo for Mission Water Polo Club … also a member of Team USA Water Polo … named MVP of the U19 Pan-Am Aquatics Championships after scoring 16 goals in six games and winning gold … scored twice in the gold-medal match where Team USA placed first at the 2023 Pan American U17 Championships in Brazil.
Personal:
Full name: Boden Stevens Brinkema, prefers Bode … born in Newport Beach, Calif. … parents are Kristin Brinkema and Lisa Stevens … has one younger sister, Berit (17) … chose UCLA “Because I knew it would be the best place for me, specifically for water polo and the amazing academics at the University.” … believes that “UCLA is the place I will grow as a person, student, and a player.” … greatest athletic thrill is playing Newport in the CIF finals his senior year after losing to them the year before … athletes he admires most are the late Kobe Bryant and Michael Phelps … enjoys the outdoors, but specifically surfing, camping, fishing, spearfishing, backpacking, and snowboarding … his interesting fact is that he can knit and sew and has three dogs … major is undeclared.
| Bode Brinkema's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | FB | EE |
| 2024 | 23 | 16 | 36 | .444 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 4 |
| Totals | 23 | 16 | 36 | .444 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 4 |
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