2024 Men's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Ben Larsen
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 6-7
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lafayette, Calif.
- High School:
- Campolindo HS
UCLA Career Highlights
• All-MPSF (Honorable Mention - 2023)
• 2-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2023, 2024)
• Big Ten Spring All-Academic Team (2024)
• Pac-12 Fall All-Academic Team (2023)
• 2-time ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Excellent - 2023, 2024)
• MPSF Newcomer of the Week (Oct. 23, 2023; Nov. 13, 2023)
• 9-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025)
2024
Played in all 28 games … scored 19 goals on 50 attempts, converting at a 38 percent rate … scored 26 total points with seven assists … scored a season- and career-high tying three goals in a win vs. No. 12 UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 28) … he scored at least one goal in 14 of the 28 games he played, including four multiple-goal games, and one game with a hat trick … scored at least one goal in three straight games three times (Sept. 7 to Sept. 8, Sept. 21 to Sept. 27, Nov. 3 to Nov. 22) … recorded five steals, five field blocks (tied for seventh on the team) … also drew 12 exclusions (seventh on the team).
2023
Played in all 29 games … scored 25 goals on 46 attempts, converting at a 54.3 percent rate … finished with 33 total points and eight assists … scored a career-high three goals in a win vs. No. 6 Princeton on Oct. 18 … scored at least one goal in 19 of the 29 games he played, including five multiple-goal games … scored at least one goal in a career-high five games in a row (Oct. 8 - Oct. 28), with three of those games having scored two goals or more … also registered seven steals, seven drawn exclusions, and five field blocks.
2022
Redshirted the season.
High School/Club
Three-year letter winner in water polo at Campolindo High School … finished first at North Coast Sectionals in his sophomore season … was a part of the starting set for Contra Costa United U18 team that earned gold in the Junior Olympic platinum division … was a member of the National Team Olympic Development Program for Cadet and Youth teams.
Personal
Full name: Benjamin David Larsen, prefers Ben … born in San Francisco, Calif. … parents are Kathryn and Tim Larsen … has an older brother, Jack (21), and a younger sister, Alexandria (14) … brother, Jack, is currently a member of the UCLA water polo team and was on the 2020 National Championship team … chose UCLA because “It is the number one public university in the country and to advance my skills as a water polo player and teammate.” … greatest athletic thrill was winning Gold at Junior Olympics (U18) … admires Michael Jordan and Max Verstappen … enjoys playing golf and spending time with family in his free time … majoring in political science.
| Ben Larsen's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | FB | EE |
| 2023 | 29 | 25 | 46 | .543 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| 2024 | 28 | 19 | 50 | .380 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| Totals | 57 | 44 | 96 | .458 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 19 |
