AS A JUNIOR IN 2012: Scored 31 goals... Grabbed 25 steals, the second most on the team... Had an all-around well performance against Occidental posting three goals, two assists, and three steals in the 27-1 victory... Scored a single-game season high four goals on Oct. 12 against Long Beach State... Tossed in one goal in all three Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) Championship games.... Named honorable mention All-WWPA...

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2011: Put up solid numbers in second season in Triton colors, scoring 21 goals while adding eight assists and eight steals ... Had multiple-goal games against UC Santa Barbara (10/1), Santa Clara (11/4) and UC Irvine (11/9) ... Registered a goal, an assist and two steals in the third-place game at the NCAA Championship ... Drew 15 ejections ... Went 21-for-64 (.328) on the season.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2010: Scored the first goal of his career and logged his first-career steal in a 16-3 win over La Verne (9/5) ... Found the back of the net in three consecutive contests against La Verne (9/5), Cal Lutheran (9/10) and UCSB (9/11) ... Tallied three goals, four steals and five ejections-drawn during his first season in a Triton uniform ... Named to the Superior Level (3.41-3.7 GPAs) of the ACWPC All-Academic Team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Westview High School and was captain of the water polo team ... Named First-Team All-Palomar League and scored 115 goals during his senior year.

PERSONAL: Born Nov. 23, 1991 ... Parents are Peter Syka and Emma Nazzaro ... Has an older sibling named Blaze ... Favorite team is the Los Angeles Lakers ... Hobbies include surfing, playing StarCraft and fishing ... Favorite athlete is Tamas Kasas ... An environmental management and policy major at Sixth College.