ATHLETIC AWARDS
• Two-time UCU Athlete of the Week (11/18/24, 10/9/23)
UC SAN DIEGO DEBUT
• 9/14/23 vs. Long Beach State: 3 goals, 3 steals, 3 drawn exclusions, 2 field blocks
AS A SENIOR IN 2024
Named
UCU Athlete of the Week (11/18).
AS A JUNIOR IN 2023
UCU Athlete of the Week (10/9) ... Played in 21 games and recorded 26 points on 22 goals and four assists ... Fourth on team with 18 drawn exclusions ... Sixth on team with 25 steals ... Ranked sixth in the Big West in steals per game (1.1) ... Scored three goals against Long Beach State in his first game as a Triton (Oct. 14) ... Scored at least once in his first four games ... Six games with multiple goals ... Tallied two goals vs. Cal State Fullerton in a Big West Championship first round game (Nov. 17) ... Multiple steals in eight games, including a season-best four against California Baptist (Sept. 24) ... 15 steals over his first six games.
AT WEST VALLEY COLLEGE
Played two seasons at West Valley College in Saratoga, Calif. ... Two-time state runner-up (2021, 2022) ...
Sophomore: Team captain ... First Team All-America ... All-NorCal Region ... All-Coast Conference ... Played in 23 games and led team with 94 goals ... Team went 29-2 ...
Freshman: Team MVP ... Played in 19 games and led team with 40 goals ... West Valley went 17-4.
CLUB
• Jadran Split and OVK Posk
PERSONAL
Born: August 14 in Split, Croatia
Siblings: Has five siblings
Major: International Business
Minor: Marketing
College: Marshall
Future Plans: Continue playing water polo in Europe
Most memorable water polo moment: The game when I was 12 years old that was the first time I felt what sports are all about, and felt the passion for water polo.
Most memorable UC San Diego moment: My first game with UC San Diego against Long Beach State.
Favorite athlete: Croatian water polo player Sandro Sukno
Hobbies: Woodworking, cars
Favorite food: Burek (pastries with layers of phyllo dough, brushed with melted butter and filled with cheese, meat, spinach, or potatoes)
| SINGLE-GAME HIGHS |
| Goals |
4 |
at UC Davis |
11/23/24 |
| Assists |
2 |
at Long Beach State |
10/25/24 |
| Points |
5 |
at UC Davis |
11/23/24 |
| Shots |
6 |
3 times |
10/14/23 vs. Westcliff |
| Steals |
4 |
vs. California Baptist |
9/24/23 |
| Field Blocks |
2 |
vs. Long Beach State |
9/14/23 |
| Drawn Exclusions |
3 |
3 times |
8/31/25 vs. Pepperdine |
| CAREER STATISTICS |
| Year |
GP |
G |
A |
P |
Sh. |
Sh.% |
EX |
DEX |
STL |
FB |
| 2024 |
22 |
26 |
5 |
31 |
38 |
.684 |
28 |
15 |
10 |
2 |
| 2023 |
21 |
22 |
4 |
26 |
61 |
.361 |
28 |
18 |
25 |
3 |
| Totals |
43 |
48 |
9 |
57 |
99 |
.485 |
56 |
33 |
35 |
5 |
