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2025 Triton Men's Water Polo Roster

Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego
Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego

12 Bennett Axline

  • Position Utility
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 225
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Rancho Bernardo, Calif.
  • High School Cathedral Catholic
  • Major Business Economics
  • College Sixth

Biography

MEDIA
Postgame Interview (Nov. 9, 2023)

ACADEMIC AWARDS
• Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll (2025)
• Two-time ACWPC All-Academic (2024, 2023)
• Big West Fall Academic All-Conference (2023)

ATHLETIC AWARDS
• Big West Player of the Week (9/24/25)
• San Diego Sports Association Star of the Month (10/3/25)
• Two-time ACWPC All-America Honorable Mention (2024, 2023)
All-Big West Honorable Mention (2024)
• Big West Preseason Coaches' Team (2024)
• Two-time UCU Athlete of the Week (10/30/24, 11/20/23)
• All-Big West Second Team (2023)
• WWPA Freshman of the Year (2022)
• WWPA All-Freshman Team (2022)

UC SAN DIEGO DEBUT
• Sept. 3, 2022 vs. La Verne: 3 goals

AS A SENIOR IN 2025
Big West Player of the Week (9/24) ... San Diego Sports Association Star of the Month (September).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2024
ACWPC All-America Honorable Mention ... All-Big West Honorable Mention ... Big West Preseason Coaches' Team ... Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll ... ACWPC All-Academic ... Big West Fall Academic All-Conference ... UCU Athlete of the Week (Sept. 30) ... Played in 28 of 29 games ... Finished with 40 points on 39 goals and one assist ... His goal total was third on the roster ... His 74 shots were fourth on the team ... Led the Tritons with 62 drawn exclusions ... Scored in all but seven games ... Nine multiple goal games ... Season high five goals in the season opener vs. UC Merced ... Had a season long seven game scoring streak.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2023
ACWPC All-America Honorable Mention ... All-Big West Second Team ... ACWPC All-Academic ... Big West Fall All-Academic Team ... UCU Athlete of the Week (Nov. 20) ... Played in all 30 games ... Led Tritons in goals with 59, shots with 116, and drawn exclusions with 83 ... In the Big West ranked fifth in goals, and sixth in goals/game (2.0) and steals (31) ... Scored in 25 of 30 games ... Multiple goals in 16 games ... Nine hat tricks ... Scored a career-best six goals against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Sept. 10).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2022
WWPA Freshman of the Year ... WWPA All-Freshman Team ... Played in all 27 games ... Third on the team with 44 goals ... Led the Tritons with 56 drawn exclusions.

CLUB
• Del Mar

HIGH SCHOOL
• 2022 graduate of Cathedral Catholic in San Diego
• First Team All-CIF San Diego Section
• CIF Open Division Championship MVP

PERSONAL
Born: Oct. 20 in Indianapolis, Ind.
Parents: Father swam for Ohio State and mother played softball for Ohio State
Family fact: Uncle J.J. Putz played professional baseball with the Seattle Mariners, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, and Arizona Diamondbacks
Major: Business Economics
College: Sixth
Favorite water polo memory: Competing in the 2024 Big West Championship final and sharing those memories with teammates
Favorite UC San Diego memory: Spending time with the freshmen every year and making them feel part of the family
Future plans: A finance position in private equity or Wealth Management
Cheers for: San Diego Padres, Oklahoma City Thunder 
Favorite athlete: LeBron James
Favorite movie: Happy Gilmore
Listens to: Jon Pardi, Paramore
Favorite food: Italian
Hobbies: Surfing, fishing, card games
Top social outlet: Instagram
Did you know: Loves backpacking
 
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Goals 6 at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 9/10/23
Assists 1 12 times 10/30/25 at Cal State Fullerton
Points 6 at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 9/10/23
Shots 8 2 times 10/25/24 at Long Beach State
Steals 4 at Concordia 9/29/23
Field Blocks 1 10 times 11/10/24 at Stanford
Drawn Exclusions 8 2 times 9/21/25 vs. UC Davis
 
CAREER STATISTICS
Year GP G A P Sh. Sh. % EX DEX STL FB
2024 28 39 1 40 74 .527 13 62 12 4
2023 30 59 5 64 116 .509 23 83 31 3
2022 27 44 4 48 74 .595 16 56 5 3
Totals 85 142 10 152 264 .538 52 201 48 10

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2022Freshman

    Utility
    6'3" 0 lbs
    16
  • 12

    2023Sophomore

    Center
    6'3" 0 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2024Junior

    Utility
    6'3" 225 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2025Senior

    Utility
    6'3" 225 lbs
    12

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