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2018 Men's Water Polo Roster

14 Ian Watson

  • Position 2M Offense
  • Height 6-5
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Upper Arlington, Ohio
  • Highschool Upper Arlington

Biography

251642018: Team captain... Named Second Team All-MAWPC East Division... Selected to the MAWPC All-Championship Second Team... Set career-highs with 38 goals, 42 points, 25 steals, and nine blocks... Scored twice against #9 Harvard (9/9)... Netted four goals against Occidental to go with two steals (10/5)... The Occidental game started a string of 17 consecutive games with at least one goal... Posted a career high five steals at Mt. San Antonio (10/4)... Had two goals against #17 Bucknell (10/27)... Registered two goals, one assist, and three steals against La Salle (10/28)... Netted two goals in a win over Navy in the MAWPC Championship opener (11/16)... Recorded a goal and two steals in a MAWPC semifinal loss to #15 Bucknell (11/17)... Named to the ACWPC All-Academic Team and the MAWPC Scholar-Athlete Team... Received the Leader of Distinction honor from the Fordham Leadership Academy.
 
2017: Had another solid season, playing in 29 games as a junior... Was third on the team with 27 goals to go with four assists for 31 points... Added 11 steals and seven blocks... Drew 34 ejections, which was second on the team... Had two goals and an assist against Chapman (9/10)... Notched two goals and two blocks at #16 Bucknell (10/1)... Scored twice to go with two steals against #15 Cal Baptist (10/6)... Had three goals in a win over Salem International (10/21)... Notched a pair of goals in games against Wagner (11/1) and Navy (11/4)... Totaled seven goals in the MAWPC Championship, which included a five-goal game against Johns Hopkins (11/16)... Named to the ACWPC All-Academic Team and the MAWPC Scholar-Athlete Team.

2016: Had a breakout year in the two-meter position, appearing in 24 games and finishing third on the team in goals with 31... Added two assists, 10 steals, and six blocks... Opened his sophomore campaign with three goals, an assist, and four steals against La Salle (9/3)... Had two-goal games against both Gannon and McKendree (9/4)... Scored twice at Johns Hopkins (9/24)... Had two goals and an assist versus Navy (10/2)... Had two goals and two blocks at CalTech (10/6)... Netted a career-high six goals versus Wagner (10/13)... Ended the year with a two-goal game versus Johns Hopkins (11/20)... Named to the ACWPC All-Academic Team and the MAWPC Scholar-Athlete Team.

2015: Appeared in 19 of 35 contests as a freshman… Tallied four goals and added five steals and a block… Scored a goal and notched two steals against Gannon (9/5)… Scored a goal and tallied a career-high three steals against Salem International (9/6)… Scored against Connecticut College (9/26)… Scored another goal against Salem International (10/23).

Before Fordham: Member of both the varsity water polo and swimming teams at Upper Arlington High School in Upper Arlington, Ohio... Team captain and two-time MVP... Received outstanding status on USA Water Polo Academic All-American Teams in 2013 and 2014... Earned the team’s Rookie of the Year in 2011 and helped the team to the Ohio Division 1 State Championship in 2012... Two-time All-Ohio selection, receiving First Team honors as a senior, and was named to the Ohio Cup All-Star Team in 2014... Played club water polo for the Rockford Aquatic Club where he competed for the U16 and U 18 Junior Olympic Teams... Member of the Upper Arlington Honor Roll for four years... 2014 AP Scholar with honors.

Major: Global Finance.
 
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 6, vs. Wagner (10/13/16)
Assists: 1, 10x, last at Johns Hopkins (11/3/18)
Points: 6, vs. Wagner (10/13/16)
Steals: 5, at Mt. San Antonio (10/4/18)
Blocks: 2, 4x, last vs. Wagner (10/17/18)
 
CAREER TOTALS
Year GP Goals Assists Points Steals Blocks
2015 18 4 0 4 5 1
2016 24 31 2 33 10 6
2017 29 27 4 31 11 7
2018 32 38 4 42 25 9
TOTALS 103 100 10 110 51 23

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2015Freshman

    2M Offense
    6'5"
    23
  • 14

    2016Sophomore

    2M Offense
    6'5"
    14
  • 14

    2017Junior

    2M Offense
    6'5"
    14
  • 14

    2018Senior

    2M Offense
    6'5"
    14