2024 Men's Water Polo Roster
Biography
ACCOLADES
3x National Champion
3x ACWPC All-American
MPSF Newcomer of the Year
All-NCAA Championship Second Team ('22)
3x All-MPSF selections
MPSF Player of the Week ('24)
2x ACWPC All-Academic Team (Excellent)
Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
2x MPSF All-Academic Team
At Cal
2023 (Jr.)
- Made the ACWPC All-America First Team for the first time – his third straight All-American honor
- Also earned All-MPSF First Team and MPSF Player of the Week honors
- Led the MPSF in points (112) by a wide margin, finishing second on his team in goals (56) and first in assists (56)
- Contributed to six goals in the NCAA Championship Game, totaling four goals and two assists
- Finished the year with 11 hat tricks, 25 steals, 13 blocks and 20 earned exclusions
- Started the year with 2+ goals in seven straight games
- Scored season-high five times against No. 1 UCLA (L, 14-11 on Oct. 7) and No. 8 LBSU (W, 19-12 on Oct. 21)
2022 (So.)
- Scored the game-winning goal in the final minute of the national championship game, his fourth of the day
- Finished third on the team and sixth in the MPSF with 54 goals
- His 82 points were second on the team and ranked fifth in the conference
- Named to the All-NCAA Championship Second Team
- Made the ACWPC All-America Third Team, his second straight selection
- All-MPSF Second Team honoree
- Earned ACWPC All-Academic (Excellent) recognition for the second straight year
- Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team and Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Also recorded the third-most assists on the team with 28, good for eighth in the MPSF
- Tied for second on the team with nine field blocks
- Registered nine hat tricks, including three five-goal outings
- Finished with 17 steals and 14 drawn exclusions
2021 (Fr.)
- MPSF Newcomer of the Year
- ACWPC Second Team All-American
- Earned All-MPSF honorable mention
- Ranked second in the MPSF with 79 points and 34 assists while tying for fifth with 45 goals
- Had five goals and six assists during the NCAA Championship
- Scored six goals in a victory over No. 12 Princeton
- Earned ACWPC All-Academic "Excellent" recognition
- Missed the first six games of the season while representing Spain at the FINA Junior World Championship in Prague, Czech Republic
National
- Played for Spain at the 2021 FINA Junior Natiional Championships, along with Cal teammates Max Casabella and Jordi Gascon
- Took the silver medal at the European Junior Championship
Personal
- Parents are Francisco Valera Barra and Elena Calatrava Petisme
- Undeclared major
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2021Freshman
Attacker
6'3"
185 lbs
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2022Sophomore
Attacker
6'3"
185 lbs
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2023Junior
Attacker
6'3"
185 lbs
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2024Senior
Attacker
6'3"
185 lbs
