2023 Men's Water Polo Roster

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8 Garrett Dunn

  • Position Attacker
  • Class Senior
  • Height/Weight 6-1 / 215
  • Hometown Lafayette, Calif.
  • High School Campolindo
  • Major Undeclared
  • Twitter GDunn11
  • Instagram GDunn11

Biography

ACCOLADES
2x National Champion
All-MPSF Second Team
3x MPSF All-Academic Team
3x ACWPC All-Academic Team
2x Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll

At Cal
2022 (Sr.)
  • Scored 11 goals, setting a season high with two in a 16-12 win over UC Davis
  • Had multiple assists on five occasions, totaling 16 helpers for the year
  • Earned ACWPC All-Academic (Excellent) recognition
  • Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team for the third year in a row
  • Tallied 11 steals, four field blocks and two drawn exclusions
  • Credited with going a perfect 7-for-7 on sprints
2021 (Jr.)
  • Ranked fourth on the team with 20 steals and sixth with 37 points
  • Had several big moments, including the game-clinching goal against UCLA in the NCAA semifinals
  • Scored the game-tying goal that forced overtime in the Big Splash against Stanford, which the Bears ultimately won, 12-10.
  • Tallied the game-winning goal with 56 seconds remaining to help the Bears beat No. 6 UCSB, 14-13
  • Registered two goals and three assists in a 15-11 win over No. 12 Princeton when the Bears were without key players due to injuries
  • Earned ACWPC All-Academic outstanding recognition
  • Named to the Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
  • Recognized on the MPSF All-Academic Team
2020 (So.)
  • Named to the All-MPSF Second Team
  • Finished the season with eight goals, seven assists and seven steals
  • Had a brilliant game in a 16-11 win over Stanford with three goals, three assists, three drawn exclusions and two steals
  • Registered two goals, two assists and two steals in an 11-8 victory over USC
  • Earned ACWPC All-Academic superior recognition
  • Named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
  • Recognized on the MPSF All-Academic Team
2019 (Fr.)
  • Played in all 25 matches during a successful freshman season
  • Ranked seventh on the team with 26 points (13 goals, 13 assists)
  • Added 11 steals and won four of his five sprints
  • Dished out two assists in his collegiate debut in Cal's season opener vs. Whittier College (Sept. 7)
  • Scored first collegiate goal vs. Loyola Marymount (Sept. 7)
  • Tallied a season-best five points (three goals, two assists) vs. Pepperdine (Oct. 12)
  • Recorded four assists in Cal's regular season finale vs. USC (Nov. 16)
  • Notched four of his 11 steals vs. San Jose State (Sept. 21)
  • Scored once in the MPSF Championship title match vs. Stanford (Nov. 24)

High School/Club
  • Graduated from Campolindo High School (Moraga, Calif.) in 2019
  • Won the bronze medal with CC United Water Polo Club at the 2019 USA Water Polo Junior Olympics
  • Played for Kirk Jensen & Matt Detrane at CC United Water Polo Club
  • Two-time Junior Olympics All-American (2017, 2019) with CC United Water Polo Club
  • Played for Miles Price at Campolindo & was a two-time All-DAL First Team selection (2018, 2019) & a two-time All-East Bay selection (2018, 2019)
  • Two-time All-American at Campolindo (sixth team, 2018; eighth team, 2019)
  • Helped Campolindo win a pair of North Coast Section Open Division titles
  • Two-time academic honor roll selection (2018, 2019)
  • Was also a member of Campolindo's swim team, earning All-DAL Second Team honors in 2018 & 2019
  • Member of Campolindo's Global Student Embassy Cub
  • President of Campolindo's Table Tennis Club (2017-19)
  • Member of Campolindo's Project Open Hands, a club dedicated to volunteering with the special needs community

Personal
  • Full name is Garrett Hunter Dunn
  • Born on June 24, 2000 in San Francisco, Calif.
  • Son of Steve & Wendy Dunn
  • Double-majoring in Legal Studies and Media Studies
  • Father, Steve, graduated from Cal (‘84) & played football for the Golden Bears
  • Has two older siblings, Justin (Cal, ‘18) & Montana (UCLA, ‘19)
  • Brother, Justin, was a two-sport athlete at Cal, playing football & rugby
  • Other family members who attended Cal include grandfather, Roger Dunn (‘55), grandmother, Lou Dunn (‘55) & great grandfather, Emery Curtis (‘30)
  • Great grandfather, Emery, was a member of the Cal track & field team
  • Postgraduate plans include a career in the sports marketing industry
  • Enjoys traveling & fishing

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2019Freshman

    Attacker
    6'1" 202 lbs
    15
  • 8

    2020Sophomore

    Attacker
    6'1" 202 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2021Junior

    Attacker
    6'1" 202 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2022Junior

    Attacker
    6'1" 215 lbs
    8
  • 8
    C

    2023Senior

    Attacker
    6'1" 215 lbs
    8
    C