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Jersey Number 9
Jake Howerton
- Position:
- Attacker
- Class:
- Senior
- Height/Weight:
- 6-5 / 230
- Hometown:
- Cardiff, Calif.
- High School:
- Cathedral Catholic
ACCOLADES
2x National Champion
NCAA Championship Second Team ('23)
MPSF Championships All-Tournament Team ('23)
All-MPSF Second Team ('23)
ACWPC All-Academic Team (Superior)
At Cal
2023 (Jr.)
2021 (Fr.)
2x National Champion
NCAA Championship Second Team ('23)
MPSF Championships All-Tournament Team ('23)
All-MPSF Second Team ('23)
ACWPC All-Academic Team (Superior)
At Cal
2023 (Jr.)
- Continued growing into a key role throughout the year, making big contributions in the postseason and earning several accolades
- Named to the NCAA Championship Second Team, MPSF All-Tournament Team and All-MPSF Second Team
- Totaled 38 goals, 25 steals, 11 assists, seven blocks and five earned exclusions in 27 games played
- Scored eight goals at the MPSF Championships, including four big ones in a 15-14 overtime win over No. 4 Stanford in the semis
- Led Cal with four goals in the NCAA Championship Semifinals as the Bears narrowly defeated No. 1 USC 10-9 in the Trojans' home pool
- Also named to the MPSF All-Academic Team
- Scored 28 goals, ranking fifth on the team
- Recorded four hat tricks, the first of which capped a four-game scoring streak to begin the year
- Scored twice while assisting three times for a season-high five points in a win over Navy
- Earned ACWPC All-Academic (Superior) recognition
- Tallied 10 assists, 11 steals, three field blocks and one drawn exclusion
2021 (Fr.)
- Ranked third on the team with 40 goals as a sophomore
- Scored a season-high five goals in the Waves' upset win over No. 2 Cal last Oct. 3
- Earned GCC All-Academic accolades as a sophomore
- Scored 14 goals as a freshman, good for fifth on the team
- Earned ACWPC All-Academic Excellent recognition as a freshman
- Three-time USA Water Polo Academic All-American
- All-CIF First Team selection
- Helped Cathedral Catholic to the 2018 CIF open division championship
- Parents are Jason and Kristen Howerton
- Majoring in Economics
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