2023 Men's Water Polo Roster

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6 Sam Untrecht

  • Position Attacker
  • Class Senior
  • Height/Weight 5-11 / 195
  • Hometown Portola Valley, Calif.
  • High School Menlo School
  • Major Undeclared
  • Instagram samunt6

Biography

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

At Cal
2022 (Sr.)
  • Finished the year with eight goals, four assists, two drawn exclusions, two steals and a field block
  • Began the season with season highs of two goals and four assists in a win over Johns Hopkins
  • Earned his third straight ACWPC All-Academic and Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll honors
2021 (Jr.)
  • Appeared in 14 games
  • Recognized with an ACWPC All-Academic Superior award
  • Earned a spot on the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020 (So.)
  • Appeared in all 13 games
  • Scored a goal against USC on Jan. 24
  • Recognized with an ACWPC All-Academic Superior award
  • Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team
  • Earned a spot on the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2019 (Fr.)
  • Was one of Cal's top freshmen during the 2019 season
  • Ranked eighth on the team with 25 points (16 goals, nine assists)
  • Was tied for second among Bears with 18 steals
  • Totaled eight points (three goals, five assists) vs. Austin College in the MPSF Championship quarterfinals (Nov. 22)
  • His eight points vs. Austin College were the most by any Cal player in a single match in 2019
  • Scored twice vs. USC (Sept. 29) & added one more goal vs. the Trojans in the MPSF Championship semifinals (Nov. 23)
  • Netted a hat trick & added two steals in his collegiate debut vs. Whittier College (Sept. 7)
  • Registered a season-best four steals vs. California Baptist (Sept. 21)
National
  • Played for USA Water Polo throughout his prep career
  • Represented the U.S. at the 2021 FINA Junior World Championship along with Cal teammates Adrian Weinberg and George Avakian
  • Former member of the USA Youth National Team (2018) & USA Developmental National Team (2015)
  • Played for Team USA at the Youth World Championships in Szombathely, Hungary
  • Served as the USA’s team captain at the U15 Final Six Tournament in Budapest, Hungary
High School/Club
  • Graduated from Menlo School (Atherton, Calif.) in 2019
  • Played under head coach Jack Bowen at Menlo School
  • Finished his prep career as the second all-time leading scorer in Menlo School history
  • Played club at Palo Alto Athletic League & Stanford Water Polo Club
  • Earned All-American honors three times (First Team twice, Second Team once)
  • Four-time Junior Olympics champion (2015-18)
  • Was a three-time Peninsula Athletic League MVP
Personal
  • Full name is Samuel Louis Untrecht
  • Born on March 7, 2001 in Mountain View, Calif.
  • Son of Todd & Crissy Untrecht
  • Majoring in American Studies
  • Has two brothers, Max & Joe
  • Father, Todd, played water polo at Purdue

Statistics

Season:
2023

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2019Freshman

    Attacker
    5'11" 195 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2020Sophomore

    Attacker
    5'11" 195 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2021Junior

    Attacker
    5'11" 195 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2022Junior

    Attacker
    5'11" 195 lbs
    21
  • 6

    2023Senior

    Attacker
    5'11" 195 lbs
    6