University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
UCLA Signs Impressive Class for 2017
February 08, 2017 | Men's Water Polo
A total of seven student-athletes signed NLIs to attend UCLA in the fall of 2017.
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LOS ANGELES -- UCLA head men's water polo coach has announced the signing of seven student-athletes to National Letters of Intent to attend UCLA in the fall of 2017. The class consists of three players from Harvard-Westlake High School, two from Huntington Beach High School and one each from Damien High School and Las Lomas High School.
The student-athletes from Harvard-Westlake include Evan Rosenfeld (6-3, UTL, Thousand Oaks, Calif.), Luke Henriksson (5-10, ATK, Bell Canyon, Calif.) and Felix Brozyna-Vilim (6-5, UTL, Santa Monica, Calif.). The two student-athletes from Huntington Beach HS include Patrick Saunders (6-2, GK, Huntington Beach, Calif.) and Quinten Osborne (6-4, CTR, Huntington Beach, Calif.). Bailey Jarvis (6-4, DEF, Walnut Creek, Calif., Las Lomas HS) and Chase Travisano (6-2, ATK, Glendora, Calif., Damien HS) round out the stellar class for 2017.
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Rosenfeldย was a four-year letterwinnerย for the Wolverines and was a team captain in his senior year (2016). He was named a first team All-CIF Southern Section player in 2015 and 2016 and to the second team in 2014. He was also named the Daily News Player of the Year, the Elite Eight MVP and first team All-Mission League in 2016. He also garnered first team All-Mission League honors in 2014 and 2015. He played his club ball for Los Angeles Premier and was a first team Junior Olympic All-American in 2015 and 2016 and was named the Ironman MVP in 2016 and the Ironman Defender of the Year (16U) in 2014. Also during his prep career, he was on the Olympic Development Team in 2013, the Youth Team in 2015 and was a National League participant in 2015. He also swam on the Harvard-Westlake team (2013-15), where he was a two-time All-American in 2016 and was part of the 200 Medley Relay team that set the school record.
Henriksson was also a four-year letterwinnerย for the Wolverines which won the CIF Southern Section title in 2013 and 2014 and finished second in 2015 and third in 2016. He has dual citizenship with the United States and Sweden and has competed for the Swedish Junior National Team at the 2015 Nordic Championships. Also competed for the Los Angeles Premier club team where his team finished first in the 18U Ironman League in 2016. He won gold at the US 14U Club Championshipsย in 2011 and 2012 and was named a second team USAWP All-American in 2014 and 2015 as his team won silver at the 18U Junior Olympics. He won gold at the Junior Olympics in 2013 and was a bronze medalist at the 18U Junior Olympics in 2016 while being named a first team USAWP All-American.
Brozyna-Vilim was also a four-year letterwinnerย at Harvard-Westlake for head coach Brian Flacks. He was named a first team All-CIF Southern Section player in 2015 and 2016. His older brother, Maxwell, played at UCLA in 2011 (redshirt) and 2012. He played his club ball for Los Angeles Premier and earnedย Junior Olympic All-American honors from 2011-14. Also during his prep career, he participated in the 2016 Youth National Team Senior Team training camps.
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Saunders was a four-year letterwinnerย for the Oilers in water polo and earned two varsity letters in swimming. He recorded 277 saves in the cage for HBHS in 2016 and 235 in 2015. He was twice named first team All-CIF and first team All-Sunset League as the Oilers finished second last year at the CIF-SS Championships and third in 2014. He played his club ball for Vanguard Aquatics where he was named a five-time Junior Olympic All-American, winning gold, silver and bronze at the Junior Olympics during his prep career. He was also a member of the USA Men's Youth National Team (2012-16).
Osborne was a four-year letterwinner for head coachย Sasa Branisavljevic. Heย led the Oilers with 62 goals in 2016, helping them win their third-straight Sunset League title. Huntington Beach (24-4) went on to advance to the CIF Southern Section Division 1 title match for the first time in program history before falling to Orange Lutheran, 9-7. In 2016, Osborne was named Sunset League MVP, Daily Pilot Dream Team Boys' Water Polo Player of the Yearย and first team All-CIF as a senior. He also competed for Vanguard Aquatics during club ball and was a member of the USA Men's Youth National Team in 2014 and 2016. Heย helped Vanguard's 14Uย team win gold at the Junior Olympics inย 2013 andย earned tournament MVP honors.
Travisano was a four-year letterwinnerย for the Spartans and earned three letters in swimming as a sprinter. He scored 315 goals in high school and broke Damien HS's and Baseline League single-season record in assists with 96 in 2015. Registeredย 254ย assists in his career and tallied 63 goals and had 52 assists as a freshman, 74 goals and 50 assists as a sophomore, 100 goals and 96 assists as a junior and 79 goals and 56 assists as a senior. His team's won two Baseline League titles (2015-16) and one Sierra League Championship (2013). He was a four-time first team All-League selection and was named first team All-CIF Southern Section in 2015 and 2016. Also named second team All-CIF SS in 2014 and to the third team in 2013. Led the Spartans in scoring and assists his senior year and was named Damien HS's Most Valuable Player while being selected as a third team All-American. Was named DHS's Offensive Player of the Year as a junior while being selected as a sixth team All-American. As a freshman, he was named the San Gabriel Valley Newcomer of the Year and Damien's Rookie of the Year. He played his club ball for Foothill Water Polo Club. Was a first team All-American as the winner of Junior Olympics 10U Platinum Division in 2010 and as a silver medalist in 12U in 2011. Named a first team All-American as a silver medalist at the 14U Junior Olympics in 2012 and as a bronze medalist in 16U in 2013. Was a second team All-American as his team finished 6th at the 18U Junior Olympics in 2015. Was also named a 2016 Academic All-American. Was a member of the USA Men's Cadet National Team in 2014 and 2015 and the Men's Developmental National Team in 2013 and 2012. In swimming, Damien HS won the CIF Division II Championship in 2016 with Travisano placing fourth in the 100 Meter Freestyle and 200 Meter Freestyle races.
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Jarvis was a four-year letterwinnerย for the Knights and head coach Steve Mann and earned one letterย (2016) in swimming. He was chosen as an All-American, All-Diablo Athletic League, All-East Bay, All-North Coast Section and All-Northern California team selection in 2016 while being named Team MVP. Scored a school-record 124 goals shooting at a .710 clip his senior year. Totaledย 219 goals, 199 assists and 150 steals during his prep career. In 2015, he was named All-League, All-East Bay and All-North Coast Section and earned the team's Most Valuable Defender award. He was a scholastic-athlete all four years (2013-16). Played his club ball for 680 Water Wizards and won a silver medal at the 2016 Junior Olympics. Also was a member of the USA Men's Youth National Team in 2015 and 2016 and also a USA Water Polo Academy member in 2016 and 2017. Was named a USAWP All-American in 2014, 2015 and 2016 and competed in the USAWP National League in 2016 and 2017. Earned the USA Water Polo Nick Johnson Memorial Award in 2015 and was named to the USAWP Pacific Zone Team in 2015 and 2016.
