2023 Men's Water Polo Roster

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MWP NCAA Mini Trophy Celebration
Photo by: Ross Turteltaub
Ben Larsen
Ben Larsen
Photo by: Don Liebig/ASUCLA
UCLA Team Lineup
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Ben Larsen
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UCLA Team Huddle
Ben Larsen 2023 MWP Head Shot
Jersey Number 6

Ben Larsen

  • Position:
    Utility
  • Height:
    6-7
  • Weight:
    null
  • Class:
    Redshirt Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Lafayette, Calif.
  • High School:
    Campolindo HS

UCLA Career Highlights
โ€ข All-MPSF (Honorable Mention - 2023)
โ€ข 2-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2023, 2024)
โ€ข Big Ten Springย All-Academic Teamย (2024)
โ€ข Pac-12 Fall All-Academic Teamย (2023)
โ€ข 2-time ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Excellent - 2023, 2024)
โ€ข MPSF Newcomer of the Week (Oct. 23, 2023;ย Nov. 13, 2023)
โ€ข 9-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025)

2024
Played in all 28 games โ€ฆ scored 19 goals on 50 attempts, converting at a 38 percent rate โ€ฆ scored 26 total points with seven assists โ€ฆ scored a season- and career-high tying three goals in a win vs. No. 12 UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 28) โ€ฆ he scored at least one goal in 14 of the 28 games he played, including four multiple-goal games, and one game with a hat trick โ€ฆ scored at least one goal in three straight games three times (Sept. 7 to Sept. 8, Sept. 21 to Sept. 27, Nov. 3 to Nov. 22) โ€ฆ recorded five steals, five field blocks (tied for seventh on the team) โ€ฆ also drew 12 exclusions (seventh on the team).

2023
Played in all 29 games โ€ฆ scored 25 goals on 46 attempts, converting at a 54.3 percent rate โ€ฆ finished with 33 total points and eight assists โ€ฆ scored a career-high three goals in a win vs. No. 6 Princeton on Oct. 18 โ€ฆ scored at least one goal in 19 of the 29 games he played, including five multiple-goal games โ€ฆ scored at least one goal in a career-high five games in a row (Oct. 8 - Oct. 28), with three of those games having scored two goals or more โ€ฆ also registered seven steals, seven drawn exclusions, and five field blocks.

2022
Redshirted the season.

High School/Club
Three-year letter winner in water polo at Campolindo High School โ€ฆ finished first at North Coast Sectionals in his sophomore season โ€ฆ was a part of the starting set for Contra Costa United U18 team that earned gold in the Junior Olympic platinum division โ€ฆ was a member of the National Team Olympic Development Program for Cadet and Youth teams.

Personal
Full name: Benjamin David Larsen, prefersย Ben โ€ฆ born in San Francisco, Calif. โ€ฆ parents are Kathryn and Tim Larsen โ€ฆ has an older brother, Jack (21), and a younger sister, Alexandria (14) โ€ฆ brother, Jack, is currently a member of the UCLA water polo team and was on the 2020 National Championship team โ€ฆ chose UCLA because โ€œIt is the number one public university in the country and to advance my skills as a water polo player and teammate.โ€ โ€ฆ greatest athletic thrill was winning Gold at Junior Olympics (U18) โ€ฆ admires Michael Jordan and Max Verstappen โ€ฆ enjoys playing golf and spending time with family in his free time โ€ฆ majoring in political science.
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Ben Larsen's Career Statistics
Year GP GOALS SHOTS PCT AST STL FB EE
2023 29 25 46 .543 8 7 5 7
2024 28 19 50 .380 7 5 5 12
Totals 57 44 96 .458 15 12 10 19
UCLA Men's Water Polo Ring Reveal
Wednesday, August 27
2024 UCLA Men's Water Polo NCAA Champions
Thursday, December 12
Highlights - UCLA M. Water Polo Celebrates NCAA Title
Sunday, December 08
Highlights - UCLA M. Water Polo vs. USC, NCAA Championship (Dec. 8, 2024)
Sunday, December 08