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2001 - Redshirted.
High School — Two-year letterwinner in water polo and swimming at Corona del Mar HS in Newport Beach for coaches John Vargas, Tim Chaix, and John Moore … First-team Junior Olympic All-American in 2000 … Fifth-team high school All-American in junior season … 2000 CIF-San Diego Division II Co-Player of the Year … Led Sea Kings to Pacific Coast League and CIF Div. II titles in 1999 and 2000, earning first-team all-league honors both years … Scored 88 goals in senior season and was named team captain and MVP … Reached CIF sectional swimming finals as a member of 3 different relay teams (6x50 free, 4x100 free, medley) … Helped U.S. National Youth Water Polo team to the North American Junior Championship in Dec. 2000, and a bronze medal at the Eger International Tournament in Hungary in 1998.
Personal — Full Name: Garrett Hawley Bowlus … Born July 5, 1983 at West Hills, CA … Cites winning consecutive CIF water polo titles in 1999 and 2000 as greatest athletic thrills … Admires former L.A. Lakers forward Kurt Rambis because ‘he played above his ability with great intensity’.