2023 Men's Water Polo Roster

Position GK Academic Year 5thHeight 6' 2''
Hometown Florence, ItalyLast School Salesiani Firenze
Position GK Academic Year R-So.Height 6' 4''
Hometown Irvine, Calif.Last School University HS
Position GK Academic Year Sr.Height 6' 9''
Hometown Riverside, Calif.Last School Riverside Poly HS
Position GK Academic Year Gr.Height 6' 4''
Hometown Plano, TexasLast School St. Mark's School of Texas
Position ATK Academic Year R-Fr.Height 5' 11''
Hometown Rio de Janeiro, BrazilLast School Escola Nova
Position CTR Academic Year R-So.Height 6' 6''
Hometown Newport Beach, Calif.Last School Newport Harbor HS
Position CTR Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 6''
Hometown Budapest, HungaryLast School Kolping Katolikus Iskola
Position ATK Academic Year R-Jr.Height 6' 1''
Hometown Naples, ItalyLast School Liceo Scientifico Francesco Saverio Nitti
Position UTL Academic Year R-Fr.Height 6' 7''
Hometown Lafayette, Calif.Last School Campolindo HS
Position ATK Academic Year Sr.Height 6' 3''
Hometown Sao Paulo, BrazilLast School Colegio Modular
Position ATK Academic Year R-So.Height 6' 4''
Hometown Alamo, Calif.Last School Monte Vista HS
Position UTL Academic Year So.Height 6' 4''
Hometown Long Beach, Calif.Last School Woodrow Wilson HS
Position ATK Academic Year R-Sr.Height 6' 7''
Hometown Orinda, Calif.Last School Campolindo HS
Position ATK Academic Year So.Height 6' 4''
Hometown North Tustin, Calif.Last School Foothill HS
Position ATK Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 3''
Hometown Long Beach, Calif.Last School Orange Lutheran HS
Position UTL Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 4''
Hometown Newport Beach, Calif.Last School Newport Harbor HS
Position ATK Academic Year R-Fr.Height 5' 10''
Hometown Coronado, Calif.Last School Coronado HS
Position ATK Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 3''
Hometown Long Beach, Calif.Last School Huntington Beach HS
Position UTL Academic Year R-So.Height 6' 5''
Hometown Pasadena, Calif.Last School Loyola HS
Position ATK Academic Year R-So.Height 6' 4''
Hometown Granite Bay, Calif.Last School Granite Bay HS
Position DEF Academic Year R-Jr.Height 6' 7''
Hometown San Clemente, Calif.Last School San Clemente HS
Position UTL Academic Year R-Jr.Height 6' 6''
Hometown Laguna Beach, Calif.Last School Mater Dei HS
Position ATK Academic Year Sr.Height 6' 1''
Hometown Vista, Calif.Last School Vista HS
Position CTR Academic Year R-So.Height 6' 4''
Hometown Newport Beach, Calif.Last School Mater Dei HS
Position ATK Academic Year Sr.Height 6' 3''
Hometown Costa Mesa, Calif.Last School Newport Harbor HS
Position ATK Academic Year R-So.Height 6' 4''
Hometown Davis, Calif.Last School Davis Senior HS
Position ATK Academic Year R-Fr.Height 6' 3''
Hometown Huntington Beach, Calif.Last School Mater Dei HS
Position UTL Academic Year R-Sr.Height 6' 3''
Hometown Lafayette, Calif.Last School Campolindo HS
Position CTR Academic Year R-Fr.Height 6' 6''
Hometown Plano, TexasLast School St. Mark's School of Texas
Position DEF Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 3''
Hometown Tiburon, Calif.Last School Redwood HS
Position GK Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 3''
Hometown Sunset Beach, Calif.Last School Mater Dei HS
Bernardo Maurizi 2023 MWP Head Shot

Bernardo Maurizi

Jersey Number 1
Position GK Height 6' 2''
Hometown Florence, ItalyLast School Salesiani Firenze
Eli Wirth 2023 MWP Head Shot

Eli Wirth

Jersey Number 1
Position GK Height 6' 4''
Hometown Irvine, Calif.Last School University HS
Garret Griggs 2023 MWP Head Shot

Garret Griggs

Jersey Number 1A
Position GK Height 6' 9''
Hometown Riverside, Calif.Last School Riverside Poly HS
Chase Honaker 2023 MWP Head Shot

Chase Honaker

Jersey Number 1B
Position GK Height 6' 4''
Hometown Plano, TexasLast School St. Mark's School of Texas
Frederico Juca Carsalade 2023 MWP Head Shot

Frederico Jucá Carsalade

Jersey Number 2
Position ATK Height 5' 11''
Hometown Rio de Janeiro, BrazilLast School Escola Nova
Eli Liechty 2023 MWP Head Shot

Eli Liechty

Jersey Number 3
Position CTR Height 6' 6''
Hometown Newport Beach, Calif.Last School Newport Harbor HS
Marcell Szécsi 2023 MWP Head Shot

Marcell Szécsi

Jersey Number 4
Position CTR Height 6' 6''
Hometown Budapest, HungaryLast School Kolping Katolikus Iskola
Gianpiero Di Martire 2023 MWP Head Shot

Gianpiero Di Martire

Jersey Number 5
Position ATK Height 6' 1''
Hometown Naples, ItalyLast School Liceo Scientifico Francesco Saverio Nitti
Ben Larsen 2023 MWP Head Shot

Ben Larsen

Jersey Number 6
Position UTL Height 6' 7''
Hometown Lafayette, Calif.Last School Campolindo HS
Rafael Real Vergara 2023 MWP Head Shot

Rafael Real Vergara

Jersey Number 7
Position ATK Height 6' 3''
Hometown Sao Paulo, BrazilLast School Colegio Modular
Mark Laurlund 2023 MWP Head Shot

Mark Laurlund

Jersey Number 8
Position ATK Height 6' 4''
Hometown Alamo, Calif.Last School Monte Vista HS
Gray Carson 2023 MWP Head Shot

Gray Carson

Jersey Number 9
Position UTL Height 6' 4''
Hometown Long Beach, Calif.Last School Woodrow Wilson HS
Jack Larsen 2023 MWP Head Shot

Jack Larsen

Jersey Number 10
Position ATK Height 6' 7''
Hometown Orinda, Calif.Last School Campolindo HS
Noah Rowe 2023 MWP Head Shot

Noah Rowe

Jersey Number 11
Position ATK Height 6' 4''
Hometown North Tustin, Calif.Last School Foothill HS
Wade Sherlock 2023 MWP Head Shot

Wade Sherlock

Jersey Number 12
Position ATK Height 6' 3''
Hometown Long Beach, Calif.Last School Orange Lutheran HS
Ben Liechty 2023 MWP Head Shot

Ben Liechty

Jersey Number 13
Position UTL Height 6' 4''
Hometown Newport Beach, Calif.Last School Newport Harbor HS
Jack Hilinski 2023 MWP Head Shot

Jack Hilinski

Jersey Number 14
Position ATK Height 5' 10''
Hometown Coronado, Calif.Last School Coronado HS
Chase Dodd

Chase Dodd

Jersey Number 15
Position ATK Height 6' 3''
Hometown Long Beach, Calif.Last School Huntington Beach HS
Griffin Engstrom 2023 MWP Head Shot

Griffin Engstrom

Jersey Number 16
Position UTL Height 6' 5''
Hometown Pasadena, Calif.Last School Loyola HS
Anthony Gross 2023 MWP Head Shot

Anthony Gross

Jersey Number 17
Position ATK Height 6' 4''
Hometown Granite Bay, Calif.Last School Granite Bay HS
Luke Makshanoff 2023 MWP Head Shot

Luke Makshanoff

Jersey Number 18
Position DEF Height 6' 7''
Hometown San Clemente, Calif.Last School San Clemente HS
Maximo Rossi 2023 MWP Head Shot

Maximo Rossi

Jersey Number 19
Position UTL Height 6' 6''
Hometown Laguna Beach, Calif.Last School Mater Dei HS
Hayden Nightingale 2023 MWP Head Shot

Hayden Nightingale

Jersey Number 20
Position ATK Height 6' 1''
Hometown Vista, Calif.Last School Vista HS
Grant Loth 2023 MWP Head Shot

Grant Loth

Jersey Number 21
Position CTR Height 6' 4''
Hometown Newport Beach, Calif.Last School Mater Dei HS
Makoto Kenney 2023 MWP Head Shot

Makoto Kenney

Jersey Number 22
Position ATK Height 6' 3''
Hometown Costa Mesa, Calif.Last School Newport Harbor HS
Trey Doten 2023 MWP Head Shot

Trey Doten

Jersey Number 23
Position ATK Height 6' 4''
Hometown Davis, Calif.Last School Davis Senior HS
Vinnie Merk 2023 MWP Head Shot

Vinnie Merk

Jersey Number 24
Position ATK Height 6' 3''
Hometown Huntington Beach, Calif.Last School Mater Dei HS
Giorgio Alessandria 2023 MWP Head Shot

Giorgio Alessandria

Jersey Number 25
Position UTL Height 6' 3''
Hometown Lafayette, Calif.Last School Campolindo HS
Brett Honaker 2023 MWP Head Shot

Brett Honaker

Position CTR Height 6' 6''
Hometown Plano, TexasLast School St. Mark's School of Texas
Max Matthews 2023 MWP Head Shot

Max Matthews

Position DEF Height 6' 3''
Hometown Tiburon, Calif.Last School Redwood HS
UCLA Athletics - UCLA Men's Water Polo Media Day, Portraits. UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
August 22nd, 2025
Copyright Don Liebig/ASUCLA
Tauscher_Nate_002.NEF

Nate Tauscher

Position GK Height 6' 3''
Hometown Sunset Beach, Calif.Last School Mater Dei HS
Coaching Staff
Adam Wright

Adam Wright

Head Coach /Men's Water Polo
Jason Falitz

Jason Falitz

Associate Head Coach /Men's Water Polo
Sarah Lizotte 2023 Head Shot

Sarah Lizotte

Assistant Coach /Men's Water Polo
Phone 310-206-6443
Max Berg

Max Berg

Assistant Coach /Men's Water Polo
Support Staff
Carter McFarland 2023 Head Shot

Carter McFarland

Director of Operations, M/W Water Polo /Men's Water Polo
David Wacker

David Wacker

Assistant Athletic Trainer
M. Volleyball, M. Water Polo /Men's Water Polo
Sean Swetnam  - 2025 UCLA Football Head Shot

Sean Swetnam

Assistant Athletic Performance Coach
Baseball, M/W Water Polo /Men's Water Polo
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