2009 Men's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Ben Hohl
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Atherton, Calif.
- High School:
- Menlo School
Notes
Four-year standout who finished his career in a tie for seventh place on UCLA's all-time goals list (142 goals, tied with Chris Kellerman)...earned ACWPC All-America honors as a junior and senior...was a three-time MPSF All-Academic Team selection and ACWPC All-Academic honoree...helped lead UCLA as the runner-up at the 2009 NCAA Tournament and 2009 MPSF Tournament Champion.
2010
Played in 23 matches, making 21 starts...secured first-team ACWPC All-America honors and second-team All-MPSF acclaim...captured ACWPC All-Academic "superior" honors and MPSF All-Academic Team accolades for the third consecutive season...led UCLA with 42 goals, attempting 90 shots...converted at a 47 percent clip...also collected 12 assists, five steals, four blocks and two earned exclusions...scored in 18 of UCLA's 25 matches, totaling 13 multiple-goal efforts...tied his career high with four goals in three matches - against Pomona-Pitzer (Oct. 30), Loyola Marymount (Sept. 25) and Pacific (Sept. 18)...scored three goals in five matches.
2009
Started all 30 matches...earned second-team ACWPC All-America honors and second-team All-MPSF accolades...named a first-team All-NCAA Tournament selection...captured ACWPC All-Academic "superior" acclaim and MPSF All-Academic Team honors for the second consecutive year...honored as an ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District selection...scored 40 goals, second-most on the team, on 85 attempts, converting at a 47 percent clip...registered 17 steals, 14 assists, six blocks and five earned exclusions...scored in 21 of the team's 30 matches, including 12 multiple-goal efforts...tied his career high with four goals against USC (Nov. 28) in a 10-6 semifinal victory at the MPSF Tournament (fourth career match with four goals)...also scored three goals in five matches - versus Loyola Marymount (Sept. 19), Long Beach State (Oct. 11), at UC Irvine (Oct. 24), Pepperdine (Nov. 27) and USC in the NCAA Championship contest (Dec. 6)...led UCLA with nine goals in three MPSF Tournament matches, leading the Bruins to the 2009 MPSF Tournament title - scored three versus Pepperdine (Nov. 27), four against USC (Nov. 28) and two versus California (Nov. 29)...had at least one goal in nine of the team's first 10 matches.
2008
Played in and started all 24 matches...honored as an ACWPC All-America "superior" selection in addition to earning MPSF All-Academic Team accolades...scored 33 goals, the third-highest total on the team, on 78 attempts, converting at a 42 percent clip...netted 16 steals, 10 assists, nine earned exclusions and six blocks...scored in 18 of UCLA's 24 matches...recorded eight multiple-goal games...tied his career high with two four-goal games - in MPSF road victories at California (Oct. 25) and UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 15)...also netted three three-goal games.
2007
Played in all 28 matches, making 27 starts...had a stellar freshman campaign, scoring 27 goals, the fifth-highest total on the team...attempted 61 shots, scoring at a 44 percent rate... registered 23 assists, 12 steals and six blocks...scored at least one goal in 17 matches, including six multiple-goal efforts...tallied a season-high four goals against UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 10)...also scored three goals on two occasions - in his collegiate debut (season opener) at Loyola Marymount (Sept. 6) and against Pacific (Oct. 13).
High School
Four-year water polo and three-year swimming letterwinner at Menlo School for head coach Jack Bowen...two-time first-team All-America water polo selection and two-time CCS Player of the Year (2005, 2006)...also was named a Peninsula Athletic League first-team selection each of his four seasons...twice captured Peninsula Athletic League MVP accolades...recorded the top three single-season goal totals in school history with 131 as a sophomore (2004), 147 as a junior (2005) and 133 as a senior (2006); previous Menlo School record holder was Grant Zider (UCLA letterwinner 2003-06)...also collected 61 steals, 43 assists and drew 65 exclusions his senior season...finished his high school career with a school-record 465 goals...led Menlo to consecutive Central Coast Section Division II championships (2005, 2006); scored four goals in Menlo's 10-6 win over Sacred Heart Prep in the CCS Division II title game in 2006...named the San Jose Mercury News boys water polo player of the year...was the only junior in the nation to earn All-America accolades in 2005...as a junior, tallied six goals in an 11-4 victory over Menlo-Atherton in the Peninsula Athletic League Tournament title game...finished his high school career with 466 goals...a talented student, posted a 3.8 GPA at Menlo School.
Club
Competed for Stanford Club Water Polo...twice earned All-America honors at the Junior Olympics...also competed for the U.S. Youth National Team in 2005.
Personal
Full name: Benjamin Reid Hohl...born August 22, 1988 in Palo Alto, Calif...Ben is the middle of David and Kathryn Hohl's three children...has one older brother, Joshua, and one younger sister, Anelise...business economics major.
| Ben Hohl's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP/GS | G | ATT | PCT | AST | STL | BLK | EE |
| 2007 | 28/27 | 27 | 61 | .443 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 2008 | 24/24 | 33 | 78 | .423 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 9 |
| 2009 | 30/30 | 40 | 85 | .471 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 5 |
| 2010 | 23/21 | 42 | 90 | .467 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 10 |
| Totals | 105/102 | 142 | 314 | .452 | 60 | 56 | 23 | 25 |
