University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
2025 Men's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Ben Larsen
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 6-7
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- High School:
- Campolindo HS
- Hometown:
- Lafayette, Calif.
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• All-MPSF West honoree (Honorable Mention - 2023)
• 2-time MPSF Newcomer of the Week (last Nov. 13, 2023)
• 2-time ACWPC All-Academic Team member (Excellent - 2023-25)
• 3-time MPSF All-Academic Team member (2023-25)
• 2-time Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll member (Spring 2026, Spring 2025)
• Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll member (2023)
• 10-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll member (last Fall 2025)
2025
Played in all 29 games … Bruins captured program’s 14th NCAA title and No. 125 for UCLA Athletics, beating top-seeded USC in 11-10 thriller (Dec. 7) … totaled 22 goals on 47 shot attempts (46.8%) … qualified for ACWPC All-Academic team, earning “excellent” designation … member of MPSF All-Academic Team … earned spot on Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll ... scored two goals to help earn 9-7 win versus third-seeded Stanford in NCAA Championship semifinal round (Dec. 6) … recorded four multi-goal games, including three-goal performance that helped collect 19-12 win against No. 11 UC Davis in MPSF Invitational quarterfinal round (Sept. 20) … registered game- and season-high four assists in 21-6 win against No. 19 George Washington at Princeton Invitational (Sept. 5) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2025.
2024
Played in all 28 games … scored 19 goals on 50 attempts, converting at a 38 percent rate … scored 26 total points with seven assists … scored a season- and career-high tying three goals in a win vs. No. 12 UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 28) … 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 … 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) … recorded five steals, five field blocks (tied for seventh on the team) … also drew 12 exclusions (seventh on the team) ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024, Spring 2025.
2023
Played in all 29 games … scored 25 goals on 46 attempts, converting at a 54.3 percent rate … finished with 33 total points and eight assists … scored a career-high three goals in a win vs. No. 6 Princeton on Oct. 18 … scored at least one goal in 19 of the 29 games he played, including five multiple-goal games … 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 … also registered seven steals, seven drawn exclusions, and five field blocks ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2023, Winter 2024.
2022
Redshirted the season ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2022, Winter 2023 and Spring 2023.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Three-year letter winner in water polo at Campolindo High School … finished first at North Coast Sectionals in his sophomore season … was a part of the starting set for Contra Costa United U18 team that earned gold in the Junior Olympic platinum division … was a member of the National Team Olympic Development Program for Cadet and Youth teams.
PERSONAL
Full name: Benjamin David Larsen, prefers Ben … born in San Francisco, Calif. … parents are Kathryn and Tim Larsen … has an older brother, Jack (21), and a younger sister, Alexandria (14) … brother, Jack, is currently a member of the UCLA water polo team and was on the 2020 National Championship team … chose UCLA because “It is the number one public university in the country and to advance my skills as a water polo player and teammate.” … greatest athletic thrill was winning Gold at Junior Olympics (U18) … admires Michael Jordan and Max Verstappen … enjoys playing golf and spending time with family in his free time … majoring in political science.
| Ben Larsen's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | FB | EE |
| 2022 | Redshirted | |||||||
| 2023 | 29 | 25 | 46 | .543 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| 2024 | 28 | 19 | 50 | .380 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 2025 | 29 | 22 | 47 | .468 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
| Totals | 86 | 66 | 143 | .462 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 29 |
