UCLA Career Highlights
• MPSF All-Academic Team (2021)
• 3-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2023)

2022
Played in nine games, making six starts while going undefeated on the year at 6-0 … was eighth the MPSF in save percentage (52.0) … was ninth in the league in total saves (80) and averaged a total of 10.67 saves per game … had a season-high 11 saves in wins over No. 16 California Baptist University (Sept. 16) and Santa Clara (Sept. 23) … registered a total of four double-digit save efforts on the season … also recorded three steals and two assists on the year.

2021
Played in 13 games, making 10 starts while going undefeated on the year at 10-0 … led the MPSF in goals against average (6.99) and in save percentage (60.1) … was fifth in the league in total saves (104) … had a season- and career-high 15 saves in an 11-9 win over No. 8 Pacific (Sept. 25) … registered a total of five double-digit save efforts on the season … also recorded 11 steals (tied for seventh on the team) and two assists on the year.

2020
Played in two games, making one start … got the start against No. 3 Stanford (Mar. 6) in the MPSF Semifinals and went the distance, registering a season-high 12 saves while allowing 11 goals … he also recorded two steals against the Cardinal … played the final 8:20 of the MPSF third-place game against No. 4 USC, tallying two saves and one assist while allowing two goals … had a 10.31 goals against average which led the team and was fourth in the MPSF.

Team USA
Competed on U.S. Cadet and Youth National Teams … was a member of the Cadet Men’s National Team that won gold at the Darko Cukic Memorial Tournament in 2017 … was a member of the Youth National Team which took home silver at the 2018 Pan American Games in Clearwater, Florida … was a three-time USA Water Polo Academic All-American.
 
High School/Club
Was a four-year varsity letterwinner in water polo and swimming at Riverside Poly High School … served as team captain for the Bears’ boys’ water polo team his junior and senior seasons … was named All-Ivy League most valuable player and first-team CIF in both 2018 and 2019 … logged 25 saves to help Riverside Poly upset No. 1-seeded Woodbridge in overtime in the first round of the 2018 CIF playoffs … held the Bears' single-season record for most saves (338), and most assists (62), and also in career saves (754) … earned Press Enterprise’s All-Area Player of the Year Honors in 2018 and 2019 … competed at the CIF Southern Section Championships in 2017 and 2019 for swimming … helped Riverside Poly to win league for swimming in 2017, 2018 and 2019 … was a member of the SoCal Water Polo Club which won gold at the 2018 Junior Olympics for 16Us.
 
Personal
Full name: Garret Wesley Griggs … born in Loma Linda, Calif. … his parents are Bear and Heather Griggs … has an older sister, Jordyn, who played indoor volleyball at Fresno State and now plays indoor and beach volleyball at Hope International University … says he chose UCLA because of the team, coaching, and training, along with it being one of the best academic colleges in the nation … lists his greatest athletic thrill as “winning Junior Olympics in 2018 with my SoCal club team” … lists the late Kobe Bryant as the athlete he admires most … lists spending time with friends and family, boating, body surfing, scuba diving and off-roading as his hobbies … was nationally ranked in bike racing before picking up water polo … majoring in psychology.
 

Garret Grigg's Career Statistics
Year	GP/GS	Record	SV	GA	GAA	MP
2020	2/1	0-1	14	13	10.31	40:20
2021	13/10	10-0	104	69	6.99	315:55
2022	9/6	6-0	80	59	7.87	240:00
Totals	24/17	16-1	198	141	7.57	596:15