2020-21 Men's Water Polo Roster
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Griggs, Garret
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Garret Griggs
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 6-8
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Riverside, Calif.
- High School:
- Riverside Poly HS
Bio
UCLA Career Highlights
• ACWPC All-American (Second Team - 2023)
• 2-time All-MPSF (First Team - 2023, Honorable Mention - 2024)
• NCAA All-Tournament Team (Second Team - 2023)
• 2-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2021, 2024)
• Pac-12 Fall Academic Team (2023)
• 4-time MPSF Player of the Week (Oct. 9, 2023, Oct. 16, 2023, Oct. 30, 2023, Nov. 18, 2024)
• 6-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2024)
2024
Played in 25 of 28 games, making 25 starts while going 23-2 on the year … was eighth in the MPSF in save percentage (49.2) … was fourth in the MPSF in total saves (173) and averaged a total of 8.86 saves per game … had a season-high and career-high-tying 15 saves in a win vs. No. 4 USC (Nov. 16) … registered a total of nine double-digit save efforts on the season … led the team in steals with 34 and added 17 assists on the year.
2023
Played in 25 games, making 25 starts while going 22-3 on the year … was third in the MPSF in save percentage (54.7) … led the MPSF in total saves (238) and averaged a total of 10.04 saves per game … had a season-high and career-high-tying 15 saves in a win at No. 7 Pacific (Sept. 16) … registered a total of 13 double-digit save efforts on the season … led the team and MPSF in steals with 39 and added six assists on the year … also scored one goal on five shots … scored on a full-length shot on an empty net with 0:05 remaining to provide the 17-13 final score in the NCAA Championship semifinal win over fourth-seeded Princeton (Dec. 3).
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, UC Riverside, and Hope International University, where she also played beach volleyball … 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.
• ACWPC All-American (Second Team - 2023)
• 2-time All-MPSF (First Team - 2023, Honorable Mention - 2024)
• NCAA All-Tournament Team (Second Team - 2023)
• 2-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2021, 2024)
• Pac-12 Fall Academic Team (2023)
• 4-time MPSF Player of the Week (Oct. 9, 2023, Oct. 16, 2023, Oct. 30, 2023, Nov. 18, 2024)
• 6-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2024)
2024
Played in 25 of 28 games, making 25 starts while going 23-2 on the year … was eighth in the MPSF in save percentage (49.2) … was fourth in the MPSF in total saves (173) and averaged a total of 8.86 saves per game … had a season-high and career-high-tying 15 saves in a win vs. No. 4 USC (Nov. 16) … registered a total of nine double-digit save efforts on the season … led the team in steals with 34 and added 17 assists on the year.
2023
Played in 25 games, making 25 starts while going 22-3 on the year … was third in the MPSF in save percentage (54.7) … led the MPSF in total saves (238) and averaged a total of 10.04 saves per game … had a season-high and career-high-tying 15 saves in a win at No. 7 Pacific (Sept. 16) … registered a total of 13 double-digit save efforts on the season … led the team and MPSF in steals with 39 and added six assists on the year … also scored one goal on five shots … scored on a full-length shot on an empty net with 0:05 remaining to provide the 17-13 final score in the NCAA Championship semifinal win over fourth-seeded Princeton (Dec. 3).
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, UC Riverside, and Hope International University, where she also played beach volleyball … 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 Griggs' 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 | ||
| 2023 | 25/25 | 22-3 | 238 | 212 | 8.95 | 758:19 | ||
| 2024 | 25/25 | 23-2 | 173 | 178 | 9.12 | 624:42 | ||
| Totals | 74/67 | 61-6 | 609 | 531 | 8.58 | 1979:16 | ||
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