2025 Men's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Harlan, Jackson

Jersey Number 14
Jackson Harlan
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 6-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Corona del Mar HS
- Hometown:
- Newport Beach, Calif.
Bio
High School/Club
Four-year letterwinner in water polo as an attacker at Corona del Mar High School … also a three-year letterwinner in basketball as a forward and swam for three years earning one varsity letter for the Sea Kings… named First-Team All-Sunset-Wave League three years (2022-24) and All-CIF-SS First-Team in 2024, Second-Team in 2023, and Third-Team in 2022 (only high school sophomore selected) … was a First-Team All-County selection by the Orange County Register in 2024, a Second-Team pick in 2023, and a Third-Team honoree in 2022 … recorded a CdM single-season record 139 goals in his senior campaign (2024) … a two-time OC Dream Team member (2022 and 2024), he was also named as the Player of the Year by the Daily Pilot in 2024 … played club water polo with North Irvine Water Polo Club and was a member of their Elite 18U Boys Team: The Beast Boys … named to the Cadet National Team in 2022 and to the Youth National Team in 2023 … in basketball, he was named First-Team All-Sunset-Wave League three times (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25) … also named Second-Team All-CIF-SS Division 2 in 2023-24 … earned CdM's Offensive MVP in 2022-23 and was selected as the Team MVP in 2024-25.
Personal
Full name: Jackson Quinn Harlan … born in Pasadena, Calif. … parents are Darcy and Richard Harlan … has one younger brother, Cooper Harlan (17) … father, Gabriel, was a two-time Olympian (2004 and 2008) and won a gold medal with Team USA in men's volleyball … mother, Darcy (Burton), played basketball and water polo at Claremont McKenna College, while his father, Richard, played football … chose UCLA because “For the competitive athletic culture and the prestigious academics that UCLA has to offer to student-athletes.” … lists playing in the Battle of the Bay with his high school teammates as his greatest athletic thrill … lists Lebron James, Tom Brady, and Michael Phelps as the athletes he admires most … enjoys listening to music, playing pick up basketball, going to the beach, and hanging out with friends in his spare time … major is pre-economics.
Four-year letterwinner in water polo as an attacker at Corona del Mar High School … also a three-year letterwinner in basketball as a forward and swam for three years earning one varsity letter for the Sea Kings… named First-Team All-Sunset-Wave League three years (2022-24) and All-CIF-SS First-Team in 2024, Second-Team in 2023, and Third-Team in 2022 (only high school sophomore selected) … was a First-Team All-County selection by the Orange County Register in 2024, a Second-Team pick in 2023, and a Third-Team honoree in 2022 … recorded a CdM single-season record 139 goals in his senior campaign (2024) … a two-time OC Dream Team member (2022 and 2024), he was also named as the Player of the Year by the Daily Pilot in 2024 … played club water polo with North Irvine Water Polo Club and was a member of their Elite 18U Boys Team: The Beast Boys … named to the Cadet National Team in 2022 and to the Youth National Team in 2023 … in basketball, he was named First-Team All-Sunset-Wave League three times (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25) … also named Second-Team All-CIF-SS Division 2 in 2023-24 … earned CdM's Offensive MVP in 2022-23 and was selected as the Team MVP in 2024-25.
Personal
Full name: Jackson Quinn Harlan … born in Pasadena, Calif. … parents are Darcy and Richard Harlan … has one younger brother, Cooper Harlan (17) … father, Gabriel, was a two-time Olympian (2004 and 2008) and won a gold medal with Team USA in men's volleyball … mother, Darcy (Burton), played basketball and water polo at Claremont McKenna College, while his father, Richard, played football … chose UCLA because “For the competitive athletic culture and the prestigious academics that UCLA has to offer to student-athletes.” … lists playing in the Battle of the Bay with his high school teammates as his greatest athletic thrill … lists Lebron James, Tom Brady, and Michael Phelps as the athletes he admires most … enjoys listening to music, playing pick up basketball, going to the beach, and hanging out with friends in his spare time … major is pre-economics.
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