2016 Men's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Jake Simpson
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Pleasant Hill, Calif.
- High School:
- De La Salle HS
2017
Jake Simpson redshirted the season.
2016
Played in 18 matches, making four starts ... scored 15 goals on 27 attempts, converting at a 55.6 percent rate … scored a season- and career-high two goals in a 13-6 win over No. 9 UC San Diego (Sept. 3), a 14-4 win over Redlands (Sept. 4), a 15-6 win over Loyola Marymount (Sept. 4) and an 18-5 win over Whittier (Nov. 5) … he scored at least one goal in 11 of the 18 games he played … also had six assists, nine steals, one field block and three earned exclusions.
High School
Four-year varsity water polo letterwinner as an attacker at De La Salle High School in Concord, Calif. for head coach Raymond Meadows ... also lettered in swimming all four years ... earned USWP All-American honors four times and Academic All-American plaudits twice ... was a team captain in his senior year (2015) and a two-time team MVP … was an All-North Coast Section selection three times and was also a three-time All-East Bay Athletic League honoree … also named the League MVP as a junior (2014) … chosen as a California/Hawaii All-American twice … recorded 347 goals, 245 steals and 185 assists in his prep career … in swimming, he was a team captain in 2016 and was selected three times as an All-League performer … an eight-time high school All-American, he placed fourth in the 100 breaststroke, an event he owns the school record in … also holds the DLSHS record in the 200 individual medley … he was a USA National Qualifier in swimming in 2015 and 2016 and was a USA Swimming Academic All-American three times.
Personal
Full name: Jake Henry Simpson … born August 29, 1997 in Pleasant Hill, Calif. … his parents are Katy and Rich Simpson … has an older brother, Ryan, and two younger sisters, Lindsay and Lauren … competed with the 680 Water Wizards Water Polo Club ... was a member of the USA Junior National Team (2012) ... was recruited and considered swimming at the NCAA Division 1 level but chose UCLA because, "I couldn't see myself not playing Water Polo" ... lists USA swimmer Michael Phelps as the athlete he most admires … lists competing in triathlons and coaching swimming and water polo as his hobbies … has yet to declare a major.
| Jake Simpson's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP/GS | G | ATT | PCT | AST | STL | BLK | EE |
| 2016 | 18/4 | 15 | 27 | .556 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 18/4 | 15 | 27 | .556 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
