Bode Brinkema Season 2025

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• MPSF All-Academic Team member (2025)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll member (Spring 2025)
• 5-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll member (last Spring 2026)

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 49 goals on 78 shot attempts (62.8%) … ranked among team leaders in goals (second), assists (tied for second, 42), field blocks (fifth, 10) and steals (fifth, 19) … member of MPSF All-Academic Team … earned spot on Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll ... recorded 14 multi-goal games, including seven hat tricks … scored in 24 games … scored two goals in national championship game … scored two goals to help collect 11-9 victory against fourth-seeded California in MPSF Championship Tournament semifinal round (Nov. 22) … scored four goals to help earn 36-4 win against Penn State Behrend in MPSF Championship Tournament quarterfinal round (Nov. 21) … scored two goals in 14-13 win at No. 1 USC (Nov. 15) … totaled four goals to help earn 23-10 win against No. 13 Princeton (Oct. 11) … recorded game- and season-high five assists in 20-8 win versus No. 20 Navy (Aug. 29) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2025, Winter 2026 and Spring 2026.

2024
Played in 23 of 28 games … Bruins captured program’s 13th NCAA title and No. 124 for UCLA Athletics, defeating USC 11-8 (Dec. 8) …scored 16 goals on 36 attempts (44.4%) … was ninth on team in total points (39) with 23 assists (seventh) … scored season- and career-high three goals in win versus No. 20 California Baptist (Sept. 16) … scored at least one goal in 10 of 23 games played, including five multiple-goal games and one game with a hat trick … scored at least one goal in three straight games two times (Sept. 9-Sept. 14, Sept. 27-Sept. 28) … was third on team in steals (22) and recorded one field block … also drew four exclusions ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024, Spring 2025.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Four-year letterwinner in water polo as utility and three-year letterwinner in swimming at JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. … named First Team All-CIF twice and All-League in water polo … named All-American in 100 free and 50 free … scored five goals in title game to help JSerra HS win 2023 CIF-SS Open Division … placed first in 50 free (20.73) at 2023 Trinity League Finals … played club water polo for Mission Water Polo Club … also member of Team USA Water Polo … named MVP of U19 Pan-Am Aquatics Championships after scoring 16 goals in six games and winning gold … scored twice in gold-medal match as Team USA placed first at 2023 Pan American U17 Championships in Brazil.

PERSONAL
Full name: Boden Stevens Brinkema … born in Newport Beach, Calif. … parents are Kristin Brinkema and Lisa Stevens … has one younger sister, Berit … chose UCLA “Because I knew it would be the best place for me, specifically for water polo and the amazing academics at the University” … believes that “UCLA is the place I will grow as a person, student and a player” … greatest athletic thrill is playing Newport in the CIF finals his senior year after losing to them the year before … athletes he admires most are former basketball player Kobe Bryant and former swimmer Michael Phelps … enjoys the outdoors, but specifically surfing, camping, fishing, spearfishing, backpacking and snowboarding … can knit and sew and has three dogs … major is international development studies.