#15

Chase McFarland Season 2026

PosATK
Ht6-2
Yr5th Yr.
HometownBerkeley, Calif.
Previous SchoolStanford

2025 (STANFORD)
Played in 24 of 26 games … totaled 12 goals and 15 assists … qualified for ACWPC All-Academic Team, earning “Outstanding” designation … member of MPSF All-Academic Team.

2024 (STANFORD)
Played in 25 of 27 games … totaled 17 goals and 13 assists … qualified for ACWPC All-Academic Team, earning “Outstanding” designation … member of MPSF All-Academic Team … earned spot on Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll … recorded three multi-goal games.

2023 (STANFORD)

Redshirted … qualified for ACWPC All-Academic Team, earning “Outstanding” designation … member of MPSF All-Academic Team … earned spot on Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2022 (STANFORD)
Played in 20 of 27 games … totaled 13 goals … qualified for ACWPC All-Academic Team, earning “Outstanding” designation … recorded four multi-goal games … scored first three goals of career in 27-6 win against Wagner at Bruno Classic (Sept. 3).

NATIONAL TEAM
Helped United States claim bronze medal at 2023 World Aquatics U20 Championships in Otopeni/Bucharest, Romania; medal was first ever for junior team.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Graduated from Berkeley High School in Berkeley, Calif. … was four-year starter at Berkeley, serving as two-year captain … was nation’s goal-scoring leader in 2021 … tabbed West Alameda County Conference Player of the Year in 2021 … three-time West Alameda County Conference All-League First Team pick (2019-2021) … Yellowjackets captured West Alameda County Conference championship in 2019 … ranked among CIF-North Coast Section leaders in goals (second) and total points (third) while pacing all California sophomores in assists and total points (2019) … part of CC United Water Polo Club … helped CC United claim 2021 USA Water Polo National Junior Olympics U18 Platinum Division championship … CC United captured 2019 Futures Water Polo League U16 Super Finals title … named to USA Water Polo Junior Olympics All-Americans First Team in 2021 (U18 – Session I), 2016 (U12).

PERSONAL
Son of Sean and Lauren … has one older brother, Dash … brother played water polo at Stanford (2024) and UC Santa Barbara (2021-23) … decided to attend UCLA because he “wanted to be a part of the best water polo program in the country” … describes his greatest athletic thrill to date as competing in 2025 NCAA Championship semifinal round at home … admires basketball player Stephen Curry … hobbies and interests include guitar and golf … has double-jointed elbow.