2020-21 Men's Water Polo Roster
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Sawyer, Ryan
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Jersey Number 10
Ryan Sawyer
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Palm Desert, Calif.
- High School:
- Palm Desert HS
Bio
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 5-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Winter 2021, Fall 2021)
2021
Was on the team but didn't see any action.
2020
Played in six games … finished the season with one goal on six shots, converting at a 16.7 percent rate … scored his lone goal in the season-opening loss at No. 5 California (Jan. 23) … also logged one assist on the year.
2019
Played in 15 games, making two starts … netted his first collegiate goal to put No. 2 UCLA up 10-1 in an eventual 15-3 win over Fordham (Sept. 7) … notched a career-high and team-high four goals in the Bruins’ 20-7 victory over Navy (Sept. 8) … added two goals against La Salle (Sept. 8), which marked his third game finding the back of the net in four contests … finished the season with nine goals on 20 shots, converting at a 45 percent rate … also logged eight exclusions drawn, six assists, four field blocks, and three steals.
2018
Enrolled at UCLA but was not on the team.
2017
Redshirted the season.
High School/Club
Was a four-year letterwinner for the Aztecs of Palm Desert High School and head coach Michelle Valovic … he was named first-team All-Desert Valley League all four years (2013-16) … also named first-team All-CIF as a freshman as PDHS finished 2013 as a CIF Champion … named the MVP of the Desert Valley League his junior season (2015) and as the Palm Desert HS MVP in 2014, 2015 and 2016 … scored 602 career goals during his prep campaign … competed for CHAWP Aquatics club team … he was a Youth National Team Silver Medalist … competed at the Junior Pan American Games in 2016 and in the USA Water Polo Men's National League in 2016 and 2017 … also received two varsity letters in swimming while at Palm Desert HS.
Personal
Full name: Ryan Patrick Sawyer … born in Palm Springs, Calif. … his parents are Ron and Michele Sawyer … has one sister, Megan … lists Russell Westbrook as the athlete he most admires … lists fishing, wake boarding, snow skiing and mountain biking as his favorite hobbies … says he chose to attend UCLA because, "My decision to attend UCLA was influenced by the values placed on academics and the positive campus environment. In addition, the opportunities provided by the men's water polo program as well as the supportive coaching staff, reaffirmed that I was destined to be a Bruin" … lists his biggest athletic thrills as, "clearing the doubles at the motocross track" … majoring in political science.
• 5-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Winter 2021, Fall 2021)
2021
Was on the team but didn't see any action.
2020
Played in six games … finished the season with one goal on six shots, converting at a 16.7 percent rate … scored his lone goal in the season-opening loss at No. 5 California (Jan. 23) … also logged one assist on the year.
2019
Played in 15 games, making two starts … netted his first collegiate goal to put No. 2 UCLA up 10-1 in an eventual 15-3 win over Fordham (Sept. 7) … notched a career-high and team-high four goals in the Bruins’ 20-7 victory over Navy (Sept. 8) … added two goals against La Salle (Sept. 8), which marked his third game finding the back of the net in four contests … finished the season with nine goals on 20 shots, converting at a 45 percent rate … also logged eight exclusions drawn, six assists, four field blocks, and three steals.
2018
Enrolled at UCLA but was not on the team.
2017
Redshirted the season.
High School/Club
Was a four-year letterwinner for the Aztecs of Palm Desert High School and head coach Michelle Valovic … he was named first-team All-Desert Valley League all four years (2013-16) … also named first-team All-CIF as a freshman as PDHS finished 2013 as a CIF Champion … named the MVP of the Desert Valley League his junior season (2015) and as the Palm Desert HS MVP in 2014, 2015 and 2016 … scored 602 career goals during his prep campaign … competed for CHAWP Aquatics club team … he was a Youth National Team Silver Medalist … competed at the Junior Pan American Games in 2016 and in the USA Water Polo Men's National League in 2016 and 2017 … also received two varsity letters in swimming while at Palm Desert HS.
Personal
Full name: Ryan Patrick Sawyer … born in Palm Springs, Calif. … his parents are Ron and Michele Sawyer … has one sister, Megan … lists Russell Westbrook as the athlete he most admires … lists fishing, wake boarding, snow skiing and mountain biking as his favorite hobbies … says he chose to attend UCLA because, "My decision to attend UCLA was influenced by the values placed on academics and the positive campus environment. In addition, the opportunities provided by the men's water polo program as well as the supportive coaching staff, reaffirmed that I was destined to be a Bruin" … lists his biggest athletic thrills as, "clearing the doubles at the motocross track" … majoring in political science.
| Ryan Sawyer's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | BLK | EE |
| 2019 | 15 | 9 | 20 | .450 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 10 | 26 | .385 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
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