Gray Carson Season 2024

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• All-MPSF West honoree (Honorable Mention - 2025)
• 4-time ACWPC All-Academic Team member (Outstanding - 2022, Superior - 2024, 2023, Excellent - 2025)
• CSC Academic All-District Team member (2024)
• 3-time MPSF All-Academic Team member (2023-25)
• 2-time Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll member (Spring 2026, Spring 2025)
• Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll member (2023)
• 9-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (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 21 goals on 42 shot attempts (50.0%) … received All-MPSF West honorable mention … qualified for ACWPC All-Academic Team, earning “Excellent” designation … member of MPSF All-Academic Team … earned spot on Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll ... recorded five multi-goal games, including three-goal performance that helped earn 13-7 victory against No. 8 UC Irvine (Sept. 12) … totaled game- and season-high four assists in 24-10 win against Bucknell at Princeton Invitational (Sept. 6) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2025, Spring 2026.

2024
Played in all 28 games … Bruins captured program’s 13th NCAA title and No. 124 for UCLA Athletics, defeating USC 11-8 (Dec. 8) …scored 14 goals on 28 attempts (50.0%) … scored 17 total points with three assists … qualified for ACWPC All-Academic Team, earning “Superior” designation … member of MPSF All-Academic Team … member of CSC Academic All-District Team … earned spot on Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll ... scored season-high two goals in win versus No. 6 California (Oct. 6) … scored at least one goal in 13 of 28 games played, including one multiple-goal game … scored at least one goal in four straight games (Sept. 28-Oct. 12) … recorded five steals and three field blocks … also drew 15 exclusions (fifth on team) ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024.

2023
Played in all 29 games … scored 14 goals on 30 attempts (46.7%) … finished with 16 total points and two assists … qualified for ACWPC All-Academic Team, earning “Superior” designation … member of MPSF All-Academic Team … earned spot on Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll ... scored two goals in game twice, last in win versus Biola (Dec. 1) … scored at least one goal in 11 of 29 games played, including two multiple-goal games … also registered eight steals, three drawn exclusions and one field block ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2023, Winter 2024 and Spring 2024.

2022
Played in all 27 games … scored 16 goals on 32 shots (50.0%) … qualified for ACWPC All-Academic Team, earning “Outstanding” designation … scored in 11 of the 27 contests he played, recording three multi-goal games … also recorded four exclusions drawn, four assists, five steals and two field blocks ... tallied season- and career-high four goals in win over Washington & Jefferson (Nov. 18) … named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2022, Winter 2023 and Spring 2023.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Four-year varsity letter winner in water polo and swimming at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, Calif. … was three-time Moore League Player of the Year, two-time All-CIF First Team selection, three-time First Team All-Moore League honoree, and Long Beach Athlete of the Year … played club with SoCal Water Polo … 2022 Junior Olympics Champion; SoCal Black 18U defeated Atherton 8-7 in gold-medal game.

PERSONAL
Full Name: Gray Robert Carson … born in Long Beach, Calif. … parents are Leslie and Steven Carson … has an older sister, Alix … chose UCLA because of its athletic and academic opportunities … athletes he most admires include former basketball player Michael Jordan and former swimmer Michael Phelps … enjoys surfing, skiing, fishing, video games and playing cards in free time … major is economics.