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Gruwell, Tommy
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Jersey Number 24
Tommy Gruwell
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
- High School:
- Cathedral Catholic HS
Bio
UCLA Career Highlights
โข 3-time ACWPCย All-American (Second Team - 2021, Third Team - 2019, Honorable Mention - 2020)
โข 3-time All-MPSF (Second Team - 2020, 2021, Honorable Mention - 2019)
โข NCAA All-Tournament Team (Second Team - 2020)
โข MPSF All-Tournament Team (First Team - 2021)
โข 2-time ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Excellent - 2019, 2020)
โข 2-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2020, 2021)
โข 5-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022)
โข 2-time MPSF/KAP7 Newcomer of the Week (Oct. 14, 2019, Oct. 21, 2019)
2021
Played in all 24 gamesย โฆ was fifth on the team in scoring with 26 goals on 76 attempts, converting at a 34.2 percent rate โฆ ledย the team in total points (54) with 28 assists (led the team) โฆ scored a season-high and career-high-tying five goals in the first round win of the MPSF Championship over Penn State Behrend (Nov. 19) โฆ he scored at least one goal in 15 of the 14 games he played, including six multiple goal games, and three games with a hat trick โฆ scored at least one goal in a season-best six straight games to end the season (Nov. 13 to Dec. 4)ย โฆ was third on the team in steals (21) and in field blocks (nine) โฆ also finished fourth on the squad in drawn exclusions (21).
2020
Played in 13 gamesย โฆ finished second on the team in scoring with 23 goals on 49 shots, converting at a 46.9 percent rate โฆ ranked fifth in the MPSF in goals per game (1.8) and tied for fourth in points per game (2.6) โฆ scored in 11 of the 13 contests he played, including eight in a row to open the season and registeredย five multiple-goal games, which included four hat tricks โฆ scored a career-high five goals in a season-opening loss at No. 5 Californiaย (Jan. 23) โฆ also scored four goals in a win over No. 1 USC (Jan. 24) โฆ finished second on the team in assists (11) and second in total points (34)ย โฆ finished second on the team in drawn exclusions (18)ย โฆ also tallied seven steals and five field blocks, which led the team and was tied for second in the MPSFย and tied for fourth in the NCAA.
2019
Played in 22 games, making 19 startsย โฆ kicked off his collegiate career with a hat trick in a 15-3 win over Fordham on Sept. 7, including a power-play goal to give UCLA its first goal of the season โฆ registered his second hat trick of the season to go along with a steal in an 11-7 victory over No. 8 Long Beach State on Oct. 4 โฆ logged two goals, two assists, two steals and one field block in a 15-11 win over No. 5 UCSB on Oct. 11 and was named MPSF/KAP7 Newcomer of the Week (Oct. 14) โฆ tallied three goals, three steals, two assists, two field blocks and two drawn exclusions over three games and was named MPSF/KAP7 Newcomer of the Week (Oct. 21) for the second week in a row, which included a 14-10 win over No. 3 Pacific (Oct. 18) โฆ finished fifth on the team in scoring with 26 goals on 52 shots, converting at a 50 percent rate โฆ scored in 16 of the 22 contests he played, including nine in a row and six multiple-goal games โฆ scored a career-high four goals in a 16-15 overtime loss to No. 1 Stanford in the MPSF Tournament (Nov. 23) โฆ finished second on the team in assists (22), which was tied for seventh in the MPSF โฆ finished tied for third on the team in steals (21), which was tied for 10thย in the MPSF โฆ was also tied for second on the team in steals (21), third on the team in exclusions drawn (17), and tied for first in field blocks (10).
Team USA
2019:ย Helped the USA Men's National Team earn silver at the 2019 World University Games following an 18-7 loss to Italy in the championship matchย โฆ the loss halted Team USA's undefeated run in Italy after going 6-0 in previous actionย โฆ was Team USA's best finish since winning gold in 1993ย โฆ also marked a return to the podium for the first time since 2015 when UCLA (playing as Team USA) earned bronzeย โฆ Team USA opened the tournament with a 30-3 win over the Republic of Korea withย Gruwell netting one goalย โฆ The Americans then posted a 17-3 win over the United Kingdom withย Gruwell adding one scoreย โฆ Team USA then narrowly defeated France, 10-8, withย Gruwell netting one goalย โฆ the U.S. concluded pool play with a 13-8 victory over Russiaย โฆ after posting a 12-11 win over Croatia in the quarterfinals, Team USA defeated Hungary, 12-9, in the semifinalsย โฆย Gruwell finished the tournament in Naples, Italy, with four total goals scored.ย 2022:ย Tallied three goals at the 2022 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary with the Senior Men's National Team.
High School/Club
Was a four-year letterwinnerย for the Dons in water polo for head coaches Brett Ormsby, Bojan Hrlec, and Jake Hodgensย at Cathedral Catholic High School โฆ led CCHS to the 2018 CIF San Diego Section Open Division Championship, scoring a hat trick in the title game, an 11-7 win over The Bishop's School โฆ the Dons (20-7)ย fell to Loyola, 16-14, in the quarterfinals of the 2018 CIF SoCalย Division I Boy's Water Polo Championship โฆ the CIFSDS title marked the first Open Division title for the Donsย since 2015, when CCHS (18-10) beat Coronado 11-6. In 2016, the Dons fell to Vista, 12-11, in overtime in the finals of the CIFSDS Open Division โฆ in 2017, CCHS lost in the quarterfinals of the CIFSDS Open Division to La Jolla, 8-7 โฆ the Dons finished first or tied for first in the City Western League standings in three of his four seasons (2015-18) โฆ was named first-team All-CIF San Diego Section and first-team All-San Diego City (Western) in both the 2017 and 2018 seasons โฆย played his club ball for Del Mar Water Polo Club andย was on the USA Men's 2018 FINA Youth World Championship Rosterย (August) along with current Bruin Gabe Discipulo โฆ scored four goals as Team USA beatย Uzbekistan 26-7 in pool play at the World Men's Youth Water Polo Championships in Szombathely, Hungary โฆ also competed in the National League Championship in each of the last two years (2017 and 2018).
Personal
Full name: Thomas Gordon Gruwell, prefers Tommy โฆ born in Scottsdale, Ariz. โฆ his parents are Mark and Ellen Gruwell โฆ has one older brother, Ty, and one younger sister, Tally โฆ says he chose UCLA because, "I want to win championships in a great culture ... nothing better." โฆ describes his greatest athletic thrill when, "We won CIF my senior year."ย โฆ lists Bruin Russell Westbrook asย the athlete he most admiresย โฆ lists surfing, spearfishing, wakesurfingย and going off-roading as his favorite hobbies โฆ majoring in political science.
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โข 3-time ACWPCย All-American (Second Team - 2021, Third Team - 2019, Honorable Mention - 2020)
โข 3-time All-MPSF (Second Team - 2020, 2021, Honorable Mention - 2019)
โข NCAA All-Tournament Team (Second Team - 2020)
โข MPSF All-Tournament Team (First Team - 2021)
โข 2-time ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Excellent - 2019, 2020)
โข 2-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2020, 2021)
โข 5-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022)
โข 2-time MPSF/KAP7 Newcomer of the Week (Oct. 14, 2019, Oct. 21, 2019)
2021
Played in all 24 gamesย โฆ was fifth on the team in scoring with 26 goals on 76 attempts, converting at a 34.2 percent rate โฆ ledย the team in total points (54) with 28 assists (led the team) โฆ scored a season-high and career-high-tying five goals in the first round win of the MPSF Championship over Penn State Behrend (Nov. 19) โฆ he scored at least one goal in 15 of the 14 games he played, including six multiple goal games, and three games with a hat trick โฆ scored at least one goal in a season-best six straight games to end the season (Nov. 13 to Dec. 4)ย โฆ was third on the team in steals (21) and in field blocks (nine) โฆ also finished fourth on the squad in drawn exclusions (21).
2020
Played in 13 gamesย โฆ finished second on the team in scoring with 23 goals on 49 shots, converting at a 46.9 percent rate โฆ ranked fifth in the MPSF in goals per game (1.8) and tied for fourth in points per game (2.6) โฆ scored in 11 of the 13 contests he played, including eight in a row to open the season and registeredย five multiple-goal games, which included four hat tricks โฆ scored a career-high five goals in a season-opening loss at No. 5 Californiaย (Jan. 23) โฆ also scored four goals in a win over No. 1 USC (Jan. 24) โฆ finished second on the team in assists (11) and second in total points (34)ย โฆ finished second on the team in drawn exclusions (18)ย โฆ also tallied seven steals and five field blocks, which led the team and was tied for second in the MPSFย and tied for fourth in the NCAA.
2019
Played in 22 games, making 19 startsย โฆ kicked off his collegiate career with a hat trick in a 15-3 win over Fordham on Sept. 7, including a power-play goal to give UCLA its first goal of the season โฆ registered his second hat trick of the season to go along with a steal in an 11-7 victory over No. 8 Long Beach State on Oct. 4 โฆ logged two goals, two assists, two steals and one field block in a 15-11 win over No. 5 UCSB on Oct. 11 and was named MPSF/KAP7 Newcomer of the Week (Oct. 14) โฆ tallied three goals, three steals, two assists, two field blocks and two drawn exclusions over three games and was named MPSF/KAP7 Newcomer of the Week (Oct. 21) for the second week in a row, which included a 14-10 win over No. 3 Pacific (Oct. 18) โฆ finished fifth on the team in scoring with 26 goals on 52 shots, converting at a 50 percent rate โฆ scored in 16 of the 22 contests he played, including nine in a row and six multiple-goal games โฆ scored a career-high four goals in a 16-15 overtime loss to No. 1 Stanford in the MPSF Tournament (Nov. 23) โฆ finished second on the team in assists (22), which was tied for seventh in the MPSF โฆ finished tied for third on the team in steals (21), which was tied for 10thย in the MPSF โฆ was also tied for second on the team in steals (21), third on the team in exclusions drawn (17), and tied for first in field blocks (10).
Team USA
2019:ย Helped the USA Men's National Team earn silver at the 2019 World University Games following an 18-7 loss to Italy in the championship matchย โฆ the loss halted Team USA's undefeated run in Italy after going 6-0 in previous actionย โฆ was Team USA's best finish since winning gold in 1993ย โฆ also marked a return to the podium for the first time since 2015 when UCLA (playing as Team USA) earned bronzeย โฆ Team USA opened the tournament with a 30-3 win over the Republic of Korea withย Gruwell netting one goalย โฆ The Americans then posted a 17-3 win over the United Kingdom withย Gruwell adding one scoreย โฆ Team USA then narrowly defeated France, 10-8, withย Gruwell netting one goalย โฆ the U.S. concluded pool play with a 13-8 victory over Russiaย โฆ after posting a 12-11 win over Croatia in the quarterfinals, Team USA defeated Hungary, 12-9, in the semifinalsย โฆย Gruwell finished the tournament in Naples, Italy, with four total goals scored.ย 2022:ย Tallied three goals at the 2022 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary with the Senior Men's National Team.
High School/Club
Was a four-year letterwinnerย for the Dons in water polo for head coaches Brett Ormsby, Bojan Hrlec, and Jake Hodgensย at Cathedral Catholic High School โฆ led CCHS to the 2018 CIF San Diego Section Open Division Championship, scoring a hat trick in the title game, an 11-7 win over The Bishop's School โฆ the Dons (20-7)ย fell to Loyola, 16-14, in the quarterfinals of the 2018 CIF SoCalย Division I Boy's Water Polo Championship โฆ the CIFSDS title marked the first Open Division title for the Donsย since 2015, when CCHS (18-10) beat Coronado 11-6. In 2016, the Dons fell to Vista, 12-11, in overtime in the finals of the CIFSDS Open Division โฆ in 2017, CCHS lost in the quarterfinals of the CIFSDS Open Division to La Jolla, 8-7 โฆ the Dons finished first or tied for first in the City Western League standings in three of his four seasons (2015-18) โฆ was named first-team All-CIF San Diego Section and first-team All-San Diego City (Western) in both the 2017 and 2018 seasons โฆย played his club ball for Del Mar Water Polo Club andย was on the USA Men's 2018 FINA Youth World Championship Rosterย (August) along with current Bruin Gabe Discipulo โฆ scored four goals as Team USA beatย Uzbekistan 26-7 in pool play at the World Men's Youth Water Polo Championships in Szombathely, Hungary โฆ also competed in the National League Championship in each of the last two years (2017 and 2018).
Personal
Full name: Thomas Gordon Gruwell, prefers Tommy โฆ born in Scottsdale, Ariz. โฆ his parents are Mark and Ellen Gruwell โฆ has one older brother, Ty, and one younger sister, Tally โฆ says he chose UCLA because, "I want to win championships in a great culture ... nothing better." โฆ describes his greatest athletic thrill when, "We won CIF my senior year."ย โฆ lists Bruin Russell Westbrook asย the athlete he most admiresย โฆ lists surfing, spearfishing, wakesurfingย and going off-roading as his favorite hobbies โฆ majoring in political science.
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| Tommy Gruwell's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | BLK | EE |
| 2019 | 22 | 26 | 52 | .500 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 17 |
| 2020 | 13 | 23 | 49 | .469 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 2021 | 24 | 26 | 76 | .342 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 21 |
| Totals | 35 | 75 | 177 | .424 | 61 | 49 | 24 | 56 |
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