2022 Men's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Vinnie Merk
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Huntington Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Mater Dei HS
UCLA Career Highlights
โข ACWPCย All-Academic Honoree (Superior - 2024)
โข MPSF All-Academic Team (2023)
โข 6-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2024)
2024
Played in five of 28 games โฆ scored three goals on eight attempts, converting at a 37.5 percent rate โฆ scored five total points with two assists โฆ scored a season-high two goals in a win vs. Air Force (Sept. 28) โฆ he scored at least one goal in two of the five games he played, including one multiple-goal game โฆ scored at least one goal in two straight games (Sept. 28 to Sept. 28) โฆ also recorded one steal.
2023
Played in 22 of 29 games โฆ scored six goals on 20 attempts, converting at a 30.0 percent rate โฆ finished with 13 total points and seven assists โฆ scored a career-high three goals in a win vs. Cal Lutheran on Sept. 10 โฆ also registered six field blocks, six steals, and two drawn exclusions.
2022
Redshirted the season.
High School/Club
Four-year letter winner at Mater Dei Catholic High School โฆ named First-Teamย All-CIF, First-Team All-Trinity Leagueย โฆ played club water polo with Vanguard โฆ named as a Junior Olympicsย All-American.
Personal
Full Name: Vincent Edward Merk II, prefers Vinnie โฆ born in Newport Beach, Calif. โฆ parents are Lonna and Vince Merk โฆ has an older sister Reagan (20) โฆ older sister plays volleyball at San Diego State, father played baseball at San Francisco State, and grandfather played football at University of Dayton โฆ chose UCLA because โIโve grown up in a UCLA fan family, love the culture of the school and was mostly attracted to the water polo culture and standardsโ โฆ greatest athletic thrill is anytime playing in a championship game or in front of a big crowd โฆ admires the late Kobe Bryant and Dénes Varga โฆ enjoys golfing, playing video games, and hanging out with friends and family in his free time โฆ major is political science.
| Vinnie Merk's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | FB | EE |
| 2023 | 22 | 6 | 20 | .300 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 8 | .375 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 9 | 28 | .321 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
