2024 Women's Water Polo Roster
Jersey Number 11
Natasha Kieckhafer
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Santa Margarita Catholic HS
- Hometown:
- San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
Bio
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โข ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Superior - 2024)
โข 3-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024)
2024
Played in all 26 games โฆย tallied 17 goals (tied for eighth on the team) and nine assists (ninth on the team), scoring 26 total points on the season โฆ drew nine exclusions (tied for sixth on the team) and had six steals โฆ had a season-high three goals twice on the season (in a win vs. No. 14 Arizona State on Feb. 3 at the UCSD Triton Invitational and in a win over Biola on March 9) โฆ went 2-for-3 on sprints for the year โฆ scored at least one goal in 11-of-26 games โฆ recorded a season-best four consecutive games with at least one goal scored โฆ had four multiple-goal games, including two hat tricks.
HIGH SCHOOL
Natasha Kieckhafer was a four-time letterwinner as a utility in water polo at Santa Margarita Catholic High School โฆ holds the SMCHS record for goals scored in one game (11) and exclusions drawn in a season (105) โฆ received the Santa Margarita Catholic HS Eagle of the Year Award as a senior, helping lead the team to a CIF Southern-Section Division I Championship in 2023 โฆ earned All-America and All-CIF-Southern Section honors in 2023 โฆ two-time All-Trinity League Honorable Mention (2019, 2020) and named to the First-Team All-Trinity League and First-Team All-CIF-Southern Section honors as a junior in 2022 โฆ has been named to the U.S. National Team selection camp since 2018, member of the U.S. National Travel Team to Greece in 2021 and was a member of the U.S. National Team (2018-21, 2023) โฆ member of the USA Academy Team (2019-23) โฆ played club at SET and SOCAL โฆ with SOCAL, earned a fourth-place finish at the Junior Olympics in 2023 โฆ with SET, two-time U.S. club champion (2021, 2022) and back-to-back second-place finishes at the Junior Olympics โฆ also named an All-American at the JOs in 2021.
PERSONAL
Full name: Natasha Helena Kieckhafer โฆ born in Laguna Hills, Calif. โฆ parents are Lia and James Kieckhafer โฆ has a younger brother, Zane โฆ older sister, Alexis, is a senior and the captain of the Womenโs Water Polo Team at Harvard โฆ older brother, Will, is also a senior and is a two-time national champion on the California Menโs Water Polo Team โฆdecided to attend UCLA because, โnot only is it one of the top universities with a top water polo program, but the level of excellence the team holds itself to in and outside of the pool is something I wanted to be aroundโ โฆ lists Michael Jordan and the late Kobe Bryant as athletes she admires โฆ has yet to declare a major.
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โข ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Superior - 2024)
โข 3-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024)
2024
Played in all 26 games โฆย tallied 17 goals (tied for eighth on the team) and nine assists (ninth on the team), scoring 26 total points on the season โฆ drew nine exclusions (tied for sixth on the team) and had six steals โฆ had a season-high three goals twice on the season (in a win vs. No. 14 Arizona State on Feb. 3 at the UCSD Triton Invitational and in a win over Biola on March 9) โฆ went 2-for-3 on sprints for the year โฆ scored at least one goal in 11-of-26 games โฆ recorded a season-best four consecutive games with at least one goal scored โฆ had four multiple-goal games, including two hat tricks.
HIGH SCHOOL
Natasha Kieckhafer was a four-time letterwinner as a utility in water polo at Santa Margarita Catholic High School โฆ holds the SMCHS record for goals scored in one game (11) and exclusions drawn in a season (105) โฆ received the Santa Margarita Catholic HS Eagle of the Year Award as a senior, helping lead the team to a CIF Southern-Section Division I Championship in 2023 โฆ earned All-America and All-CIF-Southern Section honors in 2023 โฆ two-time All-Trinity League Honorable Mention (2019, 2020) and named to the First-Team All-Trinity League and First-Team All-CIF-Southern Section honors as a junior in 2022 โฆ has been named to the U.S. National Team selection camp since 2018, member of the U.S. National Travel Team to Greece in 2021 and was a member of the U.S. National Team (2018-21, 2023) โฆ member of the USA Academy Team (2019-23) โฆ played club at SET and SOCAL โฆ with SOCAL, earned a fourth-place finish at the Junior Olympics in 2023 โฆ with SET, two-time U.S. club champion (2021, 2022) and back-to-back second-place finishes at the Junior Olympics โฆ also named an All-American at the JOs in 2021.
PERSONAL
Full name: Natasha Helena Kieckhafer โฆ born in Laguna Hills, Calif. โฆ parents are Lia and James Kieckhafer โฆ has a younger brother, Zane โฆ older sister, Alexis, is a senior and the captain of the Womenโs Water Polo Team at Harvard โฆ older brother, Will, is also a senior and is a two-time national champion on the California Menโs Water Polo Team โฆdecided to attend UCLA because, โnot only is it one of the top universities with a top water polo program, but the level of excellence the team holds itself to in and outside of the pool is something I wanted to be aroundโ โฆ lists Michael Jordan and the late Kobe Bryant as athletes she admires โฆ has yet to declare a major.
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| NATASHA KIECKHAFER'S CAREER STATISTICS | ||||||||
| Year | GAMES | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | BLK | EE |
| 2024 | 26 | 17 | 36 | .472 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Totals | 26 | 17 | 36 | .472 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
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