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Jersey Number 5
Wade Sherlock
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Orange Lutheran HS
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โข 3-time ACWPC All-Academic Team memberย (Superior - 2023, Excellent - 2025, 2024)
โข 2-time MPSF All-Academic Teamย (2025, 2024)
โข 2-time Big Ten Springย Academic Honor Roll member (Spring 2026, Spring 2025)
โข 5-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll member (last Winter 2026)
2025
Played in 25 of 29 games โฆ Bruins captured programโs 14th NCAA title and No. 125 for UCLA Athletics, beating top-seeded USC in 11-10 thriller (Dec. 7) โฆ totaled 25 goals on 58 shot attempts (43.1%) โฆ ranked among team leaders in assists (tied for fourth, 37) and field blocks (tied for third, 11) โฆ qualified for ACWPC All-Academic team, earning โexcellentโ designation โฆ member of MPSF All-Academic Team โฆ earned spot on Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll ... recorded six multi-goal games, including two hat tricks โฆ recorded season-high six assists to help earn 36-4 win against Penn State Behrend in MPSF Championship Tournament quarterfinal round (Nov. 21) โฆ logged three goals to help earn 22-10 win at No. 12 LMU (Sept. 27) โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Fall 2025, Winter 2026.
2024
Played in all 28 games โฆ was 10th on the team in scoring with 21 goals on 50 attempts, converting at a 42 percent rate โฆ was sixth on the team in total points (56) with 35 assists (fourth on the team) โฆ scored a season-high three goals two times on the year, in a win vs. Concordia University Irvine (Sept. 7) and in a loss vs. No. 3 USC (Nov. 24) โฆ he scored at least one goal in 13 of the 28 games he played, including six multiple-goal games, and two games with a hat trick โฆ scored at least one goal in five straight games (Sept. 7 to Sept. 14) โฆ was tied for sixth on the team in steals (13) and recorded four field blocks โฆ also drew five exclusions ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Spring 2025.
2023
Played in all 29 games โฆ scored 32 goals (tied for fourth on the team) on 60 attempts, converting at a 53.3 percent rate โฆ finished with 50 total points (sixth on the team) and 18 assists โฆ scored at least one goal in 20 of the 29 games he played, including seven multiple-goal games โฆ scored at least one goal in seven games in a row (Sept. 29 - Oct. 20), with one of those games scoring a hat trick โฆ scored a career-high four goals in a win vs. No. 10 UC Irvine on Sept. 3 โฆ also registered 10 steals, four field blocks, and eight drawn exclusions ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fal 2023, Winter 2024.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Four-year letterwinner in both water polo and swimming at Orange Lutheran High School โฆ named First-Team All-CIF in 2022 and a Division I CIF All-American โฆ First-Team All-Trinity League in 2021 and 2022, and a Second-Team All-Trinity League selection in 2020 โฆ played club water polo for the SoCal club team โฆ team finished first in 18U Junior Olympics in 2022 and was second in 2023.
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PERSONAL
Full Name: Wade Carter Sherlock โฆ born in Long Beach, Calif. โฆ parents are Dave and Suzie Sherlock โฆ has an older brother, Austin (24), an older sister, Ellie (20), and a younger sister, Avalon (16) โฆ chose UCLA because โI just love theย atmosphere and culture UCLA has and offers with education and athletics and decided that UCLA would be the best fitโ โฆ greatest athletic thrills were winning CIF Division 1 in 2022 and winning the Junior Olympics 18U in 2022 โฆ athlete he admires most is the late Kobe Bryant โฆ enjoys going to the beach, surfing, eating good food, and playing basketball with friends in his free time โฆ lists a fun fact as "I am left handed but write with my right" โฆ major is undeclared.
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โข 3-time ACWPC All-Academic Team memberย (Superior - 2023, Excellent - 2025, 2024)
โข 2-time MPSF All-Academic Teamย (2025, 2024)
โข 2-time Big Ten Springย Academic Honor Roll member (Spring 2026, Spring 2025)
โข 5-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll member (last Winter 2026)
2025
Played in 25 of 29 games โฆ Bruins captured programโs 14th NCAA title and No. 125 for UCLA Athletics, beating top-seeded USC in 11-10 thriller (Dec. 7) โฆ totaled 25 goals on 58 shot attempts (43.1%) โฆ ranked among team leaders in assists (tied for fourth, 37) and field blocks (tied for third, 11) โฆ qualified for ACWPC All-Academic team, earning โexcellentโ designation โฆ member of MPSF All-Academic Team โฆ earned spot on Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll ... recorded six multi-goal games, including two hat tricks โฆ recorded season-high six assists to help earn 36-4 win against Penn State Behrend in MPSF Championship Tournament quarterfinal round (Nov. 21) โฆ logged three goals to help earn 22-10 win at No. 12 LMU (Sept. 27) โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Fall 2025, Winter 2026.
2024
Played in all 28 games โฆ was 10th on the team in scoring with 21 goals on 50 attempts, converting at a 42 percent rate โฆ was sixth on the team in total points (56) with 35 assists (fourth on the team) โฆ scored a season-high three goals two times on the year, in a win vs. Concordia University Irvine (Sept. 7) and in a loss vs. No. 3 USC (Nov. 24) โฆ he scored at least one goal in 13 of the 28 games he played, including six multiple-goal games, and two games with a hat trick โฆ scored at least one goal in five straight games (Sept. 7 to Sept. 14) โฆ was tied for sixth on the team in steals (13) and recorded four field blocks โฆ also drew five exclusions ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Spring 2025.
2023
Played in all 29 games โฆ scored 32 goals (tied for fourth on the team) on 60 attempts, converting at a 53.3 percent rate โฆ finished with 50 total points (sixth on the team) and 18 assists โฆ scored at least one goal in 20 of the 29 games he played, including seven multiple-goal games โฆ scored at least one goal in seven games in a row (Sept. 29 - Oct. 20), with one of those games scoring a hat trick โฆ scored a career-high four goals in a win vs. No. 10 UC Irvine on Sept. 3 โฆ also registered 10 steals, four field blocks, and eight drawn exclusions ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fal 2023, Winter 2024.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Four-year letterwinner in both water polo and swimming at Orange Lutheran High School โฆ named First-Team All-CIF in 2022 and a Division I CIF All-American โฆ First-Team All-Trinity League in 2021 and 2022, and a Second-Team All-Trinity League selection in 2020 โฆ played club water polo for the SoCal club team โฆ team finished first in 18U Junior Olympics in 2022 and was second in 2023.
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PERSONAL
Full Name: Wade Carter Sherlock โฆ born in Long Beach, Calif. โฆ parents are Dave and Suzie Sherlock โฆ has an older brother, Austin (24), an older sister, Ellie (20), and a younger sister, Avalon (16) โฆ chose UCLA because โI just love theย atmosphere and culture UCLA has and offers with education and athletics and decided that UCLA would be the best fitโ โฆ greatest athletic thrills were winning CIF Division 1 in 2022 and winning the Junior Olympics 18U in 2022 โฆ athlete he admires most is the late Kobe Bryant โฆ enjoys going to the beach, surfing, eating good food, and playing basketball with friends in his free time โฆ lists a fun fact as "I am left handed but write with my right" โฆ major is undeclared.
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| Wade Sherlock's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | FB | EE |
| 2023 | 29 | 32 | 60 | .533 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 8 |
| 2024 | 28 | 21 | 50 | .420 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 5 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 58 | .431 | 37 | 14 | 11 | 4 |
| Totals | 82 | 78 | 168 | .464 | 90 | 37 | 19 | 17 |
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