ACWPC All-American Third Team (2025)
ACWPC All-American Honorable Mention (2024)
All-WCC First Team (2025)
All-WCC Honorable Mention (2024)
WCC Preseason Team (2025)
2x WCC Player of the Week (2025)
3x WCC Newcomer of the Week (2024)
WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention (2025)
ACWPC All-Academic "Superior" Honors (2024)
WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll "Bronze" Honors (2024-25)
AT SANTA CLARA: Has been one of the best players in the West Coast Conference and the nation during his first two years of collegiate water polo, raking in numerous awards both in the pool and the classroom ... Has collected two All-American honors from the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches, a third team nod (2025) and an honorable mention recognition (2024) ... Was placed on the all-WCC first team in 2025 after earning all-WCC Honorable Mention accolades during his rookie 2024 campaign ... Was named WCC Newcomer of the Week three times in 2024 and earned two WCC Player of the Week awards in 2025 ... Was placed on the 2025 WCC Preseason Team after his superior rookie season ... Also named WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention in 2025 and earned All-Academic "Superior" honors from the ACWPC plus landed on the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll with "Bronze" honors in 2024 ... Has led the WCC for two years in steals and sprint wins, and led the conference in 2024 with 22 field blocks ... Has 122 goals, 51 assists (173 points), 128 steals, 98 sprint wins, 73 drawn exclusions and 39 field blocks in his career.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2025): Was even better in year two, rising to the ACWPC All-American third team and all-WCC first team after setting season career highs in goals (71), points (96), steals (71), sprint wins (51) and drawn exclusions (45) ... Led the team in all those categories, as well as field blocks (17). He led the WCC in steals and sprint wins, his field blocks ranked fourth and he was fifth in goals scored ... Was named to the WCC Preseason Team following his outstanding 2024 freshman campaign and earned two WCC Player of the Week nods (1st, 2nd) during the year ... Garnered WCC All-Academic honorable mention accolades ... Scored multiple goals in 20 of the team's 23 games and recorded multiple steals in 19 contests ... Scored a career-high six goals versus No. 15 California Baptist in the Overnght MPSF Invitational (Sept. 20) ... Scored four or more goals in nine games, including notching five scores versus No. 8 Pepperdine in the WCC Tournament (Nov. 21) ... Tied a career high with three assists at Air Force (Nov. 8) ... Swiped a career-high six steals on two occasions -- versus No. 15 LMU (Oct. 24) and George Washington (Sept. 5) ... Drew a career-best four exclusions in three different games, all versus top-20-ranked opponents.
AS A FRESHMAN (2024): Splashed onto the collegiate water polo scene as a true freshman, appearing in and starting 23 of the Broncos' 24 games ... Named an ACWPC All-American Honorable Mention ... Was named all-WCC Honorable Mention ... Tabbed the WCC Newcomer of the Week on three occasions (1st, 2nd, 3rd) ... Earned All-Academic "Superior" Honors from the ACWPC ... Grabbed "Bronze" honors on the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Finished second on the team with 77 points, 51 goals and 28 drawn exclusions, and was fourth with 26 assists ... Was the WCC leader in steals (57), sprint wins (47) and field blocks (22) ... Scored multiple goals in 15 games, grabbed multiple steals in 20, and had multiple assists in nine of them ... Scored 11 total goals in four games at the Princeton Invitational (Sept. 13-15) to earn his first WCC Newcomer of the Week nod, including a season-high five goals versus Bucknell (Sept. 14) ... Had a season-high four steals in three different games, and had a season-high three assists at UC Davis (Sept. 27) ... Drew a season-high three exclusions at Cal State Fullerton (Oct. 11) ... Scored four goals in each of the final two games of the season: versus Air Force (Nov. 15) on Senior Day, and versus California Baptist (Nov. 22) at the WCC Tournament ... Gave a preview of what was to come in his first-ever appearance, scoring three goals, grabbing three steals and winning two sprints versus Fresno Pacific (Sept. 7) on Opening Day.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Liceo Giordano Bruno in his home country of Italy ... Was a member of the Italian U18 national team that placed fourth in the Mediterranean Games ... Played in three world championships with the U18, U19 and U20 Italian national junior teams ... Won an Italian championship in 2022-23 while leading his team in scoring and being named the best player of the tournament ... Was his team's top scorer in the A2 league with President Bologna during the 2022-23, scoring 50 goals ... Also played club water polo in the top Italian League (Serie A1) as a member of Bologna De Akker ... Was a class representative in 2021-22, an Institute representative in 2022-23, and earned a spot in the math games.
CAREER HIGHS:
Goals -- 6, vs. #15 California Baptist (Sept. 20, 2025)
Assists -- 3, twice, at Air Force (Nov. 8, 2025) / at UC Davis (Sept. 27, 2024)
Steals -- 6, twice, vs. #15 LMU (Oct. 24, 2025) / vs. George Washington (Sept. 5, 2025)
Kickouts Drawn -- 4, 3 times, vs. #15 LMU (Oct. 24, 2025) / vs. #9 UC Davis (Sept. 27, 2025) / vs. #17 UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 21, 2025)
Field Blocks -- 4, vs. San Jose State (Sept. 20, 2024)
