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Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges

2021 Men's Water Polo

11 Sam Harrison

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 180
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Tustin, CA
  • High School Foothill
  • Position ATT
  • Major Economics and Physics

Biography



At CMS
2021 (Senior)
Second-Team ACWPC Division III All-America selection ... Second-Team All-SCIAC ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... 
Finished the season with 35 goals, third on the team ... Had two goals in each of the two USA Water Polo Division III Championship contests ... Also had two goals in the SCIAC Semifinals against Cal Lutheran, a win which earned CMS a bid into the USA Water Polo Tournament ... Had four goals in wins over Concordia and Chapman ... Tallied seven points on three goals and four assists in a road win over Occidental ... Had three goals and an assist in a win over Ottawa. 

2020 (Junior)
SCIAC All-Academic Team
... Stags did not compete due to COVID-19.

2019 (Sophomore)
ACWPC All-Academic Superior selection ... 
Ended the year with 16 goals and five assists ... Scored twice in the semifinals of the USA Water Polo Division III Championship against Johns Hopkins ... Had a season-high four goals in a win at Occidental ... Scored a goal aaginst Whittier in the SCIAC Championship match ... Had two goals and an assist at Whittier during the regular season ... Scored a goal against a Pepperdine team that went on to reach the NCAA Final Four.

2018 (First-Year)
Finished his first collegiate season with 14 goals and eight assists ... Scored his first collegiate goal on opening day against No. 1 USC ... Had his first career hat trick with three goals against Penn State Behrend ... Scored twice in a win over Johns Hopkins (ranked No. 3 in Division III) ... Had two goals and an assist in a win over Division I Iona at the Harvard Invitational ... Also had two goals and an assist at Redlands ... Scored in a SCIAC semifinal win over Whittier. 

Prior to CMS
Attended Foothill High School, where he was a member of the swimming and water polo teams ... Also played for SoCal Water Polo club ... Was All-CIF second team selection, All-American fourth team, and all-league first team in water polo ... Helped Foothill to four straight league titles and two CIF DII Championships ... Was an All-American in swimming, setting a school record in the 4x100 freestyle relay while helping Foothill to two straight CIF DII Championships ... Four-time Scholar-Athlete Award winner and a USA Water Polo Academic All-American in 2016

Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna, where he majors in economics and physics ... While in high school, served on the Associated Student Body (ASB), was the Vice President of the Thirst Project and president and founder of the beach club ... Both parents attended Claremont McKenna and were on the swimming and diving team: Thomas Harrison (CMC '86) and Lisa (Coel) Harrison (CMC '90) ... Chose CMS for "the stellar academics with a competitive athletics program."

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2018Freshman

    UT
    6'1" 180 lbs
    19
  • 11

    2019Sophomore

    UT
    6'1" 180 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2020Junior

    UT
    6'1" 180 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2021Senior

    ATT
    6'1" 180 lbs
    11