2024 Men's Water Polo Roster
Jacob Yi
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Roseville, CA
- High School:
- Jesuit (Carmichael)
- Position:
- AT
2023 (Junior): Fourth on team in scoring with 68 points ... second on team with 35 assists and tied for fifth in goals with 33 ... .485 shooting percentage ... sixth on team with 29 drawn exclusions ... tied for sixth on team with 25 steals ... led team with 27 sprint wins, which ranked third in the WCC ... career-high four goals and season-high five points in season-opener against Johns Hopkins ... three goals for four points against #13 San Jose State and against #12 LMU at WCC Championships ... season high of four assists against Cal Lutheran and Mount St. Mary's.
2022 (Sophomore): Third on team in scoring with 70 points ... third on team with 40 goals and fourth with 30 assists ... .449 shooting percentage ... fifth on team with 15 drawn exclusions ... third on team with 29 steals ... career-high seven points on two goals and career-high five assists against Cal Lutheran ... tied career-high with four goals against #20 St. Francis Brooklyn and Redlands ... scored three goals against #13 UC San Diego and #16 Santa Clara.
2021 (Freshman): Played in 25 of the 26 games and had 22 points on 12 goals and 10 assists … also had 13 drawn exclusions, seven steals, three field blocks and three sprint victories … named the team’s freshman of the year and was on the WWPA all-rookie team … career bests of four goals and six points in the conference victory over Fresno Pacific … had two points in a game four times.
High School: Lettered three years in water polo and swimming … named the team’s most outstanding offensive player as a junior … first-team all-Sac-Joaquin Section and all-Delta League … team captain as a senior … swam the 100 breast and 50 free … graduated with a 4.4 GPA … played for the American River Water Polo Club for four years.
Personal: Member of cadet squadron 29 … son of Pilyon Kim and Hansang Yi … has two sisters … major is economics … long-term goal is to work in Space Force acquisitions … on the Athletic Director’s List as a freshman … is the honor NCO in his squadron … this past summer, completed Combat Survival Training and the Soaring program … hobbies are fishing, golf, cliff jumping and watching sports.
