2020 Men's Water Polo Roster
Jason Hires
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ann Arbor, MI
- High School:
- Ann Arbor Huron
- Position:
- C/D
2019: Played in all 28 games and was 11th on the team with 21 points on nine goals and 12 assists … had 13 drawn exclusions and 14 steals … led the team with 13 field blocks … tied his career high with two goals in a game twice during the season … career best three assists and three points against Fresno Pacific … WWPA academic all-conference.
2018: Played in 25 games and had nine goals and three assists … also had 10 steals and five field blocks … tied his career high with two goals against Wagner … season high two assists against Bucknell … WWPA all-academic selection.
2017: Earned Academic All-American honors … played in 14 games and had four goals and three assists … career-high two goals against Loyola Marymount, Sept. 3, including his first career goal.
High School: Lettered four years in water polo and swimming … team captain as a junior and senior … first-team all-state as a junior and senior … first-team all-state tournament as a senior … first-team all-East Region as a junior and second-team as a senior … second-team East All-Region Tournament as a junior and senior … Junior Olympic qualifier in 2015 and 2016 in Platinum Division … USA Water Polo Academic All-American as a junior and senior … played for the Wolverine Club and the Great Lakes Zone ODP … member of National Honor Society … four-year scholar-athlete … graduated with honors.
Personal: Son of Skip and Marcy Hires … has two brothers … member of cadet squadron 12 … major is management … in the summer of 2018, completed the space program and earned his wings in the Jump/Parachute program … on the Dean’s list twice … on the superintendent’s list once for excellence in academics, military and physical fitness … favorite athlete to follow on social media is teammate Campbell Harris … funniest follow is Jerry of the Day … long-term goal is to be a pilot … if he could have dinner with any three people, it would be Jesus, Alexander the Great and Jimmy Fallon … best advice he ever received is you catch more flies with honey than vinegar … favorite musician is Chance the Rapper … on road trips, he never forgets his headphones and a book … something not many people know about him is that he can play the guitar … greatest team moment in sports was earning a third-place finish at the WWPA tournament as a freshman … wears the No. 16 because “it is a family tradition” … credits his high school water polo coach Justin Thorsen as having the greatest influence on his sports career … grandfather, Jim Mulder served in the Army during the Korean War … great-grandfather, Chuck Woods is 100 years old and served in the civil air corps … uncle, Chris Hires, served in the Marines, while uncle, Rich Hires, served in the Navy … started playing water polo at the age of 13 … hobbies are anything outdoors, playing the guitar and drinking coffee.
