Adam Watson

Height:
5-11
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Newport Beach, CA
High School:
Sage Hill
Position:
UT

2019: Did not see any game action … named to the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) all-academic team.

High School: Lettered four years each in water polo and swimming … water polo team captain and MVP as a senior … team defensive MVP as a sophomore … team leadership award as a junior in both swimming and water polo … first-team all-league as a sophomore and junior … led the team in assists and steals as a sophomore and junior … school record holder for single-season goals with 118 as a senior … USA Water Polo All-American, outstanding honors as a sophomore and junior … swimming team captain as a junior and senior … first-team all-league as a junior in swimming … holds the school record in the 200 and 400 free relay … CIF Southern Section finals qualifier.

Personal: Son of Derek and Kirstin Watson … has one sister … given name is James Adam Watson … member of cadet squadron 14 … major is mechanical engineering … would like to become an experimental engineer after graduation … this past summer, completed an internship with All Metals Processing … on the Dean’s List his first semester and the Commandant’s List second semester … received the Gold President’s Volunteer Service Award in 2017 and 2018, a national award for compiling 300 or more hours of community service … favorite athlete to follow on social is James Harrison … if he could have dinner with any three people, it would be George Washington, Winston Churchill and Leonidas … favorite possession is a football he received from coach John Harbaugh during a Ravens/Steelers playoff game in 2012 … loves to play board games … greatest individual moment was setting the school record with 118 goals his senior season … greatest team moment was helping his team with the league title for the first time in school history … one word to describe himself is gritty … favorite sport other than water polo is snow skiing … credits his coaches, Nemanja Jokanovic and Pavel Filipovic as having the greatest influence on his sports career … great-uncle, David Watson, is a retired marine colonel and was an F-4 pilot with over 400 missions in Vietnam … started playing water polo at the age of seven when his swim coach gave him a water polo ball … is a certified scuba diver since the age of 13 … hobbies are body-surfing and snow skiing.