Brandon Hansen

Air Force men's water polo class of 2030 (2026 freshmen)

Height:
6-3
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
High School:
Etiwanda
Position:
UT

High School: 3x team MVP, 3x First-Team All-Baseline League, First-Team All-CIF Div. 2 … Superintendent’s Honor Roll, Junior Honor Roll, 4.6 weighted grade-point average … also earned four varsity letters in swimming … also played for Foothill Club Water Polo from 2018-26 … team captain every year … USA Water Polo Junior Olympics All-American honorable mention.
Personal: Member of cadet squadron 7 … son of Joey and Erin Hansen … sister Brooke is a sophomore at Cal Poly and is a member of the women’s volleyball team … mother swam at Oregon State … father rowed at Oregon State and then the US Men’s National Team on the Men’s 8 from 2000-05, winning an Olympic Gold Medal in 2004 … grandfather, Douglas Buckely, served in the US Army as a combat dentist … why he came to the Academy: “I came to the Academy, because I want to spend my life doing something bigger than myself while getting the best education in the STEM field.” … would like to become an officer in the US Space Force upon graduation … hobbies are robotics and swimming … credits Alex La and Dominic Vicino has the most impactful people in his water polo career.