2021 Men's Water Polo Roster
Ian Christie
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- San Anselmo, CA
- High School:
- Sir Francis Drake
- Position:
- AT
- 2022 NCAA leader and set school single-season record with 99 assists.
- Second in NCAA in 2022 with 171 points, which ranks second most in a season at Air Force.
- 48 steals in 2022 ranked 8th in nation.
- 2022 All-WWPA Honorable Mention.
2023 (Senior): Co-Team Captain.
2022 (Junior): Led NCAA with 99 assists and shattered school record (previous record was 85) ... second in the nation in scoring with 171 points, which also ranks second most in a season at Air Force ... second on team with 71 goals ... played in 34 games ... led team with 48 steals, which ranked tied for 8th nationally ... All-WWPA Honorable Mention ... career-high 12 points (5 goals, 7 assists) against #15 Cal Baptist ... career-high for assists set in CBU game ... career-high six goals against MIT ... had three goals and nine assists for 12 total points combined against Santa Clara and Cal Baptist at WWPA Championships ... had 12 games with at least four assists and 18 games with at least three assists ... tied career-high with four steals against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps ... won 27 of 34 sprints (.794) .
2021 (Sophomore): Played in all 26 games and was third on the team with 29 goals and 78 points … second in the league with 49 assists … tied for 10th in the WWPA in points … 10th in the conference with 34 assists … won all three of his sprints on the season … career-best seven points (3-4-7) against Santa Clara in the WWPA tournament … had at least one point in 23 of the 26 games … matched his career high of three goals twice during the season … career-best four assists against Santa Clara … two or more points in a game 21 times … career high four steals against Cal Lutheran.
2020 (Freshman): Played in 10 of the 11 games and had 15 points on eight goals and seven assists … was the team’s top scoring freshman and seventh overall on the team … also had one drawn exclusion, 10 steals and two field blocks … three points (1-2-3) against Austin College … three points (2-1-3) against Loyola Marymount on Jan. 30 … career-bests of three goals, two assists and five points against Pepperdine, Feb. 27.
High School: Lettered four years in water polo and swimming … league player of the year and seventh-team All-American as a senior … team won the 2017 and 2018 NCS and Northern California Championship … team won the league title all four years … swam the 50 free, 100 free, 200 free and 500 free … three-time California Inter-Scholastic Federation selection … played for the Sleepy Hollow Aquatics from 2011-20 … team captain three years.
Personal: Member of cadet squadron 3 … major is management … son of Suzanne and Jock Christie … has three sisters … hobby is sport-fishing … summer prior to junior year, traveled to Vandenberg SFB, Calif., on Operation Air Force.
