Jay Pyle

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- (U.S Air Force Photo by Ray Bahner)

Photo by: U.S. Air Force Photo by Ray Bahn

Height:
6-1
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Huntington Beach, CA
High School:
Huntington Beach
Position:
G

Sophomore (2025): Played in 14 games, making two starts ... 3-1 record with 56 saves ... 10 steals and five assists ... earned wins against Biola, McKendree and Whittier ... nine saves against Whittier ... eight saves against McKendree ... two steals against Whittier ... two assists against #17 Pacific.

Freshman (2024): Played in 21 games, making three starts ... 3-3 record with 77 saves ... 12 steals and 10 field blocks ... collegiate debut gainst LIU ... earned wins against Concordia, Cal Lutheran and Iona ... career-high 10 saves against #10 Pepperdine ... two steals in a game four times ... two assists against Fresno Pacific.

High School: Lettered four years in water polo … four-time USA Water Polo Academic All-American, Huntington Beach Scholar Athlete and Sunset Conference All-Academic … helped lead Huntington Beach to Div. I CIF SS title … also competed in swimming in the 200 medley, 50 free, 100 breast and 200 free relay … graduated with 4.1 grade-point average … high school coach was Sasa Branisavljevic … also competed for Vanguard Aquatics … 2021 Junior Olympics Champion and 2019 Junior Olympics third place.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 25 … son of Jason and Jennifer Pyle … brother, Jacob, is a senior at UC Irvine and is also a goalkeeper on the men’s water polo team … considering military strategic studies major and would like to become a pilot upon graduation … Why he came to the Academy: “I came to the Academy because I wanted to be challenged and become a better version of myself.” … has a grandfather and uncle that served in the Navy and a grandfather that served in the Army … hobbies are snowboarding, surfing and hiking … something not many people know about him is that he loves to do lots of activities and be active … credits his father as having the biggest influence on his sports career … favorite social media follow is ESPN … favorite team is the Green Bay Packers … favorite athlete is Christian McCaffery … greatest individual moment in sports was blocking a final shot in a shootout to win Junior Olympics … greatest team moment in sports was winning Div. I CIF SS.