Jonah Vander Veen

(U.S. Air Force Photo by Justin R. Pacheco)

Photo by: U.S. Air Force photo by Justin R

Height:
6-3
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Dana Point, CA
High School:
Dana Hills
Position:
AT

2024 (Sophomore): Second on team with 44 assists and fifth with 54 points ... scored 10 goals ... .476 shooting percentage ... 15 drawn exclusions and nine steals ... career-high seven points and six assists against Concordia ... had six games with at least three assists ... four points against #14 Harvard and #17 Santa Clara.

2023 (Freshman): 25 points on 9 goals and 16 assists ... .409 shooting percentage ... nine steals, three drawn exclusions and four field blocks ... career-high three assists against Fresno Pacific ... scored a goal in nine games ... first-career goal against Johns Hopkins.

High School: Earned three varsity letters in both water polo and swimming … All-CIF Div. 2 First-Team in 2022 … All-South Coast League First-Team in 2021 and 2022 … Team Captain in 2021 and 2022 … Team MVP in 2022 and Best offensive player in 2021 … led Dana Hills to South Coast League co-Championship in 2022 … swam the 50 and 100 free and 200 and 400 free relays in swimming … participated in the Health and Medical Occupations magnet program all four years of high school and graduated with a 4.0 grade point average … high school coach was Kenny Yamamoto … also competed for Orange County Water Polo Club for eight years.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 9 ... son of Jeremy and Heidi Vander Veen … has an older brother … grandfather served in the Army during World War II … considering management major … would like to serve in Space Force after graduation … hobbies are surfing, snowboarding and playing guitar … Why I came to the Academy: “I came to the Academy because I want to honorably serve my country while also being able to play the sport that I love and receive an excellent education.” … if he had a walk-up song, it would be Family Ties by Baby Keem ... chose his cap number because his friend and mentor that he looked up to, also played water polo at Dana Hills and Air Force and wore same number … greatest team moment in sports was beating rival team in last match-up.