2018 Men's Water Polo Roster
Mike Miller
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Vail, CO
- High School:
- Foothill
- Position:
- AT
2018: Played in 26 games and was second on the team with 32 assists, fourth with 51 points and sixth with 19 goals … ranked among the conference leaders with 75 sprint wins … tied for second on the team with 25 steals … career-high seven points (3-4-7) against Fresno Pacific … tied his season high three goals against Cal Lutheran and Fresno Pacific … tied his career high with four assists against UC Davis, CMS and Fresno Pacific … three or more points in a game nine times … won all four sprints nine times … WWPA all-academic selection.
2017: Fifth on the team with 38 points on 21 goals and 17 assists … played in all 23 games … 17 steals tied for third on the team … took the majority of the team’s sprints and won 37 for a winning percentage of 65 … two or more points in 12 games … season-best of five points against Cal Lutheran and Cal Baptist … first career hat trick came against Cal Lutheran, Sept. 15 … career-high four goals against Claremont Mudd Scripps … career high four assists against Cal Baptist ... won all four sprints in the game twice during the season.
2016: Played in 12 games … scored a goal against St. Francis and had an assist against Cal Lutheran in the season opener.
High School: Earned four letters in both water polo and swimming … played for the SoCal club team … two-time high school All-American in water polo … two-time CIF champion … first-team all CIF twice … first-team all-league twice … earned two Bronze medals in the 14U Junior Olympics.
Personal: Member of cadet squadron 2 ... son of Tim and Julie Miller … major is management … this past summer, traveled to Tyndall AFB, Florida, on Operation Air Force and also worked Basic Cadet Training … completed the Soaring Program in the summer of 2017 … is the training NCO in his squadron, responsible for assisting with the military training for the freshmen in his squadron … has been on the Dean’s List and Athletics’ List … long-term goal is to be a pilot … favorite quote is “accept the challenge so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory” – George Patton … hobby is surfing ... greatest moment in sports was scoring the game-winning goal in quadruple overtime in the CIF finals ... great, great uncle survived the attack on Pearl Harbor … on road trips, he never forgets his neck pillow … has been wearing the No. 12 since he was 13 years old … has been playing water polo since he was 11 years old.
