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

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Jay Pyle

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

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 12 … 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.