2018 Men's Water Polo Roster
Ryan Dorris
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, CA
- High School:
- Lakewood
- Position:
- DF
2017: Played in 16 games and had 11 goals and five assists … season-high two goals against Cal Baptist, Oct. 28 … career-high four points (1-3-4) against Pomona Pitzer, Oct. 10 … Three assists were a career high.
2016: Played in all 27 games and had 25 points on 11 goals and 14 assists … ninth on the team in points … seventh on the team with 17 steals … season-high three points three times (Fresno Pacific, Concordia and Loyola Marymount … career-high three goals against Fresno Pacific.
2015: Played in six games.
High School: Four-time letterman in water polo and swimming … first-team all-league and team MVP three times ... Lakewood Youth Hall of Fame Performer of the Year for water polo in 2013 and 2014… six-time scholar athlete … played club for the International Water Polo Club.
Personal: Member of cadet squadron 31 … son of Mort and Julie Dorris ... major is management ... has one brother … credits his family with the greatest impact on his athletic career … in the summer of 2017, spent three weeks at Keesler AFB, Miss., flew in a C-130 and shot the M4 with the security forces squadron … in the summer of 2018, worked as a summer honor officer where he collected evidence and processes honor cases in the cadet wing … after three weeks of leave in southern California, he worked Basic Cadet Training, teaching the incoming freshmen how to use protective gear in the event of a chemical attack … is the athletic’s officer in his squadron in the first semester, and the honor officer in the second semester … made the commandant’s list for military excellence both semesters as a sophomore … greatest individual moment of his athletic career was scoring 11 goals in a single game to bring his team to victory … greatest team moment was placing fifth at the Junior Olympics … two grandfathers served in the Air Force and had a great uncle and grandfather serve in the Army … favorite athlete to follow on social media is Mike Trout … on road trips, he never forgets sunflower seeds … favorite sport other than water polo is baseball … hobbies are playing racquetball and tennis, watching sports, playing mini golf and singing in his a cappella group Boys Out of the Hood … started playing water polo at the age of 10.
