Grant Snyder

U.S. Air Force Academy -- (U.S. Air Force photo/Trevor Cokley)

Photo by: Photo by Trevor Cokley

Photo by: NK ACTION IMAGES

Photo by: 2020

Photo by: NK ACTION IMAGES

Height:
6-2
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Springville, CA
High School:
Porterville
Position:
UT

2022 (Senior):
- WWPA Player of the Week (Sept. 7, 2022) after scoring 28 goals and tallying 38 points at the Bruno Classic.
- Air Force Athletics Athlete of the Week (Sept. 19, 2022)

2021 (Junior): Played in all 26 games and led the team with 87 goals and 111 points … earned All-America honors for the second straight season as he was named honorable mention by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) ... became just the fifth Falcon to earn All-America honors two or more times, joining David Chaney (1990, 1991), Brian Pendergast (1994, 1995, 1996), Josh Stedman (2012, 2013) and Riley Thomas (2015 and 2017) .. earned first-team all-WWPA honors ... tied for second in the WWPA and tied for fourth in the nation in goals (87) … also tied for second in the WWPA and tied for sixth in the nation with 111 points ... ranked second in the WWPA and fourth in the nation with 58 sprint victories and was third in the WWPA and tied for ninth in the nation with 45 steals … on the year, he won 85 percent of his sprints and scored at least one goal in all 26 games ... had three or more goals in 18 games, including a career-best nine goals in a season-opening win over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps … had five goals in the win over Navy and tied his career best with nine points (5-4-9) in the win over Brown ... his 87 goals were are the second most in school history and the most since 1972 ,,, his 111 points are the fourth most in school history.

2020 (Sophomore): Earned second-team All-America honors, the highest honor by any player in the history of Air Force water polo … first-team all-WWPA … led the WWPA, and was third in the nation, with 50 points … second in the WWPA, and fifth in the nation, with 33 goals … second in the WWPA, and sixth in the nation, with 17 assists … third in the league, and seventh in the nation, with 19 steals … led the WWPA and the nation with 32 sprint victories … his .788 sprint win percentage was the best in the nation among players who had more than 20 sprints … played in all 11 games and scored at least one point in every game … five or more points in a game six times … career-best 10 points against Loyola Marymount … five goals and six points against fourth-ranked Pepperdine … three goals against California Baptist in the WWPA championship game.

2019 (Freshman): Named the WWPA Freshman of the Year, just the second Falcon to ever earn the honor and the first since 2009 … also named to the all-rookie team … played in all 28 games and was third on the team with 40 goals and 57 points … fifth on the team with 18 steals and sixth with 14 drawn exclusions … season-high four goals against Fresno Pacific and Redlands … season-best six points (3-3-6) against Occidental … was a perfect 9-0 in sprints on the season … four or more points in a game seven times … season1best three assists against Occidental and Navy … career-best five steals against Fresno Pacific in the WWPA Tournament … four steals against San Jose State.

Hig School: Lettered four years in water polo and swimming … team MVP in both swimming and water polo as a senior … named to the Central Section second team … competed in the California State finals in swimming his senior year.

Personal: Son of Gregg Snyder … member of cadet squadron 28 … has two sisters and two stepbrothers … sister, Coriann, played water polo at Long Beach State and on the women’s U.S. National Team … attended the USAFA Prep School … major is management … long term goal is to become a pilot … grandfather was a college basketball coach … favorite follow on social media is Jamie O’Brien … best advice he was ever given is “don’t make the same mistake twice” … hidden talent is that he can dunk a basketball … greatest individual moment in sports was scoring nine goals in one game to secure the league championship … greatest team moment was winning the CIF championship … one word to describe himself is lighthearted … credits his family as having the greatest influence on his life … started playing water polo at the age of 12 … hobbies are surfing, snowboarding and playing video games.