Andrew (Andy) Michael Stevens (born December 4, 1987) is an American water polo goalkeeper. While playing at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, he was a 4-Time All-American. Previously he played for the United States Men's National Team, and most recently competed for Team USA at the 2013 FINA World Championships.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Andrew Michael Stevens |
| Born | December 4, 1987 Arcadia, California |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Water Polo |
| Turned pro | 2011 |
Career edit
High school edit
Stevens played water polo at Villa Park High School[2] in Orange County from 2002 to 2005. In 2004 and 2005, he was named to the California-Hawaii All-America first team and in 2005 was also OC Registers All-Orange County Team Goalkeeper.[2][3]
College edit
Stevens then went to Loyola Marymount University, where he redshirted the 2006 season.[4]
In 2007, he started 28 games as goalkeeper[5] and had a 7.8 goals against average he finished the season as Honorable Mention All-American, the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) Newcomer of the Year including All-WWPA Honorable Mention, WWPA All-Tournament second-team and LMU Athletics' Male Newcomer of the Year.
The following year in 2008, he started 31 games, had a 7.15 goals against average, and was named to was named third-team All-American, first-team All-NCAA Tournament, the WWPA Player of the Year, first-team All-WWPA, MVP of the WWPA Tournament, first-team WWPA All-Tournament as well as LMU Male Athlete of the Year.[6]
Stevens started 28 games in 2009. He had 321 saves and a 6.15 goals against average. Following the season, he was named Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) Player of the Year (Making him the first player in his programs history to earn back-to-back Player of The Year Honors), Third-Team All-American, First-Team WWPA All-Conference, WWPA Tournament MVP, First-Team WWPA All-Tournament, First-Team NCAA All-Tournament, LMU Male Co-Athlete of the Year.
In 2010, in his last and final collegiate season he started 29 games, made 305 saves, and had a 6.41 goals against average. His performance helped LMU reach the NCAA Championships for the fourth year in a row. In his last year he finished the season as second-team All-American, first-team All-WWPA, WWPA Tournament MVP, first-team WWPA All-Tournament, and for the third year in a row he was the only goalkeeper to be named first-team NCAA All-Tournament.
He finished his college career with 1,232 total saves, setting a school record.[6]
United States National Team edit
Stevens has been a goalkeeper for the U.S. National Team since 2005 and most recently competed in the 2013 FINA World Championships, in Barcelona, Spain.[7]
USA Men's Senior National Water Polo Team[7]
- 2013 FINA World Championships, Barcelona, Spain
- 2013 FINA World League Super Final, Chilyabinsk, Russia
- 2013 UANA World Aquatic Championships, Calgary, Canada
- 2012 Olympic Alternate
- 2012 Pan Pacific Tournament, Melbourne, Australia
- 2011 FINA World Championships, Shanghai China
- 2011 26th World University Games, Shenzhen, China
- 2010 FINA World Cup, Oradea, Romania
- 2010 FINA World League Super Final, Nis, Serbia
- 2010 4th Volvo Cup International Tournament in Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary
- 2009 25th World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia
- 2009 3rd Volvo Cup International Tournament in Eger, Hungary
USA Junior National Team[7]
- 2005 Six Nations Water Polo Tournament in Cosenza, Italy
- 2006 Pan American Games in Montreal, Canada 1st Place
- 2007 FINA Junior World Championships in Long Beach, CA 6th Place
- 2007 Low Tatras Cup in Novaky, Slovakia 2nd place,
- 2007 L.E.N. Zagreb Cup in Zagreb, Croatia 4th place
Professional Highlights edit
Stevens previously played for Vaterpolo Klub Radnički Kragujevac located in Kragujevac, Serbia.[8]
- 2013 LEN Cup Champion (European Champions)
Personal edit
Stevens was born in Arcadia, California, on December 4, 1987. He is 6 feet, 3 inches tall. He resides in Orange, California.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Andrew STEVENS | Results | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ a b ISHOF Celebrates Black History in Aquatics Archived August 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Andy Stevens" Archived July 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. usawaterpolo.org. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
- ^ "Andy Stevens - Men's Water Polo". Loyola Marymount University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ "What They're Saying About Andy Stevens | LMU Magazine". Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
- ^ a b "Andy Stevens" Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine. lmulions.com. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
- ^ a b c "USAWATERPOLO.ORG :: Men's Senior National Team". 2016-08-05. Archived from the original on 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
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