Andy Stevens (water polo)
 | This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject, potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral. (January 2014) |
| 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 |
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. He currently plays for the United States national team and most recently competed for Team USA at the 2011 FINA World Championships.
Career
High school
Stevens played water polo at Villa Park High School[1] 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.[1][2]
College
Stevens then went to Loyola Marymount University, where he redshirted[clarification needed] the 2006 season. In 2007, he started 28 games as goalkeeper[3] 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, 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.[4]
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, which set a school record.[4]
International
Stevens has been a goalkeeper for the U.S. National Team since 2005 and most recently competed in the 2011 FINA World Championships, in Shanghai, China.[2]
Professional
Stevens currently plays for Vaterpolo Klub Radnički Kragujevac located in Kragujevac, Serbia.[5]
Personal
Stevens was born in Arcadia, California, on December 4, 1987. He is 6 feet, 3 inches tall. He resides in Orange, California.[2]
References
- ^ a b ISHOF Celebrates Black History in Aquatics Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "Andy Stevens" Archived 2012-07-11 at the Wayback Machine. usawaterpolo.org. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
- ^ What They’re Saying About Andy Stevens | LMU Magazine
- ^ a b "Andy Stevens". lmulions.com. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
- ^ "Andy Stevens". VKRadnicki.com. Retrieved September 24, 2012.