STANFORD, Calif. – Dunlevie Family Director of Men's Water Polo Brian Flacks announced the signings of six highly-decorated standouts on Wednesday.
Collin Caras (Manhattan Beach, Calif.), Jordan De Sousa (Cape Town, South Africa), Simone De Vecchis (Rome, Italy), Vincent Krilanovich (Sleepy Hollow, Calif.), Cormac Mulloy (Atherton, Calif.), and Ben Oerlemans (Los Angeles, Calif.) will join the Cardinal for the upcoming 2025 campaign.
Collin Caras • Los Angeles, CA • Harvard Westlake HS • Center Defender
Quick Profile: 2025 All-CIF First Team selection ... CIF Mission League MVP in 2025 ... 2024 USAWP 16u All-America First Team selection ... Three-time CIF Open Division Semifinalist at Harvard Westlake ... Competed with USAWP Junior Olympics 16u and 14u teams
Outside the Pool: Son of Bill and Christie ... Has an older brother, George, and an older sister, Katie ... George played water polo at Princeton, scoring 152 career goals for the Tigers ... His father, Bill, attended Stanford
Jordan De Sousa • Cape Town, South Africa • Bishops Diocesan College • Goalkeeper
Quick Profile: Competed with the South Africa senior men's national team in 2024, after competing at the u14, u16 and u18 levels ... Part of the No. 1 high school team in the country in 2024 ... Nite Series and Mazinter winner in 2024 ... Two-time SACS Top GK of the Tournament ... Inter-provincial gold medalist in 2023
Outside the Pool: Interested in majoring in economics ... Son of Grant and Annelize ... Has a sister, Issabella ... Chose Stanford "to rise. And one day, I’ll go home, not just as an athlete, but as a force for change."
Simone De Vecchis • Rome, Italy • Liceo scientifico Charles Darwin • Left side
Quick Profile: Represented Italy in international competition at the U18, U17, U16 and U15 levels ... Game MVP of win vs. Croatia at the 2024 U18 World Water Polo Championship ... Competed in several top leagues, including Italian Serie A1, Serie A2, and Spanish Primera Division
Outside the Pool: Son of Massimo and Roberta ... Has two older siblings, Luca and Daniele ... Competed in judo, soccer, skiing and swimming ... His brother, Luca, played water polo at Penn and was an All-America second team selection in 2013 before playing professionally
Vincent Krilanovich • Sleepy Hollow, Calif. • Archie Williams HS • Defender
Quick Profile: Primarily played center defender at Archie Williams HS in San Anselmo ... Advanced to the NorCal D1 tournament in 2024
Outside the Pool: Son of Paul and Camille ... Has a younger sister, Margeaux
Cormac Mulloy • Atherton, Calif. • Menlo HS • Goalkeeper
Quick Profile: Two-time All-American, 1st team in 2023-24 and honorable mention in 2022-23 ... First team All-CCS and All-NorCal in 2023-24 ... First team All-WCAL in 2022-23 ... Competed with the US Men's Youth National Team in 2023
Outside the Pool: Son of Corey and Jennifer ... Has two siblings, Maren and Tobey ... Interested in studying Economics
Ben Oerlemans • Los Angeles, Calif. • Harvard Westlake • Attacker
Quick Profile: Four-time Mission League champion ... Four-time CIF SS Open Division semifinalist ... Played for the Dutch junior national team in both the U17 and U19 European Championships ... Trained in Greece with Vouliagmeni
Outside the Pool: Son of Reinout and Danielle Oerlemans ... Mother, Danielle, was a professional cyclist, winning a national championship in the Netherlands and placing third in the Junior World Cup ... Has three siblings: Thijmen, Fiene and Kate