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BJ Churnside Season 2012
PositionDRIVER
Weight185 lbs
Height6-3
ClassFreshman
HometownOrange, Calif.
Career Accolades
- 2014 ACWPC Second Team All-American
- 2014 NCAA All-Tournament Second Team
- 2014 All-MPSF Second Team
- 2014 MPSF/Kap7 All-Tournament Team
- 2014 NCAA Elite 89 Award
- 2014 ACWPC All-Academic - Outstanding
- 2014 MPSF All-Academic
- 2013 ACWPC Third Team All-American
- 2013 NCAA All-Tournament Second Team
- 2013 All-MPSF Honorable Mention
- 2013 ACWPC All-Academic - Outstanding
- 2013 MPSF All-Academic
- 2012 ACWPC All-America Honorable Mention
- 2012 All-MPSF Honorable Mention
- 2012 ACWPC All-Academic - Superior
USA Water Polo
- Spent time with the U.S. Youth National Team at the Giugno International Tournament in Sicily in August 2011
As a Junior (2014)
- ACWPC Second Team All-American
- NCAA All-Tournament Second Team
- All-MPSF Second Team
- MPSF/Kap7 All-Tournament Team
- NCAA Elite 89 Award
- ACWPC All-Academic - Outstanding
- MPSF All-Academic
- Third on the team with 45 goals, including six hat tricks as part of 13 multi-goal efforts
- Tied for 20th in the MPSF in goals per game (1.50)
- Scored four goals each in back-to-back wins over Whittier (9/28) and UC Irvine (10/4)
- Scored in nine consecutive games from Sept. 27 to Oct. 12
- Put home three of his four goals against USC (10/18) in the game’s final five minutes, breaking deadlocks at 8-8, 9-9 and finally 10-10 to propel Stanford to an 11-10 victory
- Scored twice in the fourth quarter to put the Cardinal over the top, 8-7, in the MPSF Championship against Long Beach State (11/23)
- Rattled the cage with an exclusion goal at 3:45 to bring Stanford level and clinched the title by scoring with just 15 seconds to go
- Tallied a hat trick in the MPSF Championship win over Long Beach State (11/23)
As a Sophomore (2013)
- ACWPC Third Team All-American
- NCAA All-Tournament Second Team
- All-MPSF Honorable Mention
- ACWPC All-Academic - Outstanding
- MPSF All-Academic
- Third on the team with 45 goals, posting six hat tricks among his 15 multi-goal games
- Posted a hat trick in win over MIT (9/8)
- Scored twice in the first two NorCal Invitational wins over UC Davis and Pacific (9/21)
- Netted four goals in a UCI Invitational second-round win over California (10/12)
- Scored twice in MPSF wins over Pepperdine (10/27) and UC Santa Barbara (11/3)
- Posted a hat trick in a win at UC Irvine (11/8)
- Had another hat trick in a Big Splash win over California (11/23)
- Scored thrice in the MPSF Tournament title-game loss to USC (12/1)
- Scored seven goals at the NCAA Championship, including a hat trick in the semifinal loss to Pacific (12/7)
As a Freshman (2012)
- ACWPC All-America Honorable Mention
- All-MPSF Honorable Mention
- ACWPC All-Academic - Superior
- Finished the year third on the team with 31 goals
- Scored 22 goals over the season's final seven games
- Scored six times over four games at NorCal Invitational, including two against USC (9/16)
- Opened his season-ending run with a hat trick at UC Davis (11/3) and four goals at Santa Clara (11/4)
- Scored four goals in three straight games against Pacific (11/16), Long Beach State (11/23) and USC (11/24)
- Netted a pair of goals in a third-place game loss to UCLA (11/25)
High School
- A 2012 graduate of Villa Park High School
- Four-year letterwinner in water polo and swimming
- Captained the water polo and swim teams
- Helped Villa Park to Century League titles in 2008, 2009 and 2011
- Thrice named to the All-CIF Southern Section Division II First Team (2009-11)
- Named to the All-CIF Southern Section Second Team in 2008
- Finished his prep career with a school-record 424 goals
- Was named to the NISCA/Speedo Boys All-America Third Team in 2010-11
- Has played club ball for Socal Water Polo Club since 2005
Personal
- Born in Orange, Calif.
- Parents are Joseph and Rebecca
- Has two older siblings, Alex and Cassie
- Alex played water polo for the U.S. Air Force Academy
- Cassie is a 2012 Stanford graduate and won two NCAA titles (2011-12) with the Stanford women's water polo team
- Hobbies include watching movies and people watching
Men's Water Polo
2015 Season In Review
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2015-16 Athletics Board Awards
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Card Downs UCI In Finale
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Cardinal Shuts Out Broncos
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Cardinal Faces LBSU, UCI
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Card Back At Avery Saturday
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Bonanni Leads Cardinal
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Tournament Opening Win
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Abdulhamid Powers Stanford
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Bruno Classic Sweep
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Stanford Takes Third
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Sudden-Death Defeat
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Crown for the Cardinal
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Title Game Awaits
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Waves Broken
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Big Splash Victors
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Bonanni, Bowen Lead Cardinal
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Win Against the Waves
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Close Comeback
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Down Goes No. 1
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Stanford Third in SoCal
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Two Games, Two Wins
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Davis Downed
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MPSF-Opening Win
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Bonanni Joins Stanford Elite
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Vargas Wins 250th
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Stanford Second At NorCal
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Cardinal Advances To Semis
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Cardinal Starts With Sweep
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Cardinal Season Ends In Overtime Loss To UCLA
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Cardinal Comeback Falls Short In MPSF Semifinal Loss At USC
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Bowen's Golden Goal Sends Cardinal Into MPSF Semifinals
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No. 3 Stanford Sends Seniors Off With 12-9 Win
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No. 3 Stanford Falls At No. 2 UCLA
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No. 3 Stanford Closes Weekend With Win At No. 19 Santa Clara
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No. 3 Stanford Rolls Past No. 16 UC Davis, 18-7
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Bonanni's Eight Goals Power No. 4 Stanford Saturday
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No. 5 Stanford Picks Up Key Win At No. 2 UC Santa Barbara
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Cardinal Downs No. 3 Cal For Third Place At NorCal Invite
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