Cory Dodson Season 2012

USA Water Polo

• Participated with the U.S. Junior and Youth National Teams
• Played in the Junior Pan American Games in 2008 and 2010

As a junior in 2014

• Scored 10 goals
• Added a goal in win at UC Davis (2/15)
• Scored four times over two wins, including a hat trick in afternoon contest against Fresno Pacific (3/8)
• Posted a pair of goals in win over USC (3/30)

As a sophomore in 2013

• Scored 12 goals
• Netted first goal in win over CSU Bakersfield (1/27)
• Scored twice in win over Hawai'i at UCI Invitational (2/23)
• Added two more goals in win over CSU Bakersfield (3/2)
• Scored goals in each end of a doubleheader against San Diego State and Hawai'i (3/30)
• Netted a goal in National Collegiate Championship opener against Iona (5/10)

As a freshman in 2012

• Tallied seven goals
• Scored first collegiate goal against UC Davis at the Stanford Invitational (2/4)
• Added a pair of goals in the win at Santa Clara (2/18)
• Scored a goal in 5-4 loss to UCLA in UCI Invitational title game (2/26)
• Netted three goals at the National Collegiate Championship, one against Pomona-Pitzer, two against UC Irvine (5/12)

High School/Club

• 2011 graduate of Los Alamitos High School
• Earned four letters in both water polo and swimming
• Captained the water polo team in 2009 and 2011
• Helped lead team to Sunset League titles in 2010 and 2011
• Named team's MVP as a junior and senior
• Named an academic All-American all four years
• Sunset League MVP in 2011
• Played club for SoCal Water Polo
• Helped team to runner-up finishes at the Junior Olympics in 2009 and 2010, and a third-place finish in 2011
• Team won consecutive Cal Cup titles (2010-11) and captured the U.S. Club Championships title in 2010

Personal

• Born in Long Beach, Calif.
• Parents are Keith and Claudia Dodson
• Father sailed at Long Beach State and participated in the U.S. Olympic trials in 1992 and 1996
• mother played water polo and swam at UC San Diego
• An uncle, John O'Brien, played water polo at UC Irvine and was NCAA co-player of the year in 1982
• Older sister Kaley was also on the Stanford women's water polo team, winning a national title in 2011
• Majoring in human biology
• Enjoys sailing and reading