Grant Watson Season 2023

Career Accolades

• ACWPC All-Academic – Superior (2022)
• MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete (2022)
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2022)

As a Redshirt-Sophomore (2023)

• Scored 27 goals, the fourth-most on the team
• Scored multiple goals in six games
• Recorded a hat trick on Sept. 2 against No. 10 UC Irvine
• Finished the season with 65 sprint wins, the best in the MPSF

As a Redshirt-Freshman (2022)

• ACWPC All-Academic – Superior
• MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• Appeared in 23 games, scoring 24 goals, including seven multi-goal performances
• Ranked second in the MPSF in record sprint wins, with 23
• Scored a season-high five goals at Brown (Sept. 5)
• Netted at least one goal in 13 different games

As a Freshman (2021)

• Redshirted

USA Water Polo

• Has competed for USA Youth National Team and Cadet Team

Prior to Stanford

• 2021 graduate of San Ramon Valley High School    
• Four year letterwinner in both water polo and swimming, serving as a captain for water polo as a senior
  • Second-team All-American (2020)
  • USA Water Polo Academic All-American (2019)
  • Section runner-up (2019)
  • NorCal runner-up (2020)
  • Won CIF state title as a swimmer (2019)
  • Part of two relays that hold school records
• Played club for 680 Water Polo Club (2017-18) and CCU Water Polo Club (2018-21)
  • National Junior Olympics champion (2021)
  • National Junior Olympics runner-up (2019)
  • MVP of 2019 16u Futures Tournament

Personal

• Full name is Grant Kevin Watson
• Son of Julie and Kevin Watson
  • Father, Kevin, played water polo at Stanford, graduating in 1993
• Has a younger sister, Lauren