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Alex Bowen Season 2011
PositionUTL
Height6-4
ClassFreshman
HometownSantee, Calif.
Career Accolades
- 2015 Peter J. Cutino Award finalist
- 2014 ACWPC First Team All-American
- 2014 NCAA All-Tournament First Team
- 2014 All-MPSF First Team
- 2014 MSPF/Kap7 Tournament MVP
- 2013 ACWPC First Team All-American
- 2013 All-MPSF First Team
- 2012 ACWPC First Team All-American
- 2012 All-MPSF First Team
- 2011 ACWPC First Team All-American
- 2011 MPSF Newcomer of the Year
- 2011 All-MPSF First Team
- MPSF/Kap7 Player of the Week (October 3, 2011)
- Finished his career third all-time at Stanford and eighth in MPSF history in goals (253)
- Stanford's first four-time ACWPC First Team All-American since Tony Azevedo (2001-04)
USA Water Polo
- Represented his country as part of the USA Men's Senior National Team during the summer of 2014 at the FINA Intercontinental Qualification Tournament, the four-game series with Serbia in Northern California (June 4-8), the FINA World League Super Final and the FINA World Cup
- Netted 11 total goals as part of the USA's fourth-place finish at the FINA World Cup in Almaty, Kazakhstan (Aug. 19-24, 2014)
- Posted 13 total goals, including six in a 15-5 victory over China, as the U.S. finished fifth at the FINA World League Super Final in Dubai (June 14-21, 2014)
- Scored 11 goals to help the U.S. win gold at the FINA Intercontinental Qualification Tournament in Shanghai, China (May 26-31, 2014)
- Played with the USA Men's Senior National Team at the Volvo Cup in Sznolnok, Hungary Feb. 7-9, 2014
- Scored five goals in games against Serbia, Germany and Hungary
- Played with U.S. Junior National Team that took fifth at FINA World Junior Championship in Hungary in Aug. 2013
- Played for U.S. Senior National Team that took ninth at FINA World Championship in Spain in July 2013
- Helped U.S. to fourth-place finish at FINA World Super League in Russia in June
- Made U.S. Senior National Team debut at UANA World Aquatic Championship Qualification Tournament Jan. 30-Feb. 3, 2013
- Scored five goals to help U.S. to silver medal and qualification for FINA World Championship
- Has spent time with the U.S. Youth and Junior National Teams
- Played with the Junior National Team at the Junior Pan-Am Games in 2010 and at the Junior-World Championships in Volos, Greece in September 2011
As a Senior (2014)
- Peter J. Cutino Award finalist
- ACWPC First Team All-American
- NCAA All-Tournament First Team
- All-MPSF First Team
- MSPF/Kap7 Tournament MVP
- Second on the team with 65 goals, including 12 hat tricks as part of 19 multi-goal efforts
- Averaged 2.17 goals per game to finish sixth in the MPSF
- Tallied hat tricks in each of the season's final four games at the MPSF Tournament and NCAA Championship
- Scored four goals each in games at the NCAA Championship against USC (12/6) and UCSD (12/7)
- Put home eight at the MPSF Tournament, including four in the semifinal against USC (11/22) and three in the championship against Long Beach State (11/23)
- Notched at least one goal in all but four games
- Ten-game scoring streak to end the season was his longest of the year
As a Junior (2013)
- ACWPC First Team All-American
- All-MPSF First Team
- Second on the team with 71 goals
- Had 14 hat tricks out of 20 multi-goal games
- Scored four times in the season opener at Brown (9/7)
- Added four goals in wins over St. Francis Brooklyn (9/8) and UC Davis (9/21)
- Scored three times in an overtime loss to USC, then six times in third-place game win at California at the NorCal Invitational (9/22)
- Had consecutive hat tricks against Santa Clara (10/5) and UC Davis (10/12)
- Netted five goals in a win over UC Davis (10/20)
- Had hat tricks in MPSF wins over Pepperdine (10/27) and Long Beach State (11/10)
- Scored five times in a 17-16 overtime win at USC (11/16)
- Posted another five-goal game in the MPSF Tournament semifinal win over UCLA (11/30)
- Scored three times in a NCAA semifinal loss to Pacific (12/7)
As a Sophomore (2012)
- ACWPC First Team All-American
- All-MPSF First Team
- Scored 64 goals to finish second on the team
- Posted 12 hat tricks to tie for the team lead
- Scored 11 goals at both the NorCal Invitational (9/15-16) and SoCal Tournament (9/29-30)
- Netted two goals in a loss to USC (10/6)
- Posted hat tricks in games at Pepperdine (10/14) and California (10/20)
- Scored six times in a win over Long Beach State (10/28)
- Netted four goals in a win at UC Davis (11/3) and three in a win at Santa Clara (11/4)
- Scored three times in a home win over Pacific (11/16)
- Posted a six-goal game against Long Beach State in a MPSF Quarterfinal (11/23)
- Scored four times in a semifinal loss to USC (11/24) and once in a third-place game loss to UCLA (11/25)
As a Freshman (2011)
- ACWPC First Team All-American
- MPSF Newcomer of the Year
- All-MPSF First Team
- MPSF/Kap7 Player of the Week (October 3)
- Led team with 53 goals, including 11 hat tricks
- Posted a hat trick in his collegiate debut against St. Francis (NY) en route to scoring eight goals at the NorCal Invitational (9/17-18)
- Scored 11 goals, including six in the title game against California, as Stanford captured the SoCal Tournament (10/1-2)
- Scored twice in a come-from-behind win over UCSB (10/9)
- Posted a hat trick in 7-6 loss at UCLA (10/15)
- Scored another hat trick in a win at Pacific (10/21)
- Scored 11 goals, including three hat tricks, at the Bronco Stampede (10/22-23)
- Netted another hat trick in a win over Long Beach State (11/5)
- Scored four times against UC Davis (11/13)
High School
- A 2011 graduate of Santana High School in Santee, Calif.
- Played water polo and competed on the swim team all four years
- Captained the water polo team as a junior and senior and the swim team as a junior
- Helped lead Santana to Grossmont North League titles in 2007 and 2008 and to Grossmont Valley League titles in 2009 and 2010
- Holds the CIF San Diego Section career goals scored record with 547
- Named CIF San Diego Section Player of the Year as a senior
- Earned section first-team nods in 2009 and 2010 and selected to the second team in 2008
- Thrice named Grossmont North/Valley League MVP (2008-10)
- Made the league's first team all four years
- NISCA All-America Second Team selection in 2010
- Named to the All-California/Hawaii Sixth Team in 2009 and to the first team in 2010
- Played club water polo for San Diego Shores
- Helped team to a third-place finish at 2010 Junior Olympics and to a fourth-place finish in 2011
- Named Junior Olympics All-American from 2008-11
Personal
- Born in San Diego, Calif.
- Parents are Rod and Barbara
- Has one younger brother, Eric
Men's Water Polo
Friday Night Lights
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Cardinal Faces LBSU, UCI
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Card Back At Avery Saturday
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Kap7 NorCal Invitational
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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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Tigers Tamed
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Stanford Silences Santa Clara
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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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Gauchos Grounded
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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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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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