Career Accolades
- NCAA champion (2019)
- Three-time ACWPC All-Academic - Outstanding (2018-20)
- MPSF All-Academic (2021)
As a Senior (2021)
- MPSF All-Academic
- Appeared in two games, totaling 0.668 quarters played
- Didn't allow any goals, totaling one save
As a Junior (2020)
- ACWPC All-Academic - Outstanding
- Allowed four goals and posted a 4.54 goals against average while playing over 3.5 quarters
- Totaled six saves
- Finished with a season-high three saves against Long Island (3/1)
- Added a multi-save performance against Sonoma State (1/18)
As a Sophomore (2019) • NCAA Champions
- ACWPC All-Academic - Outstanding
- Allowed three goals and posted a 3.00 goals against average while playing four quarters
- Made 11 total saves
- Had three stops in each of the season's first three games against Long Beach State (1/26), Fresno State (1/27) and San Jose State (1/27)
As a Freshman (2018)
- ACWPC All-Academic - Outstanding
- Allowed one goal and posted a 2.38 goals against average while playing 1.68 quarters (0.42 games)
- Made two saves, an average of 4.75 per game
- Collected first career save, coming on in relief in a win over Long Beach State at the Stanford Invitational (2/4)
- Other stop also came against Long Beach State at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational (2/23)
USA Water Polo
- Participated in training camps with the Cadet National Team (2015) and Youth National Team (2016) in Southern California
Prior to Stanford
- A 2017 graduate of Davis Senior High School in Davis, Calif.
- Lettered four years in water polo and served as a two-time team captain (2015 and 2016)
- Three-time Delta League Champions (2013, 2014, 2016)
- Three-time KAI-Sports All-American (California-Hawaii)
- First team (2016-17)
- Fifth team (2015-16)
- Ninth team (2014-15)
- Three-time All-Sac Joaquin Section first team (2014-16)
- Three-time All-Delta League first team (2014-16)
- Also lettered in swimming and was a team captain in 2017
- Played for Davis Water Polo Club from 2009-17
- Three-time USA Water Polo Outstanding Academic All-American (2016-17, 2015-16, 2014-15)
Personal
- Born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Parents are Christina and Bernhard Sturm
- Has a younger brother, Tristan
- Worked on a project to start an LGBTQ+ center for the Davis community
- Was an after-school tutor at Emerson (2015-16) and Holmes (2016-17) junior high schools
- National Merit Scholarship semifinalist