Thea Walsh Season 2020

Career Accolades

• NCAA champion (2019)
• Two-time ACWPC All-Academic (2019-20)

As a Junior (2021)

• Opted out of the 2021 season

As a Sophomore (2020)

• ACWPC All-Academic - Excellent
• Appeared in seven games, making 41 saves
• Allowed 22 goals, posting a 4.55 goals against average
• Ranked second in MPSF in goals against average and save percentage
• Totaled career-best 12 saves against San Diego State (Feb. 21)
• Also posted double-digit saves against Fresno State (Jan. 25), finishing with 11

As a Freshman (2019) • NCAA Champions

• ACWPC All-Academic - Superior
• Competed in 24 games, making 57 saves
• Allowed 49 goals and posted a 5.56 goals against average
• Ranked second in the MPSF in goals against average and eighth in saves per game
• Made season-high eight saves three times, in games against Fresno State (Jan. 27), California (Feb. 3) and San Jose State (April 20)

USA Water Polo

• Part of the U.S. Water Polo National Team system since 2014
• Member of the U.S. squads which placed seventh at the FINA Youth World Championships in Serbia in September 2018 and  fifth in New Zealand in December 2016
• Was a member of the Senior National Team in 2017 that finished second at the FINA Intercontinental Tournament in Davis, Calif. in May 2017

Prior to Stanford

• 2018 graduate of Laguna Beach High School in Laguna Beach, Calif.
• Lettered four years in water polo and served as team captain as a senior
  • Two-time CIF SS Division 1 champion (2015 and 2017)
  • 2018 Orange Coast League MVP
  • Two-time Orange Coast League first team (2017 and 2018)
  • Two-time Orange Coast All-County first team (2017 and 2018)
  • 2018 Daily Pilot Player of the Year
  • Two-time Daily Pilot Dream Team (2017 and 2018)
  • Two-time CIF SS Division 1 first team (2017 and 2018)
  • Three-time USA Water Polo Academic All-American (2016, 2017, 2018)
  • 2018 Laguna Beach High School Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• Owns school records in career saves (743), single-season saves (298 in 2018) and single-game saves (20)
• Also competed for four years in varsity swimming and was a four-time Orange Coast League scholar-athlete
• Played for SET Water Polo Club
  • Second place at the 2015 16U Junior Olympics
  • Third place at the 2016 16U Junior Olympics
  • Third place at the 2018 18U Junior Olympics
  • Three-time Junior Olympics All-America first team (2015, 2016, 2018)

Personal

• Born in Long Beach, Calif.
• Parents are Thomas and Staci Walsh
• Has one younger brother, Matthew
• Four-time Superintendent's Honor Roll recipient

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