Pepperdine University Athletics

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Laguna Beach High School, located in Laguna Beach, Calif., in 2024 … Played four years of varsity water polo … Made the All-CIF SS Division I first team and All-Sunset Conference first team as a senior … The Laguna Beach Water Polo MVP in 2023 and Defensive Player of the Year in 2022 … Made the All-CIF SS Division I second team and All-Sunset Conference second team as a junior … Led his team in goals, assists and steals as a junior and senior … Earned the first ever Division I Finals appearance for Laguna Beach High School in 2023 … Played club for Vanguard Aquatics, SET Water Polo and Laguna Beach Water Polo.
 
CLUB: Competed for Vanguard Aquatics and SET Water Polo and Laguna Beach Water Polo... Earned an eighth-place finish at the Junior Olympics championship in 2023 … A 2018 All-American second team honoree while competing for Vanguard Aquatics
 
PERSONAL: Born in Chicago, Ill. ... Son of Holly and Chad Anderton ... Has one sibling: Luke ... Scored a five-meter on Coach Moses while playing for the 12U Vanguard team at a fundraiser clinic … Chose to attend Pepperdine because of “the tight knit community at the school and the water polo team. I am looking forward to learning from some of the best coaches in the world."
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys playing basketball, going to the beach and surfing ... Favorites include Kyrie Irving (pro athlete), Detroit Lions (pro team), The Great Gatsby (book), Elf (movie), Breaking Bad (TV show), Future (musical artist), waffles (food) and basketball (sport other than water polo) ... Favorite thing about water polo is “that it’s such a high pace and exciting game.”