Pepperdine University Athletics

PEPPERDINE 2021: Posted four goals as a freshman ... Appeared in 11 games ... Scored twice vs. Westcliff (9/16) ... ACWPC All-Academic ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Santa Margarita Catholic High School, located in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., in 2021 ... Also attended Sage Hill High School in 2017-18 ... Played four years of varsity water polo ... Earned All-Trinity League first team as a senior and second team as a junior, and All-Academic League first team as a freshman ... Also competed in swimming and won a CIF Division 1 title ... Earned USA Water Polo and CIF academic awards and was on the honor roll.
 
CLUB: Competed with Aetos Water Polo Club as a U16-18 and Vanguard Aquatics as a U14-15.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in pre-business administration ... Born in Newport Beach, Calif. ... Son of Amy and Phil Cohen ... Has three siblings: Caitlin, Allison and Austin ... Grandfather, Tom Norton, swam and played water polo at Indiana and uncle, Tom Norton Jr., played water polo at UC Irvine ... Chose Pepperdine because “I believe the school and water polo are perfect fits for me.”
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys traveling and food ... Favorites include Outliers (book), The Green Brook (movie), Suits (TV show), Johnny Cash (musical artist), Italian (food) and ping pong (sport other than water polo) ... Favorite thing about water polo is “the physicality of the sport and wrestling the opponents. I pride myself on my defensive prowess.”