CAREER: Over his first three seasons, has 59 goals and 10 assists in 65 games.
PEPPERDINE 2023: Appeared in all 31 games as a junior … Had 43 goals on a .483 shooting percentage … Dished out six assists, collected 11 steals and had a team-high 12 field blocks … Scored four goals twice, at Harvard (9/3) and at Santa Clara (11/5) … Had 12 multi-goal games.
PEPPERDINE 2022: Scored nine goals and had four assists as a sophomore … Played in 23 games … Scored twice against Southern California (10/22).
PEPPERDINE 2021: Contributed four goals as a freshman ... Played in 12 games ... Scored twice against Biola (9/5) and once each against California Baptist (9/4) and Concordia (10/9).
USA WATER POLO: Made the Youth National Team in 2021 ... A member of the Youth Academy Team in 2020-21 ... Part of the Cadet national team in 2018 and the Development national team in 2017.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Santa Margarita Catholic High School, located in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., in 2021 ... Played four years of varsity water polo ... Earned All-Trinity League first team as a senior and second team as a junior ... Made the All-CIF Southern Section Division 1 third team as a junior ... Won the Trinity League title in 2020.
CLUB: Played for Aetos (U16-18), SET (U14) and OCWPC (U10-12).
PERSONAL: Majoring in pre-accounting ... Born in Laguna Beach, Calif. ... Son of Tom and Staci Walsh ... Has one sister, Thea, who plays water polo and has won an NCAA title at Stanford ... Chose Pepperdine because “I can play water polo for great coaches, great teammates, a strong program and in a family environment. The views of the ocean and beach right across the street are amazing. Pepperdine also has one of the best business programs, which I want to pursue.”
FAVORITES: Enjoys going to the beach and playing video games ... Lists his sports hero as Michael Jordan ... Favorites include Kobe Bryant (pro athlete), Los Angeles Lakers (pro team), 1984 (book), Step Brothers (movie), Family Guy (TV show), Pop Smoke (musical artist), pizza (food) and basketball (sport other than water polo) ... Favorite things about water polo are “the physicality and that there is a lot going on at once. I love that it is an intense physical and mental game.”
