Pepperdine University Athletics

CAREER: Has recorded 48 goals and five assists across his first three seasons.

2024: Saw action in all 29 games for the Waves ... Was fifth on the team with 35 goals ... Had 12 multi-goal efforts ... Posted an 11-game goal streak from Sept. 19 to Oct. 5 ... Secured hat tricks in consecutive efforts against No. 11 Princeton (Oct. 15) and Air Force (Oct. 20).
 
2023: Appeared in all 31 games as a sophomore … Scored 11 goals and had two assists … Had two multiple-goal games … Scored four times vs. Cal State Maritime (9/17) … Had seven assists and five field blocks.

2022: Played in one game as a freshman … Scored twice vs. Westcliff (9/15).

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Crespi Carmelite High School, located in Encino, Calif., in 2022 ... Played four years of varsity water polo ... Named the CIF Southern Section D6 Player of the Year as a sophomore ... Made the All-CIF first team as a senior and sophomore ... Made the All-Mission League first team three times and the second team as a sophomore ... Scored 386 goals in his career, including a school-record 163 as a sophomore ... An honor roll student all four years.
 
CLUB: Played with South Coast Aquatics for three years and the Los Angeles Water Polo Club for four years ... Made the All-Futures second team in 2018 ... Took fifth place in the gold division at the 2019 Junior Olympics.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in sports medicine ... Born in Los Angeles, Calif. ... Son of Sherry and Larry Joseph ... Has one sister, Phoebe ... Chose to attend Pepperdine because of “the great coaching staff and family mentality that comes with every single team each year. Growing up in Malibu, Pepperdine was always my dream school as a kid.”
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys surfing, watching movies and traveling ... Favorites include Aaron Rodgers (pro athlete), Green Bay Packers (pro team), Of Mice and Men (book), Step Brothers (movie), The Office (TV show), Bruno Mars (musical artist), burritos (food) and basketball (sport other than water polo) ... Favorite thing about water polo is “the physical aspect and how you can wrestle someone in the water while trying to score a goal.”