Pepperdine University Athletics

2024: Appeared in all 29 games for the Waves in freshman season ... Totaled 11 goals and 22 assists to go along with 15 steals and five blocks ... Recorded a goal and two assists in win over Westcliff (Sept. 19) ... Added three assists in win over No. 9 Long Beach State (Sept. 28) ... Scored two goals in victory against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Oct. 4) ... Logged two goals and an assist to help defeat Concordia (Oct. 5) ... Had two goals with an assist in win over No. 13 San Jose State (Nov. 9) ... Posted a goal and three assists in WCC Quarterfinal win over No. 19 LMU (Nov. 22).

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Newport Harbor High School, located in Newport Beach, Calif., in 2024 ... Played four years of varsity water polo ... A USA All-American in 2022 and 2023 ... Won the CIF-SS Open Division in 2022 and 2021 … A Varsity League Champion as a junior … Also lettered in swim … Was a USA Water Polo Academic All-American twice (2020-21, 2022-23) … Made the Principal’s Honor Roll (2023).
 
CLUB: Played club for Newport Beach Water Polo … 14U National Junior Olympics champion in 2019 … Took second at the Futures Super Finals in 2023 and third in the Futures Super Finals in 2022.
 
PERSONAL: Born in Newport Beach, Calif. ... Son of Allison and Wade Tift ... Dad Wade threw shot put for UCLA … Majoring in Communication … Chose to attend Pepperdine because “it has always been my dream to play water polo in Malibu."
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys surfing ... Favorites include Anthony Edwards (pro athlete), Los Angeles Lakers (pro team), Step Brothers (movie), Breaking Bad (TV show), burgers (food) and football (sport other than water polo) ... Favorite thing about water polo is “the fast pace of the game and getting to travel internationally with my club team to Croatia, Serbia and Italy a couple times.”