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MAX WILDER
Freshman U lity San Francisco, Calif./ Menlo-Atherton
STEFAN ALEKSIC Freshman A acker Belgrade, Serbia/ Sport Gymnasium
High School: Member of Serbian Youth Na onal Team ... starter for and 10-year member of WC Par zan in Belgrade ... helped Par zan win tournaments in Mali Medo, Croa a; Olimpijske, Montenegro; Vouliagmeni, Greece and the Kinder Tournament in Hungary ... has competed in various championships and world cups with the Na onal Team ... star ng player for WPC Singidunum, which finished second in the Serbian Na onal League. Personal: Stefan Aleksic ... born Jan. 7, 1993 in Belgrade, Serbia ... son of Diana and Dragan Aleksic ... has one brother Filip ... major is undeclared.
High School: Earned four le ers in water polo and three in swimming at MenloAtherton High School ... captain of both teams ... helped water polo team to second place finish in CIF Division 1 ... second-team CIF Central Coast Sec on ... member of Pacific Zone ODP Youth Team ... played for Stanford Club A team along with fellow recruit Nick Hale ... All-American swimmer in the 400 free relay. Personal: Maxwell Christopher Wilder ... born June 16, 1993 in Stanford, Calif. ... son of Gloria and Christopher Wilder ... has one brother, Sam.
MAX MCKELVY
Freshman A acker Portola Valley, Calif./ Sacred Heart Prep
NICK HALE
Freshman U lity Menlo Park, Calif./ Menlo School High School: Member of water polo and swimming teams at Menlo School ... twome water polo All-American ... three- me all-league selec on ... three- me AllCentral Coast Sec on ... earned a gold medal at the Junior Olympics ... swim team MVP and captain ... played for Stanford Club A team along with fellow recruit Max Wilder. Personal: Nicholas John Hale ... born Feb. 16, 1994 in London, England ... son of Allison and Jonathan Hale ... has one sister, Lizzie, and two brothers, Ma and Andrew ... Lizzie is a member of the volleyball team at the University of Miami and will be a senior in 2012 ... Ma played water polo at Princeton ... Andrew was a member of the swimming team at UC Santa Cruz.
Freshman U lity Balboa Island, Calif./ Corona del Mar
High School: Two- me second-team all-league selec on for water polo ... helped water polo team to back-to-back league and Central Coast Sec on tle games ... squad finished second in both in 2010 and won championships in both in 2011 ... won WCAL league tle in 200 freestyle ... earned first-team all-league honors for swimming. Personal: Maximilian Harrison McKelvy ... born June 29, 1993 in Stanford, Calif. ... son of Teri and Dorian McKelvy ... has one sister, Taylor.
ANDREW ROBERTS Freshman Center Defender Moraga, Calif./ Campolindo
High School: Star ng center on water polo team that finished fourth in the North Coast Sec on quarterfinals ... was named All-DFAL ... earned team’s Most Improved Award ... scored 33 goals and dished out 36 assists as a senior ... Na onal Merit Scholar and AP Scholar ... water polo and swimming scholar-athlete. Personal: Andrew Roberts ... son of Sarah and Paul Roberts.
High School: A ended both Garces Memorial High School and Corona del Mar High School ... member of swimming, water polo, basketball and baseball teams ... led water polo team to California Interscholas c Federa on Central Sec on Division 3 tle ... water polo MVP of Central Sec on Division 3 and Yosemite League ... received Jim Coiner Sportsmanship Award ... MVP of water polo and swimming teams ... helped swim team to CIF Central Sec on Division 2 tle. Personal: Jedd Gavin Thayer ... born Oct. 7, 1993 in Orange, Calif. ... son of Paula Gavin and Sco Thayer ... has two siblings, Jaclyn and Jeri ... both siblings played soccer at NYU and were team captains ... Jeri played four years professionally in the United Soccer League ... father played baseball at UC Irvine and for three years professionally.
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