Men's Water Polo

2007 ACWPC All-Academic

AS A SENIOR IN 2010: Battled injuries all season appearing in 14 of the 34 games... collected one assist, two steals, and three earned ejections... recorded two steals and a earned ejection against George Washington (9/11)… had a field block and earned two ejections in a win over Harvard (9/12).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2009: Stole the ball twice in eight matches played.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2008: Played in 13 of the Broncos' 30 matches ... scored one goal on four attempts ... added nine steals and three drawn ejections ... recorded season-highs with two goals and two earned ejections against UCSB (Sept. 21).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2007-08: 9/7 vs. Queens - DNP ... 9/8 vs. George Washington - DNP ... 9/8 vs. Navy - DNP ... 9/9 vs. Princeton - DNP ... 9/9 vs. Gannon - DNP ... 9/15 vs. UCLA - Came off the bench but did not attempt a shot ... 9/15 vs. UC Davis - DNP ... 9/16 vs. Air Force - Came off the bench but did not attempt a shot ... 9/16 vs. UC Santa Cruz - Came off the bench and surrendered two kickouts ... 9/22 vs. La Verne - Came off the bench and scored one goal on one attempt ... 9/22 vs. Redlands - DNP ... 9/23 vs. Claremont - DNP ... 9/23 vs. Whittier - Came off the bench and drew a kickout ... 9/29 vs. UC Davis - DNP ... 9/30 vs. UCLA - Came off the bench but did not attempt a shot ... 9/30 vs. Fresno Pacific - Came off the bench and scored twice on two attempts with a steal and two kickouts drawn ... 10/5 vs. Whittier - DNP ... 10/5 vs. Pomona - DNP ... 10/6 vs. Brown - DNP ... 10/6 vs. Cal Lutheran - DNP ... 10/14 vs. UC Santa Cruz - DNP ... 10/26 vs. LMU - DNP ... 10/28 vs. Cal - Came off the bench and attempted one shot ... 11/3 vs. UC Santa Cruz - Came off the bench and surrendered a kickout ... 11/4 vs. UC Davis - DNP ... 11/11 vs. Stanford - Came off the bench but did not attempt a shot ... 11/16 vs. Pomona (WWPA 1st round) - DNP ... 11/17 vs. LMU (WWPA semifinals) - DNP ... 11/18 vs. Air Force (WWPA 3rd place game) - DNP.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of New Canaan High School in New Canaan, Conn. ... coached by Scott Schulte, Jeff Hilk, John Abdou, Felix Mercado, and Damon Newman ... also was on the swim team as a prep ... made the All-Tournament teams in the Greenwich Cardinal Cup, Wilton Shootout, and All-Eastern HS Tournament ... member of the U.S. National Developement team in 2003 ... played in overseas with Greenwich Water Polo ... played on the Northeast Zone Men's Youth Team and New York Athletic Club team ... All-American in the 200 Medley Relay, 100 Butterfly, and 50 Freestyle ... 4 year All-FCIAC 1st Team and 4 year All-State CT Team in swimming ... As Co-Captain in 2007 lead prep team to their first State Championship win and first County Championship in 37 years ... a member of the Service League of Boys and made honor roll all 4 years.

PERSONAL: Son of William Buttenwieser and Eugenie Diserio ... has an older sister, Indiana, two younger sisters, Hallie and Liberty, and a younger brother, Jake ... father swam for Brandeis University ... enjoys video games, travelling the world, and being around family and friends in addition to water polo ... aspires to become a leader in sports TV broadcast production ... majoring in communication.