Men's Water Polo

2019 WWPA All-Freshman Team
2x WWPA All-Academic
2020 ACWPC All-Academic Team

AT SANTA CLARA: A fourth-year member of the program who has seen action in 58 career games (45 starts) … Has recorded 41 goals, 59 assists and 49 steals, and 20 kickouts drawn through the 2021 season.

AS A JUNIOR (2021): Started all 27 games ... Finished the year with 19 goals, 26 assists, 25 steals and 10 kickouts drawn ... Tied career high of three goals on three occassions - vs. Redlands (9/18), vs. Navy (10/2) and at Fresno Pacific (10/6) ... Posted five multi-goal games ... Career-high four steals vs. Stanford (9/8) and LMU (11/6). 

AS A SOPHOMORE (2020-played in spring 2021): Started all three games … totaled two goals, three assists, two steal and two kickouts drawn … tied his career-best two kickouts drawn at San Jose State (March 13) ... earned 'excellent' status on the ACWPC All-Academic Team ... member of the WWPA All-Academic Team.

AS A FRESHMAN (2019): Played in all 28 games, starting in 15 … earned a spot on the WWPA All-Freshman team … totaled 20 goals, 30 assists and 22 steals … accumulated five field blocks and eight kickouts drawn … member of the WWPA All-Academic Team … tied for second on the team in steals … had a career-high four assists and two goals against Austin College (Sept. 21) ... posted a career-high three goals and one goal against La Verne (Oct. 5) … scored once and matched his career high with four assists vs. Occidental (Oct. 5).

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose, California … four-year member of the team ... helped lead team to CCS Championships in 2015, 2016, and 2018 … named to All-CCS team his final three seasons … an all-league selection from 2016-18 ...also a member of the swimming and diving team.

PERSONAL: Parents are Eleanore and Pat Kirk … has two older siblings Patrick and Mackenzie ... Patrick was a four-year member (2016-19) of the Santa Clara water polo team … co-president of the Ceramics club in high school … enjoys camping and going to the beach ... a neuroscience major.

CAREER HIGHS:

• Goals: 3, multiple times, last at Fresno Pacific (Oct. 6, 2021)
• Assists: 4, twice, last vs. Occidental (Oct. 5, 2019)
• Steals: 4, twice, last vs. LMU (Nov. 6, 2021)
• Kickouts Drawn: 3 vs. LMU (Nov. 6, 2021)