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2022 Men's Water Polo Roster

16 Vanya Soshnikov

16 Vanya Soshnikov

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    180
  • Position:
    Attacker
  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Major:
    Managerial Economics
  • Hometown:
    Davis, Calif.
  • High School:
    Jesuit HS '20

Summary

Biography

HONORS & AWARDS
• 2020 ACWPC Academic Honor Roll - "Outstanding"

2022: Played in five games this season, registering one goal and two assists… Tallied three steals… Scored in the WWPA tournament against Fresno Pacific (11/18)… Had an assist in the WWPA Championship game (11/20).

2020: Team opted out of competition for the 2020-21 school year due to COVID-19, student-athletes will not lose a year of eligibility and maintain their athletic standing for the 2021-22 academic year.

JESUIT HS ’20
Four-year letter winner for the Marauders… A two-time Cal-Hi Sports All-American in water polo in 2018 and 2019… A two-time All-CIF first team selection as a junior and senior… Earned All-CIF second team honors as a sophomore… Named the team’s most outstanding freshman and the team’s most outstanding offensive player as a junior… Finished with a prep-high 54 goals and 29 assists in 28 games as a junior… Finished his senior season with 21 goals in nine matches… Scored 35 times with 13 assists as a sophomore in 29 games... Helped Jesuit HS to three straight Delta League titles his sophomore through senior seasons and CIF Sac-Joaquin Division I section titles as a sophomore and senior… Team was a section runner up as a junior and reached the quarterfinals his freshman season… Was also a member of the swim team as a junior and senior.

PERSONAL
Has a sister... His father is a professor in the Department of Mathematics at UC Davis... Played club for American River WPC in Sacramento… Speaks Russian… Member of the honor roll at Jesuit HS... Has traveled to 10 different countries... Lists his career sports highlight as, "scoring the game winner against Davis High School in the 2019 Delta League championships after being injured for six months and being the underdogs"... Non-sports heroes are Elon Musk, Steven Levitt, and Richard Shiller... Chose UC Davis because, "I have watched the team play from the stands for years since I was 12 and looked up to the players. To be able to attend and play at UC Davis has always been a dream. Also the coaching staff is great and team chemistry is amazing. Everyone at UC Davis is super friendly and cool."

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2020Freshman

    Attacker
    5'11" 175 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2021Sophomore

    Attacker
    5'11" 175 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    Attacker
    5'11" 180 lbs
    16