2018: ALL-WESTERN WATER POLO ASSOCIATION HONORABLE MENTION… ACWPC ALL-ACADEMIC (EXCELLENT) TEAM… WWPA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM… WWPA ALL-TOURNAMENT SECOND TEAM… Appeared in all 26 matches, finishing with 22 goals and 16 assists on the year for 38 points… Finished with 46 shot attempts and a .478 shooting percentage… Added 19 steals and 20 drawn exclusions on the year… Scored in 13 matches on the year, including four straight contests from Sept. 22-Oct. 5… Finished with a season-high five goals in a 12-11 win over UC San Diego on Oct. 14… Added a pair of goals against Harvard (twice), UCLA, Pacific, and Concordia… Finished with a steal in each of his last five matches, including a season-high three in the WWPA Championship against UC San Diego… Added a season-high four assists at Santa Clara on Sept. 29 and finished with three more helpers against Air Force on Oct. 19.
2017: Appeared in all 29 games... Scored 18 goals with 20 steals, 10 assists and 12 field blocks... Notched seventh career hat trick vs. Cal Baptist to kick off Aggie Roundup home tourney (9/14)... Had 2 goals with 2 assists and 2 steals the week before vs. San Jose State (9/9)... Earned ACWPC (Excellent) and WWPA All-Academic.
2016: Shot 34-for-82 (.415) with 9 assists, 20 steals and 11 field blocks in 471.5 minutes played... Scored 8 goals with 6 steals in the six WWPA games... Posted four hat tricks, including 3 goals and a steal in WWPA title game vs. UC San Diego (11/20)... Team’s leading scorer with 7 goals in Aggie Roundup (9/17-9/18)... All-Academic honoree from both WWPA and ACWPC (Superior)
2015: Appeared in all 26 games for 346.5 minutes... Scored 18 goals with 5 assists, 11 steals, 9 drawn kickouts and 8 blocked shots... Scored hat tricks in Triton Invite upset of Pepperdine (9/6) and home conference game vs. Santa Clara (10/17)... Had five multi-goal games.
2014: Redshirted.
SIR FRANCIS DRAKE HS ’14: Earned All-Marin County Athletic League second team honors as a senior, honorable mention as a junior... Played club ball for Sleepy Hollow Aquatics.
PERSONAL: Born in Santa Rosa, Calif.... Majoring in communication... Parents are Ralf & Jenifer Venne... Nickname is “Wally”... Joined in 2018 by his younger brother, Stefan...Played goalkeeper in high school but has moved to the field for UC Davis.
