CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard men's water polo will add five student athletes to its roster next season, Ted Minnis, The Friends of Harvard Water Polo Head Coach, announced on Wednesday. Four of the five members of the class of 2027 arrive in Cambridge from California with one coming from Connecticut.
 
"I'm very excited to add these five scholar athletes to next year's team," Coach Minnis added."They each bring something unique. After graduating such a large senior class, we are really excited to bring them in and build off the foundation and progress of last year's team."
 
The Crimson is coming off an impressive couple of seasons under Head Coach Ted Minnis as Harvard has finished with 20+ wins in eight of the last nine seasons. This season the program finished with a 21-9 record and  a trip the NWPC semi-finals. 
 
More information on the class of 2027 can be found below:
 
John Burghardt | Utility | Manhattan Beach | Harvard-Westlake
Four-year varsity Water Polo (Harvard Westlake) … Member of the 2022 USA National Youth Team… Member of the LA Premier from 2019-2023… 2021 and 2022 CIF Open Division First team…2021 and 2022 CIF Mission League First team…Player of the Game against Canada in the Youth World Championships... Harvard-Westlake 2019 CIF D1 Champions… 2019 Regional Champions
 
Oliver Price | Goalie | La Jolla, California | The Bishop's School 
Four-year letter winner in Water Polo… One year of varsity swimming… Member of the La Jolla United Water Polo Club from 2016-2018… Member of San Diego Shores Water Polo Club from 2018-2023… Captain of the Bishop's School Water Polo team… 2020 All-CIF team…2021 All-CIF team…2021 US Club Championships 16U All-Tournament MVP…2021 Junior Olympics 16U First Team All-American…2022 All-CIF team 2019 CIF San Diego Section Champions…2020 CIF San Diego Section Champions…2021 US Club Championships 16U 2nd Place…2021 Junior Olympics 16U Platinum Division 2nd Place…2022 CIF San Diego Section Champions 2019-2020…USA Water Polo Academic All-American…2020 Presidential Volunteer Service Award …2020-2021 USA Water Polo Outstanding Academic All-American…2021-2022 …USA Water Polo Outstanding Academic All-American…2022-23 National Merit Scholar semi-finalist.

Vilas Sogaard-Srikrishnan | Attacker | Greenwich, Connecticut | Brunswick School  
A five-year member of varsity Water Polo… Four-year member of varsity Swimming… One year member of varsity Wrestling… Nine-year member of Greenwich Aquatics…Captain of Brunswick Water Polo team… 2022 Junior Olympics tournament assist leader…3rd place, 2022 US Club Championships with Greenwich…Cadet Futures National Team Selectman…4x Beast of the East, Cardinal Cup, NEPSAC Champion with Brunswick…7th place, 2022 North-South Challenge with Brunswick… 4-year High Honor Roll…Cum Laude Society Inductee…AP Scholar with Distinction…Rensselaer Medal Recipient…Brunswick Computer Science Award Recipient...United States Presidential Scholars Program Candidate…Father, Bharath, wrestled at Boston College (Class of 2000).
 
Jacob Tsotadze | Attacker | Menlo Park, California | Sacred Heart Preparatory
Four-year varsity starter… 2022 Team Co-Captain Varsity Starter…2022 WCAL & CCS & NORCAL Champions…2023 member of Stanford Water Polo Club… 2022 CA-Hawaii Boys' All American…
2022 1st Team CCS Co-MVP and 1st Team All-Conference WCAL 1st Team All-League.. 2022 USAWP Men's Youth Team.. 2013-2019 USAWP ODP Academy Team… 2019 Georgian National Team…National Society of High School Scholars… USAWP Outstanding Academic All American… Brother of Alex Tsotadze' 23 – played four years of Harvard Water Polo. 
 
Bradford Dickson | Attacker | Imperial Beach, California | Mar Vista High School 
Four-year letter winner in Water Polo…Two-year letter winner in Swimming…Member of Costa del Sur Water Polo club from 2015-2021…Member of the San Diego Shores Water Polo Club from 2021-2023…Mar Vista High School Varsity Water Polo Captain 2022…South Coast Junior Olympic Team Captain 2019…Varsity Water Polo Defensive Standout, 2020, 2023…Varsity Water Polo 2nd Team All-League, 2020…Varsity Water Polo 1st Team All-League, 2021,2022, 2023…Varsity Swim Team 2nd Team All-League, 2020…Varsity Swim Team 1st Team All-League, 2021…Metro Conference Fall Athlete of the Year, 2023…Mar Vista High School Mesa League…Champions 2019, 2020, 2021…Junior Olympic Medalist, 2019…California State Games Medalist, 2018, 2019, 2022…Mar Vista High School Salutatorian 2023…Academic All-American…USA Water Polo, 2019-2020…Cellist in the San Diego Youth Symphony 2019-2023…Cellist in the Hausman Chamber Music Program 2017-2023