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2009 Men's Water Polo

1 Nikhil Balaraman

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Encinitas, Calif.
  • Highschool The Bishop's School

Biography

2009 (Senior):
Earned a spot on the "Excellent" list on the ACWPCAll-Academic and CWPA Scholar-Athlete Teams ... Played 13 games,making 116 saves ... Made seven saves, including one on a penaltyshot against Claremont at MIT Invitational (Sept. 5)... Had five steals and recorded seven savesagainst Redlands at MIT Invitational (Sept. 6) ... Stopped 13 shotsagainst No. 11 Princeton at Princeton Invitational (Sept. 12) ...Made nine saves in win over MIT (Sept. 16) ... Recorded seven savesagainst George Washington in opening round of ECAC Championships(Sept. 18) ... Turned aside 11 shots against Chapman at ClaremontConvergence (Oct. 2) ... Made 11 saves in start against No. 20 CalBaptist (Oct. 3) ... Stopped three shots in win over ConnecticutCollege (Oct. 8) ... Recorded 11 saves against Brown (Oct. 10) ...Turned away seven shots against Fordham (Oct. 17) ... Made 11 savesagainst MIT at Northern Division Championships (Nov. 7) ... Earnedthe victory against Queens (N.Y.) at Northerns, making eight saves(Nov. 8).

2008 (Junior):
CWPA Scholar-Athlete Team ... Made six saves in threequarters in Harvard''s 17-8 victory over Washington & Jeffersonat Cambridge Invitational ... Had 10 saves against Iona during ECACChampionships (Sept. 20) ... Stopped six shots at No. 6 LoyolaMarymount (Oct. 5) ... Made two saves in win at Connecticut College(Oct. 23) ... Had 10 saves against Connecticut College at NorthernDivision Championships (Nov. 8).

2007 (Sophomore):
Did not see any game action.

2006 (Freshman):

Named to the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches 2006Men''s All-American Academic Team ... Had 52 saves in his firstseason ... Got his first start against Iona in the ECACChampionship and had three saves with one steal ... Had aseason-high 12 saves against Fordham and had 10 in a game againstRedlands.

High School:
Two-year starter in goalie at The Bishop''s School ... Captain ofteam as a senior ... Two-time All-Western League ... Two-timeAll-CIF ... Honorable Mention California-Hawaii All-America pick asa senior ... Member of four straight CIF championship teams ...Three-time San Diego County champions ... National Merit finalist... Two-time AP Scholar with Distinction ... Two-time San DiegoUnion Tribune Scholar-Athlete ... 2005 San Diego UnionTribune All-Academic First Team selection ... Enjoys singing.

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Historical Player Information

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    2007Sophomore

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    2008Junior

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    2009Senior

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