CBU Athletics

2020
Played in 11 of 12 games and made 10 starts in the shortened season as a senior... Named WWPA Player of the Year, the first in program history... Graduated ranking fourth in program history with 837 career saves and second with 46 games with 10 or more saves... Named WWPA Player of the Week on Feb. 11... Led the team and WWPA with 115 saves and a 51.8 save percentage (115-222)... Added 14 steals and two assists... Logged a season-high 20 saves against Loyola Marymount on Feb. 6 and had seven double-digit save performances on the year... Posted double-digit saves and double-digit steals in every postseason game: 11 against LMU in the WWPA Tournament semifinals on March 5 and in the conference championship against Air Force on March 6 and 12 versus UCLA in the NCAA Championships. 

?? PLAYER OF THE YEAR ??

Gabe Thorne is @TheWWPA's 2021 Player of the Year?? The senior goalie led the conference in saves (103), save percentage (52.6), GAA (10.50) and ranked sixth in steals (11) this season.#LanceUp? pic.twitter.com/i9StnrWQQ1

— California Baptist Men's Water Polo (@LancerWaterPolo) March 7, 2021

2019
Started 29 games as a junior... Voted All-WWPA honorable mention and to the conference's all-tournament first team... Logged 332 games on a 53.1 save percentage... Notched double-digit saves 21 times, with six games with 15 or more and two with 20 or more... Added eight games with multiple steals, with a season-high five at Air Force on Nov. 2... Recorded 34 saves, with a 54.8 save percentage and 9.94 goals-against average in the WWPA Championships... Named to ACWPC Superior All-Academic Team.
 

For the second time in his career, goalie Gabe Thorne has picked up all-conference honorable mention in @TheWWPA.

?? Conference leader with 298 saves
?? 52.9 save percentage (298-563)
?? 30 steals, 8 assists#LanceUp? pic.twitter.com/JlF9nXdChc

— California Baptist Men's Water Polo (@LancerWaterPolo) November 19, 2019

2018
Appeared in 17 games and made eight starts in goal as a sophomore... Posted a 4-4 record with a team-high 59.6 save percentage (99-of-245)... Ended the year with 146 saves, 14 steals and seven assists... Had five games with 10 or more saves, including a career-high 19 against Santa Clara on Nov. 17 and another 18-save game versus Fordham on Oct. 6... Named to ACWPC Superior All-Academic Team.

2017
Appeared in 24 games with 16 starts as a freshman... Received All-WWPA honorable mention... Recorded a team-high 244 saves and added 26 steals... Logged a 10-6 record in the cage... Finished the season with 15 assists and a 54.2 save percentage (244-450)... Posted 18 saves against Fresno Pacific on Sept. 30, which was the 10th most in a single game in program history... Saved 10 or more shots in 13 games... Earned WWPA All-Academic Team honors.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Temescal Canyon High in Lake Elsinore, Calif., where he graduated in 2016... Served as Titans team captain twice in 2015 and 2016... Played club for Elite Water Polo.

PERSONAL
Son of David and Lenea Thorne... Born in Yuma, Ariz. and raised in Lake Elsinore, Calif... Has a sister, Delaney, who attends CBU... Enjoys surfing, backpacking and water polo... Lists John 3:16 as his favorite Bible verse... Business major, with a marketing minor... Plans to pursue a career in administration after graduation.