2006 Men's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Aaron Abellano
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Driver
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 150
THIS YEAR: Coming off 3 solid seasons in a row, Aaron Abellano ranks eighth in career assists (68) and tenth in steals (77) in the school record book ... A co-captain ... One of fastest water polo players on the West Coast ... Great transition game ... Brings quiet leadership and experience ... Hard working ... Gives everything for team.
2005: Was one of 2 players to appear in each of the team’s 32 games ... Scored 19 goals ... Accounted for 29 assists, which was tied for first on the team ... Was second with 33 steals ... Won 54 sprints to lead the team ... Scored 3 times vs. UC Davis (9/17) ... Scored twice against Pomona-Pitzer (9/14) ... Scored a goal in 4-straight games twice throughout the season ... Ripped off 4 steals against Claremont-Mudd (9/10) ... Had 2 assists 6 times.
2004: Boosted his output in his second year with the Lancers, with 28 goals as a 2004 sophomore (fifth-best on the team) ... Played in 33-of-34 games ... Grabbed 30 steals (fourth-best on the team) ... Had 7 multi-goal games ... Scored 3 goals vs. Houston ... Dished out 3 assists 3 times, twice vs. Chaminade and once vs. Iona ... Had 9 multi-steal games ... Posted 3 steals vs. both Air Force and Houston.
2003: CBU’s top freshman in 2003 scored 17 goals (sixth best on the team) ... Also had 21 assists (fourth best on the team) and 14 steals ... Played in all 27 games ... Scored 3 goals against both Cal Poly SLO and George Washington ... Had 3 assists against both Bucknell and George Washington.
SWIMMING: Earned All-American honors in the 50 free and 200 fly and was part of the national champion 200 medley and 200 free relay teams at the 2006 NAIA National Championships ... Finished fourth in the 200 fly and tenth in the 100 fly at the 2005 nationals ... Placed sixth in the 200 fly and eighth in the 100 fly as a 2004 freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from La Habra (Calif.) High in 2003 ... Played 2 years of varsity water polo ... Made All-Freeway League first team and All-CIF third team as a senior ... Named all-league second team as a junior ... Swam for 3 seasons on the varsity ... Placed first in the Freeway League and third in the CIF in the 100 fly ... Earned Scholar-Athlete honors.
OTHER: Majoring in criminal justice with a minor in Spanish ... Career goal is to enter into law enforcement ... Enjoys playing basketball ... Sports hero is football star Ricky Williams.
