2005 Men's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Leonardo Laterza
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 190
THIS YEAR: With an average year by his standards, senior Leonardo Laterza will become one of the 5-most prolific goalscorers in CBU history ... Most experience as a starter of anyone on the team ... Constantly trying to get ball-side on offense ... A good transition player who is very good at reacting to the situation ... Will be relied on for veteran leadership.
2004: Scored 34 goals (fourth on the team) as a 2004 junior ... Also fourth on the team with 31 assists ... Drew 37 ejections (second on the team) ... Played in 33 games ... Scored 5 goals vs. Pomona-Pitzer ... Dished out 4 assists on 3 occasions: vs. Lindenwood, Cal Lutheran and Dallas.
2003: Scored 19 goals (fourth best on the team) as a 2003 sophomore ... Also had 6 assists and 9 steals ... Played in 16 games ... Scored 3 goals against both Whittier and Claremont-Mudd.
2002: Third on team with 40 goals as a 2002 freshman ... Also had 14 steals and 6 assists ... Scored career-high 6 goals against Pomona-Pitzer ... Scored 5 goals against Chapman ... Had 4 goals and 2 steals against George Washington.
SWIMMING: Was a member of California Baptist’s swim team in both 2002-03 and 2003-04.
HIGH SCHOOL: Spent senior year (2001-02) as an exchange student at Parkway South High School in Ballwin, Mo., in 2002 ... Named water polo MVP for the state of Missouri ... Scored 119 goals.
CLUB: Played briefly for the Croatian National Team in 1997 ... From 1993-2001, was part of the club team Jug-Croatia, which won 6 national championships.
OTHER: Majoring in business marketing ... Speaks 4 languages (Italian, German, Croatian and English) ... Sports hero is former tennis star Pete Sampras ... Born in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
