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2020 MIT Men's Water Polo Roster

6 Christian Schillinger

  • Position CD
  • Height 6-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Orinda, Calif.
  • High School Miramonte

Biography

 

Career Stats
YearGoalsShotsAssistsEjections DrawnEjections Vs.BlocksStealsSprints Won
20172347273513180
20181851463910240
2019297918154115351
Totals70177242811538771

 

Career Game Highs
Goals5Twice - Most Recently vs. Johns Hopkins (December 8, 2019)
Assists3vs. Penn State Behrend (October 26, 2019)
Ejections Drawn2Four Times - Most Recently vs. Harvard (November 10, 2019)
Field Blocks5vs. Wagner (October 19, 2019)
Steals5vs. Cal Lutheran (September 8, 2019)

2020:
- Season Cancelled Due to Covid-19

2019: [SEASON STATS]
- ACWPC All-Academic (Superior Honors)
- NWPC Player of the Week (Dec. 12)
- Led MIT to the inaugural USA Water Polo Division III National Championship where the Engineers placed third overall
- Posted single game career highs in goals, assists, ejections drawn, field blocks and steals as a junior

2018:
[SEASON STATS]
- ACWPC All-Academic (Outstanding Honors)
- Set single season career-highs with four goals against Iona on October 27, with two assists against Johns Hopkins on October 14, with two drawn ejections against Iona on November 17 and with four steals against Connecticut College on September 8
- Aided the Engineers to their ninth CWPA Division III Eastern Championship in program history

2017:
[SEASON STATS]
- ACWPC All-America Honorable Mention
- CWPA Division III Championship All-Tournament Second Team
- Tallied a pair of hat tricks against Monmouth on October 14 in the CWPA Division III Eastern Championship and against No. 12 Princeton on October 28

Out of the Pool at MIT:

- Majoring in mechanical engineering
- Minoring in computer science
- Concentration in economics
- Interned at AI Spacefactory and Meggitt Engine Systems
- MIT Media Lab Mediated Matter
- MIT Mechanical Engineering Department
- Fabrication Assistant at the MIT Media Lab 
- Treasurer of Phi Delta Theta
- Terrascope

High School:
- A 2017 graduate of Miramonte High School
- Rarned varsity letters in lacrosse, water polo and swimming
- Captain of Miramonte Water Polo Team
- 2016 NCS Division I Champion and League Champion
- First Team All-North Coast Section and First Team All-League selection
- Selected to CIF North Coast Section All-Star Team
- All-American
- Two-time State Championship Swimming qualifier
- Earned All-League First Team honors in 2016
- Also competed for the Lamorinda Water Polo team under Coach James Lathrop
- Selected to the 2015-16 ODP Pacific Zone Team
- National Forensics League
- National Speech & Debate Association
- California Scholarship Federation
- National Honor Society Life Member
- Tutor
- National Merit finalist
- NISCA Academic All American
- Three-time USA Water Polo Outstanding All-Academic honoree
- Eight-time NCS Scholar-Athlete
- Two-time Public Speaking California state qualifier 
- AP Scholar with Distinction
- Joseph Daugherty Memorial Scholarship for Academics, Service, and Leadership

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2017First Year

    CD
    6'5"
    6
  • 6

    2018Sophomore

    CD
    6'5"
    6
  • 6

    2019Junior

    CD
    6'5"
    6
  • 6

    2020Senior

    CD
    6'6"
    6