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2025 MIT Men's Water Polo Roster

Tyler Kraft
Tyler Kraft

17 Derek Schaffer

  • Position ATK
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Redondo Beach, Calif.
  • High School Redondo Union High School
  • Major Chemical Engineering

Biography

Career Stats:
  • 2024: Goals - 11, Shots - 30, Assists - 23, Ejections Earned - 2, Ejections - 39, Steals - 12, Sprints Won - 2
  • 2025: Goals - 26, Shots - 100, Assists - 59, Ejections Earned - 3, Ejections - 40, Steals - 25, Sprints Won - 1
  • Totals: Goals - 37, Shots - 130, Assists - 82, Ejections Earned - 5, Ejections - 79, Steals - 37, Sprints Won - 3
Career Highs:
  • Goals - 3 vs. Harvard (November 2, 2024)
  • Assists - 4, Five Times, Most Recently vs. Brown (November 23, 2025)
  • Ejections Drawn - 1, Five Times, Most Recently vs. Iona (November 8, 2025)
  • Steals - 4 vs. Pomona (December 6, 2025)

Accolades:
  • 2025 ACWPC Superior Honors
2025 (Season Stats):
  • Led the team with 59 assists
  • Scored 26 goals
  • Had 25 steals
2024 (Season Stats):
  • Scored first career goal against Cal Tech
  • Put up three goals against Harvard on November 2
  • Recorded first assist on September 7 against Austin
Before MIT:
  • All Bay League Second Team
  • SAT Math and Chemistry Tutor
  • Principal's Honor Roll
  • AP Scholar w/ Distinction
Personal:
  • Favorite Sports Memory: "Scoring a game winning buzzer beater in CIF playoffs"
Club:
  • Palos Verdes Water Polo Club

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2024First Year

    ATK
    5'9"
    17
  • 17

    2025Sophomore

    ATK
    5'10"
    17