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2019 Men's Water Polo

1 Hayden Niederreiter

  • Position GK
  • Height 6-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Visalia, Calif.
  • High School Golden West
  • Major Biology

Biography

   Career Stats
YearSavesGoals AllowedShots FacedSave PercentageAssistsStealsEjections
20161913320.594050
20171712173880.4412290
20181501713210.4672182
20192152844990.4316356
Totals55568512400.44810878

 

Career Game Highs
Saves20vs. St. Francis (September 20, 2018)
Goals Allowed18Twice - Most Recently vs. St. Francis (November 22, 2019)
Assists1Ten Times - Most Recently vs. Iona (November 23, 2019)
Steals4Four Times - Most Recently vs. Johns Hopkins (December 8, 2019)


2019: [SEASON STATS]
- USA Water Polo Division III National Championship All-Tournament Team
- CWPA Division III Eastern Championship All-Tournament First Team
- ACWPC All-Academic (Excellent Honors)
- Led MIT to the inaugural USA Water Polo Division III National Championship where the Engineers placed third overall
- NWPC Defensive Player of the Week (Dec. 12)
- Made 215 saves on 499 shots for a .431 save percentage
- Posted career highs in assists and steals as a senior

2018: [SEASON STATS]
- CWPA Division III Championship Goalie of the Tournament
- ACWPC All-Academic (Excellent Honors)
- Made 150 saves on 321 shots for a .467 save percentage as a junior
- Made a career-high 20 saves against St. Francis on September 30
- Tied his career-high with four steals against Brown on November 3
- Aided the Engineers to their ninth CWPA Division III Eastern Championship in program history

2017: [SEASON STATS]
- CWPA Division III Championship All-Tournament Second Team
- ACWPC All-Academic (Excellent Honors)
- Produced a career-high 171 saves (44.1 save percentage)
- Registered his first collegiate save against Connecticut College (9/9)  [SEASON STATS]

2016:
[SEASON STATS]
- In his first collegiate season, made 19 saves and allowed 13 goals on 32 shots faced (59.4 save percentage)
- mMade a season-high ten saves in a 14-6 win over Penn State Behrend on September 17
- Aided the Engineers to their eighth CWPA Division III Eastern Championship in program history

Out of the Pool at MIT: 
- Majoring in biology
- Minoring in business analytics
- Interned at Leo Pharma in 2019
- Two-time MIT Water Polo MVP
- IM Executive Board Member
- House Manager, Steward, Athletics Chair and Summer President of Phi Delta Theta
- Completed research in the Amon Lab at the Koch Institute
- IFC Judicial Committee member
- IFC Risk Management Consultant
- UA Wellness Committee

High School:
- A 2016 graduate of Golden West High School
- Valedictorian
- Three-time varsity letterwinner
- 2015 CIF Central Section Division I MVP
- Fresno Bee All-Star Team
- 2015 CIF Central Section Division I Champions
- 2014 CIF Division II Champions
- Also played for the Sova, United and CCal Club team
- When not playing water polo, was a center in basketball and a sprinter on the swim team
- California Scholarship Federation
- Treasurer for the Class of 2016

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 1 A

    2016First Year

    G
    6'2"
    1 A
  • 1

    2017Sophomore

    G
    6'3"
    1
  • 1

    2018Junior

    GK
    6'3"
    1
  • 1

    2019Senior

    GK
    6'3"
    1