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2026 MIT Men's Water Polo Roster

Sydney Ciardi
Tyler Kraft
Gil Talbot
Gil Talbot
Gil Talbot

7 Kunal Rajadhyax

  • Position ATK
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Vernon Hills, Ill.
  • High School Adlai E. Stevenson
  • Major Computer Science and Business Management

Biography

Career Stats:
  • 2023: Goals - 6, Shots - 26, Assists - 10, Ejections Earned - 5, Ejections - 5, Steals - 11, Sprints Won - 1
  • 2024: Goals - 21, Shots - 68, Assists - 44, Ejections Earned - 19, Ejections - 22, Steals - 24, Sprints Won - 10
  • 2025: Goals - 28, Shots, 90, Assists - 32, Ejections Earned - 16, Ejections - 26, Steals, 23, Sprints Won - 4
  • Totals: Goals - 55, Shots - 184, Assists - 86, Ejections Earned - 40, Ejections - 53, Steals - 58, Sprints Won - 15
Career Highs:
  • Goals - 3, Three Times, Most Recently vs. Iona (November 22, 2024)
  • Assists - 5, Twice, Most Recently vs. LIU (November 10, 2024)
  • Ejections Drawn - 3, Twice, Most Recently vs. Mount St. Mary's (September 20, 2025)
  • Steals - 4 vs. Austin College (September 7, 2024)

Accolades:
  • 2024 USA Water Polo Division III Collegiate Championship All-Tournament Team
  • 2x ACWPC Superior Honors (2024, 2025)
2025 (Season Stats):
  • Scored 28 goals
  • Finished third on the team with 32 assists
  • Had 23 steals
2024 (Season Stats):
  • Scored a career best 21 goals
  • Posted six multi-goal games
  • Ranked fourth on the team with 24 steals
2023 (Season Stats):
  • Scored six goals and had three multi-goal games
  • Scored three times against Connecticut College on September 16
Before MIT:
  • 2x IHSA All-Sectional
  • IHSA Assist Leader 2023
  • Illinois Water Polo Senior Scholastic Award
  • All-Conference
  • Academic All-American
  • All-time leader for assists for Stevenson
  • 3rd all-time for assists in a season for IHSA
  • National Honor Society
  • Freshman Mentor Program (Advisory Leader)
  • Gold Honor Roll
  • Graduated with Highest Honors
  • 2x AP Scholar with Distinction
  • Stevenson Student Ambassador Award
Personal:
  • Internships at Genius Sports and IBM
  • President of Phi Kappa Psi
  • Favorite Sports Memory: "Getting to play in a state championship in my home pool with all of my friends watching and scoring a hatrick"

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2023First Year

    DR
    5'10" 165 lbs
    21
  • 7

    2024Sophomore

    ATK
    5'10" 0 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2025Junior

    ATK
    5'10" 165 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2026Senior

    ATK
    5'11" 180 lbs
    7