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2022 MIT Men's Water Polo Roster

Gil Talbot
Gil Talbot
Gil Talbot
Gil Talbot
Gil Talbot
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Gil Talbot

5/15 Miller Geschke

  • Position ATK
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Los Altos, Calif.
  • High School Menlo School

Biography

Career Stats
Year Goals Shots Assists Ejections Drawn Ejections Vs. Blocks Steals Sprints Won
2018 58 129 28 14 30 2 22 1
2019 82 212 31 17 38 7 43 4
2021 78 240 56 36 29 N/A 78 10
2022 70 170 49 21 33 N/A 88 2
Totals 288 751 164 88 130 9 231 17

Career Highs
Goals 10 vs. Connecticut College (November 6, 2021)
Assists 7 vs. Austin College (September 5, 2021)
Ejections Drawn 4 Twice - Most Recently vs. Harvard (November 6, 2021)
Field Blocks 2 vs. Bucknell (September 7, 2019)
Steals 8 vs. Connecticut College (October 8, 20220
Sprints Won 2 vs. Bucknell (September 7, 2019)  
 
Accolades:
- Northeast Water Polo Conference Player of the Week (9/10/19, 10/30/19,11/10/21, 10/12/22) 
- Northeast Water Polo Conference All-League Second Team (2022, 2021, 2019, 2018)
- Northeast Water Polo Conference All-Tournament Second Team (2022, 2019)
- ACWPC Division III All-American Second Team (2022, 2021)
- ACWPC Division III All-America First Team (2019, 2018)
- ACWPC All-Academic - Outstanding Honors (2022, 2021, 2019)
- USA Water Polo National Championship All-Tournament Team (2021, 2019)
- CWPA Division III Eastern Championship All-Tournament First Team (2022, 2021, 2019, 2018)
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2022-23)
In the record books (At time of graduation):
- Career Steals: 1st (231)
- Single Season Steals: 1st (88 - 2022), 2nd (78 - 2021)
- Career Assists: 1st (164)
- Single Season Assists: 1st (58 - 2021), 3rd (49 - 2022), 9th (31- 2019)
- Goals in a Game: 10 - 2021
- Career Goals: 2nd (288)
- Goals in a Single Season: 2nd (82 - 2019), 4th (78 - 2021), 9th (70 - 2022)

2022: (Season Stats)
- Led team in goals, assists, and steals
- Scored in all but one match during the season
- Recorded 13 hat tricks during the season
- Had 21 multi-goal matches 
- Put up six matches with five or more steals


2021: (Season Stats)
- Tied program record in goals in a single-game, scoring 10 against Connecticut College
- Finished the year leading the team in goals (78), steals (78) and assists (56)
- Scored in 26 of 29 matches
- Recorded 14 hat tricks on the year


2020:
- Was not a member of the team


2019: (SEASON STATS)
- Set new career high in all six stat categories above
- Scored at least one goal in all but two games as a sophomore and posted three or more goals in 17 contests
- Led MIT to the inaugural USA Water Polo Division III National Championship where the Engineers placed third overall


2018: (SEASON STATS)
- Ranks third in the MIT record books for most goals in a single game after he tallied six against Austin on September 2
- Scored at-least one goal in all but two games
- Registered 12 hat tricks 
- Aided the Engineers to their ninth CWPA Division III Eastern Championship in program history


Out of the Pool at MIT:
- Majoring in mechanical engineering with a minor in energy studies and a concentration in economics
- Was a mechanical design intern at Tesla
- Was a mechanical engineering intern at Oklo Inc.
- Reactor Engineer at Oklo Inc.
- Theta Tau Professional Engineering Fraternity


Favorite Sports Memory:
- Winning the national championships for 16U


Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:
-Beating Iona in a double overtime sudden death game during their senior night with our entire starting line kicked out.


High School:
- Graduated from the Menlo School
- Three-time varsity letter winner in both swimming and water polo
- Menlo School Sophomore Athlete of the Year
- Two-time First Team All-Central Coast Section
- Two-time Honorable Mention All-Central Coast Section
- 2015 First Team All-Peninsula Athletic League
- 2017 Second Team All-Central Coast Section
- Menlo School 2017 Varsity Water Polo Captain
- Two-time Central Coast Section DII Runner-Up
- 2017 Central Coast Section Open Division Runner-Up
- 2016 16U Club National Junior Olympics Champions 
- 2018 Kap7 International Tournament Champions
- 2018 Newport Invitational Champions
- Also played for the Stanford Water Polo Club
- Four-year member of the Honor Roll
- Two-time winner of the Math Department Award

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2018First Year

    ATK
    6'1"
    15
  • 7

    2019Sophomore

    ATK
    6'1"
    7
  • 5
    C

    2021Senior

    ATK
    6'0"
    5
    C
  • 5

    2022Senior

    ATK
    6'0"
    5