Water Polo Guide - Jeremy Laster

Jeremy Laster

Position:     Driver (left-hander)
Height:       6'5"
Weight:       200
Birthdate:    2/24/74 in Fullerton, CA
Hometown:     San Clemente, CA
Education:    Stanford (1996)
Club:         Harvard Water Polo Foundation

Jeremy began playing water polo as part of a class project in the 8th grade. He was the leading scorer at Stanford in 1993, NCAA Tournament MVP in 1994, team captain 1995. He received the Stanford Block "S" Award as the outstanding male athlete in 1995 and two time Academic All-American (1993 and 1994).

Jeremy's father, Lonnie, played water polo at UC Santa Barbara. He enjoys watching sports, fishing, water skiing and reading literature. He is consistently ranked among top USA team scorers and took leave during winter and spring quarters at Stanford to train for Olympics. Jeremy is working on an Economics degree and plans to attend law school. He is a consistent leading scorer in National team competition.

Quick Facts

National Team member since 1993.
Competed in 93 international matches.
Twice won NCAA titles at Stanford in 1993 and 1994.
Three-time college All-American.

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Competition Highlights

1995:

World Cup, Atlanta, GA.
Pan American Games, Mar del Plata, Argentina, gold medal.

1994:

World Championships, Rome, Italy.
NCAA Championships, Long Beach, CA 1st.

1993:

World Junior Championships, Cairo, Egypt.
NCAA Championships, Long Beach, CA 1st.

1992:

Junior Pan American Games, Mexico City, Mexico, silver medal.
NCAA Championships, Long Beach, CA 2nd.

1991:

World Junior Championships, Corona del Mar, CA.

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