2022 (Sophomore): Played in 11 games during the year … Tallied 10 points on nine goals with an assist, while adding five ejections drawn and three steals … Scored a season-high four goals against Mercyhurst in the Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference Tournament, while registering another hat trick at Johns Hopkins … Notched a pair of goals in the regular season against the Lakers, while adding a helper against McKendree … Also saw action against Biola (Navy Open), Cal Lutheran (Navy Open), #3 USC (Aggie Roundup), #10 San Jose State (Aggie Roundup), Mount St. Mary’s, #17 Fordham, and Johns Hopkins (MAWPC Tournament).
2021 (Freshman): Played in 20 of Navy’s 29 games on the season … Scored six points on five goals and an assist, while adding a pair of steals and a kickout drawn … Netted goals in five different games – vs. Iona (Navy Open), at #16 Fordham, vs. Biola (Gary Troyer Tournament), vs. Johns Hopkins, and vs. George Washington … Registered a season-best two points against Johns Hopkins, netting a goal and recording first collegiate assist … Made collegiate debut at the Navy Open against eventual national champion #3 Cal.
High School / Personal: Lettered in water polo (4 years) and swimming (4) at Valhalla High School in El Cajon, Calif. … Helped the Norsemen win the Grossmont Hills League Championship twice in water polo and four times in swimming … San Diego County Open Division participant (3x) … Named Second Team San Diego County CIF All-County as a senior, while earning All-Grossmont Hills League accolades three times … Selected VHS Outstanding Athlete (3x), MVP of the year (senior), and team captain (senior) … Member of the Valhalla Athletic Leadership Group and Safe School Ambassador as a junior and senior … Spent the 2020-21 academic year at the Hill School in Pottstown, Pa., which is a Naval Academy Foundation school …Son of Matt and Sharlene Nordquist … Father Matt was a member of the University of California rowing team.
Career Statistics
| Year |
Games |
Goals |
Assists |
Points |
Hat Tricks |
Steals |
KOD |
| 2021 |
20 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| 2022 |
11 |
9 |
1 |
10 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
| Totals |
31 |
14 |
2 |
16 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
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