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2021 Men's Water Polo Roster

12 Mike Gertsik

  • Height 5-8
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • Highschool Leon M. Goldstein
  • Position DR

Biography

Awards:
• NESCAC Fall All-Academic Team (2020)
• ACWPC All-America Honorable Mention (2019)
• NESCAC Fall All-Academic Team (2019)
 
2020:
Season was canceled due to COVID-19 … Earned a place on the NESCAC Fall All-Academic Team.
 
2019:
Played in all 16 games as a sophomore … Was recognized as an ACWPC All-America Honorable Mention selection and made the NESCAC Fall All-Academic Team … Racked up 36 goals … Registered first hat trick of the season in an 11-8 win over Penn State Behrend (9/21) … Scored four times versus Mercyhurst (9/28) and matched a career best at the time with six markers in a 19-14 triumph over Monmouth (9/29) … Set a career high with six goals in a 19-11 win against Washington & Jefferson (10/19) … Tallied five goals versus Johns Hopkins (10/26).
 
2018:
Appeared in all 25 games as a freshman … Scored 40 goals, beginning with his first career marker versus Penn State Behrend (9/15) … Netted first career hat trick in a 10-8 victory against McKendree (9/23) … Had a goal and four steals versus Cal Tech (10/5) and three goals versus Occidental (10/6) at the Gary Troyer Tournament … Scored three goals, including the game-winning marker, in a 15-14 win over Monmouth (10/14) at the CWPA Division III Championships … Established a career high with five goals versus Mercyhurst (11/3) … Finished the season on a high note by scoring four goals, including three in the fourth and overtime game-winning marker, in a14-13 triumph over Washington & Jefferson (11/4) at the Mid-Atlantic West Region Championships.
 
High School:
Four-year letterwinner in water polo and swimming … Won the Olympic Development Program (ODP) Nick Johnson Award in water polo and captained the swimming team for two seasons … Was a member of the 10th-place water polo team at the Junior Olympics in 2016 … Earned Dean’s High Honors and was a member of the Russian Heritage Club.
 
Personal:
Majoring in Government and minoring in Sociology … Is also enrolled in the Pre-Law Pathway … Enjoys running and swimming … Favorite athlete is James Harden … Plans to become an attorney after graduation.
 
Why Did You Choose Connecticut College?
“I chose Connecticut College because of its variety of majors as well as its balance for students between athletics and academics.”
 
What Does #OneCamel Mean To You?
“#OneCamel means we are all together in one small community.”
 
Career High:
Goals: 6, vs. Washington & Jefferson (10/19/19)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2018Freshman

    DR
    5'8"
    12
  • 12

    2019Sophomore

    DR
    5'8"
    12
  • 12

    2020Junior

    DR
    5'8"
    12
  • 12

    2021Senior

    Driver
    5'8"
    12