CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Building on a historic season that saw the Crimson earn its first conference title and make its first-ever National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Tournament and Final Four appearance, Harvard University men’s water polo welcomes the addition of four incoming freshmen that will make up the class of 2021: Dennis Blyashov, Jackson Enright, Bruno Snow and Ben Wagner.
“I’m very excited about the addition of these four young student-athletes to our Harvard program,” said Ted Minnis,The Friends of Harvard Water Polo Head Coach. “They are a very strong class and I look forward to them achieving their goals both in and out of the pool.”
The class of 2021 will look to add to a squad that finished 27-7, marking the best record in program history and the third-straight season with 20-plus wins. Harvard went on to win the Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC) Championship to clinch a spot in the NCAA Tournament, where the Crimson won two games to earn a bid to the Final Four.
Dennis Blyashov
Carlsbad, Calif. | Cathedral Catholic High
Four-year letterwinner for Cathedral Catholic … Three-time All-CIF first team selection and helped lead the Dons to three-straight CIF titles … Named USA National League Rookie of the Year in 2016 … Competed for USA National 17U team for four years … Helped lead USA to silver medal in Junior Olympics and Pan American Games … Played in World Youths and Draz Classic Tournament with national team … Honor Roll all four years.
Jackson Enright
San Mateo, Calif | Sacred Heart Preparatory
Four-year letterwinner and co-captain during senior season … Three-year starter as two-meter defender and utility … Selected to California-Hawaii All-America first team in 2016 … Garnered California-Hawaii All-America fourth team honors (2015 and honorable mention (2014) … Named All-Central Coast Section Player of the Year in senior campaign … Selected to All-CCS first team twice (2015, 2016) and second team (2014) … Three-time West Catholic Athletic League first team selection … Named Player of the Year by the San Mateo Daily Journal … Earned USA Water Polo Junior Olympics All-America honorable mention in 2016 … Four-time CIF-CCS Division Two and WCAL champions (2013-16) … Played for Stanford Water Polo Club for eight years … Also a four-year letterwinner in swimming at Sacred Heart … Four-time CCS qualifier … CCS 500-free finalist in 2015 and 2016 … AP Scholar with honors … USA Water Polo All-Academic (2015-17) … Selected as California-Hawaii Sports Bay Area’s CCS Scholar Athlete of the Year … Parents, Jeff and Martha, swam at UC-San Diego … Brother, Harrison, plays water polo at Stanford University.
Bruno Snow
Covina, Calif. | Claremont High School
Four-year letterwinner and starter at attacker for Claremont … Served as captain for two years … All-time leader in career goals and steals for the Wolfpack … Set single-season records for goals, assists and steals … Named Palomares League MVP in 2016 … Two-time California-Hawaii All-American … Selected to All-CIF Division Three first team during senior season … Voted Inland Valley Player of the Year in 2016 … Earned All-CIF Division Five first team twice and helped team to CIF Division Five Championship in 2014 … Selected as Ironman Super Finals MVP in 2015 … Named to All-America Junior Olympics first team (2009, 2011, 2013, 2014) and honorable mention (2016) … Garnered MVP of Junior Olympics in 2009 … Played for Foothill Club Water Polo for ten years … AP Scholar with honors … National Hispanic Merit Scholar … Recognized with the Claremont Rotary Club Oustanding Service Award … President of the Cancer Awareness Club (2015-17) and California Scholastic Federation lifetime member … Selected as Palomares League Outstanding Senior … Sister, Megan, played water polo at Pomona-Pitzer Colleges, and sister, Samantha, plays at Arizona State University.
Ben Wagner
Atherton, Calif. | Menlo School
Three-year letterwinner at Menlo … Earned Central Coast Section Division Two honorable mention in senior season … Collected second-team All-CCS honors in 2016 … Selected as CCS Senior All-Star … Won three consecutive Pacific Athletic League titles … Also a four-year letterwinner in swimming … Four-time CCS qualifier and Menlo School Breakthrough Swimmer of the year in 2015 and 2016 … AP Scholar with honors … National Merit Commended Student in senior year … Earned Menlo School highest honors all four years … Selected as winner of Menlo School History Department Award twice … Interned at NASA Ames Research Center in the aeronautics department in 2015 … Father, Peter ’88, sailed at Harvard.
Release courtesy Harvard University Athletics Communications
