
Birth Date: | 04/18/1990 |
Height: | 6-0 |
Year: | Sophomore |
Hometown: | Palo Alto, Calif. |
High School: | Palo Alto HS |
Position: | DR |
UC SANTA BARBARA
2009: Played in eight games during his first
season on the active roster...Scored three goals for the
Gauchos...First career goal came in win over Whittier (Oct.
4)...Scored in back-to-back games against Cal and Fresno Pacific
(Nov. 7)...Also tallied two assists and drew an ejection...Earned
Dean's List honors. 2008: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Palo Alto High School under head coach Reid
Particelli...Captained both the water polo and swim teams during
his senior year...Was a two-time First Team All-Santa Clara Valley
Athletic League selection...Earned All-Central Coast Section
Honorable Mention honors following his senior campaign...Earned the
Mallory-Harkness Award for sportsmanship during both his junior and
senior seasons...Helped lead the Vikings to the 2007 SCVAL crown
and a second place finish in the CCS...Palo Alto placed second in
SCVAL in 2006...Earned All-American honors as a member of the
Viking swim team...Earned academic awards for mathematics,
statistics, and art.
CLUB
Played for Stanford Water Polo Club...Helped the team to a third
place finish at the 2008 National Junior Olympics.
PERSONAL
Geng Wang was born on April 18, 1990 in Beijing, China...Son of
Guan Wang and Youping Li...Has chosen to major in business
economics at UCSB and has aspirations of starting his own
company...When not playing water polo, he enjoys surfing, playing
beach volleyball, and snowboarding...Names "Gladiator" as his
favorite film while The Rolling Stones are his favorite
band...Names Ari Gold as his personal hero.