University of California, Santa Barbara

HIGH SCHOOL
Has eight varsity letters, multiple honors, and two years of varsity team captain experience at Brea Olinda under his belt … Helped the Wildcats to a CIF Southern Section Division II Championship win in 2024 … Was honored with First Team All-League and Third Team All-County in 2025 … Named CIF Southern Section Division II MVP in 2024 … Also listed Second Team All-League and Second Team All-County in 2024 … In 2023 he was named First Team All-League and Third Team for All-CIF Southern Section Division II … Was also honored with Second Team All-League his freshman season in 2022 … Garnered a 16U Junior Olympics Bronze Medal in 2024 and 4th place in 2023 … Is a four-time USA Water Polo Academic All-American … Also competed in swimming and holds four school records … Hold academic honors as well, awarded with salutatorian honors, an eight-time Athlete-Scholar, and four-time USA Water Polo Academic All-American.

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PERSONAL
Kyle Preston Franks was born on Apr. 4, 2008, in Anaheim to parents Steve and Dee Dee Franks … He grew up in Brea and has two older siblings, brother Daniel and sister Stephanie … Majoring in Computer Science ... Aspires to be a computer scientist and potentially a game designer … His favorite artists are Noah Kahan and Zack Bryan … He roots for the Cincinnati Bengals … His favorite TV show is Pokémon Horizons … In his free time he enjoys playing Spikeball, volleyball, and video games.