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University of California, Santa Barbara

2023 Men's Water Polo Roster

Jeff Liang

6 Colton Gregory

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 190
  • Year Graduate Student
  • Hometown Laguna Beach, Calif.
  • High School Laguna Beach HS
  • Position Attacker

Biography

UC SANTA BARBARA
2023

Played in all 30 games for the Gauchos … Led the team with eight field blocks … Scored 13 goals and assisted 13 more … Recorded hat-tricks of both goals and assists in Santa Barbara’s record-setting 34-2 win over Westcliff on Sept. 9 … Also posted a three-assist game in the Gauchos’ win over Loyola Marymount on Oct. 1.

2022
Scored 16 goals for the second consecutive season … Recorded a three-steal game against No. 6 UC Davis on September 25 … Scored a hat-trick against San Jose State on October 29.

2021
Scored a career-high 16 goals … Netted a career-high five goals in one game against Chapman on September 11 … Tallied a hat-trick against Redlands, also on September 11, giving him eight goals in a single day.

2020
Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

2019
Scored 11 goals and provided five assists … Marked his Gaucho debut with a hat-trick against Fresno Pacific (September 14) … Recorded a second hat-trick against Fresno Pacific on September 21.


HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letter winner at Laguna Beach High School under coach Ethan Damato … Helped the Breakers win three consecutive Orange Coast League Championships and earn four straight CIF Postseason appearances … Reached the CIF Championship his sophomore year … Three-time All-CIF Southern Section First Team selection … Scored a career high nine goals in a game against Palos Verdes as a sophomore … Scored 94 goals as a senior, finished his career with 267 goals and 97 assists.


PERSONAL
Colton “Colt” Gregory was born October 25, 2000 in Mission Viejo … Grew up in Laguna Beach … Son of Rand Gregory and Kym Serafino … Has an older brother, Luc … Majoring in Sociology at UC Santa Barbara … Aspires to become a firefighter … Roots for the Los Angeles Lakers … Lebron James and Kobe Bryant are his favorite athletes … Enjoys spending time at the beach, surfing, skim-boarding and skateboarding in his free time … Listens to MGMT, Led Zeppelin and Jack Johnson … Watches The Office and Breaking Bad … Favorite movies include Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith and Fast Times at Ridgemont High … Lists Dr. Seuss and Shel Silverstein as his favorite authors … Loves sushi.
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2019Freshman

    Attacker
    6'1" 185 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2020Sophomore

    Attacker
    6'1" 185 lbs
    19
  • 6

    2021Sophomore

    Attacker
    6'1" 185 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2022Senior

    Attacker
    6'2" 190 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2023Graduate Student

    Attacker
    6'2" 190 lbs
    6