UC San Diego

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2021
ACWPC All-Academic ... WWPA All-Academic.

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2020
Triton Athletes' Council (TAC) team representative ... ACWPC All-Academic. 

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2019
ACWPC All-Academic...Triton Athletes' Council (TAC) team representative ... Played in three games as a reserve goalkeeper ... Finished the season with 12 saves and only four goals allowed.
 
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2018
Redshirted his first season on campus.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2018 graduate of Carlsbad High School ... Avocado West League Player of the Year as a senior ... Tallied 263 saves and 43 steals as a senior in 2017 ... Earned first-team all-league honors as both a junior and a senior ... Member of Carlsbad's CIF Championship team as a freshman in 2014 ... Part of four-consecutive Avocado West League championship teams ... Also competed with Carlsbad Water Polo Club.

PERSONAL
Born Oct. 3 in Carlsbad ... Son of Amanda and Kevin Kienast ... Has a younger sister named Madilyn ... Father played football at Western Washington ... Majoring in business psychology and minoring in global health at Muir College ... Wants to continue studying psychology in graduate school and pursue a master's degree or PhD ... Favorite water polo memory is getting to travel to Croatia with high school teammates and playing water polo in courses built into the sea ... Enjoys surfing, skiing, and camping ... Cheers for the San Diego Padres ... Lists Fernando Tatis Jr. as his favorite athlete ... Favorite movie is Pulp Fiction ... Listens to James Brown, the Wailers, and The Growlers ... Loves eating ramen and sushi ... Most people do not know that he shapes surfboards for himself and close friends.