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2025 Triton Men's Water Polo Roster

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2 Landon Akerstrom

  • Position Attacker
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 200
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Costa Mesa, Calif.
  • High School Mater Dei
  • Major Real Estate and Development
  • College Seventh

Biography

MEDIA
Postgame Interview (10/6/24)

ATHLETIC AWARDS
Big West Preseason Coaches' Team (2025)
• ACWPC All-America Honorable Mention (2024)
All-Big West First Team (2024)
All-Big West Honorable Mention (2023)
• All-Big West Freshman Team (2023)
Big West Player of the Week (10/16/24)
• Two-time UCSD Athlete of the Week (10/14/24, 9/25/23)

UC SAN DIEGO DEBUT
• Sept. 2, 2023 vs. Biola: 1 goal, 1 assist

AS A JUNIOR IN 2025
Big West Coaches' Preseason Team.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2024
ACWPC All-America Honorable Mention ... All-Big West First Team ... Big West Player of the Week (10/16) ... UCSD Athlete of the Week (10/14) ... Played in 27 of 29 games ... Led team in goals (59), points (76), shots (116), field blocks (5), and sprint wins (25) ... Second on team in steals (26) ... Scored at least one goal in 23 of 27 games ... Multiple goals in 17 games ... 17-game scoring streak ... Twice scored a career-high six goals (9/13 vs. Wagner, 9/20 vs. Cal).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2023
All-Big West Honorable Mention ... All-Big West Freshman Team ... UCSD Athlete of the Week (9/25) ... Played in all 30 games ... Finished with 50 goals, the most of any Triton freshman and second-most on the roster ... Also had 21 assists to total 71 points, the third-most on the team  ... Ranked eighth in the Big West in goals, third in sprint win percentage (.629), fifth in sprint wins (22), and 10th in steals (29) ... Began his Triton career by scoring at least one goal in his first 12 games ... Registered at least one point in 28 of 30 games, which included the first 20 games of the year ... Multiple goals in 16 contests ... Seven hat tricks ... Rang up five points twice ... Fourth on the team with 18 drawn exclusions ... Second on the team with 113 shots ... Scored a season-high four goals against Occidental (9/23).

NATIONAL
Named to 2025 USA Water Polo Junior National Team that won a silver medal at the U20 World Championship in Croatia. It was the highest finish for a USA Men's National Team in World Championship play at any age group.

CLUB
• SoCal (2022-23), Vanguard (2016-22), CMAC (2011-16)
• Won South Coast Tournament with Vanguard

HIGH SCHOOL
• 2023 graduate of Mater Dei in Santa Ana, Calif.
• Four-year Scholar-Athlete
• Senior: Team captain ... All-CIF Southern Section Second Team
• Junior: Trinity League champion
• Three-year swimmer

PERSONAL
Born: June 18 in Laguna Hills, Calif.
Parents: Dad went to UC Irvine, mom went to Long Beach State
Siblings: Two sisters and a brother
Major: Real Estate and Development
College: Seventh
Future plans: Go into real estate
Favorite water polo memory: Winning Silver Medal at 2025 U20 World Championships
Favorite UC San Diego memory: Team BBQs
Roots for: LA Lakers
Favorite movie: Fantastic Mr. Fox
Listens to: Mike Sherm
Hobbies: Surfing, video games
Favorite food: Lasagna
Did you know: Has never broken a bone

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Goals 6 2 times 9/20/24 vs. California
Assists 3 4 times 11/1/24 vs. UC Santa Barbara
Points 6 4 times 10/6/24 vs. Air Force
Shots 11 at Long Beach State 10/25/24
Steals 5 at Long Beach State 10/25/24
Field Blocks 2 3 times 10/11/24 at UC Irvine
Drawn Exclusions 4 vs. Pacific 9/28/24
 
CAREER STATISTICS
Year GP G A P Sh. Sh. % EX DEX STL FB
2024 27 59 17 76 116 .509 19 12 26 5
2023 30 50 21 71 113 .442 24 18 29 7
Totals 57 109 38 147 229 .476 43 30 55 12

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2023Freshman

    Attacker
    6'4" 0 lbs
    18
  • 22

    2024Sophomore

    Attacker
    6'4" 200 lbs
    22
  • 2

    2025Junior

    Attacker
    6'4" 200 lbs
    2

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