Wheaton College (MA)

2024 SEASON: Member of the inaugural season for Wheaton College Lyons Men's Water Polo ... Saw time in 18 of 19 matches ... Ranked fifth on the team with 27 total points ... Scored 10 goals ... Tied for second on the team with 17 assists ... Racked up 34 steals to go with three field blocks ... Recorded two multi goal matches ... Scored his first collegiate goal and attempted a career-high 12 shots against Connecticut College on September 8 ... Tallied eight points with three goals and five assists in a four-match span from October 12 to October 14 ... Posted a career-high eight steals against Gannon University on September 23 ... Registered a career-best four points with one goal and personal best three assists against Connecticut College on November 13.

BEFORE WHEATON: Graduated from Lyons Township High School in 2024 ... Two-year letterwinner for the Lions ... Helped LTHS capture the State Championship as a senior and was a member of the third-place squad as a junior ... Named to the four-year Honor Roll at Lyons Township High School ... Competed for Lyons Aquatics.

PERSONAL: Born November 25, 2005 ... Majoring in Biology at Wheaton and would like to pursue a career as a Surgical Nurse ... Son of Jennifer and Thomas Vander Wagen ... Chose to play water polo for Wheaton because he's excited to be a part of a new team for its first year in a conference.