Ben Resko

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
Center Defender
Height:
6-2
Weight:
220
Hometown:
San Diego, Calif.
High School:
Cathedral Catholic

2022: Finished the season with two goals, three steals, three exclusions drawn and one field block ... Had one steal and one field block against Gannon (Sept. 3) ... Scored a goal and added a steal against Connecticut College (Nov. 5) ... Had goal against Harvard in the third-place game of the NWPC Tournament (Nov. 20).

2021: Finished the season with 19 goals, 12 steals, four assists, two field blocks and drew 17 exclusions ... Began the season with two goals against Santa Clara (Sept. 4) ... Had three goals with a steal against Mount St. Mary's (Oct. 16) ... Scored two goals with a steal against Harvard (Nov. 7).

Before Brown: Helped team win a CIF title in 2018 and finish as a CIF finalist in 2019 … Earned four varsity letters … Played for head coach Tommy Corcoran … Competed on the club level for Del Mar Water Polo Club; helped team finish in the top 25 in the country and competed at Junior Olympics from 2015-19 … Earned USA Water Polo Academic All-America honors twice … Gained a spot on the 2019 Union Tribune All-Academic Team … First Honor Roll and National Honor Society student.

Personal: Ben is the son of Renee and John Resko … Has one older sister, Katherine … Grandfather Richard Kerns played water polo at Occidental College … An Eagle Scout … Plans to concentrate in Economics and pursue a career in finance.

Why Brown? “I selected Brown because I wanted to be challenged academically and the open curriculum will provide a platform for me to explore my interests. I am a fan of Coach Mercado, and I’m excited to represent Brown on its Division I water polo team.”