Galen Hu

Class:
Senior
Position:
Attacker
Height:
5-11
Weight:
185
Hometown:
Colleyville, Texas
High School:
Cistercian Preparatory School

2019: Posted eight goals, eight assists, 14 ejections drawn, three field blocks, and two steals on the year … Scored a season-high four goals vs. Conn. College (Sept. 7) … Netted two goals at Iona (Oct. 5) … Dished out two assists vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (Nov. 24) at the NWPC Championship … Earned ACWPC All-Academic Team honors.

2018: Tallied five goals, 18 assists, 15 steals, 17 ejections drawn, and four field blocks on the year … Dished out a season-high four assists with three steals vs. Austin (Sept. 16) … Came up with a season-best four steals vs. Dallas Masters (Sept. 16) … Posted two assists and two steals at Austin (Sept. 15) … Earned ACWPC All-Academic Team honors … Gained CWPA Scholar-Athlete accolades.

2017: Recorded 10 goals, 16 assists, 11 steals, and 11 ejections drawn on the season … Scored a season-high three goals vs. McKendree (Sept. 2) … Dished out a season-best three assists vs. Princeton (Oct. 29) … Made three steals vs. Cal Baptist (Oct. 20) … Drew four ejections at Harvard (Oct. 7) … Earned ACWPC All-Academic Team honors.

2016: Scored five goals on the year … Tallied six assists, five field blocks, four steals, and four ejections drawn … Netted a season-high two goals vs. Conn. College (Sept. 28) … Helped Brown win the NWPC regular season title … Earned ACWPC All-Academic Team honors.

Before Brown: Won TISCA North Region MVP honors in 2016 … Gained TISCA All-State Second Team accolades as a senior … Helped lead team to a runner-up finish at the TISCA Private School State Championship … Captained Cistercian’s water polo and swimming & diving teams … Earned a spot on the TISCA All-State Swimming Team; a three-time TISCA Private School All-State swimmer … Garnered Swimming Newcomer of the Year honors … Played for North Texas Thunder Water Polo Club … Gained the Thunder Coaches Award … Also competed on the swimming and diving team … Garnered USA Water Polo Academic All-America accolades … A National Merit Scholarship finalist.

Personal: Galen is the son of Emma Yin and Jerry Hu … Has one brother, Daniel, a member of the Brown men’s water polo Class of 2021 … Plays the piano … Born on January 3, 1998 … Biology concentrator; plans to become a physician.

Why Brown? “I fell in love with the campus, people, academics, and water polo program. It was the right fit for me.”