2025 Men's Water Polo Roster
Newman, Kole

Jersey Number 1
Kole Newman
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 185
- Hometown:
- Santa Monica, Calif.
- High School:
- Brentwood School
Bio
2023: Finished second on the team with 113 saves and added seven steals and three assists ... Finished with nine saves against Pepperdine (Sept. 2) ... Had 14 saves against Pacific (Sept. 4) ... Collected 10 saves in a win over Salem (Oct. 14) ... Posted 12 saves with a steal against Cal State Fullerton (Oct. 21) ... Had 11 saves with one assist against LIU (Oct. 29) ... Saved 18 shots with a steal and an assist against MIT (Nov. 4).
2022: Named to the NWPC All-Tournament Team ... Led Brown with 202 blocks in goal ... Allowed 267 goals to finish the season with a .431 save percentage ... Added 18 steals and six assists ... Had nine blocks and allowed just two goals in his first-career game against Austin College (Sept. 3) ... Finished with 11 blocks and two steals against Air Force (Sept. 4) ... Tallied 13 blocks with a steal in a 12-9 win at Iona (Oct. 2) ... Posted 12 blocks against No. 8 Princeton (Nov. 5) ... Had 13 blocks against St. Francis Brooklyn (Nov. 6) ... Finished with 12 blocks in a 20-7 win over Iona in the first round of the NWPC Tournament.
Before Brown: Member of Los Angeles Water Polo Club and Westside Water Polo ... Named First Team CIF-SS and three-time First Team All-League ... Two-time Team MVP and three-time defensive MVP ... Two-time team captain and holds the school record in blocks at Brentwood ... Four-time varsity letter winner ... Four-time member of the Honor Roll.
Why Brown?:  “Brown has a strong water polo program, as well as an outstanding academic reputation. The campus and location both really appealed to me and fit what I was looking for. It seemed like somewhere I would be very happy."
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2022: Named to the NWPC All-Tournament Team ... Led Brown with 202 blocks in goal ... Allowed 267 goals to finish the season with a .431 save percentage ... Added 18 steals and six assists ... Had nine blocks and allowed just two goals in his first-career game against Austin College (Sept. 3) ... Finished with 11 blocks and two steals against Air Force (Sept. 4) ... Tallied 13 blocks with a steal in a 12-9 win at Iona (Oct. 2) ... Posted 12 blocks against No. 8 Princeton (Nov. 5) ... Had 13 blocks against St. Francis Brooklyn (Nov. 6) ... Finished with 12 blocks in a 20-7 win over Iona in the first round of the NWPC Tournament.
Before Brown: Member of Los Angeles Water Polo Club and Westside Water Polo ... Named First Team CIF-SS and three-time First Team All-League ... Two-time Team MVP and three-time defensive MVP ... Two-time team captain and holds the school record in blocks at Brentwood ... Four-time varsity letter winner ... Four-time member of the Honor Roll.
Why Brown?:  “Brown has a strong water polo program, as well as an outstanding academic reputation. The campus and location both really appealed to me and fit what I was looking for. It seemed like somewhere I would be very happy."
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Career Stats: | |||
Year | SV | AST | STL |
2022Â Â | 202 | 6 | 18 |
2023 | 113 | 3 | 7 |
Totals | 315 | 9 | 25 |
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