Well-established in the United States national team pipeline system...U.S. Development National Team in 2016 and 2017 and the U.S. Cadet National Team in 2018…U.S. Academy Team (National League) in 2019 and 2020 as well as the U.S. Water Polo Youth Team in 2019 and 2020…named to the U.S. All-Academic Team in 2019 and 2020…placed third at the Darko Cukic Cup (Serbia) in 2018 and finished as UANA Champions (Trinidad and Tobago) in 2019…was a JO 18U runner-up in 2021 and finished third at the Futures Finals 18U in 2021 and at JO 16U in 2019.

INTERNATIONAL

Recorded nine goals at 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore...Notched 2 goals at the 2025 World Aquatics World Cup, Division 1 Tournament...Tallied 3 goals at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris...Contributed 2 goals at the 2024 World Aquatics World Championships in Doha...Netted 8 goals at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago...Scored 3 goals at the 2023 World Aquatics World Championships in Fukuoka...Recorded 7 goals at the 2023 World Aquatics World Cup in Los Angeles...Notched 5 goals at the 2022 FINA World League Super Final in Strasbourg...Tallied 13 goals at the 2022 FINA World Championships in Budapest...Scored 17 goals at the 2022 FINA Intercontinental Cup in Lima…Named MVP of the Gold Medal match at the 2022 FINA Intercontinental Cup.

COLLEGE

2022...Scored 39 goals for the Bruins (third on the team)...Season-high four goals in a 10-6 win at No. 1 Stanford...2021...Played in all 24 games…tied for second on the team in scoring with 31 goals on 63 attempts, converting at a 49.2 percent rate…tied for second on the team in total points (47) with 16 assists (third on the team)…scored at least one goal in 20 of the 24 games he played, including eight multiple goal games, and three games with a hat trick…fifth on the team in steals (15) and tied for fourth in field blocks (six)...also drew 15 exclusions (sixth on the team).

HIGH SCHOOL

Was a four-year varsity letter winner in water polo and swimming at Huntington Beach High School in Huntington Beach, CA for head coach Sasa Branisavljevic…competed in distance freestyle and backstroke in swimming…water polo honors include being named First Team D1 All-CIF-SS in 2019, First Team All-Sunset League in 2020 and 2019 and Sunset League Co-MVP in 2020, Orange County Player of the Year in 2020, and Daily Pilot Water Polo Dream Team in 2019…swimming honors include being named an All-American in 2018 and 2021, Third Team D1 All-CIF-SS in 2021, All-Sunset League MVP in 2021, 100-yard backstroke school record holder (2021), 4x50 medley relay school record holder (backstroke) in 2021, First Team All-Sunset League in 2018 and 2019…played his club ball for Vanguard Aquatics (Huntington Beach).

PERSONAL

Born in Long Beach, CA…parents are Janet and Steve Dodd…has a younger brother, Ryder…says he chose UCLA because, "it provides a world-class educational experience along with a top tier Division I sports opportunity"…majoring in Environmental Science at UCLA...says he used to sail competitively before he took up the sport of water polo…lists Michael Phelps and off-road rally racer Ricky Brabec as the athletes he admires most.

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS

• 2025 WORLD AQUATICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE, 8TH PLACE
• 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES, PARIS, FRANCE, 3RD PLACE
• 2024 WORLD AQUATICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, DOHA, QATAR, 9TH PLACE
• 2023 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, SANTIAGO, CHILE, 1ST PLACE
• 2023 WORLD AQUATICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, FUKUOKA, JAPAN, 7TH PLACE
• 2023 WORLD AQUATICS WORLD CUP, LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES, 3RD PLACE
• 2023 WORLD AQUATICS U20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BUCHAREST, ROMANIA, 3RD PLACE
• 2022 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, STRASBOURG, FRANCE, 2ND PLACE
• 2022 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 6TH PLACE
• 2022 FINA INTERCONTINENTAL CUP, LIMA, PERU, 1ST PLACE

FUN FACTS
Hobbies, studies, interesting info: Auto racing, exploration, competition, environmental science.
Favorite Food: Cheeseburger.
Memorable Moment: Standing on the podium at the Pan American Games hearing the national anthem as our flag rises in the air. Nothing more patriotic than that.