2018 USC Men's Water Polo Roster
Roster
James Kolenda
- Position:
- 2-Meter
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Sydney, Australia
- High School:
- The Scots College
THIS SEASON: Kolenda enters his fourth season of competition at USC.
2020: In a season shortened and delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Kolenda played but did not score in his junior season.
2019: Kolenda scored four goals as a sophomore, with goals in four different games... Scored one goal in the NCAA Quarterfinal.
2018: Kolenda scored seven goals as a true freshman... First career goal came in his USC debut vs. Pomona-Pitzer on Sept. 1... Two goals vs. Redlands on Sept. 29 was his first multiple-goal outing.
NATIONAL TEAMS: Kolenda was a member of the Australian National Born 1999 Team for two years.
HIGH SCHOOL: Kolenda played water polo and swam at The Scots College in Bellevue Hill, Australia… Won back-to-back league titles in 2016 and 2017… Was named to all-league and all-NSW teams in 2016 and 2017... Played four years of club water polo for the Sydney University Lions and three years for the Drummoyne Devils with whom he made the Drummoyne National League Team in 2017.
PERSONAL: Kolenda is majoring in economics… Parents are Milenka and John… Enjoys going to the beach and following the NBA… Plans to continue playing water polo for his country after graduation and hopes to one day compete in the Olympics for his country… Would like to one day visit Japan, England and France… Born July 1, 1999.
