Jackson Kimbell

2 Jackson Kimbell

  • Position
    Utility
  • Class
    Junior
  • Height
    6-4
  • Weight
    220
  • Hometown
    Long Beach, Calif.
  • Highschool
    Wilson
  • Major
    Undeclared

Biography

USA Water Polo

  • Helped the USA Men's Senior National Team to a fifth-place finish at the FINA World League Super Final in Dubai June 14-21, 2014, scoring once
  • Also appeared for the USA Men's Senior National Team for its four-game series with Serbia in Northern California from June 4-8, 2014
  • Played for the USA Men's Senior National Team at the FINA Intercontinental Qualification Tournament from May 26-31, 2014 in Shanghai, China, in which the USA took gold
  • Scored once for the USA Men's Senior National Team at the Volvo Cup in Sznolnok, Hungary Feb. 7-9, 2014
  • Saw action with the U.S. Junior National Team at two events in 2013
  • Helped U.S. to fifth-place finish at FINA Junior World Championship in Hungary in August 2013
  • Saw action at the FINA World League Prelims in February 2013

As a Sophomore (2014)

  • Scored 14 times, including five multi-goal games and one hat trick
  • Finished 11th on the team in goals
  • Tallied his hat trick in the season opener against Concordia (9/13)
  • Put home two goals each in games against Redlands (9/20), UCSB (10/19) and UCLA (10/24)

As a Freshman (2013)

  • Was team's highest-scoring rookie with 26 goals, a figure that was fifth among all Cardinal players
  • Had four hat tricks and seven multi-goal games
  • Scored seven goals at the Bruno Fall Classic, including a hat trick against St. Francis Brooklyn (9/8)
  • Posted a second hat trick, this one against UC Davis at the NorCal Invitational (9/21)
  • Scored four goals against UC Davis at the UCI Invitational (10/12)
  • Netted a pair in MPSF wins over Pepperdine (10/27) and UC Irvine (11/8)
  • Posted another four-goal outing at Chapman (11/9)

High School

  • A 2013 graduate of Long Beach Wilson High School in Long Beach, Calif.
  • Was part of the water polo and swim teams for four years
  • Captained the water polo team as a senior
  • Helped team to CIF Southern Section Division II title in 2011 and to a Division I title-game appearance in 2012
  • Captured four Moore League titles (2009-12)
  • Named CIF SS Division II Player of the Year in 2011
  • Claimed Long Beach Telegram Player of the Year in 2012 and was a two-time Moore League MVP (2011-12)
  • Twice named to California-Hawaii All-America First Team (2011-12)
  • Three-time All-Moore League selection (2010-12)
  • Played club ball for Shore Aquatics (2009-11) and Newport Beach Water Polo Club (2011-13)
  • Helped Newport Beach to third-place finish at Junior Olympics in 2012
  • Named Best Defender of the Iron Man League in 2013

Personal

  • Born in Long Beach, Calif.
  • Parents are Doug and Kim
  • Father was a two-time U.S. Olympic Team member in water polo (1988, 1992), winning a silver medal at the 1988 Seoul Games
  • Has two younger siblings, Kai and McKenna
  • Enjoys surfing and skateboarding