2021 Men's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Jack Otto
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Libertyville, Ill.
- High School:
- Libertyville
2021 (Senior): Appeared in five games with one start...lone start came against Mount St. Mary's on Senior Day at Kinney Natatorium, making six saves while going the distance in the cage in a 12-9 Bison victory (10/30)...made 13 saves overall on the season.
2020 (Junior): Made two appearances as a reserve...played fourth quarter while making four saves against No. 4 USC in National Quarterfinal (3/18).
2019 (Sophomore): Appeared in 14 games, making 10 starts on the season...made 83 saves with a .437 save percentage...played 296 minutes...opened season with 15 saves and a .625 save percentage in win over MIT...saved 14 shots with a .700 save percentage in win over Brown (9/15)...recorded steals against MIT (9/7) and Brown (9/8)...needs 32 saves to move into Bucknell's top ten in career saves
2018 (First Year) Was one of two first years to play and start all 29 contests for the Bison...Named MAWPC Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 6 after saving 13 and eight shots in wins over Navy and Johns Hopkins ...Selected as the MAWPC Rookie of the Tournament and to the All-Tournament Second Team after helping the Bison advance to the championship game...tallied 13 assists from the goalie position...also registered 17 steals...made 256 saves over 916 minutes played with a save percentage of .488 throughout the season...tallied 12 saves while allowing just five goals in second career game in win over Austin College (9/1)...allowed ten goals or fewer in 15 of his 29 starts, including his first four career matches..registered double-digit saves in 13 games...knocked away a season-high 19 shots in MAWPC Championship game against George Washington.
Before Bucknell: Lettered in water polo, swimming and cross country at Libertyville High School … in water polo, was a two-time all-section and all-conference selection … also captained team and earned its MVP and Most Improved awards … made 338 saves in 2018 and 352 in 2017 … netted one goal each year from the cage … in swimming, helped team capture 2018 and 2016 section titles … captained cross country team and took home Most Dedicated and Coaches’ awards.
Personal: Jack Nathaniel Otto … born March 23, 2000 in Libertyville, Ill. … son of Scott and Cheryl Otto … has a younger brother: Sam.
