2022 USC Men's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Tony Nardelli
- Position:
- 2-Meter
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Mountain View, Calif.
- High School:
- Mountain View HS
2023 SEASON:
• Scored 17 goals in his senior season at USC
• Scored in 14 games with three multiple-goal outings
• A member of the 2023 NCAA Tournament roster, scored two goals in the NCAA semifinal
2022 SEASON:
• Scored 24 goals in his junior season at USC
• Scored in 13 games with five multiple-goal outings
• Matched career high with six goals vs. Austin College in the MPSF Tournament
• Scored two goals in the NCAA Tournament — one in the semifinal and one in the final
2021 SEASON:
• Scored six goals as a sophomore
• Scored in four games with one hat trick vs. Santa Clara on Sept. 18
2020 SEASON:
• In a season shortened and delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Nardelli scored 12 goals as a true freshman
• Scored first career goals with two in a win over UCLA on Feb. 21
• Scored in four different games with three multiple-goal outings
• Set career high with six goals vs. Austin College in the MPSF Quarterfinal
• Also had a hat trick vs. Bucknell in the NCAA Quarterfinal
HIGH SCHOOL: Nardelli was a three-time league player of the year out of Mountain View High... Helped his team to an undefeated league record in 2019... Scored over 300 goals in his career... Also swam all four years... Played club for West Valley and Stanford Water Polo.
PERSONAL: Nardelli is majoring in aerospace engineering... Parents are Albert and Arifa... Has one sister, Ana... His father, Albert, played professional water polo for Jadran and won consecutive European championships... Enjoys skiing, hiking and playing basketball and soccer in his free time... Lists his grandfather Toni Nardelli, who played water polo professionally for Jadran and for the Croatian National Team in Tokyo, as his biggest sports hero... Has always wanted to skydive... Hopes to travel to Australia... Spent the summer of 2020 training in Montenegro with the Jadran youth club team... Born Jan. 21, 2002.
