Keegan Wicken

Photo by: John Fajardo

Long Beach State - Spring Athletics [Head Shot]

Position:
Defender
Height:
6-3
Weight:
195
Class:
Junior
Major:
Communications
Hometown:
Sydney, Australia
Prev School:
Newington College

Long Beach State (2017): Appeared in all 27 games and finished top ten on the team in goals scored with 16 … Also added 14 steals and was second on the team with six field blocks on the season … Scored a season high five goals against USC on Oct. 5.

(2016): Appeared in all 25 games … Scored 22 goals … Scored a season-high three goals against Claremont Sept. 11 … Had a seven-match goal streak from Sept. 10 to Sept. 24 … Had six multi-goal games … Scored two goals against Loyola Marymount Nov. 9.

(2015): Appeared in 23 games and scored a team-high 34 goals his freshman season ... Scored in 17 matches … Had nine multi-goal games … Scored a team-high seven-goal game vs. Cal Oct. 25 … Scored five goals during Triton Invitational Sept. 5-6 … Scored a goal in seven consecutive games from Oct. 15 to Oct. 31.

Newington College: Played his last three years on the water polo team under head coach Tyler Martin (sophomore year) and Ryan Moar (junior and senior year) … Helped the team to three undefeated Greater Public Schools League Championships … As a junior, Wicken was named All-League and All-State … Was the steals and assists leader in his senior year … Apart of U-18 and U-20 Australian National Team from 2011-2015 … Also played for the Sydney University Club Team under head coach Dusan Kristic from 2010-2015 … Won the bronze medal in 2014 in the National League, and was runner-up in 2015.

Personal: The son of Nic Wicken and Mardi Daddo … Father is a lawyer and mother is a nurse admin … Was a school prefect and part of the cadets in high school.

Major: Communications