Aaron Platshon

Aaron Platshon

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Menlo Park, Calif.

High School:
Menlo School

Position:
Center Back

Team Role:
Co-Captain

2004: Tied for sixth on team with 17 goals ... tied for third on squad with 17 assists ... 34 points tied for fifth on team ... 34 steals ranked second on team ... drew 22 ejections ... seven steals in win over Whittier was highest a Bison recorded ... scored more than one goal on four occasions ... had a three-goal, four-point game against Slippery Rock at home ... second-team All-League selection.

2003: Served as co-captain along with Scott Afzal ... led team in scoring with 67 points ... netted career-high 37 goals ... 30 assists paced team ... 49 steals ranked second on squad ... drew 24 ejections, second-most on team ... registered a team-high five points on two occasions ... netted season-high three goals on three occasions ... four steals against Navy was a season-high mark ... selected to all-tournament second team at Bucknell Invitational ... selected to the Collegiate Water Polo Association All-League second team ... elected to serve as Bucknell's fifth two-time captain in 2004.

2002: Took the year off ... still elected captain for the 2003 season. 2001: Broke onto the scene as a defensive threat ... started all 30 contests for the Bison ... grabbed a team-high 56 steals ... recorded 19 ejections drawn, third on the squad ... sprinted 37 times, winning 13 of those ... scored 18 goals and handed out 11 assists ... 29 points were second among freshmen and sixth on the team ... recorded a team and career-best nine steals against George Washington (10/20/01) ... earned the team's Defensive MVP award at the end of year banquet.

Personal: Son of Mark and Leslie Platshon ... 2001 graduate of Menlo School ... a first team all-league and all-Central Coast Section (CCS) selection at Menlo Park H.S. ... earned a total of eight letters in water polo and swimming ... helped Menlo Park win the Division II CCS and the Peninsula Athletic League water polo championships ... a member of the USA National Youth Team and the Pacific Zone "A" Team ... also named all-league in swimming ... majoring in economics.

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