Merrill Moses
Height: 6-3
Weight: 215 lbs.
Birthdate: Aug. 13, 1977
Birthplace: Harbor City, Calif.
Hometown: Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
Education: Pepperdine 2000
Club: New York Athletic Club
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: One of the most exciting goalkeepers in the game today...Explosive to both sides of the cage...Known for his vocal leadership in the pool as well as his game play...Split time in the cage at 2007 FINA World League Super Final...Led Team USA with 30 saves during 2007 Pan American Games...Starting goalkeeper at 2007 FINA World Championships...Best Goalkeeper at 2006 ASUA Cup...Highest number of saves in 2006 Premier League Division I...2007 MVP for New York Athletic Club...Named Most Valuable Goalkeeper at 2003 U.S. Cup at Stanford...Posted game-high 13 saves against Slovakia at 2003 French International...First Team All-American goalkeeper with New York at the 2002 Men's Senior Nationals...Had 63 saves in six games during the 2002 FINA World League, including back-to-back 13-stop efforts against Russia.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS
2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, China, 2nd place
2007 FINA World League Super Finals, Berlin, Germany, 5th place
2007 Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1st place
2007 FINA World Championships, Melbourne, Australia, 9th place
2006 ASUA Cup, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1st place
2006 FINA World League Super Finals, Athens, Greece, 5th place
2003 World University Games, Daegu, South Korea, 8th place
2003 FINA World League Super Finals, New York, N.Y., 3rd place
2003 U.S. Cup, Stanford, Calif., 2nd place
2002 FINA World Cup, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 7th place
2002 Unicum Cup, Budapest, Hungary, 4th place
2001 FINA World Championships, Fukuoka, Japan, 7th place
1999 World University Games, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 4th place
PROFESSIONAL: Played in the Spanish professional league in 2000-01 with Olivar of Zaragosa, Spain.
COLLEGE: First-Team All-Conference and Second-Team All-American in 1998...First-Team All-American in 1997...MVP at 1997 NCAA Championships.
PERSONAL:
Enjoys snowboarding, scuba diving and cooking...Played saxophone and viola in high school...Likes drinking Jamba Juice before a big game because you can't be too full as a goalie...Got involved with water polo during the summer before his high school freshman year because he didn't want to play football in the heat.
- Favorite Food: Salmon
- Favorite Movie: "Gladiator"
- Favorite Actor: Matthew McConaughey
- Favorite Actress: Scarlett Johansson
- Favorite Songs: "Bubbly Toes" by Jack Johnson, "Ave Maria" by Andrea Bocelli
- Personal Theme Song: "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC
- Favorite Musical Artists: Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, Rage Against the Machine, and Damian Marley
- Favorite Color: Blue
- Best Present Ever Received: Convertible Chrysler LeBaron at age 17
- Best Halloween Costume: Gorilla with red glowing eyes
- Special Power: Time travel