Peter Varellas Class: Senior Hometown: Moraga, CA High School: Campolindo Height / Weight: 6-3 / 192 Position: Driver Experience: 3V

2005 Season (Senior): Named to AWPCA's All-America First Team ... Earned spot on MPSF All-Academic Team ... Led the Cardinal in 2005 with 62 goals ... Helped lead Stanford to national runner-up finish and 20-7 overall record ... Scored twice in season-opening win over Santa Clara ... Netted first hat trick of the year in 16-3 victory over UC Santa Cruz ... Posted another hat trick against Pepperdine at SoCal Tournament ... Recorded pair of hat tricks in two games against Pacific, scoring three times at home on Sept. 29, then netting four goals Oct. 8 in Stockton ... Added another hat trick Oct. 14 against Loyola Marymount ... Scored season-high five goals in home win over Pepperdine on Oct. 30 ... Matched that total with five goals against UCSB on Nov. 12 ... Scored five goals in a game for third time of the year in the quarterfinals of the MPSF Tournament against Pepperdine ... Added four goals in semifinal win over UC Irvine ... Scored 10 goals over the three MPSF Tournament games ... Netted a goal in each of Stanford's two NCAA Tournament contests.

2004 Season (Junior): Voted second team All-American by the American Water Polo Coaches Association (AWPCA) ... A reliable goal producer scoring in 27 out of the team's 28 games ... Scored 56 goals, third best on the Cardinal ... In eight games scored three or more goals ... Scored a career-high five goals against BYU-Hawaii ... The eighth-ranked scorer in the MPSF averaging just under two goals per game ... Scored six goals in the MPSF Tournament with four coming in the first round against Pepperdine .. Named to the All-MPSF first team ... Scored five goals in the NCAA Tournament with three against UCLA in the NCAA title game to earn NCAA All-Tournament first team honors ... Was named to the American Water Polo Coaches Association All-Academic Team.

2003 Season (Sophomore): Honorable Mention All-MPSF ... The team's third leading scorer with 43 goals ... Scored a career-high four goals in the NCAA championship semifinal game against Loyola Marymount ... Named to the NCAA All-Tournament first team ... Scored three goals in six games ... Scored at least one goal in 21 games ... Scored two or more goals in 13 games ... Scored the tying goal with five seconds in regulation against UCSB, and eventually scored the game winner in overtime against the Gauchos ... Named to the All-MPSF Academic team ... Earned a spot on the American Water Polo Coaches Association All-Academic Team.

2002 Season (Freshman): Scored seven goals in his rookie campaign, including one against UC San Diego in the NCAA semifinal match ... Scored his first collegiate goal against UC Santa Barbara ... Scored a career-high two goals against UC Santa Cruz in the NorCal Tournament opener ... Displayed his defense with two back-to-back blocks after an ejection to help the Cardinal defeat Pacific.

High School: A NISCA Boys Water Polo Third-Team All-America in his senior season and honorable mention in his junior year ... A member of the U.S. Junior National Team with teammate Thomas Hopkins ... Father, Larry, was an All-American swimmer at California ... A two-time water polo first team all-league selection at Campolindo High School in Moraga ... Named team MVP as a senior and Best Offensive Player as a junior ... A five-time swimming All-American ... Recorded 115 goals, 42 assists and 118 steals during his senior campaign ... Helped the U.S. to a second place finish at the 2002 Junior Pan American Championship.

Cardinal Catalogue: Management Science & Engineering major.