2016 M. Water Polo Roster

Jovan Jeremic
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 217
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fountain Valley, Calif.
- High School:
- Huntington Beach
At Princeton:
2016: Saw time in every game except for one … Ends career with 157 goals, seventh most in program history … His 74 career assists are also seventh all-time … Began the season with goals in 10 straight games … Consecutive contests with two goals vs. PSU Behrend (Sept. 3) and Salem International (Sept. 4) … Back-to-back hat tricks vs. No. 3 Cal (Sept. 8) and No. 15 Air Force (Sept. 9) … Managed two goals and an assist vs. No. 1 UCLA (Sept. 11) … Had at least one goal, assist, steal and drawn ejection vs. Whittier College (Sept. 24) … Had an assist in four straight (Sept. 24-28) … Hat trick vs. No. 16 George Washington (Oct. 19) along with an assist, steal and drawn ejection … Scored twice and had two assists vs. No. 18 St. Francis-Brooklyn (Oct. 29) … Finished season with a goal vs. No. 20 St. Francis-Brooklyn (Nov. 19) in the NWPC Third Place game.
2015: All-CWPA Southern second team … Played all 27 games, making 26 starts … Collected 34 goals, 24 assists, 23 steals and drew seven ejections … Cashed in two goals and three steals vs. Cal Lutheran (Sept. 5) … Generated four points (goal, three assists) vs. Iona (Sept. 5) … Enjoyed a stretch of five straight games with an assist (Sept. 19-26) … Mustered a hat trick with UCSD (Sept. 20) … Scored a goal in eight straight games (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) … Consecutive multi-goal outings vs. Johns Hopkins (Oct. 23) and Gannon (Oct. 24) … Gathered two goals and two steals vs. George Washington (Oct. 25) … Helped moved the Tigers to the CWPA South Division Championship with four goals vs. Navy (Nov. 7) … Ended the year with a hat trick vs. UC-San Diego in the NCAA play-in game (Dec. 3).
2014: Appeared in all 27 of the team’s games, making 10 starts … had 33 goals, 22 assists, 16 steals, and eight ejections drawn … posted a hat-trick against Iona (9/7) … had three goals and a career-high four assists against George Washington (9/21) … collected three goals, an assist and a steal against Navy (10/5) … had four goals in two games against Gannon (11/7) and Johns Hopkins (11/8).
2013: Southern Rookie of the Year … two-time Southern Rookie of the Week (9/30, 11/25) … started four of 28 appearances as a freshman … ranked second on the team in goals (61) … drew nine ejections and collected 19 steals and seven assists … scored at least three goals in 13 outings … tallied a goal and assist in collegiate debut against Santa Clara (9/13) … had first multi-goal game with a pair of tallies against Harvard (9/14) … recorded first career hat-trick versus Johns Hopkins (9/21) … amassed a career-high eight goals in a win over Navy (10/12) … had four goals against George Washington (10/25) … notched six goals against Iona (10/26) … finished with three goals and an assist versus St. Francis in the Eastern Championship game (11/24).
Before Princeton:
Huntington Beach: Three-year letter winner at Huntington Beach … ranks second all-time in program history with 103 goals ... earned All-CIF Division I Southern Section, All-Sunset League first team, all-county second team and team MVP honors in 2012 ... was an All-CIF pick, All-Sunset League second team selection and HBHS Most Improved Player awardee as a junior.
Club/National Team Experience: Played for the Huntington Beach Water Polo Club from 2006-12 and the Corona del Mar Greys Water Polo Club in 2012-13 ... earned Winterfest All-Tournament Team honors and was named tournament MVP ... was selected to the U.S. Youth National Team camp in 2012 and was tabbed one of the top-40 players in the nation ... participated in the Olympic Development Program from 2010-12.
Academic: Academic All-America selection in 2011 ... four-year Scholar-Athlete Award winner for boasting a cumulative GPA above a 4.0.
Personal: Full name is Jovan Jeremic … born Apr. 17, 1995 ... oldest child of Tanja and Vladan Jeremic ... has a younger sister, Ivana ... bilingual in English and Serbian ... plans on majoring in neuroscience at Princeton with the hopes of being a pharmacist in pharmaceutical development following graduation.
Career Stats:
Season | GP | Goals | Shots | Assists | Steals | Sprints (W-L) | Ej. Drawn | Ejections | Blocks |
2013 | 28 | 61 | 183 | 7 | 19 | 0-0 | 9 | 21 | 3 |
2014 | 27 | 33 | 105 | 22 | 16 | 4-1 | 8 | 21 | 6 |
2015 | 27 | 34 | 102 | 24 | 23 | 0-1 | 7 | 19 | 9 |
2016 | 26 | 29 | 88 | 27 | 21 | 0-1 | 6 | 26 | 21 |
Career | 108 | 157 | 478 | 80 | 79 | 4-3 | 30 | 87 | 39 |
Career Highs | |
Goals | 8, vs. Navy (10/12/13) |
Assists | 4, vs. George Washington (9/21/14) |
Steals | 3, 4 times, MR - vs. No. 6 UC-Santa Barbara (9/23/16) |
Ej. Drawn | 3, vs. Navy (10/24/15) |
Blocks | 4, 2 times, vs. Iona (10/29/16) |