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2025 Water Polo Roster

Christopher Mitchell / Sport Shot Photo
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Macalester Sports Information
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12 Jess Palmer-Sammons (She/Her)

  • Position Utility
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Half Moon Bay
  • Hometown Half Moon Bay, Calif.

Biography

As a Scot
2025
CWPA 2025 Most Valuable Player… ACWPC All-America team… All-CWPA first team… Academic All-American third team, Academic All-District and ACWPC All-Academic… Named to the CWPA All-Tournament team… Played 19 games… Led the Scots with 49 goals, 16 assists, 65 points and 43 steals… Tied the single-game program record with nine goals to lead Mac to their 17-8 victory over Carthage on March 16… Tallied six goals in the 20-10 win over Grove City on March 28… Logged eight goals and three assists at the CWPA Championships from April 11-13, including four goals and an assist in the 9-8 overtime victory over Austin College in the third place game.

2024
Received Division III All-American honorable mention from the ACWPC… Named to the All-CWPA first team… Named CWPA Division III Player of the Week for the week ending March 18… Included on the CWPA Honor Roll for Player of the Week for the week ending April 7… Earned Academic All-District honors… Played 19 games… Registered 39 goals on 42% shooting with 12 assists, 32 steals and 2 blocks… Drew 12 ejections and two penalties… Netted seven goals in the victory over Penn State Behrend on April 7.

2023
Received the ACWPC All-Academic Award… Played 18 games in her debut season… Registered 17 goals, eight assists, six steals and three blocks… Drew ten ejections… Knocked in four goals in the 12-11 victory over Saint Francis on March 14.

Before Mac
Named Offensive Player of the Year… Recognized as the Most Valuable Player of the Year… Received Most Valuable Player of the League honors… Received Department awards in Spanish for Spanish Speakers 1, Biology, AP Modern World History, AP Spanish Language and Culture, and AP Calculus AB… Received the School award for athletes with a 3.5 or higher GPA… Named Great Grad of the Year.
 
Why did you choose to attend Macalester?
Macalester has a reputation for high academics, the opportunity to play water polo, multiple internship opportunities, access to a city but not directly in the center of the city, and small class sizes.

Why did you choose to attend Macalester?
Being a student athlete at Macalester college has instilled resilience. Practicing 6x a week and dealing with academic rigor pushes us physically and mentally.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2023First Year

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    12
  • 12

    2024Sophomore

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    12
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    2025Junior

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