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- Height:
- 6-3
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- Weight:
- 215
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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- Manhattan Beach, Calif.
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- High School:
- Mira Costa HS
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- Position:
- Utility
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- gp
- 28
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- p
- 147
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- g
- 89
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- a
- 58
Bio
CAREER ACCOLADES
2019 All-American Second Team
2019 All-Southern California Second Team
2019 All-South Coast Conference First Team
SOPHOMORE (2019)
Appeared in 28 games, making 27 starts...Was second on the team with 89 goals...second on the team with 58 assists....Led the team with 84 steals...Also had 7 blocks and drew 25 ejections...Tied for 10th in the state in goals scored, tied for 8th in the state in steals
FRESHMAN (2017)
Appeared and started in 23 games...Scored 79 goals...Also recorded 22 assists, 68 steals, and 13 blocks...Drew 23 ejections
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2016 graduate of Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, Calif…Played one season of varsity for the Mustangs under head coach Jon Reichart in the Bay League…Scored the CIF quarterfinal game winner for his school in his senior year…Also lettered in swimming for two seasons…Won the most improved swimmer award
PERSONAL
Born in Torrance, Calif…Full name is Nathanael Griffith…Son of Mike and Lynn Griffith…Has two siblings Levi (19) and Frankie (12)….Is an Eagle Scout…Received the LA County Cadet Most Valuable award…Has participated in Sharefest projects…Unique superstition is to eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich before each game…Models game after Noah Rubke…Also considered Cal Poly San Luis Obispo…Favorites include Giancarlo Cotta (Water polo player), LA Clippers (Sports Team), Emma Watson (Actress), Harry Potter (Books), Phucket Thai (Restaurant)
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 28 | 8 | ||
| Points | 147 | 44 | ||
| Goals | 89 | 25 | ||
| Assists | 58 | 19 | ||
| Shots | 194 | 44 | ||
| Shooting percentage | 45.9 | 56.8 | ||
| Steals | 84 | 18 | ||
| Turnovers | 40 | 13 | ||
| Blocks | 7 | 3 | ||
| Exclusions Drawn | 25 | 7 | ||
| Exclusions | 6 | 6 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | stl | to | ed | blk | sh | sh% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Modesto | W, 14-10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 33.3 |
| Aug 30 | vs. Sierra | L, 16-5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 |
| Aug 31 | at Merced | W, 12-10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 55.6 |
| Aug 31 | vs. American River | L, 16-9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 40.0 |
| Sep 18 | Cerritos | L, 16-9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Orange Coast | L, 18-7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25.0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Cuesta | L, 24-6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28.6 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Santa Monica | W, 17-9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 54.5 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Southwestern | W, 16-6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Sep 25 | at Mt. San Antonio | L, 24-9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 50.0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Palomar | W, 14-9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 50.0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Las Positas | W, 17-12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 62.5 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Fullerton | W, 13-7 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 45.5 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Grossmont | W, 18-15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 30.0 |
| Oct 2 | at Long Beach | L, 21-8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 66.7 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Palomar | W, 12-9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Orange Coast | L, 15-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 5 | vs. Ventura | W, 16-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 5 | vs. Crafton Hills | W, 21-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 16 | at Chaffey | W, 19-8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 58.3 |
| Oct 18 | at Santa Monica | W, 12-9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 66.7 |
| Oct 18 | vs. San Diego Miramar | W, 20-13 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Oct 23 | Rio Hondo | W, 19-10 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 80.0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Ventura | W, 16-13 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 46.2 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Southwestern | W, 13-7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Oct 26 | at Southwestern | W, 15-6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Grossmont | W, 15-11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 55.6 |
| Nov 7 | vs. Chaffey | W, 16-10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Nov 7 | vs. Long Beach | L, 24-11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 50.0 |
| Nov 9 | at Cerritos | L, 16-8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. Orange Coast | L, 21-9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 50.0 |
| gp | gs | g | a | stl | to | ed | blk | ex | sh | sh% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 28 | 27 | 89 | 58 | 84 | 40 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 194 | 45.9 |
| Conference | 8 | 8 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 56.8 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 66.7 |
| Away | 7 | 7 | 25 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 61.0 | |
| Neutral | 19 | 18 | 60 | 41 | 62 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 147 | 40.8 | |
| Result | Wins | 18 | 17 | 63 | 49 | 68 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 126 | 50.0 |
| Losses | 10 | 10 | 26 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 68 | 38.2 | |
| Month | August | 4 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 32.5 |
| September | 10 | 10 | 30 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 71 | 42.3 | |
| October | 10 | 9 | 34 | 28 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 57.6 | |
| November | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 50.0 |
News Mentions
Rubke named Co-Coach of the Year as Seven Warriors Given All-South Coast Honors
TORRANCE, Calif. - The El Camino College men’s water polo team picked up a slew of awards as the All-South Coast Conference teams were...
January 15, 2020
Griffith and Allyn Named to the All-Region Team
TORRANCE, Calif. - It was announced by the CCCAA that Nate Griffith and Cole Allyn of the El Camino College men’s water polo team were both...
January 15, 2020
Men’s Water Polo 2019 Season Recap
The El Camino College Warriors men’s water polo team finished the season with a 20-11 overall record and their first playoff berth since...
January 2, 2020
Men’s Water Polo Finishes Fourth, Earns First Playoff Berth Since 1993
El Camino College earned its first playoff berth since 1993 after finishing fourth at the South Coast Conference Championships on Saturday to wrap...
November 10, 2019
Warriors Split at Day One of South Coast Conference Tournament
El Camino College will play for third place after splitting its two matches in day one of the South Coast Conference tournament on Thursday at...
November 9, 2019
Men’s Water Polo Goes Unbeaten on the Weekend
The El Camino College men’s water polo team ran its winning streak to 10 games after going 4-0 over the weekend at the Santa Monica Mini...
October 28, 2019
Men’s Water Polo Uses Balanced Effort to Down Rio Hondo
TORRANCE, Calif. – El Camino College got offense from all over the place to record its sixth straight victory with a 19-10 decision over Rio...
October 24, 2019
Griffith Makes History as Warriors Sweep at Santa Monica Mini Tournament
El Camino College extended its winning streak to five games after scoring a pair of victories Friday at the Santa Monica Mini Tournament hosted by...
October 19, 2019
Men’s Water Polo Drops Conference Match at Long Beach
El Camino College could not reel in the Long Beach City College offense as the Vikings scored a 21-8 victory over the Warriors Wednesday afternoon...
October 3, 2019
Men’s Water Polo Sweeps Matches at South of the Border Tournament
El Camino College scored four victories over the weekend at the South of the Border Tournament hosted by San Diego Miramar.
September 30, 2019
Men’s Water Polo Records Split at Mount San Antonio Tournament
El Camino College had a solid Saturday to salvage a split at the Mount San Antonio Tournament over the weekend.
September 23, 2019
Allyn Scores Four but Warriors Fall to Cerritos
TORRANCE, Calif. – El Camino College started off strong in its home opener against Cerritos on Wednesday afternoon but a scoring run from...
September 18, 2019
Men’s Water Polo Splits on Opening Weekend
El Camino College opened the 2019 campaign with a split of its first four matches as the team travelled to the North vs. South Tournament hosted...
September 3, 2019
