2024 Women's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Smeltzer, Tatiana
Goalkeeper
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Jersey Number 6
Tatiana Smeltzer
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Paso Robles, CA
- High School:
- Paso Robles HS
Bio
CSUN - 2024 (Junior)
Smeltzer made 28 appearances and totaled seven goals, three assists, 10 points anf 13 steals ... registered a pair of multiple-goal games ... finished with a goal and an assist in Big West play ... posted a two-goal performance at LMU (2/9/24) ... closed the season with two goals vs. UC San Diego in a Big West quarterfinal match (4/26/24) ... named to the Big West All-Academic Team and ACWPC All-Academic Team ... earned the Big West Service and Leadership award.
CSUN - 2023 (Sophomore)
Smeltzer posted new career-highs in appearances (27), goals (17), steals (20), field blocks (12), exclusions drawn (6) and assists (3) in her second season of competition ... fifth on the team in goals scored ... registered four multiple-scoring performances ... shot 41.5 percent from the field ... finished with five goals, six steals and four field blocks in Big West play ... hit the net against No. 3 UCLA (2/3/23) ... recorded six steals, three field blocks and two goals vs. Austin College (2/19/23) ... netted two goals against Long Beach State (3/17/23) ... finished the year with two goals vs. Hawai'i at the Big West Championship (4/28/23) ... named to the Big West All-Academic Team and ACWPC All-Academic Team.
CSUN - 2022 (Freshman)
Smeltzer appeared in 26 matches in her first season of competition at CSUN ... totaled 10 steals, eight goals, two assists and two blocks for the year ... one of five players to compete in all 26 matches ... scored her first career goal and added two steals vs. Fresno Pacific ... netted a season-high two goals vs. UC Santa Barbara (3/11/22) ... posted a goal and an assist vs. Ottawa Arizona (3/25/22) ... named to the Big West All-Academic Team ... earned ACWPC All-Academic honors.
CSUN - 2021 (Freshman)
Smeltzer did not compete in any games after the water polo team opted out of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... named to the ACWPC All-Academic Team.
CAREER STATS
Paso Robles High School
Four-year varsity player on the water polo team ... named a CIF Scholar-Athlete of the Year as a senior in addition to the Paso Robles Female Athlete of the Year ... named to the All-CIF First Team as a freshman and senior in addition to being named an Honorable Mention as a sophomore ... All-League MVP as a senior ... earned first-team all-league accolades over her last three seasons ... helped the Bearcats advance to the CIF semifinals in 2019 ... scored a school record 106 goals her senior season after netting 104 her junior year ... four-year varsity letterwinner on the swim team and two-year junior varsity letterwinner on the volleyball team ... named second-team all-league in swimming as a junior ... broke the school record for the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:00.08 and the 200 medley her junior year.
Personal
Parents are Korey and Julie Smeltzer ... her siblings are Ezra, Nicole, Erika and Marina ... favorites include Bethany Hamilton, "New Girl," sushi, surfing, slacklining and the beach ... lists playing with her sister while a freshman in high school as one her most memorable sports moments ... graduated with degrees in Marketing and Management.
Smeltzer made 28 appearances and totaled seven goals, three assists, 10 points anf 13 steals ... registered a pair of multiple-goal games ... finished with a goal and an assist in Big West play ... posted a two-goal performance at LMU (2/9/24) ... closed the season with two goals vs. UC San Diego in a Big West quarterfinal match (4/26/24) ... named to the Big West All-Academic Team and ACWPC All-Academic Team ... earned the Big West Service and Leadership award.
CSUN - 2023 (Sophomore)
Smeltzer posted new career-highs in appearances (27), goals (17), steals (20), field blocks (12), exclusions drawn (6) and assists (3) in her second season of competition ... fifth on the team in goals scored ... registered four multiple-scoring performances ... shot 41.5 percent from the field ... finished with five goals, six steals and four field blocks in Big West play ... hit the net against No. 3 UCLA (2/3/23) ... recorded six steals, three field blocks and two goals vs. Austin College (2/19/23) ... netted two goals against Long Beach State (3/17/23) ... finished the year with two goals vs. Hawai'i at the Big West Championship (4/28/23) ... named to the Big West All-Academic Team and ACWPC All-Academic Team.
CSUN - 2022 (Freshman)
Smeltzer appeared in 26 matches in her first season of competition at CSUN ... totaled 10 steals, eight goals, two assists and two blocks for the year ... one of five players to compete in all 26 matches ... scored her first career goal and added two steals vs. Fresno Pacific ... netted a season-high two goals vs. UC Santa Barbara (3/11/22) ... posted a goal and an assist vs. Ottawa Arizona (3/25/22) ... named to the Big West All-Academic Team ... earned ACWPC All-Academic honors.
CSUN - 2021 (Freshman)
Smeltzer did not compete in any games after the water polo team opted out of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... named to the ACWPC All-Academic Team.
CAREER STATS
| Year | Matches | Goals | Assists | Steals | Blocks | Exclusions Drawn |
| 2022 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 6 |
| 2024 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 4 |
| Totals | 81 | 32 | 8 | 43 | 17 | 13 |
Paso Robles High School
Four-year varsity player on the water polo team ... named a CIF Scholar-Athlete of the Year as a senior in addition to the Paso Robles Female Athlete of the Year ... named to the All-CIF First Team as a freshman and senior in addition to being named an Honorable Mention as a sophomore ... All-League MVP as a senior ... earned first-team all-league accolades over her last three seasons ... helped the Bearcats advance to the CIF semifinals in 2019 ... scored a school record 106 goals her senior season after netting 104 her junior year ... four-year varsity letterwinner on the swim team and two-year junior varsity letterwinner on the volleyball team ... named second-team all-league in swimming as a junior ... broke the school record for the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:00.08 and the 200 medley her junior year.
Personal
Parents are Korey and Julie Smeltzer ... her siblings are Ezra, Nicole, Erika and Marina ... favorites include Bethany Hamilton, "New Girl," sushi, surfing, slacklining and the beach ... lists playing with her sister while a freshman in high school as one her most memorable sports moments ... graduated with degrees in Marketing and Management.
A Conversation With Matt Warshaw
Friday, May 15
National Student-Athlete Day 2019 - McKenzie Beardsley
Friday, April 05
CSUN Water Polo Report
Friday, February 10
Meet the Matadors - 2017 Women's Water Polo
Wednesday, January 18
