Jack Acampora
Jack Acampora
Height: 5-11
Weight: 180
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Northridge, CA
High School: LA Valley College
Events: Sprints

2015-16 (Swimming)
Earned All-SCIAC in both the 400 Free and 800 Free Relays, which each set CLU records…swam third leg of school record 400 FR at SCIAC Championships to place third in 3:04.48…swam third leg of 800 FR school record that placed second in 6:47.17…four season-best times came at SCIAC Championships (Feb. 18-21) including 50 free (22.16), 100 free (46.92), 200 free (1:44.39) and 100 breast (1:00.90)…fastest 200 breast time (2:28.79) of year came against UCSC (Dec. 6)…served as team captain and was a leader in and out of the pool as a senior...inducted into the CLU Scholar-Athlete Society for the second time.

 

2015 (Water Polo)
Started all 25 games in which he appeared as a senior…capped off his two-year career by finishing fourth on the team in ejections (28)…scored 22 goals, tallied 17 steals and 14 assists…added three field blocks…took 70 shots for a .314 shooting percentage…had seven multi-goal games and five multi-steal games…had a game with five steals and two drawn ejections against Ventura College (Sept. 16)…showed an increased leadership role during his senior year with the team in and out of the pool…inducted into the CLU Scholar-Athlete Society for the second time.

 

2014-15 (Swimming)
Recorded five of his season-best times at the SCIAC Championships on Feb. 19-22 during his debut season for the Kingsmen…advanced to the championship final in the 100 breaststroke where he placed ninth (58.86)…had a pair of 15th place finishes come in the 100 free (47.58) and the 200 breaststroke (2:13.65)…was a member of the 400 Free Relay that placed fourth (3:05.65)…also helped the 200 Free Relay (1:24.30) to a fifth place finish and the 400 Medley Relay (3:31.62) to seventh overall…placed first in the 100 free (48.89) in a dual-meet victory over Chapman on Jan. 24…inducted into the CLU Scholar Athlete Society.

2014 (Water Polo)
In inaugural season at CLU, appeared in all 24 games, earning three starts…made Kingsmen debut against UC San Diego (Sept. 6)…appeared in the starting line-up for the first time against Cal Baptist (Sept. 19)…scored first goal for the Violet and Gold against Gannon (Oct. 3)…tied for third on the team with 14 assists…added 13 drawn ejections, 11 goals, 11 steals and two field blocks…season-high four assists came against LA Valley College (Oct. 15) when he also drew two ejections, handed out an assist and nabbed a steal…three multi-goal games…drew two ejections in three different games…twice had two steals in a contest…against Occidental (Nov. 22) scored a hat-trick with two assists and two drawn ejections…earned ACWPC All-Academic recogntion.

 

Los Angeles Valley College
Competed for two seasons as a member of the water polo and swim team…helped his team to a fifth place ranking for Southern California Junior College water polo…named Athlete of the Week twice as well as Athlete of the Month and Scholar Athlete of the Month twice…named an All-American in 2013 as a member of the swim team.

Bishop Alemany High School
Graduated in 2011…played four years of water polo and swam for four years for the Warriors…earned First Team All-Mission League honors as a senior and garnered Second Team recognition as a junior…carried above a 3.0 GPA all four years and had perfect attendance.

Personal
Full name: Jack Aaron Acampora…born September 22, 1993…parents are Sue and Ken Acampora…has an older brother, Nick that played Water Polo for 2 years at LA Valley College and a younger brother Danny that played for 4 years at Alemany High School…has one dog named Dusty and a cat named Murphy…family resides in Northridge, Calif…chose CLU because he liked the campus and it reminded him of High School…major is Accounting. ?

Favorites
Movie(s): Bad News Bears, Step Brothers, Dodgeball
Music: Country, Rock, Hip-Hop, Techno
Food(s): Pasta, Chicken, Steak
Sport(s) (other than what you play): Hockey, Gold, Baseball
Team(s): LA Kings
Athlete(s): Anze Kopitar
Color: Blue
TV Show(s): Walking Dead, Breaking Bad
Number: 9
Video Game(s): Forza 4
Quote(s): “100% of the shots you don’t take, won’t go in.” – Wayne Gretzky
Hobbies/Special Talents: Fishing, Hiking, Working on cars
If you could visit anywhere, where would it be?  Italy