Mario Cardenas Class: Freshman Hometown: Boca Raton, Fla. High School: St. Andrew's Height / Weight: 6-1 / 160 Position: Attacker

High School
Four-year varsity water polo and swimming letterwinner at St. Andrews under head coaches Kurt Piedmore and Sid Cassidy, respectively...scored a school-record 111 goals as a senior, leading St. Andrews to a perfect 29-0 record...secured all-area honors by the St. Petersburg Times as a senior...helped lead St. Andrews to consecutive Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) titles as a junior (2010) and senior (2011), the school's first water polo championship... scored nine goals in an 18-7 win for St. Andrew's in the 2010 state championship match...as a junior, scored 99 goals and recorded 44 steals and 19 assists...captured all-county Player of the Year honors as a senior, sophomore and freshman...named a first-team NISCA All-America selection as a junior and senior, a second-team honoree as a freshman...was a four-year varsity water polo captain...scored 82 goals as a sophomore, 80 goals as a freshman and 68 goals in the eighth grade...established the school records for steals in one game (nine) and one season (78)...also competed for Stockton Water Polo Club, finishing 15th at the 2010 Junior Olympics.

Personal
Full name: Mario Adolfo Cardenas...born Oct. 1, 1992 in Gainesville, Fla...Mario is the son of Mario Cardenas and Monica Escaleras...has one younger brother, Andres, and one younger sister, Nicole...intends to major in business-economics.