2014 (Water Polo)
Appeared in 20 games with six starts in his final collegiate campaign…finished with 14 goals, 13 steals, 11 assists, 11 drawn ejections and a field block against Washington & Jefferson (Oct. 3) in a game that he supplied CLU with a season-high three steals, two drawn ejections, a goal and an assist as well…had another stellar game earlier in the day against Gannon (Oct. 3) with a season-best three assists, two steals, a goal and a drawn ejection…had five multi-steal games…had four two-goal games…had four games with two-drawn ejections…tallied three multi-assist games.
2013 (Water Polo)
Appeared in 29 games during his inaugural season at Cal Lutheran…contributed in many ways…used 21 drawn ejections to finish fourth on the team in 2013…added 29 steals, 14 goals, 13 assists and three field blocks for the Kingsmen…produced eight multi-steal games, six multi-drawn ejection games and three multi-goal games…best overall performance came against George Washington (Oct. 4) when he scored twice with four assists, two drawn ejections, a steal and a field block…also had four assists against Iona (Oct. 4)…recorded a hat-trick against Whittier (Oct. 23)…drew three ejections against Navy (Sept. 14).
Los Angeles Valley College
Attended LA Valley College in Valley Glen, Calif. for two years…played water polo for the Monarchs...earned All-Western Conference in 2012…garnered Scholar Athlete Awards in 2012…twice named Male Athlete of the Week.
Royal High School
Graduated in 2011…earned four varsity water polo letters for the Highlanders in Simi Valley, Calif…two-time All-Marmonte League…named team MVP in 2011…earned All-CIF Team recognition in 2011…took home Scholar Athlete Achievement Award.
Personal
Full name: Mike Arteaga…born on June 28, 1992 in Simi Valley, Calif…son of Rosa and Pedro Arteaga…has two older sisters Yuri and Erika and a younger sister Catherine…family currently resides in Simi Valley, Calif…majoring in psychology…career aspirations are to become a clinical psychologist and work in an emergency room.
Favorites
Movies: Underworld, Underworld: Evolution, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Music: Blake Shelton
Foods: Pizza, Chicken
Sports (Other than what you play): Powerliftng, Football
Pro Teams: New York Knicks, New York Yankees, New York Giants
Pro Athletes: Carmelo Anthony, Jay Cutler, Phil Heath
Book: The Examined Life
Magazine: Muscular Development
Number: 9
Colors: Purple
Super Hero: The Flash
TV Shows: Supernatural, Dexter
Video Game: Call of Duty
Quote: "Go big or go home."
Hobbies/Special Talents: Going to the gym, Food eating contests
Something you would not know about him: He loves bodybuilding.
If he could travel anywhere it would be: Spain
