Addison Seale has signed to play water polo for UCSB in the 2017-18 season.
A left-handed sophomore attacker from La Jolla, Seale was a two-time All-American at SBCC. She helped the Vaqueros win two WSC titles and was named conference MVP and Southern Cal MVP for last fall's team that set a school record for wins (33-2) and reached the State final.
"I chose UCSB because it's a great school and I can stay in town," said Seale, who's also a star swimmer and will start her second season with the Vaqueros on Feb. 10. "When I came here two years ago, I fell in love with Santa Barbara and the community here. When the opportunity came up to go to UCSB, it was an easy decision."
Seale led all California Community College players with 107 assists while scoring 61 goals and making 68 steals.
"We were ranked No. 1 going into the playoffs and we came up one goal short in the final," said Seale, a Communications major with a 3.7 GPA. "It's been hard work, having to step up your game to get to the next level. Our coach Chuckie (Roth) is the best ever. He's more than a coach, he's really like a second father.
"He doesn't care about you as an athlete, he cares about you as a person which is really special at this level."
Seale said she's excited to play for UCSB. Third-year coach Serela Kay led the Gauchos to their first Big West championship last year and assistant coach Sierra Peltcher is a former SBCC assistant who's worked with Seale.
"Addi is the best example of what a student-athlete should be," said Roth. "She is a leader in and out of the pool. She makes choices away from the pool that any coach would be proud of."
