Concordia Irvine Athletics

2018: Contributed five goals and two assists while playing in all 24 contests as a sophomore... Collected 14 steals which was sixth-most on the squad... Named to WWPA All-Academic Team... Helped start "Thinkers of Tomorrow" Chess Club at Concordia with water polo teammate Jeff Wheeler.


HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Stevenson High School in 2017 where he lettered in water polo for three years... Honored as team captain his senior year... Named All-State three times (2015-17) and All-American twice (2016-17)... Led his Patriots team to the State Championships in 2015 and 2017 where the latter team went undefeated.


PERSONAL: Born August 9th, 1998... Parents are Krystal and Dave Maleski... Has three siblings: Andrew, Kara, Grant... Sister Kara played volleyball at Wichita State and his twin brother Grant currently plays volleyball at UCLA... Majoring in Business... Nickname is Dan the Man... Hobbies include chess and reading... Favorite Athlete is Cris Tomassetti... Greatest Athletic Thrill was winning the state title his senior year... Pre-Game Ritual is listening to the grateful dead... Favorite quote is "Everything in moderation, including moderation"... Favorite Social Media App is Instagram... Favorite Music Artists are Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, The Beetles... Favorite Actor is Matt Damon... Favorite Movies are The Good, The Bad, The Ugly... Favorite Shows are The Office and The Ranch... If money were no object he would sail the world.