2025 Water Polo Roster

Jersey Number 5
Maiken Pardon
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- AT
- Height:
- 5-5
- Hometown:
- Manhattan Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Mira Costa
Bio
Career Stats (at Michigan)
Career Highs (at Michigan)
Points: 4, 2x last vs. Mercyhurst (4/5/25)
Goals: 2, 4x last vs. Mercyhurst (4/5/25)
Assists: 3, vs. No. 12 Indiana (2/9/25)
Steals: 1, 8x last vs. No. 12 Indiana (4/19/25)
Drawn Exclusions: 4, vs. No. 5 California (3/30/25)
Field Blocks: 1, 2x last vs. St. Francis (PA) (4/25/25)
Senior (2025)
• Recorded her first goal as a Wolverine against her former school, No. 18 San Jose State (1/18/25)
• Posted two goals and two assists against Salem (3/23/25)
• Appeared in 30 games in 2025
Prior to Michigan
• Played two seasons at San Jose State
Sophomore (2024)
• Scored in 14 games over the season.
• Ranked second on the team in drawn exclusions with 34.
• Scored a goal and drew an exclusion against the number one team in the nation, UCLA (3/17)
• Recorded a hat-trick in the Spartans' win against Austin College (2/17/24)
• Scored her first season goal against No. 12 UCSB (1/27/24).
Freshman (2023)
• Saw action in all 32 matches.
• Scored a season-high of six goals against Bucknell University (3/05/23)
• Drew two exclusions against No.4 UCLA to give the Spartans multiple power-play opportunities (3/12/23)
• 6-8 Sports All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
• MPSF All-Academic Scholar Athlete
Prep
• Lettered in water polo and swimming for Mira Costa High in Manhattan Beach, Calif.
• Team captain in her senior season
• Named to the 2020 ODP Youth Central Zone Red All-Star Team
• Finished first in the 2019 United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) National Lifeguard Championships in the Run-Swim-Run and Surf Swim races held in Virginia Beach, Va.
Club/International
• Member of the Los Angeles County surf racing team
• Member of the Surfside Swim Club team based in Manhattan Beach, Calif.
• Dolphins relay team (8/25/21)
Personal
• Full name: Maiken Nettie Kateri Dempsey Pardon
• Birthday: September 20, 2003
• Hometown: Manhattan Beach, California
• Daughter of Jeanne Dempsey and Michael Pardon
• Brother, Finn Pardon, is a two-time honorable mention All-America water polo player for the San Jose State men's team in 2019 and 2021
• Sister, Jace Pardon, is a professional beach volleyball player
• Enrolled in the College of Engineering as a Master’s Student in Mechanical Engineering
Year | GP | G | A | Pts | ShPct | EX | DEX | STL | FB | SPW | SPL |
2025 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 27 | .422 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 30 | 19 | 8 | 27 | .422 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Career Highs (at Michigan)
Points: 4, 2x last vs. Mercyhurst (4/5/25)
Goals: 2, 4x last vs. Mercyhurst (4/5/25)
Assists: 3, vs. No. 12 Indiana (2/9/25)
Steals: 1, 8x last vs. No. 12 Indiana (4/19/25)
Drawn Exclusions: 4, vs. No. 5 California (3/30/25)
Field Blocks: 1, 2x last vs. St. Francis (PA) (4/25/25)
Senior (2025)
• Recorded her first goal as a Wolverine against her former school, No. 18 San Jose State (1/18/25)
• Posted two goals and two assists against Salem (3/23/25)
• Appeared in 30 games in 2025
Prior to Michigan
• Played two seasons at San Jose State
Sophomore (2024)
• Scored in 14 games over the season.
• Ranked second on the team in drawn exclusions with 34.
• Scored a goal and drew an exclusion against the number one team in the nation, UCLA (3/17)
• Recorded a hat-trick in the Spartans' win against Austin College (2/17/24)
• Scored her first season goal against No. 12 UCSB (1/27/24).
Freshman (2023)
• Saw action in all 32 matches.
• Scored a season-high of six goals against Bucknell University (3/05/23)
• Drew two exclusions against No.4 UCLA to give the Spartans multiple power-play opportunities (3/12/23)
• 6-8 Sports All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
• MPSF All-Academic Scholar Athlete
Prep
• Lettered in water polo and swimming for Mira Costa High in Manhattan Beach, Calif.
• Team captain in her senior season
• Named to the 2020 ODP Youth Central Zone Red All-Star Team
• Finished first in the 2019 United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) National Lifeguard Championships in the Run-Swim-Run and Surf Swim races held in Virginia Beach, Va.
Club/International
• Member of the Los Angeles County surf racing team
• Member of the Surfside Swim Club team based in Manhattan Beach, Calif.
• Dolphins relay team (8/25/21)
Personal
• Full name: Maiken Nettie Kateri Dempsey Pardon
• Birthday: September 20, 2003
• Hometown: Manhattan Beach, California
• Daughter of Jeanne Dempsey and Michael Pardon
• Brother, Finn Pardon, is a two-time honorable mention All-America water polo player for the San Jose State men's team in 2019 and 2021
• Sister, Jace Pardon, is a professional beach volleyball player
• Enrolled in the College of Engineering as a Master’s Student in Mechanical Engineering
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