[2] The Gauchos won the 1979 NCAA Division I Men's Water Polo Championship with Boyer named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

[5] Boyer's first accomplishments with the United States men's national water polo team came at the Universiade, otherwise known as the World University Games.

Boyer missed out on participating in the 1986 Goodwill Games due to a broken hand suffered on July 5, 1986[6] despite being already named to the roster.

[13] He's also in the UCSB Gaucho Athletic Hall of Fame twice, being named once individually and once as a member of the 1979 NCAA Championship men's water polo team.

This water polo move incorporates a quick, lateral movement coupled with a shot to get around opposing defenders' arms and catch goalkeepers off guard.