DIVISION I STUDENT-ATHLETES NAMED TO 2018 WOMEN’S ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — A total of 101 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division I student-athletes garnered recognition on the 2018 Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) Women’s All-Academic Team released last week by the coaches’ organization.

Divided into three teams (Outstanding: 4.0-3.71; Superior: 3.70-3.41; Excellent: 3.40-3.20), the ennead of Brown University, Bucknell University, George Washington University, Hartwick College, Harvard University, Indiana University, Princeton University, Saint Francis University and the University of Michigan combined for 18 Outstanding, 49 Superior and 34 Excellent awards.

Hartwick leads the way with 17 laurels (four Outstanding, six Superior, seven Excellent) with the trio of Harvard (three Outstanding, seven Superior, two Excellent), Princeton (one Outstanding, six Superior, five Excellent) and Saint Francis (two Outstanding, six Superior, four Excellent) follow as each notched 12 awards.  Brown (five Outstanding, five Superior, one Excellent) posted 11 nods, while Michigan (five Superior, five Excellent), Bucknell (one Outstanding, seven Superior, two Excellent) and George Washington (three Superior, seven Excellent) also notched double-digit totals as the Wolverines, Bison and Colonials each racked up 10 selections.  Indiana (two Outstanding, four Superior, one Excellent) rounds out the league’s honorees with seven.

A total of 155 CWPA student-athletes were recognized by the ACWPC as Division III institutions Carthage College, Connecticut College, Grove City College, Macalester College, Monmouth College, Penn State Behrend, Utica College and Washington & Jefferson College combined for 54 awards (17 Outstanding, 24 Superior and 13 Excellent awards).  The total of 155 erases the CWPA’s previous high of 144 established in 2017 after tallying 130 (2016), 112 (2015), 123 (2014), 114 (2013), 124 (2012), 134 (2011) and 97 (2010) honors over the past nine seasons.

Nationally, the women’s collegiate water polo group combined for 573 awards (153 Outstanding, 243 Superior and 177 Excellent) to eradicate the previous all-time high of 548 set in 2017.

Further, 55 schools garnered Team All-Academic recognition for recording grade point averages at or above a 3.0 – including 17 CWPA institutions and eight CWPA Division III programs.

Led by national leader Harvard (3.63), five of the Top 10 academic programs based on team grade point average competed in the CWPA with Brown (3.58, third), Macalester (3.48, seventh), Carthage (3.45, eighth) and Connecticut (3.42, 10th (T)) rounding out the list.  Connecticut’s tied for the 10th position as the Camels are the academic equals of the Stanford University Cardinal (3.42).

Hartwick (3.34, 15th), Saint Francis (3.30, 21st (T)), Princeton (3.30, 21st (T)), Bucknell (3.24, 27th (T)), Grove City (3.24, 27th (T)), George Washington (3.20, 32nd (T)), Monmouth (3.20, 32nd (T)), Utica (3.18, 38th), Michigan (3.13, 43rd (T)), Washington & Jefferson (3.12, 46th) and Penn State Behrend (3.07, 48th (T)) also earned recognition for exceeding the 3.0 threshold.

To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete’s head coach must be a member of the ACWPC, while the athlete must attain a grade point average (GPA) in excess of 3.20. Teams must achieve a 3.0 GPA to garner honors.

2018 Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches All-Academic Team (CWPA Division I)
Athlete	School	Team
Marisol Dakan	Brown University	Outstanding
McKenna Miller	Brown University	Outstanding
Allison Schaum	Brown University	Outstanding
Tiffany Zhao	Brown University	Outstanding
Jamie Smith	Brown University	Outstanding
Maigrie McDougal	Brown University	Superior
Kaitlyn Cook	Brown University	Superior
Carmen Rosas	Brown University	Superior
Audrey Flower	Brown University	Superior
Riley Hughes	Brown University	Superior
Carissa Perez	Brown University	Excellent
Hayley Pogue	Bucknell University	Outstanding
Gigi Rojahn	Bucknell University	Superior
Marcella Herrera	Bucknell University	Superior
Colleen Barron	Bucknell University	Superior
Manuela Herrera	Bucknell University	Superior
Ally Furano	Bucknell University	Superior
Tatym Racz	Bucknell University	Superior
Marta Considine	Bucknell University	Superior
Eliza Romeyn	Bucknell University	Excellent
Shyla Lintz	Bucknell University	Excellent
Erin McGeoy	George Washington University	Superior
Scarlett Hallahan	George Washington University	Superior
Emma Shaffer	George Washington University	Superior
Samantha Runyon	George Washington University	Excellent
Allison DeCicco	George Washington University	Excellent
Margaret Ball	George Washington University	Excellent
Dara Bleiberg	George Washington University	Excellent
Madeline Goodell	George Washington University	Excellent
Katherine Moeller	George Washington University	Excellent
Kira Bruno	George Washington University	Excellent
Emilija Aleksandrovic	Hartwick College	Outstanding
Elena Kotanchyan	Hartwick College	Outstanding
Victoria Wilson	Hartwick College	Outstanding
Gina Grauer	Hartwick College	Outstanding
Rebecca Lelles	Hartwick College	Superior
Sarah Lewis	Hartwick College	Superior
Katie McKenty	Hartwick College	Superior
Madison Germuska	Hartwick College	Superior
Lissa Westerman	Hartwick College	Superior
Sabrina Hartwell	Hartwick College	Superior
Hannah Edwards	Hartwick College	Excellent
Natalie May	Hartwick College	Excellent
LJ Edwards	Hartwick College	Excellent
Lauren Brennan	Hartwick College	Excellent
Maria Moya	Hartwick College	Excellent
Josette Santos	Hartwick College	Excellent
Zsofia Polak	Hartwick College	Excellent
Mathilde Ribordy	Harvard University	Outstanding
Olivia Price	Harvard University	Outstanding
Sami Strutner	Harvard University	Outstanding
Lana Gorlinski	Harvard University	Superior
Cleo Harrington	Harvard University	Superior
Sam Acker	Harvard University	Superior
Jilly Cronin	Harvard University	Superior
Angelica Varona	Harvard University	Superior
Kristen Hong	Harvard University	Superior
Ryan Remedy	Harvard University	Superior
Sofia Carrera-Justiz	Harvard University	Excellent
Julie Harrison	Harvard University	Excellent
Sarah Myers	Indiana University	Outstanding
Emily Powell	Indiana University	Outstanding
Karrie Kozokar	Indiana University	Superior
Sarah Young	Indiana University	Superior
Riley Beemer	Indiana University	Superior
Carlie Crumbaugh	Indiana University	Superior
Joelle Nacouzi	Indiana University	Excellent
Paige Thompson	Princeton University	Outstanding
Sarah Lawson	Princeton University	Superior
Sydney Cheong	Princeton University	Superior
Tatum Turetzky	Princeton University	Superior
Marissa Webb	Princeton University	Superior
Kasey Bersh	Princeton University	Superior
Lindsey Kelleher	Princeton University	Superior
Amy Castellano	Princeton University	Excellent
Haley Wan	Princeton University	Excellent
Eliza Britt	Princeton University	Excellent
Natalie Grayson	Princeton University	Excellent
Maddie Pendolino	Princeton University	Excellent
Erin O’Neill	Saint Francis University	Outstanding
Krysta Ponek	Saint Francis University	Outstanding
Shelby Sanko	Saint Francis University	Superior
Amber Rogers	Saint Francis University	Superior
Tina Bonilla	Saint Francis University	Superior
Camille Nguyen	Saint Francis University	Superior
Kate Wilke	Saint Francis University	Superior
Aimee Baur	Saint Francis University	Superior
Kaitlyn Nguyen	Saint Francis University	Excellent
Julia Kreidinger	Saint Francis University	Excellent
Kelly Fehr	Saint Francis University	Excellent
Missy McCreary	Saint Francis University	Excellent
Sara Campbell	University of Michigan	Superior
Skyler Pyle	University of Michigan	Superior
Maddy Steere	University of Michigan	Superior
Brittany Prentice	University of Michigan	Superior
Kim Johnson	University of Michigan	Superior
Laura Jimenez	University of Michigan	Excellent
Maddie O’Reilly	University of Michigan	Excellent
Heidi Ritner	University of Michigan	Excellent
Caroline Anderson	University of Michigan	Excellent
Julia Sellers	University of Michigan	Excellent