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220 National Collegiate Club Student-Athletes Named to 2010 CWPA Men's Scholar-Athlete Team[]
BRIDGEPORT, Pa. -- A record total of 220 National Collegiate Club student-athletes garnered recognition on the 2010 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Men's Scholar Athlete Team.
Previously named the All-Academic Team, the program honors both varsity and club student-athletes who have achieved grade point averages of 3.2 or higher and competed during the 2010 men's season.
Overall, 73 athletes were honored with Outstanding (3.71-4.0) recognition, while 89 earned Superior (3.41-3.7) and 58 were recognized with Excellent (3.2-3.4) accolades.
The total obliterates the previous record of 193 honored collegiate club student-athletes set last year.
Cornell University topped the team grade point average race with a 3.82 cumulative GPA, 0.24 better than runner-up the University of Miami (3.58). The University of Maryland (3.54), University of California-Los Angeles (3.53), St. Louis University (3.51), University of Virginia (3.51), Grinnell College (3.50), Macalester College (3.44), Dartmouth College (3.36), University of California-San Diego (3.31), Clemson University (3.30), University of Delaware (3.20) and United States Military Academy (3.03) also cracked the 3.0 mark to lead 16 programs which exceeded the 2.75 team GPA necessary for inclusion as a Scholar-Athlete Team.
Among varsity selections, 110 student-athletes garnered recognition as the total number of recognized CWPA student-athletes comes to 330, a 27 player increase over the previous conference record of 303 athletes achieved with the 2009 CWPA Scholar-Athlete Team, and 29 teams.
| Outstanding (3.71-4.0) | |
| Samuel Cleary | University of Iowa |
| Michael Keane | University of Virginia |
| Dustin Lee | California Polytechnic State University |
| Michael Mauhar | Clemson University |
| Patrick Kellish | Clemson University |
| Parker Caldwell | Colgate University |
| Michael Riccione | Colgate University |
| Alex Schlichting | Cornell University |
| Sean Lyons | Cornell University |
| Jack Robbins | Cornell University |
| Andrew Broenen | Cornell University |
| Patrick Martin | Dartmouth College |
| Chris Kaiser-Nyman | Grinnell College |
| Nathan Krishnan | Grinnell College |
| Jeff Wickman | Knox College |
| Noah Rosen | Macalester College |
| Jeffrey Yamashita | Macalester College |
| Aaron Larsen | Macalester College |
| Nathan Schachtman | Macalester College |
| Jose Mora | Miami University |
| Fortnato Botbol | Miami University |
| Joseph Giamo | Miami University |
| Anthony Kanelidis | Miami University |
| Andrew Nicklawsky | St. John's University (Minn.) |
| Aaron Sinner | St. John's University (Minn.) |
| Andrew Hovel | St. John's University (Minn.) |
| Jack Buelter | St. Louis University |
| John Heafner | St. Louis University |
| Dan Goeddel | St. Louis University |
| Michael O'Neill | St. Louis University |
| Ray Kreienkamp | St. Louis University |
| Robby Vavrik | St. Louis University |
| Daniel Pike | St. Louis University |
| Chad Conlin | Texas Tech University |
| David Garrett | Texas Tech University |
| Jake Bundy | Texas Tech University |
| Damien Hines | Texas Tech University |
| Brandon Clumpner | United States Military Academy |
| Shane Lowe | United States Military Academy |
| Pengfei Zhang | United States Military Academy |
| Mike Scott | University of California-Los Angeles |
| Caleb Greig | University of California-Los Angeles |
| Stephanie Romano | University of Delaware |
| Greg Doolittle | University of Delaware |
| Roger Montenegro | University of Florida |
| Eric Ho | University of Florida |
| Steven Brown | University of Florida |
| Travis Catron | University of Florida |
| Adam Grippin | University of Florida |
| Anthony Harel-Canada | University of Florida |
| Lawson Floyd | University of Georgia |
| Chris Maurer | University of Georgia |
| Colin Handzo | University of Maryland |
| Cara Shillenn | University of Maryland |
| Ian Glennon | University of Maryland |
| Mitch Bernstein | University of Maryland |
| Jeff Lopez | University of Nebraska |
| Nikolas Bravo | University of Nebraska |
| Steve Bailey | University of Pennsylvania |
| Kerry Kellogg | University of Pennsylvania |
| Samuel Thomas | University of Utah |
| Sam Leventhal | University of Utah |
| Christopher John Creveling | University of Utah |
| Robert Klein | University of Virginia |
| Christopher Walkins | Vanderbilt University |
| Braxton Vinson | Virginia Tech University |
| Daniel Strait | Virginia Tech University |
| Brian Schmitt | Virginia Tech University |
| Dan Lusher | Virginia Tech University |
| Parker Fields | Virginia Tech University |
| Joshua Truppman | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Howard Rudnick | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Timothy Greer | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Superior (3.41-3.70) | |
| Miles Ware | Clemson University |
| Jesse Schultz | Clemson University |
| Natalie Quin | Clemson University |
| Michael Larson | Clemson University |
| Megan Doherty | Clemson University |
| Brian Sayler | Colgate University |
| Michael Chamberlain | Colgate University |
| Chris Moe | Cornell University |
| Doug Greer | Cornell University |
| Mohammed Alsamrrai | Cornell University |
| Will Derdeyn | Dartmouth College |
| Daniel Harnish | Dartmouth College |
| Tanay Ganga | Dartmouth College |
| Daniel Hochman | Dartmouth College |
| Ray Li | Dartmouth College |
| Jake Nevola | Dartmouth College |
| Christian Sherrill | Dartmouth College |
| Alejandro Gomez-Barbosa | Dartmouth College |
| Dylan Gray | Grinnell College |
| Beck Ringdahl-Mayland | Grinnell College |
| Cyrus Mistry | Grinnell College |
| Daniel Wells | Grove City College |
| Seth Brooks | Grove City College |
| Adrienne Wagner | Knox College |
| Alex Jandernoa | Knox College |
| Luke Madson | Knox College |
| Bekah Bally | Knox College |
| Kelley O'Connor | Knox College |
| Vinod Malwatte | Macalester College |
| Zachary Huffman | Macalester College |
| Nathan Young | Macalester College |
| Clark Jacobson | Macalester College |
| Ricardo Herrera | Miami University |
| Ryan Freedman | Miami University |
| Hernan Gonzalez | Miami University |
| Ryan McMinds | Miami University |
| William Bucciero | Miami University |
| Alan Groll | Miami University |
| Daniel Baldwin | Texas Tech University |
| Jake Roberts | United States Military Academy |
| Eric Kim | United States Military Academy |
| Tommy Cornelius | University of California-Los Angeles |
| Jacky Kwong | University of California-Los Angeles |
| Zack Straube | University of California-Los Angeles |
| David Tomajan | University of California-Los Angeles |
| Taylor Davis | University of California-San Diego |
| Niko Kaplanis | University of California-San Diego |
| Josh Humbertson | University of Delaware |
| Brian Montenegro | University of Florida |
| Jason Mammino | University of Florida |
| Kunal Patel | University of Florida |
| Alex Ballasiotes | University of Georgia |
| Phong Nguyen | University of Georgia |
| Drew Duckett | University of Georgia |
| Graham Kellams | University of Georgia |
| Evan Mannes | University of Maryland |
| Nate Huckill | University of Maryland |
| Ryan Aceto | University of Maryland |
| John Savio | University of Missouri |
| Sam Neal | University of Nebraska |
| Bryan Shuey | University of New Mexico |
| Mike Weiss | University of Pennsylvania |
| David Restle | University of Pennsylvania |
| Nabil Mehta | University of Pennsylvania |
| Andrew Shapiro | University of Pennsylvania |
| John Taylor Adams | University of Utah |
| Graham Earl Charlton | University of Utah |
| Joey Connor | University of Virginia |
| Sammy Brennan | University of Virginia |
| Walt Deppe | University of Virginia |
| Will Fehringer | University of Virginia |
| Drew Bowers | University of Virginia |
| Patrick Grube | University of Virginia |
| Jeffrey Chidester | University of Virginia |
| Tommy Heckleman | University of Virginia |
| Geoffrey Handsfield | University of Virginia |
| Gunnar Miller | University of Virginia |
| Patrick Monk | University of Virginia |
| Will Magrann | Villanova University |
| Mike McArdle | Villanova University |
| Matt Brawley | Villanova University |
| Ben Mix | Villanova University |
| Bryan Robinson | Villanova University |
| Nick Cipiti | Villanova University |
| Ian McDonough | Villanova University |
| Marty Selgas | Virginia Tech University |
| Curtis Eisen | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Sandor Adam Kovacs | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Robbie Gottlieb | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Excellent (3.20-3.40) | |
| Andrew Douglas | Clemson University |
| Rachel Sparks | Clemson University |
| Ryan Shields | Clemson University |
| Greg Reutershan | Colgate University |
| Jared Kee | Dartmouth College |
| Michael Otte | Dartmouth College |
| Nicholas Tropin | Dartmouth College |
| Hannah Lytle | Grinnell College |
| Sam Sherwood | Grinnell College |
| Alec Knight | Grinnell College |
| Eric Mistry | Grinnell College |
| Christian Dehli | Grove City College |
| Drew Archibald | Grove City College |
| Jonathan Fung | Hamilton College |
| Tory Kassabaum | Knox College |
| Kai Cowger | Macalester College |
| Vasily Trubetskoy | Macalester College |
| Paolo Benneri | Macalester College |
| Juan Lopez | Miami University |
| Jay Li | Middlebury College |
| Jesse Otis | St. John's University (Minn.) |
| Paul Gomez | Texas Tech University |
| Hollis Young | United States Military Academy |
| Johnny Nguyen | United States Military Academy |
| Max Scott | University of California-Los Angeles |
| Bill Farmer | University of California-Los Angeles |
| John Boogaard | University of California-Los Angeles |
| Rusty Morris | University of California-Los Angeles |
| Griffin Talan | University of California-San Diego |
| Patrick Rolan | University of California-San Diego |
| Mac Delaney | University of California-San Diego |
| Geoff Boss | University of California-San Diego |
| Matthew Bogott | University of California-San Diego |
| Ryan Tanakit | University of California-San Diego |
| Eddy Ennedy | University of California-San Diego |
| Peter Pa | University of Delaware |
| Kevin Mullaly | University of Delaware |
| Tommy Cellini | University of Georgia |
| Robert McHugh | University of Iowa |
| David Roberts | University of Maryland |
| Nicholas Keao | University of Missouri |
| Chris Frimel | University of Missouri |
| Arjun Pai | University of Pennsylvania |
| Blake Winston | University of Pennsylvania |
| Nick Grover | University of Pennsylvania |
| Daniel Scott Bradley | University of Utah |
| Ryan Stevens | University of Virginia |
| Jacob Stock | University of Virginia |
| Stuart Taliaferro | University of Virginia |
| Nolan Caine | University of Virginia |
| Joey Bouchard | University of Virginia |
| Yuriy Alexandrovich Iskrenko | Vanderbilt University |
| John Beyer | Villanova University |
| Daniel Weeks | Villanova University |
| Ryan French | Villanova University |
| Jeff Yau | Villanova University |
| Peter Ollis | Virginia Tech University |
| Scott Wilson | Virginia Tech University |
| Team GPA Award (2.75 or higher) | |
| Cornell University | 3.82 |
| University of Miami | 3.58 |
| University of Maryland | 3.54 |
| University of California-Los Angeles | 3.53 |
| St. Louis University | 3.51 |
| University of Virginia | 3.51 |
| Grinnell College | 3.50 |
| Macalester College | 3.44 |
| Dartmouth College | 3.36 |
| University of California-San Diego | 3.31 |
| Clemson University | 3.30 |
| University of Delaware | 3.20 |
| United States Military Academy | 3.03 |
| St. John's University (Minn.) | 2.92 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | 2.92 |
| Grove City College | 2.79 |
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110 Varsity Student-Athletes Named to 2010 CWPA Men's Scholar-Athlete Team[]
BRIDGEPORT, Pa. -- 110 men's varsity student-athletes garnered recognition on the 2010 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Scholar-Athlete Team.
Previously named the All-Academic Team, the program honors both varsity and club student-athletes who have achieved grade point averages of 3.2 or higher and competed during the 2010 men's season.
Overall, 33 athletes were honored with Outstanding (3.71-4.0) recognition, while 43 earned Superior (3.41-3.7) and 34 were recognized with Excellent (3.2-3.4) accolades.
The numbers mark an increase in the number of athletes that garnered Outstanding honors, up nine from 24 in 2009, and equals the total number of varsity athletes honors (110) registered following the 2009 season.
Brown University topped the team grade point average race for a third year in a row as the Bears turned in a 3.57 cumulative GPA. St. Francis College (3.43), Harvard University (3.39), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (3.36), George Washington University (3.20), Johns Hopkins University (3.16), Princeton University (3.16), Bucknell University (3.11) and Iona College (3.03) follow as each of the program's exceeded the 3.0 barrier to lead 13 programs which exceeded the 2.75 team GPA necessary for inclusion as a Scholar-Athlete Team.
In the club ranks, a record 220 student-athletes were honored with 73 Outstanding, 89 Superior and 58 Excellent awards.
Overall, the total number of recognized CWPA student-athletes comes to 330, a 27 player increase over the previous conference record of 303 athletes achieved with the 2009 CWPA Scholar-Athlete Team.
| Outstanding (3.71-4.0) | |
| Toby Espinosa | Brown University |
| Cyrus Mojdehi | Brown University |
| Max Lubin | Brown University |
| Corey Schwartz | Brown University |
| Steven Chizen | Brown University |
| Trevor Reitz | Bucknell University |
| Matt Napleton | Bucknell University |
| Ali Arat | Fordham University |
| Martin DeJong | Fordham University |
| Mark Connor | Fordham University |
| Cameron Illes | George Washington University |
| Michael Mazzara | George Washington University |
| Adam Streeter | George Washington University |
| Brett Voith | Harvard University |
| Antone Martinho | Harvard University |
| McCarty Paolo | Iona College |
| Ryan Scott | Iona College |
| Michael de Lyon | Johns Hopkins University |
| Jeremy Maurer | Johns Hopkins University |
| Kyle Maurer | Johns Hopkins University |
| Brian Gardiner | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Nikola Otasevic | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Danilo Svorcan | Mercyhurst College |
| William Page | Mercyhurst College |
| Ian Tasman | Mercyhurst College |
| Nick Loukides | Penn State Behrend |
| Michael Desroches | Penn State Behrend |
| Albert Galainena | Princeton University |
| Nemanja Simonovic | St. Francis College |
| Tamas Toth | St. Francis College |
| Nikola Djuric | St. Francis College |
| Richard Polgar | St. Francis College |
| Jackson Hummeldorf | U.S. Naval Academy |
| Superior (3.41-3.70) | |
| Brandon Yoshimura | Brown University |
| Marcus Gartner | Brown University |
| Eric Robb | Brown University |
| Grant Villeneuve | Brown University |
| Svetozar Stefanovic | Brown University |
| Chris Cullin | Brown University |
| Dean Serure | Brown University |
| Alex Nowlin | Bucknell University |
| Howie Kalter | Bucknell University |
| Spencer Richley | Bucknell University |
| Paul Reamey | Bucknell University |
| Robert Fleming | Fordham University |
| James Field | Harvard University |
| Will Roller | Harvard University |
| Kevin DiSilvestro | Harvard University |
| Alexander Thompson | Harvard University |
| Jeff Lee | Harvard University |
| Alexandre Popp | Harvard University |
| Neal O'Hara | Harvard University |
| Sean Davis | Iona College |
| Cody Siemeck | Iona College |
| Brandon Crane | Iona College |
| Stefen Hill | Iona College |
| Gerrard Clark | Johns Hopkins University |
| Jeremy Selbst | Johns Hopkins University |
| Charles Weintraub | Johns Hopkins University |
| Matt Perkins | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Columbus Leonard | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Andrew Sekulski | Mercyhurst College |
| Kurt Buchbinder | Princeton University |
| Nick Gilligan | Princeton University |
| Mike Helou | Princeton University |
| Dominick Pugliese | Princeton University |
| Peter Schulam | Princeton University |
| Stefan Gencic | St. Francis College |
| Boris Plavsic | St. Francis College |
| Guram Nozadze | St. Francis College |
| Bosko Stankovic | St. Francis College |
| Igor Mladenovic | St. Francis College |
| Marko Gencic | St. Francis College |
| Sean McDonald | U.S. Naval Academy |
| Luke Baldwin | U.S. Naval Academy |
| Joel Elenbaas | U.S. Naval Academy |
| Excellent (3.20-3.40) | |
| Walter Shockley | Brown University |
| Michael Hartwick | Brown University |
| Daniel Schwartz | Bucknell University |
| Andrew Somers | Bucknell University |
| Cashel Barnett | Fordham University |
| Mikey Edwards | Fordham University |
| Christian Flessner | Fordham University |
| John Paul Bezzera | George Washington University |
| Paul Deasey | George Washington University |
| Guy Helman | George Washington University |
| Michael Katzer | Harvard University |
| Evan Zepfel | Harvard University |
| Nathan Clement | Harvard University |
| Henry Clausner | Harvard University |
| Camerson Hudson | Iona College |
| Matthew Joslyn | Iona College |
| Kristian Bocage | Iona College |
| Gavin Darcey | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Kevin Hsiue | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Alex Mattfolk | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| John Preis | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Colin McDonald | Mercyhurst College |
| Alex Moggridge | Mercyhurst College |
| Andrew Opalewski | Penn State Behrend |
| Tyler Amina | Princeton University |
| Chris Cottrell | Princeton University |
| Constantine Nakos | Princeton University |
| Szabolcz Erdei | St. Francis College |
| Marko Dzigurski | St. Francis College |
| Filip Sasic | St. Francis College |
| Archie Warren | U.S. Naval Academy |
| William Krause | Washington & Jefferson College |
| Michael Johnson | Washington & Jefferson College |
| Nathan Steiner | Washington & Jefferson College |
| Team GPA Award (2.75 or higher) | |
| Brown University | 3.52 |
| St. Francis College (N.Y.) | 3.43 |
| Harvard University | 3.39 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 3.36 |
| George Washington University | 3.20 |
| Johns Hopkins University | 3.16 |
| Princeton University | 3.16 |
| Bucknell University | 3.11 |
| Iona College | 3.03 |
| Fordham University | 2.98 |
| Washington & Jefferson College | 2.90 |
| Mercyhurst College | 2.87 |
| Penn State Behrend | 2.76 |