Men's water polo well represented on All-Academic Team

ORANGE, Calif. – As a team, the Chapman University men’s water polo team posted a 3.129 grade-point average in 2009 with seven players earning Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) All-Academic Awards.

The ACWPC All-Academic Awards are broken down into three levels based on grade-point average. An athlete with a GPA between 4.0 and 3.71 is “Outstanding.” Those with a GPA ranging from 3.70 to 3.41 are “Superior” and the “Excellent” category is between 3.40 and 3.20.

Highlighting the Panthers’ award recipients is freshman goalie Taylor Roszkos who earned the “Outstanding” level. The La Canada, Calif. native was also selected to the WWPA All-Freshmen team in the fall. Senior two-meter Austin McElvaney, junior driver Mario Ruiz and freshman two-meter Nainoa Watson all earned the “Superior” distinction. This marks the fourth year that McElvaney has earned the award and first for both Ruiz and Watson.

Senior goalie Colin Gasper, sophomore utility Pierre Masson both earned the award for the second time in their careers while junior utility Matt Siordia rounds out the group with his first selection.

Click here for complete list of 2009 ACWPC All-Academic Awards

by Chris Watts
Sports Information Assistant