203 STUDENT-ATHLETES NAMED TO FALL 2006 MEN'S ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

BRIDGEPORT, PA (April 19, 2007) -- The Collegiate Water Polo Association has announced that 203 student-athletes from the fall men’s season have been named to the 2006 CWPA All-Academic Team.

Comprised of all varsity and club student-athletes who competed during the fall season and accumulated a 3.2 or higher cumulative grade point average, the team is led by eight athletes who hold 4.0 GPAs.

Overall, the average GPA among the 200 student-athletes is 3.56 as 95 of the athletes scored at or above the average with 84 athletes a 3.6 or above grade point average. Further, 53 athletes were honored with Outstanding (3.71-4.0), 85 with Superior (3.41-3.7) and 65 with Excellent (3.2-3.4) honors.

Outstanding (3.71-4.0) 
AJ Grucky Arizona State University
Alex Schlichting Carnegie Mellon University
Steven N. Luminais Carnegie Mellon University
Igor Spacenko Colgate University
Adam Weisbarth Colgate University
Ted Belsches Duke University
Will Garrigues Duke University
Matthew Guttentag Duke University
Alex Fankuchen Duke University
Dave Stecher Duke University
Andy Baker Gannon University
Paul Musille Gannon University
Adam Schepps Georgetown University
Nenad Ciric Grand Valley State University
Matt Hochstein Grinnell College
Jeremy Harbaugh Grove City College
Albert Cheung Grove City College
John Krzyminski Iona College
Daniela Faas Iowa State University
Forrest Funnell Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Robert Truax Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Oliver Venn Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Derek Schlickeisen Middlebury College
Dekker Deacon Middlebury College
Can Celebi Middlebury College
Reid Joseph Princeton University
Andrija Vrdoljak St. Francis College
Filip Kisdobranski St. Francis College
Nemanja Pucarevic St. Francis College
Pedja Predin St. Francis College
John Fox St. Mary's University of Minnesota
Eric Hills St. Mary's University of Minnesota
David Pursell University of California, Davis
Matt Crocket University of California, Davis
Chris Cabanski University of Dayton
Nick Berger University of Dayton
Chris Daues University of Dayton
Mark Laubie University of Dayton
Craig Weilbaecher University of Missouri
Andrew Withington University of Missouri
David Sylvia University of Richmond
Jason Jensen University of Utah
Victor Gappmaier University of Utah
Jared Huff University of Utah
David Rounce Villanova University
Pat Cureton Virginia Polytechnic State University
Chris Carroll Virginia Polytechnic State University
Andrew Kraft Washington University
Anthony Mustoe Washington University
Aaron Hecht Washington University
Alexander Mueller Washington University
Peter Swartz Yale University
TD Smith Yale University
Superior (3.41 to 3.70) 
Sam Grucky Arizona State University
Alex Robb Brown University
Mike Peterson Brown University
Mike Gartner Brown University
Hank Weintraub Brown University
Jason Pipkin Carleton College
Christine Lynn Anderson Carnegie Mellon University
Matt Eager Carnegie Mellon University
Carley Millian Colby College
Travis Townsend Colby College
Carl Ruggerio Colgate University
Orion Ganase Colgate University
Hill Stoecklein Colgate University
Ben Pedley Connecticut College
Connor Matzinger Connecticut College
Brint Markle Duke University
Matt McKenna Duke University
Ersen Akici Duke University
Jamie Friedland Duke University
Troy Gordon Fordham University
Jonathan Almy Fordham University
Timothy Will Fordham University
John-Claude Wright George Washington University
Connor Lynagh George Washington University
David Zenk George Washington University
Daniel Colligan Georgetown University
Will Wagner Georgetown University
Frank Agzarian Georgetown University
F. Whitaker Leonhardt Georgetown University
Craig Hoogerwerf Grand Valley State University
Peter Huyser Grand Valley State University
Pat Blachly Grinnell College
Thor Kahn Grinnell College
Sean Warlick Grinnell College
Ali Titiz Grinnell College
Patrick Thomas Grinnell College
Nicholas Barker Grove City College
Jared Niehenke Grove City College
Adam Neid Iona College
Eric Nowakowski Iona College
Jerome Trageser Iowa State University
Nate Taucher Iowa State University
Jacob Thielen James Madison University
Dan Holden James Madison University
David Dryjanski Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Palmer Rosemond Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Morgan Laidlaw Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jamie Robins Middlebury College
Andrew Edelstein Middlebury College
Kevin O'Rourke Middlebury College
Chris Stonerook Middlebury College
Jacob Hayden Penn State University-Behrend
Jacob Bernstein Penn State University-Behrend
Nicholas Seaver Princeton University
Victor Wakefield Princeton University
Dusko Radovanac St. Francis College
Carlos Omana St. Francis College
Kevin Loester Syracuse University
Ashish Mittal Syracuse University
Bryan Young Syracuse University
Jerry Sherwin Syracuse University
Dan Mecozzi University of California, Davis
Chris del Campo Hartman University of Dayton
Mike Melzak University of Dayton
Benjamin Nacker University of Pennsylvania
Brian Conway University of Pennsylvania
Zachary Zwarenstein University of Pennsylvania
Michael Flu University of Pennsylvania
Ryan Wentling University of Richmond
Chris Vola University of Richmond
Victor Fedorov University of Richmond
Spencer Ferrero University of Utah
Christopher Mckay Villanova University
Tom Hallett Villanova University
Jack McKenna Villanova University
Sean McEleney Villanova University
Joe Kurtenbach Virginia Polytechnic State University
Andrew Branton Virginia Polytechnic State University
Chris Roil Virginia Polytechnic State University
Ed Werner Washington & Jefferson College
Lewis Thomas Washington University
Kraig Young Washington University
Andrew Killips Washington University
Nathaniel Roman Washington University
David Gerstle Yale University
Excellent (3.2 to 3.4) 
Kent Holland Brown University
Gerrit Adams Brown University
Grant LeBeau Brown University
Andrew Widmer Carleton College
Zoe Rebecca Bridges Carnegie Mellon University
Nik White Carnegie Mellon University
Samantha H. Smith Carnegie Mellon University
Ryan Adams Colby College
Sam Wampler Colby College
Kit Clark Colby College
Scott Dunleavy Colgate University
Sam Nasuti Connecticut College
Bob Kyne Connecticut College
Alex Feinstein Connecticut College
Nick Llewllyn Connecticut College
Gerald Wols Connecticut College
Dan O'Shea Connecticut College
Charlie Neiman Duke University
Thomas Conroy Fordham University
Andrew Detinger Fordham University
David Perchinske Gannon University
John Hornberger George Washington University
Justin Licht George Washington University
Sergei Shev George Washington University
Andrew Sweeney George Washington University
Brendan Boerbaitz George Washington University
Joey Szymanski Grand Valley State University
Chris Posthumus Grand Valley State University
Keith Tramper Grand Valley State University
Max Stephenson Grinnell College
Zach Wegermann Grinnell College
Lincoln Larsen Grove City College
Matthew Green Grove City College
Nick Velasquez Iona College
Sean Phillips Iowa State University
Emily Evers Iowa State University
Jamie Kelly James Madison University
Robby Saady James Madison University
Phil Cassel Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Leandro Azevedo Penn State University-Behrend
Derek Sieber Penn State University-Behrend
Gabriel Ferreras San Jose State University
Ricardo Blanco San Jose State University
Botond Szalma St. Francis College
Eric Hammill Syracuse University
Spencer Raymond Syracuse University
Kevin Meyer University of California, Davis
Tim Hoffman University of Missouri
Shea Boyle University of Missouri
Carlin Yuen University of Pennsylvania
Jay Meese University of Richmond
Gunnar Millier University of Richmond
John Frey University of Richmond
Thomas Mazzaferro Villanova University
John Izzo Villanova University
Michael Mishik Villanova University
Will Cullen Villanova University
Colin Reidy Villanova University
Matthew Papson Villanova University
Stephen Augustyn Villanova University
Kevin Comber Villanova University
Kevin Schafer Virginia Polytechnic State University
Steve Hilty Washington & Jefferson College
Andrew Whitman Washington & Jefferson College
Brian Train Washington & Jefferson College
Team Awards (2.75 or higher)
Washington University 3.62
Grinnell College 3.40
Colgate University 3.20
George Washington University 3.20
UC Davis 3.11
Syracuse University 2.89
Iona College 2.88
San Jose State University 2.81