Wagner Leads Nation In Team GPA For Fifth Consecutive Year, ACWPC All-Academic Members Announced
MAAC Sports
Staten Island, NY – The Wagner College women's water polo team has earned the highest grade point average (GPA) in the nation for the fifth consecutive year, the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) announced on Tuesday.
In addition to attaining a national-best 3.61 GPA in the classroom, which heads a list of 44 institutions from around the country, in the pool the 2016 Seahawks claimed the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Championship, and accompanying NCAA Tournament appearance, for the third consecutive season.
"Our student-athletes' commitment in the classroom is truly extraordinary," said head coach Chris Radmonovich. "In addition to being tremendous competitors athletically, this group of young ladies consistently devote the utmost dedication and effort to their studies and I'm proud that they have held this honor now for five consecutive years."
2016 ACWPC All-Academic List
Wagner ACWPC All-Academic Team
Outstanding (3.71-4.0)
Elise Begg
Emily Riddle
Lily Doerfler
Megan Rodriguez
Kimberly Watson
Superior (3.41-3.70)
Lacey Anderson
Jess Lundgren
Excellent (3.20-3.40)
Erica Hardy
Freshmen Isabel Leveque and Courtney Fisher were the lone Marist representatives to garner Outstanding Merit Level. The nine qualifiers for Superior were junior Jocelyn McQuade, sophomore Diana Carballo, graduating senior Brooke Else, freshman Grace Doerfler, freshman Ariana Singer, junior Amanda Amorosa, junior Nastassia McGlothlin, freshman Katie Tijerina and freshman Susan Cantoni. Graduating senior Ellie Hoffman, freshman Hope Vickers and freshman Caoimhe Whitebloom were in the Excellent category.
Iona recent graduates Dana Andrea, Rebecca Mathews,Sara Bortz, Meghan Mahoney, junior Darby Nevins, sophomores Brittany Toro, Megan Hofer, Karli Normand, Britten Vilander, Hannah Schultz, Devika Joshi, along with freshman Andrea Guerra and Alyssa Gayapa all were acknowledged.
St. Francis Brooklyn
Vladana Maksimovic, Krisztina Rudinszky, and Stephanie Zwicker were named to the Outstanding Team (3.71-4.0 gpa)
Niccole Salomone, Emma Gaffney, Kristen Kleist, and Morgan Allison were selected to the Superior Team. (3.41-3.70 gpa)
Juliette Khalil, Erin Gonzalez, and Nicole Herrick earned Excellent Team status. (3.20-3.40 gpa)
VMI senior goalkeeper Emily Farsakian, junior Bailey Huddleston and freshmen Sarah Dolitsky and Caroline Wojtas were named to the group by way of earning a grade-point average in excess of 3.20