Team, Players Collect CWPA All-Academic Distinction
6/16/2006 12:00:00 AM | Water Polo
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The Collegiate Water Polo Association announced the 2005-2006 Women's All-Academic team Friday (June 16), rewarding the University of Michigan women's water polo team and 11 players on the team for academic accomplishments this past season. The CWPA awards a team for earning a 2.75 or higher team GPA and awards an individual athlete for earning a 3.20 GPA or higher. Michigan finished the academic year tied with three other universities for the fifth-highest team GPA among Division I programs.
Kate Bizer (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer), Wesley Ellison (Portola Valley, Calif./Palo Alto), Kristin Hoogenboom (Portland, Ore./Lincoln), Michelle Keeley (Rockford, Mich./Rockford), and Carrie Stover (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer) all earned superior all-academic honors for a GPA of 3.41 to 3.70, while Kelly Clark (Monte Sereno, Calif./Saratoga), Megan Hausmann (San Diego, Calif./Bishop's), Lindsey Hitchcock (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer), Haley Mullins (Orinda, Calif./Miramonte), Sally Stone (San Diego, Calif./Bishop's), and Carly Strub (Annapolis, Md./Broadneck) each earned excellent all-academic certificates for a GPA of 3.20 to 3.40. Hoogenboom, Hitchcock, Strub and Hausmann all graduated in 2006.
Michigan finished the season 29-12 and advanced to the Eastern Championship final. The Wolverines set a number of program records, including game records in shots (41, twice) and steals (25, twice), and season records in goals (399), assists (301) and points (700).
U-M CWPA All-Academic Winners
SUPERIOR (3.41 to 3.70 GPA)
Kate Bizer (College of Literature, Science and the Arts)
Wesley Ellison (School of Art and Design)
Kristin Hoogenboom (School of Architecture)
Michelle Keeley (Division of Kinesiology)
Carrie Stover (College of Literature, Science and the Arts)
EXCELLENT (3.20 to 3.40 GPA)
Kelly Clark (College of Literature, Science and the Arts)
Megan Hausmann (Business Administration)
Lindsey Hitchcock (English and Political Science double major)
Haley Mullins (College of Literature, Science and the Arts)
Sally Stone (College of Literature, Science and the Arts)
Carly Strub (Psychology major)
Contact: Matt Baumer (734) 763-4423
