Wolverine Quartet Earns National All-Academic Honors From ACWPC
7/2/2009 12:00:00 AM | Water Polo
DENVER, Colo. -- Four members of the University of Michigan water polo team were recognized with All-Academic honors from the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches today (Thursday, July 2). The Wolverine quartet is among a Collegiate Water Polo Association record 89 honorees.
Graduated senior Carrie Stover(Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer) earned top honors, taking home the Outstanding (3.71 to 4.0 GPA) distinction for the second straight season as she finished her pursuit of a degree in Philosophy with minors in Environment and Italian.JuniorAlison Mantel(Miami, Fla./Gulliver) earned Superior (3.41 to 3.7 GPA ) honors, while graduated senior Julie Hyrne(Sunnyvale, Calif./Archbishop Mitty) and sophomore Cara Reitz(Miami, Fla./Gulliver) were both tabbed with an Excellent (3.20 to 3.40 GPA) designation.
Michigan wrapped up an historic 2009 campaign with a program-best No. 7 ranking nationally. The Maize and Blue went 35-9 on its way to a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championship. The Wolverines successfully defended their CWPA Western Division and Eastern Championship crowns en route to the national finish.
U-M ACWPC All-Academic Selections
OUTSTANDING (3.71 to 4.0 GPA)
Carrie Stover (Philosophy)
SUPERIOR (3.41 to 3.70 GPA)
Alison Mantel (Environment and Economics)
EXCELLENT (3.20 to 3.40 GPA)
Julie Hyrne (History)
Cara Reitz (Anthropology)
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