LA JOLLA, Calif. – Ten Tritons from the University of California, San Diego men's water polo team were named to the Western Water Polo Association All-Academic team.
To qualify, students must have competed in at least fifty percent of contests, carry over a 3.0 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale), be classified as a "full-time" student for all terms of attendance and have completed a minimum of 1 semester or 2 quarters at their institution.
A total of 69 athletes earned WWPA All-Academic. UC San Diego was one of three schools to have double digit scholar-athletes recognized.
The Tritons finished the season 20-8 and made the WWPA tournament final for the ninth year in a row. They eclipsed back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time since the 2007 and 2008 season.
UC San Diego WWPA All-Academic
Calder Hilde-Jones, Jr., Cognitive Behavioral Neuroscience
Karlo Krmek, Jr., International Business
Kaden Likins, Fr., Urban Studies and Planning
Connor McManigal, Fr., Undeclared
Skyler Munatones, Sr., International Business
Jack Ranj, Jr., International Business
Brad Robison, Jr., Mechanical Engineering
Conner Turnbow-Lindenstadt, Jr., International Business
Jack Turner, Sr., Aerospace Engineering / International Studies Political Science
Alex Zamanian, Jr., Political Science
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program begins a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions III and II and helped guide more than 1,300 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 82 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 37 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego student-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.
