LA JOLLA, Calif. – Eighteen members of the UC San Diego men's water polo team earned all-academic recognition from the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC).

To be eligible, a scholar-athlete must hold at least a 3.20 GPA and have played in at least one game over the 2022 season.

Five Tritons attained Outstanding (4.0-3.71) status, six were on the Superior (3.70-3.41) list, and another seven were on the Excellent (3.40-3.20) tier.

The 2022 honorees are listed below. Previous seasons honored as ACWPC All-Academic are in parentheses.

Outstanding (4.0 - 3.71)
• Rhys Bugelli
• Braden Clark
• Brendon Fezzey
• Connor McManigal (2019, 2020, 2021)
• Franco Scalamandre

Superior (3.70 - 3.41)
• Kaden Likins (2019, 2020, 2021)
• Connor Macmitchell
• Luca Rago
• Connor Stauffer
• Collin Tournat
• Matthew Wastila

Excellent (3.40 - 3.20)
• Max Abravanel (2020, 2021)
• Max Carrillo (2020, 2021)
• Logan Estes (2020, 2021)
• Jack Martin (2020, 2021)
• Brendan Nugent (2019, 2020, 2021)
• Nikita Valajev
• Miles Wilson (2020, 2021)

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