Five Bucknell Women's Water Polo Players Earn Academic Honor from ACWPC
July 23, 2008
ACWPC 2008 Women's All-American Academic Awards LEWISBURG, Pa. – Five Bucknell women’s water polo players were honored by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches this week when they earned All-American Academic Awards. As a team, Bucknell posted a 3.19 GPA during the spring semester, ranking it eighth among the teams listed. Student-athletes were recognized in three levels: 3.2 to 3.4 GPA (Excellent), 3.41 to 3.7 GPA (Superior) and 3.71 to 4.0 (Outstanding). Bucknell had one player recognized in the Superior category and four on the Excellent list. Aubrey Rowe (Carlisle, Pa./Cumberland Valley) was the lone Bison to appear in the Superior category, while Alison Carter (Costa Mesa, Calif./Newport Harbor), Meagan Gins (Albuquerque, N.M./Valley), Whitney Allen (Hillsborough, Calif./Menlo) and Valentina Rozas (Pico Rivera, Calif./El Rancho) were on the Excellent list. All five student-athletes earned similar recognition from the Collegiate Water Polo Association last month. In the pool, Bucknell posted a record-setting 26-10 mark in 2008. It was ranked for six weeks during the season, climbing as high as No. 19 nationally, and won the ECAC Championship for the first time in program history. The Bison also equaled their best finish at the Southern Championships (2nd) and posted their second-best showing at the Eastern Championship (6th). Bucknell Women’s Water Polo Players Earning 2008 ACWPC All-American Academic Awards |
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