Women's Water Polo Program Earns Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches and Collegiate Water Polo Association All-Academic Team Honors

Nine McKendree University women's water polo players were recently named to the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches and Collegiate Water Polo Association (ACWPA) All-Academic Team for the 2020-21 school year. Nominees for ACWPA All-Academic Team honors must achieve a 3.2 cumulative grade point average or higher during the 2020-21 school year to be eligible for the award. Student-athletes are recognized in three levels - 3.2 to 3.4 (Excellent), 3.41 to 3.7 (Superior) and 3.71 to 4.0 (Outstanding).

Honorees included:

Excellent (3.2-3.4)
Maddy Bolton, Jr., Alta Loma, Calif./Los Osos
Alivia Garcia, So., Buena Park, Calif./Kennedy

Superior (3.41-3.7)
Abigail Burton, Jr., (Chino, Calif./Chino
Alaina Johnson, Sr., Mason, Ohio/William Mason
Carley Manuel, Jr., Lantana, Texas/Guyer
Isabella Strimling, Sr., Brentwood, Calif./Heritage
Rio Tomlinson, Fr., Okemos, Mich./Okemos
Emily Westlove, Sr., Naperville, Ill./Naperville Central

Outstanding (3.71-4.0)
Kaitlyn Kasper, Fr., Thomasville, Ga./Thomasville

The women's program also earned team-wide recognition of overall excellence as they achieved a 3.04 cumulative GPA.