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Conference-High 16 Lancers Qualify for GCC All-Academic Team
6/23/2022 11:50:00 AM | Women's Water Polo
RIVERSIDE – Sixteen California Baptist University women's water polo players earned All-Academic acclaim from the Golden Coast Conference on Thursday. It marks the fifth year in a row at least 14 Lancers have earned GCC All-Academic recognition.
The Lancers led the GCC in All-Academic Team members, with San Diego State ranking second with 15. To be selected, student-athletes had to carry a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher, played in at least 50 percent of their team's games and be classified as a full-time student who has completed a minimum of one semester at her institution.
Ten Lancers earned GCC All-Academic honors for multiple times in their career. It was the fifth such award for Kira O'Donell, while Morgan Baker and Jamie Hutton made the list for the fourth time.
Caelan Loroff, Vicky Martinez, Lahela Rosario and Maddie Schwegler qualified for the third time in their careers, while Kyndall Burrell, Melinna Galbraith and Abby Mammen made the team for the second year in a row.
CBU's first-time honorees were Madison Gerg, Taylor Frandsen, Anielysa Mena, Celeste Almendariz, Cayleigh Carter and Jenna Dickstein.
California Baptist has put together some of the best team grade-point averages in the country in recent years. The Lancers had the best team GPA among all NCAA Division I teams with a 3.61 in 2019 and ranked fourth in D-I with a 3.65 in 2021 and seventh with a 3.49 in 2020.
The Lancers posted top-15 GPAs in the NCAA overall (Divisions I-III) for seven years in a row (2015-21), including a streak of four top-five marks, with 2022 still yet to be determined by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches.
The Lancers led the GCC in All-Academic Team members, with San Diego State ranking second with 15. To be selected, student-athletes had to carry a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher, played in at least 50 percent of their team's games and be classified as a full-time student who has completed a minimum of one semester at her institution.
Congratulations to all 1⃣6⃣ Lancers who qualified for @GCCWP All-Academic awards in 2022! It was a conference high in the GCC this season. #LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/ywjSMTwdNb
— California Baptist Women's Water Polo (@LancersWWP) June 23, 2022
Ten Lancers earned GCC All-Academic honors for multiple times in their career. It was the fifth such award for Kira O'Donell, while Morgan Baker and Jamie Hutton made the list for the fourth time.
Caelan Loroff, Vicky Martinez, Lahela Rosario and Maddie Schwegler qualified for the third time in their careers, while Kyndall Burrell, Melinna Galbraith and Abby Mammen made the team for the second year in a row.
CBU's first-time honorees were Madison Gerg, Taylor Frandsen, Anielysa Mena, Celeste Almendariz, Cayleigh Carter and Jenna Dickstein.
California Baptist has put together some of the best team grade-point averages in the country in recent years. The Lancers had the best team GPA among all NCAA Division I teams with a 3.61 in 2019 and ranked fourth in D-I with a 3.65 in 2021 and seventh with a 3.49 in 2020.
The Lancers posted top-15 GPAs in the NCAA overall (Divisions I-III) for seven years in a row (2015-21), including a streak of four top-five marks, with 2022 still yet to be determined by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches.
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