Water polo places seven individuals, team on ACWPC All-Academic list
The Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) has announced its annual academic award winners with the Arizona State University water polo program, along with seven individual student-athletes, earning a place on the 2011 ACWPC All-Academic lists. The Sun Devils, who combined as a team, carried a 3.17 overall grade point average, which ranked them among the Top 20 nationally across all divisions.
Shannon Haas, Ianeta Hutchinson and Mariam Salloum each earned Outstanding distinction as all three women hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.71 or better. Three Sun Devils earned Superior distinction as Sarah Harris, Nikki Unbehaun and Amanda Young all maintained a 3.41-3.70 grade point average while Annabelle Carter earned Excellent distinction with a grade point average between 3.20-3.40.
Unbehaun joined Bonnie Miles (2007-10) as the only two Sun Devils to garner four mentions on the ACWPC All-Academic lists in their careers while Salloum was added to the list for the third time in career, making her one of four to do so for the program. In her career, Unbehaun earned Superior distinction all four years (2008-11) while Miles finished with an Outstanding distinction as a senior following three-consecutive years at Superior.
While Hutchinson collected her first career national academic honor, the remaining four honored Sun Devils each secured the second selections of their careers. Carter earned Excellent distinction for the second year in a row while Young was selected Superior for the second year in a row. Haas and Harris both moved up one level from last year to 2011 as Haas went from Superior to Outstanding while Harris rose from Excellent to Superior.
Overall, 31 Sun Devils have earned ACWPC All-Academic honors in their careers in Tempe with a total of 53 accolades combined. Of those 31 women, 14 were honored two or more times in their careers.
2011 ACWPC All-Academic Selections
Team Honors - Arizona State (3.17)
Individual Honorees
Outstanding (4.00-3.71)
• Shannon Haas, Ianeta Hutchinson, Mariam Salloum
Superior (3.70-3.41)
• Sarah Harris, Nikki Unbehaun, Amanda Young
Excellent (3.40-3.20)
• Annabelle Carter
All-Time Honorees
Arizona State (Team): 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
Bentley, Elaine – 2005 (E)
Bower, Ashley – 2004 (O), 2005 (E), 2007 (O)
Buck, Kim – 2007 (E)
Campo, Jennifer – 2007 (S), 2008 (S), 2009 (S)
Carter, Annabelle – 2010 (E), 2011 (E)
Clopp, Becca – 2010 (O)
Gronow, Ali – 2007 (O)
Haas, Shannon – 2010 (S), 2011 (O)
Harris, Sarah – 2010 (E), 2011 (S)
Harvey, Dana – 2010 (E)
Hayes, Lauren – 2008 (E)
Hedley, Katie – 2005 (E), 2007 (E)
Hutchinson, Ianeta – 2011 (O)
Jacobson, Lauren – 2004 (S)
Lawlor, Katy – 2007 (E), 2008 (E)
Miles, Bonnie – 2007 (S), 2008 (S), 2009 (S), 2010 (O)
Mota, Adriane – 2004 (E), 2005 (S)
Newman, Holly – 2005 (E)
Phillippe, Candice – 2008 (S)
Reed, Jaron – 2007 (S)
Rempfer, Heather – 2004 (S)
Salloum, Mairam – 2009 (S), 2010 (O), 2011 (O)
Sanderson, Jennifer – 2004 (S)
Schubert, Sam – 2009 (S)
Stibbe, Christy – 2008 (E)
Unbehaun, Nikki – 2008 (S), 2009 (S), 2010 (S), 2011 (S)
Wallace, Caylinn – 2005 (O), 2007 (S), 2008 (S)
Walsh, Kari – 2007 (E)
Williams, Lindsay – 2007 (E)
Wyborny, Tessa – 2004 (S), 2005 (S)
Young, Amanda – 2010 (S), 2011 (S)
O – Outstanding (4.00-3.71 gpa) • S – Superior (3.70-3.41) • E – Excellent (3.40-3.20)