Six Wolverines Earn Water Polo All-Academic Awards
6/18/2004 12:00:00 AM | Water Polo
NORRISTOWN, Pa. -- The American Water Polo Coaches Association and the Collegiate Water Polo Association announced today (Friday, June 18) that University of Michigan senior Rachel Burkons (Van Nuys, Calif./Harvard Westlake HS), freshman Wesley Ellison (Portola Calif./Palo Alto HS), sophomore Lindsey Hitchcock (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer HS), senior Julie Nisbet (Santa Barbara, Calif./Santa Barbara HS), junior Jineane Shibuya (Honolulu, Hawaii/Mid-Pacific Institute) and freshman Sharon Warner (Ann Arbor, Mich./Saline HS) have all been named to their respective all-academic teams.
Athletes are eligible for both awards if they play a significant role on the team and have a minimum of a 3.2 GPA. Both the AWPCA and the CWPA recognize three levels of academic achievement. Athletes with GPAs ranging between 3.2 and 3.4 are awarded excellent honors, athletes between 3.41 and 3.7 are awarded superior honors and athletes 3.71 and above are awarded the outstanding distinction.
For the Wolverines, Warner is the only player to reach the outstanding tier. This is her first year as a recipient of the awards. Ellison and Nisbet achieved superior recognition, earning their first and fourth awards, respectively. Burkons, Hitchcock and Shibuya all earned the excellent award. For Burkons and Shibuya, this is their third consecutive year being recognized, while it is the first for Hitchcock.
Contact: Paul Dickerson (734) 763-4423
