Jan. 17, 2006

Four Stanford players were rewarded with All-American honors from the American Water Polo Coaches Association for the 2005 season. Peter Varellas and Thomas Hopkins picked up First-Team All-American honors after completing the season as Stanford's top two scorers with 62 and 48 goals, respectively. Sandy Hohener captured Second-Team honors with 171 saves this season. J.J. Garton rounded out Stanford's All-American honors earning a spot as a Third-Team All-American.

The Cardinal ended the 2005 season with a phenomenal effort in the NCAA Tournament capturing second place after a close 3-2 loss in the Championship match against #1 ranked USC. Seniors Peter Varellas and Thomas Hopkins earned spots on the NCAA All-Tournament First-Team. Varellas scored one of Stanford's two goals in the final match. Goalie Sandy Hohener closed the season with one of his best performances making 11 saves against USC and allowing only three goals. Hohener earned a spot on the All-Tournament Second-Team along with J.J. Garton and freshman William Hindle-Katel.

Stanford also proved dominant in the MPSF, capturing three All-MPSF First-Team honors for Peter Varellas, Thomas Hopkins, and Sandy Hohener. J.J. Garton and William Hindle-Katel also came away with Honorable Mention All-MPSF honors. Hindle-Katel was named 2005 MPSF Newcomer of the Year after completing his first collegiate water polo season as Stanford's third leading scorer with 37 goals.

All-Americans
1st Team
Peter Varellas Field Stanford
Juraj Zatovic Field USC
John Mann Field U.C. Berkeley
Jesse Smith Field Pepperdine
Juan Delgadillo Field USC
Thomas Hopkins Field Stanford
Adam Schilling Goalie USC

2nd Team
David Pietsch Field U.C.L.A.
Dreason Barry Field U.C. Irvine
Endre Rex Kiss Field LMU
Brett McCleave Field Long Beach State
Dragan Bakic Field UOP
Sandy Hoener Goalie Stanford
Tim Hutton Field U.C. Irvine

3rd Team
Gergely Fabian Field Saint Francis
Nate Bennett Goalie U.C. Berkeley
Tommy Corcoran Field USC
Michael Sharf Filed U.C. Berkeley
Alex Radcliffe Field Navy
J.J. Garton Field Stanford
Jonathon Hopkins Field U.C. San Diego

Honorable Mention
Ian Elliott Goalie LMU
Don Ricci Goalie USC
Grant Miller Field Pepperdine
John Stover Field Princeton
Brian McShane Field LMU
Stephen Mudreac Field Saint Francis
Chris Pulido Field U.C.L.A.
Will Didinger Goalie U.C.L.A.
Patrick Jacobson Field U.C. Davis
Jay Gerardi Field Long Beach State
Marty Matthies Field U.C. Berkeley
Marko Popovic Goalie UOP
Logan Powell Field U.C.L.A.
Ted Zepfel Field USC
Grant Zider Field U.C.L.A

Coach of the Year: Jovan Vavic, USC
Player of the Year: Juraj Zatovic, USC

NCAA All-Tournament Teams
First Team
Adam Shilling, USC (Co-MVP)
Juraj Zatovic, USC (Co-MVP)
Peter Varellas, STAN
Endre Rex-Kiss, LMU
Thomas Hopkins, STAN
Juan Delgadillo, USC
Thomas Hale, USC

Second Team
Ian Elliot, LMU
Botond Szalma, St. F
Sandy Hohener, STAN
J.J. Garton, STAN
Tommy Corcoran, USC
Will Hindle-Katel, STAN
Bogdon Petrovic, St. F
Gergely Fabian, St. F