June 1, 2007

Laguna Hills, CA - Katie Hansen and Christina Hewko were named 1st team All-Americans and were two of the five Cardinal student athletes named as All-Americans by the Association of Water Polo Coaches on Friday.

For Hansen, it is the third time she has been named an All-American and the second time she has been named First Team All-American. Hansen tied for the team lead in goals with 64. She was also a named a Secon-Team All-American as a sophomore in 2005.

Christina Hewko became a four-time All-American and a First Team All-American for the second time on Friday. She also was a First-Team All-American as a sophomore in 2005. Hewko was a Second-Team All-American in 2006 as a junior and was an Honorable Mention as a freshman in 2004.

Alison Gregorka earned Second-Team All-American honors as well for her play in the two-meter zone. This is Gregorka's first time as an All-American after being placed on the All-Academic team three times. Meridith McColl was also placed on the Second Team after leading the Cardinal to a 27-3 overall record in net. This is McColl's third time on the Second Team after achieving the feat as a junior in 2006 and a sophomore in 2005.

Lauren Silver followed up her 52-goal freshman campaign by scoring 64 as a sophomore and tying for the team lead. This earned her Third-Team All-American honors after being named an Honorable Mention All-American as a freshman in 2006.

Stanford's five All-Americans gave them the second most nationally, placing them only behind national champion UCLA who had seven athletes on All-American teams.

Here is a complete list of the 2007 Women's Water Polo All-Americans:

DIVISION 1
First Team
Kelly Rulon-- University of California, Los Angeles
Erika Figge-- University of Southern California
Katie Hansen-- Stanford University
Emily Feher-- University of California, Los Angeles
Kami Craig-- University of Southern California
Jillian Kraus-- University of California, Los Angeles
Christina Hewko-- Stanford University

Second Team
Courtney Mathewson-- University of California, Los Angeles
Meridith McColl-- Stanford University
Patty Cardenas-- University of Southern California
Alison Gregorka-- Stanford University
Kristy Bagnall-- University of Hawaii
Brittany Hayes-- University of Southern California
Stacy Werner-- San Diego State University

Third Team
Meike De Nooy-- University of Hawaii
Kacy Kunkel-- University of California, Los Angeles
Stacia Peterson-- Loyola Marymount University
Kelly Mason-- University of Hawaii
Lauren Silver-- Stanford University
Anna Gonzales-- San Diego State University
Beth Harberts-- San Jose State University

Honorable Mention
Kirsten Hudson-- Hartwick College
Robynn Kaake-- University of California, Irvine
Katherine O'Rourke-- University of California, Davis
Addison Doud-- Arizona State University
Jenna Schuster-- San Diego State University
Marina Canetti-- Long Beach State University
Elsie Windes-- University of California, Berkeley
Gabrielle Domanic-- University of California, Los Angeles
Allison Brookes-- California State University, Northridge
Shana Welch-- University of Michigan
Elyse Colgan-- Princeton University
Brittany Rowe-- University of California, Los Angeles
Elizabeth Balassone-- Brown University