June 1, 2011

2011 MPSF All-Academic List

STANFORD, Calif. - Stanford women's water polo had 10 student-athletes named to the MPSF's All-Academic List, the conference announced Wednesday.

Stanford's 10 selections consisted of one senior, three junior and six sophomores. To be eligible for selection, student-athletes must have a 3.00 cumulative grade-point average, be at least a sophomore in academic standing, must have completed at least one year at the institution prior to the 2010 season, and must have participated in at least 50% of her team's contests in the 2011 season.

Kim Krueger (3.72 grade-point average) represented the Cardinal senior class on the list, earning her third straight selection. Monica Coughlan (3.83), who was awarded her second straight NCAA ELITE 88 honor at the National Collegiate Championship in May, was among the junior class members honored along with Alyssa Lo (3.42) and Pallavi Menon (3.32).

For all three juniors it was the second consecutive selection to the conference list.

The sophomores honored were Annika Dries (3.41), Vee Dunlevie (3.31), Jillian Garton (3.27), Kate Baldoni (3.15), Victoria Kennedy (3.15) and Alexis Lee (3.06).

In the pool, the 10 honorees helped lead the Cardinal to a 28-1 record and the program's second NCAA Championship, culminating the season with a 9-5 national title game victory over California.