{"id":190575,"date":"2026-02-23T22:17:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T22:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/190575\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T22:17:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T22:17:18","slug":"22-spartans-receive-acwpc-all-academic-awards-sjsu-athletics-official-athletics-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/190575\/","title":{"rendered":"22 Spartans Receive ACWPC All-Academic Awards &#8211; SJSU Athletics &#8211; Official Athletics Website"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/VKvRtaqVyz3LHToyaLwjIcGtvWlfdBTe929dzmcC.png\" alt=\"MWP.png\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\"\/><\/p>\n<p>JOHNSTOWN, Pa.\u2014\u00a022 players from the San Jos\u00e9 State men&#8217;s water polo team from the 2025 season have been named to the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) All-Academic team. To qualify, student-athletes need a 3.2 or higher on a 4.00 scale.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Since the program was reinstated beginning with the 2015 season, 84 Spartans have earned 101 ACWPC All-Academic honors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/laszlo-szieben\" title=\"L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Szieben\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Szieben<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/erik-duesund\" title=\"Erik Duesund\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Erik Duesund<\/a>\u00a0received their third ACWPC All-Academic award. <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/alexey-poletaev\" title=\"Alexey Poletaev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alexey Poletaev<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/mateja-bosic\" title=\"Mateja Bosi\u0107\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mateja Bosi\u0107<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/mitchell-keightley\" title=\"Mitchell Keightley\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mitchell Keightley<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/brendon-gyapjas\" title=\"Brendon Gyapjas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brendon Gyapjas<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/louis-fehrensen\" title=\"Louis Fehrensen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Louis Fehrensen<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/luke-burns\" title=\"Luke Burns\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luke Burns<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/nathan-correia\" title=\"Nathan Correia\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nathan Correia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/zach-ramans\" title=\"Zach Ramans\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zach Ramans<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/mael-suchet\" title=\"Mael Suchet\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mael Suchet<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/giancarlo-marquez\" title=\"Giancarlo Marquez\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Giancarlo Marquez<\/a> all received their second ACWPC honors. While <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/bence-kristok\" title=\"Bence Kristok\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bence Kristok<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/liam-dodunski\" title=\"Liam Dodunski\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liam Dodunski<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/michael-minera\" title=\"Michael Minera\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Minera<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/sam-keightley\" title=\"Sam Keightley\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Keightley<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/declan-goldstein\" title=\"Declan Goldstein\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Declan Goldstein<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/samu-biros\" title=\"Samu Biros\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Samu Biros<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/aidan-johnson\" title=\"Aidan Johnson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aidan Johnson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/maro-tiozzo\" title=\"Maro Tiozzo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maro Tiozzo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/ryder-adams\" title=\"Ryder Adams\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryder Adams<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/zalan-hegedus\" title=\"Zalan Hegedus\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zalan Hegedus<\/a> made it up their way to the list of recipients.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches 2025 Men&#8217;s All-Academic Awards<\/p>\n<p>Outstanding: 4.0-3.71<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/alexey-poletaev\" title=\"Alexey\u00a0Poletaev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alexey\u00a0Poletaev<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/bence-kristok\" title=\"Bence Kristok\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bence Kristok<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/laszlo-szieben\" title=\"L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Szieben\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Szieben<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/liam-dodunski\" title=\"Liam Dodunski\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liam Dodunski<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/mateja-bosic\" title=\"Mateja Bosi\u0107\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mateja Bosi\u0107<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/michael-minera\" title=\"Michael Minera\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Minera<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/mitchell-keightley\" title=\"Mitchell Keightley\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mitchell Keightley<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/sam-keightley\" title=\"Sam Keightley\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Keightley<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/zach-ramans\" title=\"Zach Ramans\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zach Ramans<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Superior 3.70-3.41<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/aidan-johnson\" title=\"Aidan Johnson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aidan Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/brendon-gyapjas\" title=\"Brendon Gyapjas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brendon Gyapjas<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/declan-goldstein\" title=\"Declan Goldstein\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Declan Goldstein<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/erik-duesund\" title=\"Erik Duesund\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Erik Duesund<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/luke-burns\" title=\"Luke Burns\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luke Burns<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/mael-suchet\" title=\"Mael Suchet\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mael Suchet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/nathan-correia\" title=\"Nathan Correia\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nathan Correia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Excellent 3.40-3.20<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/giancarlo-marquez\" title=\"Giancarlo Marquez\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Giancarlo Marquez<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/louis-fehrensen\" title=\"Louis Fehrensen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Louis Fehrensen<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/maro-tiozzo\" title=\"Maro Tiozzo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maro Tiozzo<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/ryder-adams\" title=\"Ryder Adams\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryder Adams<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/samu-biros\" title=\"Samu Biros\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Samu Biros<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/zalan-hegedus\" title=\"Zalan Hegedus\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zalan Hegedus<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The team&#8217;s average GPA was 3.57<br \/>\nThe Spartans are coming off their fall season with a second appearance at the NCAA Tournament within the last three seasons.<br \/>\nThey were named the 2025 WCC Champions.<\/p>\n<p>#AllSpartans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JOHNSTOWN, Pa.\u2014\u00a022 players from the San Jos\u00e9 State men&#8217;s water polo team from the 2025 season have 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