EMMITSBURG, Md. (August 16, 2023) - The Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches have released the all-academic awards in which 16 Mountaineers are recognized for their outstanding performance in the classroom. 

The athletes honored are: junior Samantha Bright, senior Mara Davis, senior Heather Lock, sophomore Natalie Marquiss, graduate student Pip Piper, junior Beatrice Vieira, junior Robyn Currie, sophomore Emily Hatcher, junior Hannah Keyser, junior Hannah Sayre, graduate student Serena Thurman, junior Rebecca Valentine, senior Ana Luisa Cotta, senior Madison Szczublewski, graduate student Annefleur ten Bloemendal, and senior Emily Van Kerckhove.

The classifications are divided into "Outstanding", "Superior", and "Excellent" dependent upon grade-point averages. Mount St. Mary's women's Water Polo had six student-athletes classify as outstanding, six classify as superior and four as excellent. Student-athletes with a 3.2 GPA or higher qualify for the all-academic team, with 3.41 making the "superior" cut and 3.71 the "outstanding" cut.

As a team Mount St. Mary's earned an honor for a combined GPA of 3.43.