The Caltech men's water polo team has reaffirmed its status as one of the nation's academic powerhouses, earning 2024 All-Academic Team honors from the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC).
As a team, the Beavers finished the season with a best-in-the-nation 3.82 grade point average (converted to a 4.0 scale). The Beavers combined elite intellect with athletic grit, proving excellence thrives in and out of the pool.
In order to be eligible for individual recognition, student-athletes must maintain a 3.2 or higher cumulative GPA and dress for at least one game. Caltech's student-athletes who consented to sharing their individual GPAs with the ACWPC and qualified for individual honors are, in alphabetical order:
- Joshua Braun (Bakersfield, Calif. / Garces Memorial)
- Kaleb Dy (Walnut, Calif. / Walnut)
- Axel Haydt (Austin, Texas / Westlake)
- Andres Heredia (San Diego / Francis Parker)
- Justin Hong (Pasadena, Calif. / Pasadena)
- Sujit Iyer (Marietta, Ga. / Wheeler)
- Shuhul Mujoo (San Jose, Calif. / Evergreen Valley)
- Heramba Patil (Bellevue, Wash. / Interlake)
- Bram Schork (Villanova, Pa. / The Haverford School)
- Alexi Stapf (Santa Barbara, Calif. / San Marcos)
- Eric Verheyden (Bend, Ore. / Summit)
This dual triumph underscores Caltech's unmatched culture of balancing world-class academics with competitive athletics.
Full release on the ACWPC website: https://collegiatewaterpolo.org/records/acwpc-academic-team/mens-acwpc-academic-team/
