Three Earn All-America Honors

December 27, 2002

NORRISTOWN, PA-- Three Long Beach State men's water polo players earned All-America honors from the American Water Polo Coaches Association (AWPCA).

Senior Aaron Holloway (El Segundo, CA) was named second team All-America, while junior Nathan Allard (La Habra, CA) and sophomore Erik Geoffroy (Roosmoor, CA) earned Honorable Mention honors. Allard finished the season with 56 goals, second-best on the team, and was a third team All-MPSF selection. Allard, also a third team All-MPSF pick, finished with 41 goals in 2002. Geoffroy, in his first year as a starter for the 49ers, led the 49ers in scoring with 69 goals, the fourth-best single season mark in 49er history. Geoffroy was an Honorable Mention All-MPSF pick in 2002.

Long Beach State finished the season at 17-16 overall, took seventh place at the MPSF Tournament and finished ranked #7 in the nation.

Division I Player of the Year: Tony Azevedo, Stanford
Division II Player of the Year: Jonathan Hopkins, UC San Diego
Division III Player of the Year: Robert Casillas, LaVerne

FIRST TEAM
Tony Azevedo, Stanford
Attila Banhidy, California
Peter Hudnut, Stanford
Brett Ormsby, UCLA
Jeff Powers, UC Irvine
Jesse Smith, Pepperdine
Brandon Brooks (GK), UCLA

SECOND TEAM
Predrag Damjanov, USC
Nic Hepner, Pacific
Aaron Holloway, Long Beach State
Karl Niehaus, Pepperdine
Andrew Stoddard, California
Michel Vieira, Queens College
Russell Bernstein (GK), California

THIRD TEAM
Dreason Barry, UC Irvine
Matt Flesher, UCLA
Kevin Foster, Princeton
Chris Lathrop, California
Kevin Witt, Loyola Marymount
Jaraj Zatovic, USC
Nick Ellis (GK), Stanford

HONORABLE MENTION
Nathan Allard, Long Beach State
Anthony Borasi, UCSB
Mike Derse, Stanford
Matt Ellis, UC San Diego
Peter Felvegi, Saint Francis College
Eric Geoffroy, Long Beach State
Nick Hill (GK), Navy
Jonathan Hopkins, UC San Diego
Sasha Maese, Pacific
Mike Masterson, Harvard
Jeff Nesmith, Stanford
Chris Przekota, Iona College
Michael Soltis (GK), Pepperdine