Eight Spartans Named to GCC Men's All-Academic TeamEight Spartans Named to GCC Men's All-Academic Team

Eight Spartans Named to GCC Men's All-Academic Team

March 23, 2018

San Jose, Calif. --- Eight San José State men's water polo players were named to the 2017 Golden Coast Conference Men's All-Academic Team in an announcement made by the conference office.

The eight members of the 2017 water polo team met the conference criteria of maintaining a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.00 on a 4.00 scale and playing in at least 50 percent of the team's contests.

NAME

CLASS

HOMETOWN

Jacob Mercep

FR

Dubrovnik, Croatia

Justin Pickering

FR

Tauranga, New Zealand

Ashley Castle

SO

Epson, England

Conrad Gordon

SO

Seattle, WA

Giacomo Lovatelli

SO

Los Angeles, CA

Finn Pardon

SO

Manhattan Beach, CA

Marc Weber

SO

Fulda, Germany

Bendeguz Toth

JR

Budapest, Hungary

"I am super excited for these guys to receive this honor because it shows the type of student-athlete that we have in this program," said head coach Bruce Watson. "They work very hard in school to earn their degrees, and we are thankful to the Golden Coast Conference recognizing their excellence in the classroom."

The GCC honored 45 student-athletes from its six programs.

Breakdown

UC Irvine: 12

UCSB: 10

San Jose State: 8

Pacific: 6

Long Beach State: 5

Pepperdine: 4