04-01-02
Men's Water Polo Earns All-Academic Honors
The American Water
Polo Coaches Association has released the 2001-2002 All-Academic team.
The Penn State Behrend men's water polo team earned All-Academic
honors for having a cumulative team grade point average of 2.80
ranking them ninth by the association. The Collegiate Water Polo
Association released the 2001-2002 All-Academic team for athletes.
Casey Doody (Scarborough, ME/Cape Elizabeth), a freshman
starter, received All-Academic team superior honors for earning a 3.63
in the classroom.
Doody concluded the
season third in goals scored with 26, second in assists with 16, and
second in steals with 50. Doody also earned honorable mention
all-tournament team honors at the Grove City Division III
Championships. The men's water polo team completed their
second year as an intercollegiate team.
Doody, also a member of the men's swimming team, competed at the ECAC Championships at University of Pittsburgh where he placed 15th in the 100 backstroke in 54:06, and set a new team record in the 200 backstroke in 1:57.70 while placing 16th.