WATER POLO ATHLETES NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS

September 16, 2016

15 MEMBERS RECEIVE HONOR, OUTNUMBERING ALL OTHER PROGRAMS ON THE EAST COAST

(Stamford, CT – September 22, 2016) – Chelsea Piers Connecticut is proud to announce that fifteen members of the Chelsea Piers Athletic Club (CP-AC) Water Polo team have been named 2015-2016 Academic All-Americans. Having more Academic-All Americans than any other team on the East Coast, CP-AC Water Polo continues to establish itself not only as a dominate program athletically, but academically as well. The club now ranks 16th in the country out of about 500 clubs. The Academic All-American title is awarded to athletes 10th grade or above with a 3.6 grade point average. Those achieving a 4.0 or higher are considered Outstanding Academic All-Americans, of which CP-AC has 12. "Academic and athletic success is a longstanding tradition at CP-AC Water Polo," said Paul Ramaley, Water Polo Director and Head Coach at Chelsea Piers Connecticut. "The work that these athletes put in in the classroom and in the pool is inspiring. We are very proud to have such an accomplished group of student athletes."

CP-AC Water Polo 2015-2016 All-Americans:

  • Mackenzie Baxter (Outstanding) - Greenwich High School (Greenwich, CT)
  • Spencer Baxter (Outstanding) - Greenwich High School (Greenwich, CT)
  • Owen Byrnes - Fordham Prep (Bronx, NY)
  • Alex Cappuccio (Outstanding) - Calvert Hall College High School (Baltimore, MD)
  • Kevin Downey (Outstanding) - Greenwich High School (Greenwich, CT)
  • Jake Florio - Wilton High School (Wilton, CT)
  • Matt Gofman (Outstanding) - Walter Panas High School (Cortland Manor, NY)
  • Matt Goodfellow (Outstanding) - King School (Stamford, CT)
  • Remy Hutheesing (Outstanding) - Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford, CT)
  • Jared Livingston (Outstanding) - Greenwich High School (Greenwich, CT)
  • Finn Maloney (Outstanding) - Wilton High School (Wilton, CT)
  • Brian O'Leary (Outstanding) - Greenwich High School (Greenwich, CT)
  • Andrew Pagano - Calvert Hall College High School (Baltimore, MD)
  • John Steele (Outstanding) - Iona Prep (New Rochelle, NY)
  • Andrew Triscari (Outstanding) - Greenwich High School (Greenwich, CT)

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Contact:

Erica Bates 212.336.6870
Chelsea Piers Connecticut ebates@chelseapiers.com

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