BALTIMORE, MD – Johns Hopkins water polo junior Jayden Kunwar has been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team it was announced today. The CoSIDA Academic All-District Team recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in athletic competition and in the classroom.
 
To be eligible for CoSIDA Academic All-District honors, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.30 cumulative GPA, be a sophomore or above and a starter or significant reserve. Joshi will advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America ballot with the Academic All-America Teams set to be announced August 4. The At-Large Program includes athletes from the following sports: fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming, tennis, volleyball, water polo and wrestling.
 
The Blue Jay water polo program has now produced eight CoSIDA Academic All-District selections. Seven of those have come since the 2009-10 academic year.
 
Kunwar boasts a 3.92 cumulative GPA as a computer science major. He earned Second Team All-America honors in 2019 after pouring in 99 goals and 126 points. He also drew 48 ejections and won 34 sprints in leading Hopkins to the USA Water Polo national semifinals. Kunwar ranked third in the nation in goals and seventh in points in 2019 – Hopkins did not compete this year due to CoVID-19. His 99 goals are the third-most in school single-season history while his 126 points are the fourth most. He already ranks in the top-25 in program history in career points (163), goals (133) and ejections drawn (67).
 
Kunwar is currently working as a summer analyst at General Atlantic after serving as a summer investment analyst at SoftBank Investment Advisors last summer. He is also a managing partner of A-Level Capital, leading a team of more than 20 undergraduate at a student-run VC firm. In the summer of 2019, Kunwar worked as a research and development engineer at Benvenue Medical.