BALTIMORE, MD – The Johns Hopkins water polo team placed a school-record 18 Blue Jays on the 2021 Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) and Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference (MAWPC) All-Academic Teams.
 
In addition to the individual honors, Hopkins earned team honors with a 3.66 GPA, the third best in the nation. Hopkins has now produced 158 all-conference and 171 national academic selections. The Blue Jays' 18 selections are the second most in the nation in Division III.
 
The all-academic teams are divided into three categories – Outstanding (3.71-4.00), Superior (3.41-3.70) and Excellent (3.20-3.40) - based on cumulative grade point average.
 
Graduate student Olin Shipstead and seniors Jayden Kunwar, Jake Pearson and Emerson Sullivan each earn the honor for the fourth time in their careers. Only 13 players in program history have now earned the honor four times.
 
Junior Chris Freese is a three-time all-academic selection, while junior Kamran Eslami and sophomores Paul Gensbigler, Seth Berke, Shayan Sadiq, James Powers, Noah Housenbold and Cameron Burns are two-time honorees. 
 
Johns Hopkins All-Academic selections
Seth Berke (So.) – Outstanding
Cameron Burns (So.) - Excellent
Kamran Eslami (Jr.) – Excellent
Chris Freese (Jr.) – Superior
Paul Gensbigler (So.) – Outstanding
Liam Housenbold (So.) – Superior
Jayden Kunwar (Sr.) – Outstanding
Christopher Lo (Fr.) – Superior
Connor Mechelke (Fr.) – Outstanding
Jake Pearson (Sr.) – Outstanding
Kyle Pearson (Fr.) – Superior
Mark Poisler (Fr.) – Outstanding
Alastair Powers (So.) – Superior
Ian Raley (Fr.) – Superior
Shayan Sadiq (So.) – Outstanding
Olin Shipstead (Gr.) – Outstanding
Emerson Sullivan (Sr.) – Superior
Isaac Thorman (Gr.) – Superior