BALTIMORE, MD – The Johns Hopkins water polo team placed all 19 players on the 2025 Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) All-Academic Team. In addition, Hopkins earned team honors with a national best 3.76 team GPA.
 
The 19 ACWPC All-Academic selections are a school record, and it is the fifth straight year that JHU has had at least 15 players earn the honor. The individual 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. JHU has now produced 218 national academic selections.
 
Graduate student Kyle Pearson and seniors Iason Mihalopoulos, Daniel Palfi and Quint Steffey earn ACWPC All-Academic honors for the fourth time in their careers. Hopkins has now had 25 players earn the honor four or more times in their career. Alec Baker, Max Blecher and Chris Poisler earn the honor for the third time.
 
Johns Hopkins ACWPC All-Academic selections
Ethan Babel (Jr.) – Superior
Alec Baker (Jr.) – Outstanding
Owen Bartlett (Jr.) – Excellent
Max Blecher (Jr.) – Outstanding
Gavin Brooke (Sr.) – Outstanding
Matthieu Giauque (Fr.) – Outstanding
Mason Hofmann (Fr.) – Outstanding
Sebastian Isaacs (Fr.) – Excellent
Andrew Lee (So.) – Outstanding
Phillip Long (So.) – Superior
Ben Lucas (Fr.) – Outstanding
Brody Mars (Fr.) – Superior
Luke Mendelsohn (Fr.) – Outstanding
Iason Mihalopoulos (Sr.) – Outstanding
Daniel Palfi (Sr.) – Outstanding
Kyle Pearson (Gr.) – Outstanding
Chris Poisler (Jr.) – Superior
Patrick Rooney (So.) – Outstanding
Quint Steffey (Sr.) - Outstanding