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W&J WATER POLO DUO COLLECTS ALL-AMERICA AWARDS (7/30)

2010 ACWPC Women's All-America Teams

WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Recent Washington & Jefferson College graduates Jessica Barby (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson) {right} and Katie Silvestri (Kingsville, Md./McDonogh) {below} were selected to the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches 2010 Division III Women’s All-America Team on Thursday.  Both student-athletes were honorable-mention selections. 

The ACWPC selected seven players on both the first and second teams and 21 honorable-mention All-Americans.  Pomona-Pitzer’s Tamara Perea was chosen as the National Player of the Year, while her coach, Alex Rodriguez, earned the Coach of the Year award. 

Washington & Jefferson had two players honored for the second-straight season as Alicia Sutton and Polly Ziegler were 2009 All-Americans. 

Barby’s selection caps a remarkable senior season in which she was named the CWPA Scholar Athlete of the Year as well as a First Team ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA All-America At-Large winner. 

Barby enjoyed a record-breaking final year, becoming Washington & Jefferson’s single-season goal scoring leader (69). She also added 21 assists for 90 total points.  Following the season, Barby was selected to the CWPA Women’s All-Conference Division III First Team. 

Barby ended her career with 144 goals and 87 assists for 231 career points.  She also compiled 56 steals.

Silvestri saved her best collegiate season for this spring as she contributed 26 goals and a team-high 23 assists for 49 points.  She also excelled on the defensive end with a team-best 37 steals. 

A four-year letter winner, Silvestri finished her career with 52 goals, 41 assists and 72 steals.  Following the 2010 CWPA Division III Eastern Championships, Silvestri was selected to the All-Tournament Team. 

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SEVEN PRESIDENTS NAMED TO ACWPC AND CWPA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS (6/30)

ACWPC All-Academic Individuals and Teams

CWPA Varsity Scholar-Athlete Teams

WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Seven Washington & Jefferson College Presidents recently earned 2010 Women’s All-Academic awards from the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches ACWPC) and Collegiate Water Polo Coaches Association (CWPA) . 

Student-athletes were recognized in three levels: 3.20-3.40 grade point averages (Excellent), 3.41-3.70 (Superior) and 3.71-4.00 (Outstanding).

W&J was led by senior Jessica Barby (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson), who was recently named the Collegiate Water Polo Association’s 2010 Women’s Varsity Scholar Athlete of the Year. 

Barby, the 11th student-athlete in school history to earn a pair of ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America awards, landed on the ACWPC “Outstanding” level after graduating with a 3.96 grade-point average. 

Sophomore Brittany Vogel (Butler, Pa./Butler) and freshman Mackenzie Graf (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) joined Barby with “outstanding” laurels, while juniors Caitlin Brown (Milford, Ohio/Milford) {pictured} and Jacqueline Verlinich (Lake Oswego, Ore./Lake Oswego) both earned “superior” recognition. 

A standout swimmer during the winter, Vogel was also recently selected to the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll. 

Junior Kate Van Schaik (Arnold, Pa./St. Mary’s) and sophomore Sarah Cull (Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville) both notched spots on the “excellent” team.

Washington & Jefferson finished the 2010 season with a 10-11 overall record, including a fourth-place finish at the CWPA Eastern Division Championships under first-year Head Coach Greg Jones. 

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2010 Washington & Jefferson College Presidents