Collegiate Water Polo Association Releases 2024 Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship All-Tournament Team
BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — The Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) releases the 2024 Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship All-Tournament Team as selected by the 16-competing institutions’ head coaches.
Leading the team is Tournament Most Valuable Player Graham McClone of the 2022, 2023 and 2024 Men’s National Collegiate Club Champion the University of California-San Diego. He is joined on the First Team by teammates Braden Clark and goalkeeper Bryce Elsner, while Riley Kraatz and Warren Cooper of national runner-up California Maritime Academy along with Diego Barraclough and Bennett Steiger of third-place finisher California Polytechnic State University round out the seven athlete squad.
Kevin Kraatz and goalkeeper Jacob Idris of California Maritime Academy lead the nine-member Second Team. Justin Kam and Liam Egan of Fourth Place finisher Boston University, Ryan McLaughlin of Pennsylvania State University, Leyton Kraft of Texas A&M University, Nicholas Borden of the University of Florida, Willem Palmer of the University of Virginia and Antonio Mendez-Trendler of Washington University in St. Louis complete the All-Tournament Teams.
The coaching tandem of Aldric Terral and Kerry Deaver of California Maritime Academy were recognized with Coach of the Tournament honors.
2024 Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship All-Tournament Team | |
Most Valuable Player: | Graham McClone (University of California-San Diego) |
Coach of the Tournament: | Aldric Terral/Kerry Deaver (California Maritime Academy) |
First Team | |
Bryce Elsner (Goalie) | University of California-San Diego |
Graham McClone | University of California-San Diego |
Braden Clark | University of California-San Diego |
Riley Kraatz | California Maritime Academy |
Warren Cooper | California Maritime Academy |
Diego Barraclough | California Polytechnic State University |
Bennett Steiger | California Polytechnic State University |
Second Team | |
Jacob Idris (Goalie) | California Maritime Academy |
Kevin Kraatz | California Maritime Academy |
Justin Kam | Boston University |
Liam Egan | Boston University |
Ryan McLaughlin |
Pennsylvania State University |
Leyton Kraft | Texas A&M University |
Nicholas Borden | University of Florida |
Willem Palmer | University of Virginia |
Antonio Mendez-Trendler | Washington University in St. Louis |