A record-setting group of 99 student-athetes from 19 teams at California Lutheran University were recognized by the school's Scholar Athlete Society at a year-end banquet. All the students maintained a 3.4 GPA or higher for the academic year while particpating as a NCAA Division III student-athlete.
Cal Lutheran women's water polo standouts Meredith Butte, Joy Cyprian, Bobby Sanders and Ashley Bentz were chosen as members of the 2009 Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) All-American Teams, released on Thursday. Butte and CLU Head Coach Craig Rond were named as ACWPC Division III Player and Coach of the Year, respectively.
The conclusion of the 2008-09 athletics year came to a close with the California Lutheran women's programs taking third in the Conference All-Sports Standings. Points are awarded based on final conference standings for each of the nine SCIAC sports and awarded to each institution respectively.
Cal Lutheran junior Meredith Butte was selected to ESPN the Magazine/College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) District VIII All-Academic At-Large First Team, announced on Wednesday.
Cal Lutheran women's water polo team ran the table going 10-0 en route to its first ever Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) title in 2009. Another first was announced earlier this week as junior Meredith Butte earned SCIAC Most Valuable Player honors, the first CLU water polo player in school history to do so.
Junior Meredith Butte was named to the 2009 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship team announced earlier this week. Over the three game span she contributed four goals and 10 drawn ejections to aid the Cal Lutheran offense.
Only eight teams in NCAA women's water polo can say their season came to a close on Sunday. Despite falling to Marist (NY) College 16-11 this afternoon, Cal Lutheran has accomplished what it set out to do in 2009.
Holding tough against the No. 9 team in the nation Loyola Marymount and trailing by just two at halftime, the Regals fought to the end in a 12-6 decision to the Lions. Joy Cyprian's three goals paced Cal Lutheran's offense in Saturday's game.
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