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NEWS FROM THE YARDTen Mids Named to CWPA All-Academic Team
Excerpts from a NavySports Article 4 APR 08
" ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Highlighted by senior Eric Gardiner's and freshman Alex Buck's 4.00 GPAs, the Navy water polo team was well-represented on the 2007 CWPA All-Academic Team, released by the conference office recently. Ten Mids were named to either the outstanding (3.71 to 4.00 GPA), superior (3.40 to 3.70 GPA) or excellent (3.20 to 3.39 GPA) teams. In addition, the squad was
one of seven teams to earn an All-Academic Team Award, boasting an overall GPA of 2.80.
Eric Gardiner, a senior from Upland, Calif., is perhaps Navy's most-accomplished
water polo player in the classroom in school history. Boasting a 4.00 GPA in
comparative politics, Gardiner was recently awarded a prestigious NCAA
Post-Graduate Scholarship (one of two water polo players nationally).
Following the fall semester, he ranked first in the senior class on the
Academic Order of Merit and fourth on the Military Order of Merit. He
received a prestigious Marshall Scholarship for graduate study in the United
Kingdom for two years. Starting in September, he will be studying at Queen's
University in Belfast, pursuing a Master of Arts Degree in Terrorism,
Violence and Security. Following a year at Queen's, Gardiner plans to study
a second year at either Cambridge or Oxford, pursuing a degree in
international relations. Gardiner received a Special Warfare (SEALs) service
selection, and after his graduate education in the United Kingdom, will head
to Coronado, Calif., to go through BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition
School) training.
Gardiner appeared in 31 games with eight starts for the Midshipmen this past
fall. He finished the season with 19 points (10 g, 9 a) and ended his career
with 41 points (27 g, 14 a), helping Navy to the last two NCAA Tournaments.
Alex Buck, a freshman from Lisle, Ill., owns a 4.00 GPA in aerospace engineering.
He appeared in 15 games last fall, scoring six points (4 g, 2 a).
Three players were named to the superior team (3.40 to 3.70 GPA), headlined
by senior goalie George Naughton. The Deerfield Beach, Fla., native set
school records in career and single-season saves and was an All-League
performer as a senior and an All-American as a junior. Naughton owns a 3.47
GPA in international relations.
Naughton is joined on the team by Nick Mansfield (So. / Rockford, Mich.;
3.45 GPA in quantitative economics) and Dominic Valentini (So. / San Rafael,
Calif.; 3.42 GPA in mechanical engineering).
Five players were named to the excellent team (3.20 to 3.39). Sophomore Joe
Moffit (Coronado, Calif.) led the way with a 3.37 GPA in English. He was
joined by Luke Baldwin (Fr. / La Grange Park, Ill.; 3.31 GPA in economics),
Zack Anderson (So. / Cockeysville, Md.; 3.30 GPA in ocean engineering),
Steve Craney (Sr. / La Crescenta, Calif.; 3.29 GPA in applied physics) and
Justin Stevens (So. / Boca Raton, Fla.; 3.26 GPA in aerospace engineering)."
Special congratulations to fellow member USNA.org parents, the
Gardiners, the Bucks, the Baldwins, the Craneys, the Stevens' and the
Valentinis for raising such outstanding sons!!
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