USC Men's Water Polo news

1. Joel Dennerley, Jovan Vavic Top National Charts
   Following an unprecedented fourth straight national championship, the USC men's water polo team has picked up even more accolades with a sweep of the top honors from the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches. USC senior goalie Joel Dennerley has become the fifth Trojan all-time to be named the National Player of the Year, and head coach Jovan Vavic is the National Coach of the Year for the 10th time in his career. Also joining Dennerley on the 2011 All-Amercia First Team is senior Peter Kurzeka. Sophomores Jeremy Davie and Nikola Vavic have picked up Second Team All-America honors, with four more Trojans on the list for All-America Honorable Mention: Kostas Genidounias, Tobias Preuss, Mace Rapsey and Michael Rosenthal. With a grand total of eight All-Americans, USC ties its program high last hit in 2009.
2. The 4-Peaters
   USC athletics celebrated men's water polo's unprecedented fourth consecutive national championship with a ceremony on Wednesday (Feb. 7) on campus.
3. Three Trojans Earn MPSF All-Academic Honors
   While pushing toward a historic fourth straight national championship, three members of the 2011 USC men's water polo team were also securing academic honors with their solid GPAs. Senior goalie Joel Dennerley graduates from USC as a four-time NCAA champ and a two-time MPSF All-Academic Scholar Athlete. He's joined this year by first-time honorees Ivan Kustic and Jack Plaga.
4. Olgard, Dennerley And Kurzeka Named USC Credit Union Student-Athletes Of The Week
   Alexis Olgard of the women's volleyball team as well as Joel Dennerley and Peter Kurzeka of the men's water polo team were named USC Credit Union Student-Athletes of the Week today (Dec. 5) for the week of November 28-Dec. 4.
5. Trojans Win Four In A Row!
   There was no stopping the USC men's water polo team in its quest to make history. Up against crosstown rival UCLA in a neutral pool in Berkeley, the Trojans shrugged off an early Bruin goal and rattled off five straight scores to remove any doubt as to which team belonged in the NCAA history books. With a commanding 7-4 win over UCLA today, top-seeded USC finished off its fourth consecutive national championship, anchored by two Trojans who will now be proud owners of four national championship rings - seniors Joel Dennerley and Peter Kurzeka. USC head coach Jovan Vavic now holds 10 total national championships - seven with the Trojan men and three with the USC women - in helping USC to its 116th overall team national championship.