The Cal men's water polo team placed nine student-athletes on the 2022 MPSF All-Academic Team, including a fourth consecutive nod for Marko Valecic.

Nikolaos Papanikolaou, Adrian Weinberg, Warren Loth and Jake Stone each earned a third All-Academic accolade, and Garrett Dunn received the honor for the second time.

Max Casabella, Roberto Valera and Jordi Gascon each garnered All-Academic recognition for the first time.

To be eligible for the honor, student-athletes must possess a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, be at least a sophomore academically or have completed at least one full academic year at his current institution, and participated in at least 50 percent of his team's games.

Six of Cal's eight All-Academic selections also earned All-MPSF recognition last season for their performance in the pool, and four were named ACWPC All-Americans.

The Bears won the 2022 NCAA championship, their second national title in a row and 16^th all-time – the most of any Division I men's water polo program in the country.