The No. 4 California men's water polo team placed three student-athletes on the All-MPSF Team, the conference office announced Wednesday.

Freshman Beso Akhvlediani earned first-team honors, senior Albert Ponferrada was named to the second team while fellow senior Nik Mirkovic secured an honorable mention nod.

Akhvlediani is the first Golden Bear freshman to garner all-conference accolades since Max Casabella and Roberto Valera were named honorable mention in 2021. He's also the first Cal freshman to be named to the All-MPSF First Team since Nikolaos Papanikolaou in 2019.

Akhvlediani leads the Bears and is tied for sixth in the conference with 51 goals.

Ponferrada earned his third career All-MPSF recognition. He has 35 points (13 goals, 22 assists) and is third in the conference with 13 field blocks.

It's the first all-conference nod for Mirkovic, who has 16 goals, 10 assists and 10 steals on the season.

The Bears open up the MPSF Championships on Friday against Johns Hopkins at Stanford's Avery Aquatic Center. The opening sprint is set for 2:30 p.m. PT.
 

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