Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Men's Water Polo Player Named to Verizon Academic All-District 2 Team
5/16/2002 8:00:00 AM | Men's Water Polo
May 16, 2002
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell senior men's water polo player Ryan McCarty (St. Louis, Mo./St. Louis) has been named to the 2002 Verizon Academic All-District 2 University Division At-Large Second-Team. The team was announced on Thursday, May 16.
To be eligible for the team, the student-athlete must be at least a sophomore, a starter or key reserve, and maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher.
McCarty was a four-year member of a men's water polo team that floated in and out of the national rankings during his freshman and senior years. Throughout the course of his career, he accumulated 177 career goals, falling just seven goals short of the Bucknell career top-10 list.
A co-captain his senior year, McCarty ended his career with his most successful all-around season. The team leader in goals (53) and points (70), the utility player picked up All-Southern Division and All-East honors at the conclusion of his final year. In addition, McCarty was a co-recipient of the team's Scott Schulte Award at the squad's end of year banquet, presented annually to "the individual who contributes the most to Bucknell water polo." During his final season, McCarty had the best game of his Bison career, scoring seven goals in a contest against Johns Hopkins, for the seventh highest single-game scoring performance in school history.
Not only did McCarty excel in the pool, but he also achieved at high standards in the classroom. A 3.43 Biology major, he has been a four-year member of the American Water Polo Coaches Association All-Academic Team, and a member of the University's Dean's List.
The 2001 men's water polo team finished the season 13-17 overall and 4-4 in the Southern Division Conference. The Bison picked up third place in the conference and earned a seventh place finish at Eastern Championships.
