May 25, 2000
SAN DIEGO - San Diego State water polo two-meter player Larisa Baltgalvis was named second-team All-America while goalkeeper Curran Teigen was named honorable mention All-America today by the American Water Polo Coaches Assocation.
A senior from San Diego (Helix HS), Baltgalvis is SDSU's all-time leading goal scorer and also holds the school record for career assists. She was named first-team All-America in 1999.
Teigen hails from Lakeside, Calif. (El Capitan HS) and leaves SDSU as the school's career leader in saves. This is the first such award for Teigen.
San Diego State finished the 2000 campaign with a 18-16 overall record and ranked sixth in the nation.
2000 American Water Polo Coaches Association All-America
Coach of the Year Dan McOsker, Massachusetts
Player of the Year Elaine Zivich, UCLA
First Team
Elaine Zivich, UCLA
Catherine von Schwarz, UCLA
Aniko Pelle, USC
Nina Wengst, USC
Margie Dingeldein, Stanford
Katie Grogan, Massachusetts
Fana Fuqua, California
Second Team
Larisa Baltgalvis, San Diego State
Beth Irwin, California
Collette Glinkowski, California
Adele MacCarthy-Beauvais, Princeton
Kelly Heuchan, UCLA
Jessica Lopez, UCLA
Jackie Frank, Stanford
Third Team
Tiffany Hodgens, UC Davis
Kris Koblik, Stanford
Stacy Black, Long Beach State
Marci Hupp, Massachusetts
Neva West, San Jose State
Julie Gardner, Stanford
Jamie Hipp, UCLA
Honorable Mention
Erin Golaboski, UCLA
Lynn Nisbet, UC Santa Barbara
Jen Durley, USC
Claudia Clement, Massachusetts
Cassie Nichols, Princeton
Katrim Diefolf, USC
Kelly Shouey, Stanford
Lisa De Rossi, Hawai`i
Anne-Marie Keenan, Stanford
Sandra Milicev, USC
Molly Smith, Pacific
Kaliya Young, California
Lucy Windes, Loyola Marymount
Karin Umemura, Hawai`i
Curran Teigen, San Diego State
Dana Sinkwich, Massachusetts
Goga Vukmirovic, Princeton