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Men's Water Polo:
Six Men's Water Polo Players Honored As Scholar-Athletes
May 15, 2007 Irvine, Calif. -- Six men's water polo players were among 163 student-athletes named 2006-07 Big West Conference Scholar-Athletes at the program's annual banquet Monday night (May 14) at the Irvine Radisson. Kyle Baxter, Greg Enloe, Jaime Frank, Curt Merlo, Harvey Newland and Ty Newland received scholar-athlete distinction. This year's list brings UCI's total to 2,894 conference scholar-athletes since 1983. Requirements for this award include maintaining a 3.0 grade-point average (GPA) over three quarters or a 3.2 GPA over two quarters for freshmen. Student-athletes must also earn letters in their sports. The Scholar-Athlete award was implemented by the Big West Conference to honor those student-athletes that have maintained a high level of scholastic excellence while participating in intercollegiate athletics. UCI expanded the award to include teams that do not participate in Big West-sponsored sports. The keynote speaker was Aras Baskauskas, a UCI basketball player from 2001-04, who won Survivor Panama Exile Island.
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