Urban, Asic Named All-Americans
12/14/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Water Polo
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MALIBU, Calif. - Two members of the Pepperdine men's water polo team were named All-Americans by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches on Thursday. Mark Urban was named to the third team, and Marko Asic was an honorable mention.
Urban (Budapest, Hungary/Diablo Valley College) had a career year, coming in second on the team in points, with 83, including 45 goals and 38 assists. He was one of five Waves to earn All-Golden Coast Conference recognition, and the lone first-team selection. This is his second All-American honor after being named an honorable mention last year. Urban was fifth in the GCC in total points, and ninth in goals scored.
This is Asic's (Laguna Niguel, Calif./Dana Hills HS) second All-American honor, after being named to the second team in 2016. He led the Waves in both goals and points, with 68 goals and 84 points. Asic also garnered All-GCC honors, being named to the second team. He was fourth in the GCC in goals scored, and fifth in total points.
The two selections of Asic and Urban add to Pepperdine water polo's already stellar number of All-American honorees, which now totals 96, making it one of the most successful programs in the country. The two selections also mark the second year in a row that Pepperdine has had two or more All-American honorees.
