Men's Water Polo

ACWPC Announces 2025 Men's Water Polo All-America Honorees

All seven West Coast Conference teams earn recognition

SAN BRUNO, Calif. – The Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches announced its 2025 Men's Water Polo Division I All-America Teams on Friday, with the West Coast Conference boasting 19 honorees between the three teams and honorable mention honors. Each of the three teams consisted of seven position players and one goalie. 

All seven West Coast Conference programs garnered ACWPC recognition. San José State collected the most honorees with five Spartans earning accolades. Pacific and Pepperdine each picked up three selections, and Air Force, Santa Clara, California Baptist and LMU each earned two honorees. 

The lone first-team recipient was West Coast Conference Men's Water Polo Player of the Year and West Coast Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player Brendon Gyapjas of San José State. Gypajas, a junior from Hungary, collected a conference-leading 41 saves in the 2025 West Coast Conference Men's Water Polo Tournament en route to San José State winning the tournament crown and earning the automatic qualification into the NCAA Tournament. 

Earning second-team honors was San José State's Samu Biros and Tom Leggett of Air Force. Leggett, for the third straight year, led the league in goals, breaking his previous conference record with 148 goals this season. Biros earned all-tournament honors at the West Coast Conference Men's Water Polo Tournament after scoring 10 goals and a conference-leading four field blocks at the tournament. 

Four West Coast Conference student-athletes found themselves on the ACWPC All-America Third Team with Riccardo De Simon (Santa Clara), Apostolos Georgaras (Pacific), Erik Ionescu (Pepperdine) and Andrea Nuzzo (California Baptist) earning the recognition. 
 

WEST COAST CONFERENCE ACWPC ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM HONOREE
NAME SCHOOL
Brendon Gyapjas San José State
 
 
WEST COAST CONFERENCE ACWPC ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM HONOREES
NAME SCHOOL
Samu Biros San José State
Tom Leggett Air Force
 
WEST COAST CONFERENCE ACWPC ALL-AMERICA THIRD TEAM HONOREES
NAME SCHOOL
Riccardo De Simon Santa Clara
Apostolos Georgaras Pacific
Erik Ionescu Pepperdine
Andrea Nuzzo California Baptist
 
 
WEST COAST CONFERENCE ACWPC ALL-AMERICA HONORABLE MENTION HONOREES
NAME SCHOOL
Tommaso Baldinetti LMU
Mateja Bosic San José State
Ori Buzaglo Pacific
Henry Engs Santa Clara
Sandor Gal Pepperdine
Borisz Kasa-Gal Pacific
Sam Keightley  San José State
Jack Richards Air Force
Alex Righetti California Baptist
Abel Romero Corbalan LMU
Laszlo Szieben San José State
Matty Walsh Pepperdine