Dec. 28, 2007

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Senior Aaron Recko and junior Mike Mulvey were named to the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches' All-America teams, announced recently. Recko was a second-team selection, while Mulvey garnered honorable mention accolades. The two selections marks the second straight year, and just the third time ever, that two Navy players were named All-America in the same season, as Recko and classmate George Naughton were named to the team a year ago. Just 14 players were named to the first and second teams.

Recko, a 6-2, 190-pound senior attacker from San Antonio, Texas, earned second-team accolades one year after garnering third-team mention as a junior. Recko became the first Navy player since Sean Foster in 2000 to earn second-team honors and is the first Navy player since Nick Hill (2000-02) to earn All-America citations in two straight seasons. Recko totaled 90 points (76 g, 14 a) on the season to rank second on the team in points and first in goals. His 76 goals were tied for the seventh most in school history and he finished his career with 215 points (172 g, 43 a). In addition to the All-America honor, Recko also garnered first-team All-South and All-East honors and was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Year and Southern Division Player of the Year in each of the last two seasons. He tallied at least five points in seven games as a senior.

Mulvey, a 6-2, 185-pound junior attacker from Carlsbad, Calif., earned honorable mention accolades after leading Navy with 98 points (75 g, 23 a). His 75 goals ranked ninth on the Navy single-season list and he needed just two points to become the first Navy player since 2000 to score 100 points in a season. As it stands now, Mulvey already has 208 career points (143 g, 65 a), needing just 25 points next year to move into the Navy career top 10 scoring list. Mulvey was also selected to the All-East and All-South teams. He was the CWPA Southern Division Rookie of the Year in the 2005, and was a member of the United States Junior National Team following his freshman campaign. He tallied at least five points in four games this past season.

Navy finished the year with a 30-6 record and placed third at the NCAA Tournament in early December. Navy became the first Eastern team since 2002 to win an NCAA Tournament game and the third-place finish was the best ever for the Midshipmen.

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