BRIDGEPORT, Pa. – The Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) announced the 2019 Men's Water Polo All-America teams and Navy attacker
Isaac Salinas (Spring City, Pa.) was an honorable mention selection. Salinas becomes the first Mid to earn the accolade since Carl Dowzicky ('16) was a honorable mention selection as a senior in 2015. In addition, he is also the first Midshipmen All-American under head coach
Luis Nicolao.
Earlier in the year, Salinas was named First Team Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference-East Region All-Conference as well as being selected First Team All-MAWPC Tournament.
Salinas finished the season with a team-high 104 points, becoming the first Mid to record 100 or more points since Paul Pedrotty notched 137 points (91g 46a) in 2012. Salinas tallied a team-best 89 goals, while adding 15 assists on the year. Salinas, who played in 26 of 29 games on the year, led the Midshipmen with 30 steals, while also leading the team with 38 ejections drawn.
He paced the offense by leading the team in points in 19 of the 26 games that he played. Salinas finished the season with 17 hat tricks, including scoring three or more goals in seven of 11 games he played against ranked opponents. Thirty-eight (38) of Salinas' 104 points came against ranked opponents.
For his two-year career, Salinas has 181 points on 143 goals and 38 assists.