BRIDGEPORT, Pa. – The Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) announced the 2025 Men's Division I All-America teams and Navy attacker
Kiefer Black was named as honorable mention selection. It is the third All-American accolade in his career, earning honorable mention distinction as a freshman (2023) and sophomore (2024).
Black becomes the fourth player in program history to be named All-American three times, joining
Luis Nicolao (1989, '90, '91), Nick Hill (2000, '01, '02), and Isaac Salinas (2019, '20, '21).
Black, who was named to the Cutino Award Watch List earlier in the season, finished the year by earning First Team All-Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference, while also being selected to the First Team MAWPC All-Tournament team.
The junior led the team with 135 points on a team-high 71 goals with a team-best 64 assists. Additionally, Black led all players on Navy with 35 steals, while ranking third on the squad in ejections drawn with 35.
This season, Black became the all-time leader in Navy career history in points scored (431) and assists (198), while ranking third all-time in goals scored (233). Black registered his third consecutive 100-point season (125 points in 2023; 171 points in 2024; 135 in 2025) to become the first player in program history with three 100-point seasons.
Men's Division I 2025 All America
Player of the Year: Ryder Dodd, UCLA
Coach of the Year: Adam Wright, UCLA
Assistant Coach of the Year: Jason Falitz, UCLA
First Team
Andras Toth, Fordham
Gianpiero Di Martire, Stanford
Chase Dodd, UCLA
Frederico Jucá Carsalade, UCLA
Ryder Dodd, UCLA
Mihajo Vukazic, USC
Robert Lopez Duart, USC
Brendon Gyapjas, San Jose State (GK)
Second Team
Luca Provenziani, Fordham
Samu Biros, San Jose State
Botond Balogh, Stanford
Ben Liechty, UCLA
Beso Akhvlediani, Cal
Strahinja Krstic, USC
Tom Leggett, Air Force
West Temkin, Stanford (GK)
Third Team
Andrea Nuzzo, California Baptist
Erik Ionescu, Pepperdine
Logan McCarroll, Princeton
Riccardo De Simon, Santa Clara
Alex Gheorghe, Stanford
Tommy Kiesling, UC Davis
Apostolos Georgaras, Pacific
Charls Mills, USC (GK)
Honorable Mention
Jack Richards, Air Force
Jaxson Tierney, Brown
Nik Mirkovic, Cal
Albert Ponferrada, Cal
Alex Righetti, California Baptist
Balazs Berenyi, Fordham
Barnabas Eppel, Fordham
Luca Silvestri, Fordham
Adonis Vlassis, George Washington
Jack Burghardt, Harvard
Lukas Peabody, Harvard
Tyler Hogan, Harvard
Rastko Jevdjovic, Iona
Caleb Francisco, Long Beach State
Gabi Acosta, Long Beach State
Abel Romero, Loyola Marymount
Tommaso Baldinetti, Loyola Marymount
Aaron Tarr, Mount St. Mary's
Kiefer Black, Navy
Borisz Kasa-Gal, Pacific
Ori Buzaglo, Pacific
Sandor Gal, Pepperdine
Matty Walsh, Pepperdine
Gavin Appeldorn, Princeton
Taylor Bell, Princeton
Laszlo Szieben, San Jose State
Mateja Bosic, San Jose State
Sam Keightley, San Jose State
Henry Engs, Santa Clara
Will Schneider, Stanford
Bennett Axline, UC San Diego
Peter Castillo, UCLA
Brock Zamanian, UC Santa Barbara
Stefan Brankovic, USC
Laszlo Strasser, Wagner
Smith Connors, Wagner
Aran Pina, Cal (GK)
Kristof Kovacs, Princeton (GK)
Levi Lentin, UC Santa Barbara (GK)
