Jan. 3, 2005

BERKELEY, CA - California sophomore center John Mann has been named a 2004 first team All-American by The American Water Polo Coaches Association, while sophomores Andrija Vasiljevic and Marty Matthies earned honorable mention All-America accolades.

Mann led the 20-10 Bears in scoring this season with 60 goals, tallying at least one goal in 26 of Cal's 30 matches. He was seventh in the MPSF with 2.00 goals per game and recorded five goals in a match three times this season. Mann now has 82 career goals after notching 22 goals last season as a true freshman. Earlier, he had been selected first team All-MPSF.

Sophomore driver Vasiljevic finished the 2004 campaign on a scoring tear, recording 29 of his 39 goals in the last 17 matches, including goals against USC and UC Santa Barbara in the MPSF Tournament. He was the Bears' top returning scorer this season after tallying 36 goals as a freshman. Vasiljevic was named third team All-MPSF this season.

Sophomore center defender Matthies, considered Cal's best all-round player and defender, scored 14 goals this season. He scored a goal in the Bears' Big Splash victory over Stanford and notched a goal with four seconds left in regulation to send a match into overtime Oct. 23 at Long Beach State.

Cal, which leads the nation with 11 men's NCAA water polo titles, has now had 155 water polo All-Americans since 1965.