NORTON, Mass. — Wheaton College (Mass.) men's water polo player Spyros Rapsomanikis (Kerkyra, Greece) was named to the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches All-America Honorable Mention team, it was announced today by the ACWPC.

Rapsomanikis received the same honor last year and becomes the first men's water polo player in school history to earn All-America honors more than once.

The utility player led the Lyons with 46 goals and 27 assists for 73 points and ranked eighth in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation with 36 steals. Rapsomanikis also finished seventh overall in the league with a 110.7 performance indicator, while placing fourth among Division III players. The Greek native saw action in all 21 contests for Wheaton and also picked up seven field blocks. Rapsomanikis netted at least one goal in all but three contests and registered multiple markers on 13 occasions, including a school-record seven goals on October 4 against California Institute of Technology to supplant his own former standard of six. The second-year standout racked up a season-high eight points with six goals and two assists at Connecticut College on November 15. Rapsomanikis opened the campaign with a season-high count of five steals to go with two goals and four assists vs. Salem University on September 13. He put together five straight games with three or more goals from October 18 to November 8, racking up 16 goals, three assists and 10 steals during the stretch. 

For his career, Rapsomanikis is the Lyons' career leader in goals (94), assists (49), points (143) and steals (116) in 40 games. 

Wheaton was the 10th seed in the MPSF Championship Tournament and finished the season with a 1-20 record, including the program's first-ever victory with a 16-13 decision over Washington and Jefferson College on October 18.