MVP Frost headlines 3C2A Men’s All-State Tournament team
SANTA CRUZ - Golden West won its ninth consecutive – and its 33rd overall – 3C2A state championship at Merced College Nov. 22, and Rustler goalkeeper-extraordinaire Boston Frost was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, the California Community College Water Polo Coaches Association (CCCWPCA) recently announced.
The sophomore from Auckland, New Zealand recorded 28 saves (67%) in the tournament’s three games, including nine of 15 Orange Coast shots in the championship and 15 in the state semifinal against Long Beach City.
Golden West mentor Scott Taylor was named the Coach of the Year for the ninth straight year. Frost, the third consecutive GWC keeper to earn MVP honors (Pablo Souza, 2023-24), heads up 14 All-State Tournament 1st and 2nd Team selections.
3C2A Men's All-State Tournament Team
Coach of the Year: Scott Taylor - Golden West
Most Valuable Player: Boston Frost (SO) - Golden West
1st Team All-State Tournament
Lucca Van Der Woude (FR) - Golden West
Jack Wright (SO) - Golden West
Jack McCann (FR) - Orange Coast
Sawyer McCormick (SO) - Orange Coast
Frederico Gulisano (FR) - Long Beach City
Ivan Cubelic (SO) - Long Beach City
Makar Salnikov (FR) - West Valley
2nd Team All-State Tournament
Cade Zeilinger (SO) - Orange Coast
Maxwell Earhart (SO) - Long Beach City
Peter Kohari (SO) - West Valley
Santiago Gonzalez (SO) - San Diego Mesa
Rowan Taggatz (FR) - American River
Rhett Wildenradt (SO) - Sierra
Mike Rowan (FR) Modesto
(Matt Folsom, CCCWPCA)