Powers, Petri, and Craig Named To World Championships All-Star Team
8/12/2009 12:00:00 AM
Huntington Beach, CA - August 12 - USA Senior National Team athletes Jeff Powers (San Luis Obispo, CA/UC-Irvine), Kami Craig (Santa Barbara, CA/USC), and Heather Petri (Orinda, CA/California) were named to the 2009 World Championships All-Star Team by members of the media covering the event.
Craig and Petri helped lead the United States Women to the Gold Medal, their second consecutive World Championship and third this decade. Powers was part of a USA Men's sqauad that fell just short of the Bronze Medal, taking home fourth place, up from ninth place in 2007. See below for a complete list of honorees from the World Championships.
Men's Tournament
Top scorer: Filip Filopvic (SRB) with 20 goals– official FINA Award
Best goalkeeper: Stefano Tempesti (ITA) – official FINA Award
Tournament MVP: Vanja Udovicic (SRB) – by media representatives
All Star Team – by media representatives
Stefano Tempesti (ITA) - goalkeeper (FINA award)
Jeff Powers (USA) – centre forward
Vanja Udovicic (SRB)
Filip Filopovic (SRB)
Xavier Garcia (ESP)
Miho Boskovic (CRO)
Nikola Janovic (MNE)
Women's Tournament
Top scorer: Iefke van Belkum (NED) with 25 goals – official FINA Award
Best goalkeeper: Rachel Riddell (CAN) – official FINA Award
Tournament MVP: Krystina Alogbo – by media representatives
All Star Team – by media representatives
Rachel Riddell (CAN) - goalkeeper (FINA award)
Kameryn Craig (USA) – centre forward
Heather Petri (USA)
Iefke van Belkum (NED)
Krystina Alogbo (CAN)
Angeliki Gerolimou (GRE)
Blanca Gil (ESP)
National Teams