ROSEMONT, Ill. — University of Michigan water polo graduate student Erin Neustrom (Moraga, Calif./Campolindo) and baseball senior Tito Flores were named the University of Michigan’s Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2022-23 academic year by the Big Ten Conference on Tuesday, June 20).
Neustrom was active in the community, working with local elementary schools and making visits to Mott Children’s Hospital. A two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree during her undergraduate pursuit of a degree in sport management, Neustrom was enrolled in real estate development as a graduate student. A great leader in and out of the pool, she earned three honorable mention All-America citations throughout her career and helped Michigan to three Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) championships.
Neustrom grabbed All-America honorable mention from the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) after her final season in the Maize and Blue. The Moraga, Calif., native played in all 33 games while earning All-CWPA first-team honors and setting a career record for drawn exclusions with 256. In addition, she scored a single-season best 45 goals after scoring 43 the previous year and ended her career with 177 goals and 21 assists for 198 points.
