BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — Kim Johnson (Sr., Walnut Creek, Calif./Las Lomas) of the University of Michigan women’s water polo team is the program’s selection to the 2018-19 Big Ten Sportsmanship Team.
Among a group of more than 350 students honored throughout the academic year who had displayed positive sportsmanship, one member of each varsity sports team on every campus was chosen by his or her institution as a Sportsmanship Award honoree, and two Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners were then selected from each institution.
Sportsmanship Award selections distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. In addition, these honorees must be in good academic standing and must have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting.
Among the all-time best players in the history of the Michigan water polo program, Johnson concluded her senior season by adding to a legacy of success in Ann Arbor.
The 2016 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Rookie of the Year and an Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) Honorable Mention All-America selection, she wrapped up her time in the Maize & Blue with 216 goals, 125 assists, 341 points, 187 drawn exclusions, 142 steals and 29 field blocks in 148 career games.
A four-time CWPA Champion (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) as she is a member of the first class in conference history to win four league crowns and garner four National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championship appearances during the NCAA era of women’s water polo (2000-to-present), she ranks among Michigan’s all-time best in career goals (fourth, 216), goals per game (fifth, 1.46), assists (sixth, 125), assists per game (ninth, 0.84), points (fifth, 341), points per game (sixth, 2.30) and drawn exclusions (fourth, 187).
A 2016 (First Team) and 2017 (Second Team) All-CWPA Championship and All-Conference Second Team selection both years, she also garnered NCAA Championship All-Tournament Second Team recognition in 2016 to CWPA Championship Rookie of the Tournament laurels.
A three-time ACWPC All-Academic and CWPA Scholar-Athlete selection (2016, 2017, 2018) – with 2019 honors guaranteed upon release of the list later this month – she was enrolled in the Ross School of Business at Michigan with a major in Business Management.
