Water Polo: Macalester’s Jess Palmer-Sammons, Jayden Kratt Named Academic All-Americans

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Macalester College seniors Jess Palmer-Sammons (Half Moon Bay, Calif./Half Moon Bay) and Jayden Kratt (Palo Alto, Calif./Henry M. Gunn) of the water polo team were selected to the At-Large Division III Academic All-America team, the College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced today. Palmer-Sammons is on the first team after making the third team in 2025, while Kratt is included on the third team in her first Academic All-American honor. A three-time All-CWPA first team selection and the CWPA Most Valuable Player in 2025 and 2026, Palmer-Sammons made the ACWPC All-America second team after receiving All-American honorable mention…