Water Polo: Macalester’s Jess Palmer-Sammons Repeats as Academic All-American

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Macalester College senior Jess Palmer-Sammons (Half Moon Bay, Calif./Half Moon Bay) of the water polo team was selected to the At-Large Division III Academic All-America first team, the College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced today. This is the second year Palmer-Sammons has earned Academic All-American honors after making the third team in 2025. 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 the previous two seasons. This year she led Macalester with 48 goals and 32 assists for…