AUSTIN, Texas -- College Sports Communicators (CSC) has announced Augustana's Charlotte Newport and Ocean Akau, both of the women's water polo team, as 2025 Academic All-Americans in the Women's At-Large category. Newport and Akau, who both earned the recognition in 2024, are now the 185th and 186th Academic All-Americans in Augustana school history.

Newport, a senior from Baytown, Texas, graduated with a degree in History at Augustana. In 2025, the senior grabbed First-Team All-CWPA honors for the third time in her career and capped off the season with an All-Tournament team nod at the USA Water Polo Division III National Tournament. Newport secured All-American recognition after leading the Vikings in goals with 40 and assists with 33, also posting 24 draw exclusions, 31 steals, and 10 field blocks. Last week, she was named one of 21 female recipients of the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships. Newport was awarded First Team CSC Academic All-American honors after notching Second Team last season. She wrapped up her illustrious career with the Vikings as the current school record holder in assists and is second all-time in steals and goals. 

Akau, a senior from Pana'ewa, Hawai'i, graduated from Augie this spring with a degree in Psychology. This season she collected Honorable Mention ACWPC All-American and earned her third straight All-CWPA recognition. Akau ranked second on the Vikings behind Newport with 35 goals and also added 22 steals and 11 assists. She appears as a Second Team CSC Academic All-American selection this season after her Third Team honor in 2024. 

To view the official CSC release, click here.

About the Academic All-America® Program, selected by College Sports Communicators
College Sports Communicators (CSC) began the distinguished Academic All-America® program in 1952, and since then, has honored more than 38,000 deserving student-athletes from numerous sports across all divisions with these elite Academic All-America® scholar-athlete honors.