Princeton University Athletics
Vukmirovic Inducted Into Collegiate Water Polo Association Hall of Fame
April 17, 2015 | Women's Water Polo
In order to be eligible, inductees must have competed in the CWPA for a minimum of two seasons and completed his or her eligibility at least two years prior to their nomination. Nominations are submitted to the Hall of Fame Committee, who reviews the candidates and votes via email.
“It was an honor to have coached Goga,” said head coach Luis Nicolao. “She was one of the most competitive players I ever had. Goga is very deserving of this honor and I am very happy for her and our program.”
One of 12 players in school history to garner All-America honors, Vukmirovic was a two-time honorable mention selection (1999, 2000). A four-year letterwinner (1997-2000), Vukmirovic was recognized as the Friends of Women's Water Polo Tiger Award winner during her senior season. Vukmirovic is the 27th inductee into the CWPA Hall of Fame and the second Tiger to be honored, joining Adele McCafthy-Beauvais.
Serving as a captain during her final campaign, Vukmirovic finished out her decorated career as the program's all-time saves leader (990). Her 302 stops in 1998 currently rank third on the school's single-season charts. Her 237 saves as a rookie sits seventh, while her 232 stops as a junior rank eighth. Her 219 saves as a senior is the 11th-highest single-season total in school history.
Vukmirovic's career-high 17 saves in a 10-3 win over Villanova on Mar. 11, 2000 is tied for the fifth-highest single-game total in program history. Sharing four of the eight-highest single-game save totals in Princeton history, Vukmirovic registered at least 14 stops in a contest on 10 occasions during her illustrious career.
The program's first-ever CWPA Southern Division Player of the Year (2000), Vukmirovic was a first-team All-Southern pick as a senior. The 2000 Mid-Atlantic Division Most Valuable Player and a first-team All-Mid-Atlantic selection in 1999 and 2000, Vukmirovic was a three-time All-Conference honoree.
Just as accomplished in the classroom, Vukmirovic was also a two-time Academic All-Ivy honoree (1999, 2000) and a C. Otto Van Kienbusch Award winner, presented annually to a Princeton senior woman of high scholastic rank who has demonstrated general proficiency in athletics and the qualities of a true sportswoman.
Graduating Princeton with a degree in molecular biology and a certificate from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Vukmirovic also holds a Juris Doctorate from Harvard University.