IRVINE, Calif. --- UC Irvine's Matt Skinner has been named to the Australian roster for this summer's World University Games.
Skinner is one of 13 members selected for the Australian team that will compete in the 28th Summer Universiade July 3-14 in Gwangju, South Korea.
Skinner earned All-America Honorable Mention honors for the 'Eaters as a freshman this past fall when he scored 49 goals, the 11th-highest total in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.
UCI head coach Marc Hunt was a co-captain for the gold-medal winning USA team at the 1993 World University Games and he also competed in the 1995 Games.
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