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Men's and Women's Swim Teams Named CSCAA Scholar All-America Teams

Photo by Carlos Barron.
Photo by Carlos Barron.
Richmond, Va. - The Southwestern University men and women's swimming & diving teams have been selected by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) as a Scholar All-America Team. The men and women posted GPAs of 3.21 and 3.44 respectively to earn the honors. 728 teams from 450 colleges and universities earned the award [Complete List]. Those with a GPA of 3.3 or higher will now become eligible for the  Intercollegiate Coach Association Coalition All-Sport Academic Standings.
 
Greg Earhart, CSCAA Executive Director, highlighted Southwestern's achievements noting, "Coach Duncan is one of the mainstays of our sport and here is another reason why. These 44 men and women are some of the best ambassadors that Southwestern and the SCAC could ask for." 
 
A pair of West Coast teams led the way. Caltech's women and Pomona-Pitzer's men's teams posted GPAs of 3.97 and 3.87, respectively. The two were a part of 15 SCIAC schools to earn the honor. 
 
For the second-straight Fall, Harvard's men led Division I men while Brianne Globig's Toledo squad topped the women's list. Both teams posted 3.79 GPAs. Among Division II schools, Lees-McRae and Lenoir-Rhine each posted 3.80 GPAs to lead all Division II women's teams, while Missouri S&T (3.68) led the way among Division II men's programs. SCAD-Savannah's women (3.72) and Keiser's men (3.53) were tops among NAIA schools, while Southwestern Oregon led all NJCAA teams with a 3.43 women's and 3.29 men's GPA.  
 
Seven teams earned the honor for the first time. These include men's teams at the University of Nebraska Omaha and Alderson Broaddus. In addition, five women's teams - Farleigh Dickinson, Mount Saint Mary (NY), Husson, Moravian, and Alderson Broaddus - were named to the team for the first time.

Founded in 1922, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) is the nation's first organization of college coaches. The mission of the CSCAA is to advance the sport of swimming and diving with coaches at the epicenter of leadership, advocacy, and professional development.