Alabama Swimming and Diving Earns CSCAA Scholar All-America Honors
6/21/2017 2:57:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama men's and women's swimming and diving squads were both named Scholar All-America Teams, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) announced Wednesday.
In addition to both teams earning the honor, a total of 26 Crimson Tide swimmers and divers were named Scholar All-Americans. Alabama's total individual honors ranks third nationally and first in the Southeastern Conference. The UA men's 15 individual honors is second nationally and first in the SEC while the women rank 15th nationally with 11.
"Academics are the cornerstone of our mission at The University of Alabama," UA head coach Dennis Pursley said. "We are extremely proud of the long tradition of scholastic excellence that our program has established and these honors are certainly an indication of the continuation of our success in the classroom."
Alabama's men tallied a 3.43 team grade point average while the women posted a 3.46 in the spring. The men's GPA ranks them 12th nationally among NCAA Division I teams and first among SEC squads. The Crimson Tide men were second by team grade point average among teams that finished in the top-25 at the 2017 NCAA Championships.
These latest academic honors come on the heels of Alabama swimming and diving leading the nation with four CoSIDA At-Large Academic All-Americans – Anton McKee, Connor Oslin, Pavel Romanov and Luke Kaliszak. McKee was named the H. Boyd McWhorter SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, while Oslin was voted the SEC Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
On the men's side of the slate, McKee, Oslin, Romanov and Kaliszak, along with Laurent Bams and Robert Howard earned First Team Scholar All-America honors. Knox Auerbach, Braxton Young, Daniel Kober, Carl Madden, Jacob Kelsoe, Szymmy Day, Will Freeman, David Morton and Brent Sagert earned honorable-mention recognition.
For the women, Bailey Scott, Mia Nonnenberg, Katie Coughlin and Emma Murray earned First Team Scholar All-America accolades. Temarie Tomley, Caroline Korst, Lexi Souther, Justine Macfarlane, Marian Yurchishin, Alexis Preski and Kara Fredlock earned honorable-mention honors.
To earn first-team honors, a student-athlete must have a 3.5 grade point average and have competed at the NCAA championships during the current season. Honorable-mention honors go to those who earn a provisional cut for the NCAA championships and have earned a 3.5 GPA.
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