Founded in 1922, the College Swimming Coaches Association of America is the oldest professional organization of college coaches in America. The CSCAA is dedicated to serving and providing leadership for the advancement of the sport of swimming and diving at the collegiate level.
Team Scholar All America Award
The Team Scholar All American award is presented to college and university swimming and diving teams, who have achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. The award is presented twice annually, once in the fall semester/term and in the semester/term of the NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA Swimming and Diving Championships (Winter/Spring).
Individual Scholar All America Award
The Scholar All American award is presented to college and university swimmers and divers, who have achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher, for the semester or cumulative average, and have qualified for and competed at their respective national championship. The award is presented in the semester of the NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA Swimming and Diving Championships (Winter/Spring).
The Honorable Mention Scholar All American award is presented to college and university swimmers and divers, who have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, for the semester or cumulative average, and have achieved a “B” time standard, but have not qualified to compete in their respective national championship. Divers qualify by competing at their respective championship qualifying meets. The award is presented in the semester of the NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA Swimming and Diving Championships (Winter/Spring).
For the NAIA five women’s teams achieved GPAs above 3.0, with Lindsey Wilson College leading the way with a 3.42.
Lindsey Wilson College |
3.42 |
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Savannah College of Art and Design |
3.35 |
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Oklahoma Baptist |
3.32 |
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University of the Cumberlands |
3.11 |
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Morningside College |
3.1 |
On the men’s side Chris Conlon’s Savannah College of Art and Design squad had the highest GPA among NAIA Schools:
Savannah College of Art and Design |
3.35 |
Union College – KY |
3.08 |
Savannah College of Art and Design |
3.04 |
Indian River State College’s Men’s Swimming and Diving Program had the top GPA in the NJCAA with a 3.04 and had 7 members of the team achieve Scholar All-American accolades along with 3 members of the Indian River Women’s Swimming and Diving Team.
CSCAA NJCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Scholar All-American First Team:
Indian River State College | Lorena | Guercio |
Indian River State College | Courtney | Parenti |
Indian River State College | Oliva | Sims |
CSCAA NJCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Scholar All-American First Team:
Indian River State College | Richard | Andrews |
Indian River State College | Edwin | Angjeli |
Indian River State College | Chad | Harrington |
Indian River State College | Evan | Jacob |
Indian River State College | Kameron | Sipowski |
Indian River State College | Bradley | Tandy |
Indian River State College | Spencer | Williams |
In the NAIA 35 women and 17 men achieved first-team Scholar All-American status, 3 NAIA athletes were named to the honorable mention teams.
CSCAA NAIA Women’s Swimming and Diving Scholar All-American First Team:
Lindsey Wilson College | Stephanie | Davis |
Lindsey Wilson College | Kelsey | Marshall |
Lindsey Wilson College | Elena | Nikolaeva |
Lindsey Wilson College | Sarah | Wood |
Morningside College | Krystal | Carlson |
Morningside College | Cora | Kugler |
Oklahoma Baptist University | Laura | Galarza |
Oklahoma Baptist University | Lexie | Keller |
Oklahoma Baptist University | Lisa | MacManus |
Oklahoma Baptist University | Ines | Remersaro |
Oklahoma Baptist University | Kristen | Brimage |
Oklahoma Baptist University | Tara | DeWall |
Oklahoma Baptist University | Michaela | Patterson |
Oklahoma Baptist University | Kimmie | Reneau |
Oklahoma Baptist University | Jade | Young |
Oklahoma Baptist University | Holly | Trumble |
Savannah College of Art and Design | Anna | Blackburn |
Savannah College of Art and Design | Shannon | Cummings |
Savannah College of Art and Design | Caitlin | Dundey |
Savannah College of Art and Design | Hannah | Legg |
Savannah College of Art and Design | Caroline | Lepesant |
Savannah College of Art and Design | Claire | Partlow |
Savannah College of Art and Design | Heather | Partlow |
Savannah College of Art and Design | Tarika | Thienapirak |
Union College – KY | Kayla | Yokley |
Union College – KY | Renata | Cabral |
University of the Cumberlands | Callie | Ethington |
University of the Cumberlands | Kaleigh | Botill |
University of the Cumberlands | Elizabeth | Davis |
University of the Cumberlands | Elizabeth | Horn |
University of the Cumberlands | Grace | Van Ryckeghem |
University of the Cumberlands | Hanna | Wright |
Concordia University Irvine | Jordyn | Gosney |
Concordia University Irvine | Valerie | Thorp |
Concordia University Irvine | Caitlin | O’Rourke |
Morningside College | Hannah | Hecht |
Honorable Mention: | ||
Morningside College | Jaimie | Fast |
CSCAA NAIA Men’s Swimming and Diving Scholar All-American First Team:
Concordia University Irvine | Peter | Brecht |
Concordia University Irvine | Anthony | Galaviz |
Lindsey Wilson College | Luke | Royal |
Lindsey Wilson College | Shelby | Stevenson |
Morningside College | Cole | Malin |
Oklahoma Baptist University | Gilles | Cantrelle |
Oklahoma Baptist University | Andrew | Nelson |
Oklahoma Baptist University | Daniel | Ramirez |
Oklahoma Baptist University | Nick | Schuttinger |
Oklahoma Baptist University | Javier | Sossa |
Oklahoma Baptist University | Connor | Wilson |
Savannah College of Art and Design | Marc | Fleischmann |
Savannah College of Art and Design | Bradley | Green |
Savannah College of Art and Design | Zach | Redpath |
Savannah College of Art and Design | Mark | Shvartsman |
Union College – KY | Martino | Cervera |
Union College – KY | Cameron | Brewer |
University of the Cumberlands | David | Cabezas |
Honorable Mention:
Morningside College | Josh | Karel |
Union College – KY | Aaron | Bean |
The above is a press release from the Collegiate Swim Coaches Association of America.