NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Niagara University men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs earned 2015 Spring College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSAA) Scholar All-America Team honors announced Tuesday.
The Team Scholar All American Award is presented to college and university swimming and diving teams, who have achieved a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher. The award is presented twice annually, once in the fall semester and again in the spring to recognize teams achieving a 3.0 in the semester coinciding with the NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA/CCCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.
The women’s team, which earned Fall Team Scholar All-America honors with a 3.48 GPA, compiled a 3.34 GPA in the spring semester, while the men’s team had a 3.11 GPA.
Both programs have had an outstanding recent run in academic success. Each program’s multiyear Academic Progress Rate (APR) score, announced in May, was higher than the national average – women’s swimming and diving (990) and men’s swimming and diving (979).
About the CSCAA
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.
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.
Swimming news courtesy of Niagra University Swimming & Diving.