Swimming & Diving Teams Take CSCAA Academic Honors
The Empire 8 Athletic Conference had two men's and five women's swimming and diving teams chosen as Scholar All-America Teams by the
College Swimming Coaches Association of America for the 2015 spring semester. More than 600 collegiate swimming and diving programs across all divisions were named Scholar All-America Teams, marking the highest total in the 30-year history of the honor.
The Team Scholar All America award is presented to college and university swimming and diving teams who have achieved a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher during the semester of the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships (winter/spring).
The Ithaca College and Stevens Institute of Technology men's teams earned the distinction with a 3.40 and 3.22 gpa, respectively.
On the women's side, Nazareth posted the top Empire 8 ranking with a 3.56 gpa. Ithaca (3.53), Hartwick (3.35), Alfred (3.24) and Stevens (3.21) also made the list.
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Founded in 1922, the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) – the oldest organization of college coaches in America -is a professional organization of college swimming and diving coaches dedicated to serving and providing leadership for the advancement of the sport of swimming & diving at the collegiate level.