Denver Sweeps CSCAA Academic All-American Honors

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 17. THE University of Denver pulled off a rare feat when both its men's and women's teams topped the Division I team Academic All-American lists for the Fall 2006 semester, according to rankings released today by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA).

A total of 352 teams – 142 male and 210 female – earned team Academic All-American honors.

Denver's men had a combined grade point average (GPA) of 3.482, edging Brown, at 3.458, for the Division I crown. BYU was third with 3.40, followed by Southern Illinois (3.39) and Yale (3.38).

The DU women topped the 101 Div. I. women's teams that earned AAA distinction, with a GPA of 3.58. New Mexico State followed at 3.54. Eastern Michigan (3.52), Brown (3.51), South Carolina and Yale (both 3.49) were right behind.

Under Coach Brian Schrader, Denver has also leapt forward in the water, scoring its best performance at the NCAA championships in more than two decades.

Interestingly, three men's teams currently slated to be axed made the list: Butler (3.04), Rutgers (2.99) and James Madison (2.81)

There was a three-way tie for first among the Division II men. Truman State, coached by Mark Gole, the University of Indianapolis coached by Gary Kinkead, and the University of Missouri, Rolla, coached by Doug Grooms, all scored 3.23. The #1 women's team, with a GPA of 3.45, was Ed Denney's squad at California University of Pennsylvania. Bridgeport was second with 3.32.

Washington University, under the direction of Coach Brad Shivley took top honors among the men of Div. III with a score of 3.59. Pomona-Pitzer (3.55) and Ohio Wesleyan (3.52) took the next two spots.

The women of Hamilton College coached by T.J. Davis matched Washington's men with an identical 3.59. That score just nipped Div. III challengers Wilmington (3.58) and Wesleyan (3.57).

In the NAIA, the University of the Cumberlands, coached by Gary Nelson, topped the men's rankings at 2.95, while Neil Virtue's squad at Mills College ranked first.among the women with 3.32.

In the junior college ranks, Coach Scott Hunsinger's Genesee CC men's team led the way with a 3.48. Coach Dan Hemenway's Lincoln College women scored 3.63, the highest team GPA among all the collegiate ranks.

The complete list follows:

CSCAA Academic All American Teams –
All Schools
Fall Semester 2006

Division Gender GPA School Coach
1 Men 3.482 University of Denver Brian Schrader
1 Men 3.4582 Brown University Peter Brown
1 Men 3.40 Brigham Young University Tim Powers
1 Men 3.39 Southern Illinois University Rick Walker
1 Men 3.38 Yale University Frank Keefe
1 Men 3.36 George Washington University Daniel Rhinehart
1 Men 3.27 Georgetown University Steve Cartwright
1 Men 3.27 Valparaiso University Bryan Morrison
1 Men 3.243 University of Cincinnati Monty Hopkins
1 Men 3.23 Dartmouth College Jim Wilson
1 Men 3.22 Penn State University William Dorenkott
1 Men 3.21 Xavier University Steve Riegler
1 Men 3.20 Ball State University Bob Thomas
1 Men 3.19 Lafayette College James Daily
1 Men 3.18 Bucknell University Dan Schinnerer
1 Men 3.18 Saint Louis University Jim Halliburton
1 Men 3.171 Saint Peter's College Tom Romano
1 Men 3.14 Ohio State University Bill Wadley
1 Men 3.132 University of Alabama Eric McIlquham
1 Men 3.13 University of Tennessee John Trembley
1 Men 3.13 University of the Pacific Greg Meehan
1 Men 3.125 Boston College Tom Groden
1 Men 3.124 Fordham University Steve Potsklan
1 Men 3.117 Michigan State University Matt Gianiodis
1 Men 3.104 University of North Carolina Frank Comfort
1 Men 3.08 Eastern Michigan University Peter Linn
1 Men 3.08 Southern Methodist University Eddie Sinnott
1 Men 3.07 Syracuse University Louis R. Walker
1 Men 3.06 University of Nevada – Las Vegas Jim Reitz
1 Men 3.05 University of California – Berkeley Nort Thornton
1 Men 3.044 Butler University Maurice Stewart
1 Men 3.043 Duke University Dan Colella
1 Men 3.04 American University Mark Davin
1 Men 3.039 University of Notre Dame Tim Welsh
1 Men 3.038 Greoge Mason Unviersity Peter Ward
1 Men 3.03 Iona College Nick Cavataro
1 Men 3.02 East Carolina University Rick Kobe
1 Men 3.01 Miami University (OH) Peter Lindsay
1 Men 3.01 Texas Christian University Richard Sybesma
1 Men 3.008 United States Military Academy Mickey Wender
1 Men 3.007 University of California – Santa Barbara Gregg Wilson
1 Men 2.99 Northwestern University Bob Groseth
1 Men 2.99 United States Naval Academy William Roberts
1 Men 2.987 Rutgers University Chuck Warner
1 Men 2.98 Missouri State University Randy Horner
1 Men 2.975 Seton Hall University Ronald Farina
1 Men 2.964 Louisiana State University Adam Schmitt
1 Men 2.96 University of Southern California Dave Salo
1 Men 2.959 University of Connecticut Bob Goldberg
1 Men 2.95 University of Pittsburgh Chuck Knoles
1 Men 2.937 University of Maryland – Baltimore County Chad Cradock
1 Men 2.93 Binghamton University Sean Clark
1 Men 2.92 LaSalle University Matt Nunnally
1 Men 2.91 Purdue University Dan Ross
1 Men 2.90 University of Missouri Brian Hoffer
1 Men 2.88 Saint Bonaventure University Sean McNamee
1 Men 2.88 University of Georgia Jack Bauerle
1 Men 2.88 University of Maryland Dave Durden
1 Men 2.87 Clemson University Christopher Ip
1 Men 2.87 University of Virginia Mark Bernadino
1 Men 2.86 Lehigh University Rob Herb
1 Men 2.86 University at Buffalo Budd Termin
1 Men 2.84 University of Illinois – Chicago Paul V. Moniak
1 Men 2.812 Auburn University David Marsh
1 Men 2.81 James Madison University Chris Feaster
1 Men 2.800 University of Wyoming O. Thomas Johnson
1 Women 3.581 University of Denver Brian Schrader
1 Women 3.543 New Mexico State University Rick Pratt
1 Women 3.52 Eastern Michigan University Peter Linn
1 Women 3.5137 Brown University Peter Brown
1 Women 3.493 University of South Carolina Don Gibb
1 Women 3.49 Yale University Frank Keefe
1 Women 3.44 Iona College Nick Cavatoro
1 Women 3.435 University of Alabama Eric McIlquham
1 Women 3.421 Radford University Bill Beecher
1 Women 3.419 Gardner-Webb University Michael Simpson
1 Women 3.41 Brigham Young University Stan Crump
1 Women 3.41 Northwestern University Jimmy Tierney
1 Women 3.408 Greoge Mason University Peter Ward
1 Women 3.40 University of New Mexico Tracy Ljone
1 Women 3.387 Butler University Maurice Stewart
1 Women 3.38 Clemson University Christopher Ip
1 Women 3.38 Washington State University Erica Quam
1 Women 3.37 George Washington University Daniel Rhinehart
1 Women 3.37 Lafayette College James Daily
1 Women 3.36 American University Mark Davin
1 Women 3.358 Manhattan College Walter Olsewski
1 Women 3.348 Boston College Tom Groden
1 Women 3.343 Ball State University Laura Seibold-Caudill
1 Women 3.342 Saint Louis University Jim Halliburton
1 Women 3.34 Southern Illinois University Rick Walker
1 Women 3.334 University of Evansville Ricky Perkins
1 Women 3.33 Bucknell University Dan Schinnerer
1 Women 3.32 Dartmouth College Joann Brislin
1 Women 3.31 Penn State University William Dorenkott
1 Women 3.3049 Columbia University Diana Caskey
1 Women 3.29 University of Missouri Brian Hoffer
1 Women 3.28 University of Georgia Jack Bauerle
1 Women 3.276 Duke University Dan Colella
1 Women 3.27 Texas Christian University Richard Sybesma
1 Women 3.27 University of New Hampshire Joshua Willman
1 Women 3.26 Illinois State University Steve Paska
1 Women 3.26 Ohio State University Jeanne Fleck
1 Women 3.25 Georgetown University Steve Cartwright
1 Women 3.25 University of North Texas Joe Dykstra
1 Women 3.25 Virginia Tech Ned Skinner
1 Women 3.247 Rider University Stephen Fletcher
1 Women 3.243 Seton Hall University Ronald Farina
1 Women 3.242 Towson University Patrick Mead
1 Women 3.241 Louisiana State University Adam Schmitt
1 Women 3.241 University of Michigan – Ann Arbor Jim Richardson
1 Women 3.24 Syracuse University Louis R. Walker
1 Women 3.237 University of Maryland – Baltimore County Chad Cradock
1 Women 3.22 Michigan State University Matt Gianiodis
1 Women 3.216 University at Buffalo Andy Bashor
1 Women 3.214 University of Maryland Dave Durden
1 Women 3.210 University of Cincinnati Monty Hopkins
1 Women 3.21 Miami University (OH) David Jennings
1 Women 3.21 Southern Methodist University Steve Collins
1 Women 3.21 University of Akron Nittaya Klim
1 Women 3.21 University of Illinois Sue Novitsky
1 Women 3.20 University of Tennessee Matt Kredich
1 Women 3.20 University of the Pacific Greg Meehan
1 Women 3.20 Western Illinois University Nathan Mundr
1 Women 3.189 South Dakota State University Brad Erickson
1 Women 3.182 Saint Francis University (PA) Patrick Gallagher
1 Women 3.18 Missouri State University Jack Steck
1 Women 3.17 University of Illinois – Chicago Paul V. Moniak
1 Women 3.165 Rutgers University Chuck Warner
1 Women 3.161 Rice University Seth Huston
1 Women 3.16 University of Virginia Mark Bernardino
1 Women 3.150 Fordham University Steve Potsklan
1 Women 3.13 Purdue University Cathy Wright-Eger
1 Women 3.12 Saint Bonaventure University Lance Brennan
1 Women 3.12 University of Pittsburgh Chuck Knoles
1 Women 3.11 University of Richmond Matthew Barany
1 Women 3.106 University of Wyoming O. Thomas Johnson
1 Women 3.10 Valparaiso University Bryan Morrison
1 Women 3.0971 Indiana University Ray Looze
1 Women 3.09 LaSalle University Matt Nunnally
1 Women 3.09 Oregon State University Larry Lieborritz
1 Women 3.09 University of Kansas Clark Campbell
1 Women 3.08 Lehigh University Rob Herb
1 Women 3.073 University of North Carolina Frank Comfort
1 Women 3.07 Oakland University Pete Hovland
1 Women 3.07 Xavier University Steve Riegler
1 Women 3.06 University of Nevada- Reno Mike Shrader
1 Women 3.06 University of Northern Colorado Nancy Hinrichs
1 Women 3.06 University of San Diego Mike Keeler
1 Women 3.04 Central Connecticut State University Bill Ball
1 Women 3.035 University of California – Santa Barbara Gregg Wilson
1 Women 3.032 University of Massachusetts – Amherst Bob Newcomb
1 Women 3.030 University of Connecticut Bob Goldberg
1 Women 3.03 West Virginia University Sergio Lopez
1 Women 2.992 University of Vermont Gerry Cournoyer
1 Women 2.98 University of Nevada – Las Vegas Jim Reitz
1 Women 2.96 Iowa State University Duane Sorenson
1 Women 2.95 University of Iowa Marc Long
1 Women 2.94 East Carolina University Rick Kobe
1 Women 2.93 Binghamton University Sean Clark
1 Women 2.909 Auburn University David Marsh
1 Women 2.896 United States Military Academy Mickey Wender
1 Women 2.89 University of Southern California Dave Salo
1 Women 2.883 Saint Peter's College Tom Romano
1 Women 2.87 California State University of Bakersfield Pat Skehan
1 Women 2.856 California State University – Northridge Barry Schreifels
1 Women 2.80 United States Naval Academy John Morrison
2 Men 3.23 Truman State University Mark Gole
2 Men 3.23 University of Indianapolis Gary Kinkead
2 Men 3.23 University of Missouri – Rolla Doug Grooms
2 Men 3.19 Saint Leo University Cyle Sage
2 Men 3.128 Lewis University Steve Thompson
2 Men 3.12 University of Findlay Wayne Norris
2 Men 3.10 Bentley College Mary Kay Samko
2 Men 2.99 Gannon University Gregg Sarbak
2 Men 2.98 Ashland University Paul Graham
2 Men 2.96 Seattle University Craig Mallery
2 Men 2.9106 Drury University Brian Reynolds
2 Men 2.910 Colorado School of Mines David Hughes
2 Men 2.879 Grand Valley State University Dewey Newsome
2 Men 2.86 Minnesota State University – Mankato Nathan Owens
2 Women 3.45 California University of Pennsylvania Ed Denny
2 Women 3.42 University of Bridgeport Brad Flood
2 Women 3.36 Truman State University Mark Gole
2 Women 3.33 Shippesnburg University Tim Verge
2 Women 3.32 Bentley College Mary Kay Samko
2 Women 3.32 St. Cloud State University Jeff Hegle
2 Women 3.3176 Drury University Brian Reynolds
2 Women 3.312 Hillsdale College MaryAnne Gerzanick
2 Women 3.31 Gannon University Gregg Sarbak
2 Women 3.27 Seattle University Craig Mallery
2 Women 3.258 Grand Valley State University Dewey Newsome
2 Women 3.23 Henderson State University Coak Matthews
2 Women 3.22 University of Indianapolis Gary Kinkead
2 Women 3.201 University of Nebraska-Omaha Todd Samland
2 Women 3.19 Ashland University Paul Graham
2 Women 3.19 University of Findlay Wayne Norris
2 Women 3.18 Minnesota State University – Mankato Nathan Owens
2 Women 3.18 C.W. Post/ L.I. University Maureen Travers
2 Women 3.13 Minnesota State University – Moorhead Todd Peters
2 Women 3.11 Millersville University Kyle Almoney
2 Women 3.098 Lock Haven University Andrew Waeger
2 Women 3.06 Clarion University Mark VanDyke
2 Women 3.05 Kutztown University Tim Flannery
2 Women 3.03 Catawba College Betsy Graham
2 Women 3.024 Colorado School of Mines David Hughes
2 Women 3.01 University of South Dakota Jason Mahowald
2 Women 2.88 Saint Leo University Cyle Sage
2 Women 2.837 Lewis University Steve Thompson
3 Men 3.595 Washington University Brad Shively
3 Men 3.55 Pomona- Pitzer Josh White
3 Men 3.52 Ohio Wesleyan Richard Hawes
3 Men 3.51 Hamilton College TJ Davis
3 Men 3.5 Tufts University Adam Hoyt
3 Men 3.37 Hamline University Paul Waas Jr.
3 Men 3.32 Whitworth College Steve Schadt
3 Men 3.34 New York University Bob Sorensen
3 Men 3.292 Emory University Jon Howell
3 Men 3.29 Dickinson College Paul Richards
3 Men 3.27 Washington and Lee University Joel Shinofield
3 Men 3.259 Stevens Institute of Technology Trevor Miele
3 Men 3.25 Hiram College Jack Groselle
3 Men 3.24 Carleton College Andy Clark
3 Men 3.24 Case Western Reserve University Chris Conlon
3 Men 3.23 Vassar College Lisl Prater-Lee
3 Men 3.225 Colorado College Anne Goodman James
3 Men 3.22 Grinnell College Erin D. Hurley
3 Men 3.22 Hendrix College Jim Kelly
3 Men 3.21 Susquehanna University Ged Schweikert
3 Men 3.202 Connecticut College Marc Benvenuti
3 Men 3.15 Carnegie Mellon University David Belowich
3 Men 3.13 Goucher College Thomas Till
3 Men 3.13 Ithaca College Kevin Markwardt
3 Men 3.13 Olivet College Dave Stubbs
3 Men 3.11 Carthage College Greg Earhart
3 Men 3.124 Baldwin-Wallace College Sana Gildea
3 Men 3.09 University of Chicago Jason Weber
3 Men 3.08 Westminister College Rob Klamut
3 Men 3.066 Wesleyan University Mary Bolich
3 Men 3.07 Wheaton College (MA) JP Gowdy
3 Men 3.049 Brandeis University Jim Zotz
3 Men 3.02 Macalester College Bob Pearson
3 Men 3.013 SUNY – Cortland Brian Tobin
3 Men 3.01 Wittenberg University Natalie K. Koukis
3 Men 3.00 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Paul Bennett
3 Men 2.989 Trinity College Kristen Noone
3 Men 2.98 Oberlin College Mark Fino
3 Men 2.968 Saint Mary's University (MN) Eric Lindquist
3 Men 2.950 Saint John's University Bill Saxton
3 Men 2.95 University of Rochester Pete Thompson
3 Men 2.94 Albion College Keith Havens
3 Men 2.929 Gustavus Adolphus College Jon Carlson
3 Men 2.90 Wilmington College Trip Breen
3 Men 2.9 Beloit College Kevin Schober
3 Men 2.89 Norwich University Stephen Looke
3 Men 2.89 University of Scranton Thomas Evans
3 Men 2.88 Washington and Jefferson College Michael H. Orstein
3 Men 2.86 Penn State University-Erie, The Behrend College Jennifer Wallace
3 Men 2.846 University of the South – Sewanee Max Obermiller
3 Men 2.83 William Paterson University Edward T. Gurk Jr.
3 Men 2.82 Saint Mary's College of MD Andre Barbins
3 Men 2.802 Salisbury University Jill Stephenson
3 Women 3.59 Hamilton College TJ Davis
3 Women 3.58 Wilmington College Trip Breen
3 Women 3.571 Wesleyan University Mary Bolich
3 Women 3.551 Mount Holyoke College Dave Allen
3 Women 3.525 Vassar College Lisl Prater-Lee
3 Women 3.523 Colorado College Anne Goodman James
3 Women 3.52 Pomona- Pitzer Josh White
3 Women 3.51 New York University Lauren Beam
3 Women 3.502 Connecticut College Marc Benvenuti
3 Women 3.5 Tufts University Nancy Bigelow
3 Women 3.484 Principia College Jennifer Moeller
3 Women 3.47 Case Western Reserve University Chris Conlon
3 Women 3.47 Olivet College Dave Stubbs
3 Women 3.457 Hendrix College Jim Kelly
3 Women 3.456 Emory University Jon Howell
3 Women 3.440 Washington University Brad Shively
3 Women 3.4226 Carthage College Susan Nutty
3 Women 3.42 Whitworth College Steve Schadt
3 Women 3.41 Westminister College Rob Klamut
3 Women 3.41 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Paul Bennett
3 Women 3.40 Carnegie Mellon University David Belowich
3 Women 3.386 Gustavus Adolphus College Jon Carlson
3 Women 3.362 Stevens Institute of Technology Trevor Miele
3 Women 3.357 Trinity College Kristen Moore
3 Women 3.35 Ithaca College Paula Miller
3 Women 3.35 Macalester College Bob Pearson
3 Women 3.35 Regis College Mindy Williams
3 Women 3.347 Brandeis University Jim Zotz
3 Women 3.346 Albion College Keith Havens
3 Women 3.345 Baldwin-Wallace College Sana Gildea
3 Women 3.34 Saint Mary's College of MD Andre Barbins
3 Women 3.33 William Smith College Kelly Kisner
3 Women 3.322 Nazareth College Martie Staser
3 Women 3.32 Beloit College Kevin Schober
3 Women 3.32 Hamline University Paul Waas Jr.
3 Women 3.31 College of St. Benedict Kathy Walker
3 Women 3.30 Ohio Wesleyan Richard Hawes
3 Women 3.29 Concordia College Julie Lucier
3 Women 3.29 Oberlin College Mark Fino
3 Women 3.28 Alfred University Brain Striker
3 Women 3.28 Hiram College Jack Groselle
3 Women 3.28 University of Rochester Pete Thompson
3 Women 3.28 Wellesley College Bonnie Dix
3 Women 3.27 Goucher College Thomas Till
3 Women 3.27 Susquehanna University Ged Schweikert
3 Women 3.27 Washington and Lee University Joel Shinofield
3 Women 3.27 Wheaton College (MA) JP Gowdy
3 Women 3.258 Hollins University Lynda J. Calkins
3 Women 3.238 Monmouth College Keith Crawford
3 Women 3.238 Mount Union College Kathleen Lavery
3 Women 3.23 Carleton College Andy Clark
3 Women 3.20 College of St. Catherine Nicole Roberts
3 Women 3.196 Saint Mary's University (MN) Eric Lindquist
3 Women 3.19 College of Notre Dame (MD) Curt Jordan
3 Women 3.19 Grinnell College Erin D. Hurley
3 Women 3.18 University of Chicago Jason Weber
3 Women 3.16 SUNY – Cortland Brian Tobin
3 Women 3.158 Salisbury University Jill Stephenson
3 Women 3.15 SUNY – Geneseo Paul Dotterweich
3 Women 3.14 Penn State University-Erie, The Behrend College Jennifer Wallace
3 Women 3.14 Washington and Jefferson College Michael H. Orstein
3 Women 3.14 Washington College Kim Lessard
3 Women 3.10 University of New England Kate Roy
3 Women 3.06 Saint Vincent College Josh Gurekovich
3 Women 3.06 University of Scranton Thomas Evans
3 Women 3.04 Dickinson College Paul Richards
3 Women 3.04 Western Connecticut State University Jill Cook
3 Women 3.03 Wittenberg University Natalie K. Koukis
3 Women 3.02 Norwich University Laura Dunn
3 Women 3.02 Westfield State College Dave Laing
3 Women 3.00 Buffalo State College Michael Switalski
3 Women 3.00 Randolph Macon College Dave Holland
3 Women 2.982 University of the South – Sewanee Max Obermiller
3 Women 2.97 Bethany College John McGowan
3 Women 2.96 SUNY – Fredonia Arthur Wang
3 Women 2.883 Sweet Briar College Jason Gallaher
JC Men 3.48 Genesee Community College Scott Hunsinger
JC Men 3.43 Lincoln College Dan Hemenway
JC Men 2.89 Indian River Community College Scott Kimmelman
JC Women 3.33 Lincoln College Dan Hemenway
JC Women 3.21 Indian River Community College Scott Kimmelman
JC Women 3.02 Genesee Community College Scott Hunsinger
NAIA Men 2.95 University of the Cumberlands Garry Nelson
NAIA Women 3.32 Mills College Neil Virtue
NAIA Women 3.25 John Brown University Anna Olander
NAIA Women 3.20 University of the Cumberlands Garry Nelson

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