Macalester Women, Washington Men Top NCAA Div. III Academic All-America Rankings

By Phillip Whitten

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 13. THE women of Macalester College and the men of Washington University topped the NCAA Division III Team Academic All-America Rankings for the Fall 2005-06 semester, according to statistics released by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA).

In fact, the Macalester women, coached by Bob Pearson, had the highest team gpa – 3.60 – among all three NCAA divisions, for both women and men. Washington, coached by Brad Shively, had the highest men’s score in the three divisions, 3.49.

In all, 59 Division III women’s teams and 42 men’s teams met the minimum 2.80 team grade point average requirement. Fifty-three women’s teams and 25 men’s teams averaged 3.00 or higher.

WOMEN

In the women’s rankings, Macalester was followed by Pomona-Pitzer College, coached by Brian Guy LeDuc, 3.54; and the College of St. Catherine, coached by Nicole Roberts, 3.47.

Rounding out the top five were: Sweet Briar College, coached by Jason Gallaher, fourth at 3.46; and Whitworth College, coached by Stephen Schadt, fifth at 3.45.

Among the NCAA’s top 10 teams, Emory (3.35) and Washington (3.43) also earned Academic All-America honors.

MEN

In the men’s rankings, #1 Washington was followed by Macalester at 3.45, as Bob Pearson’s teams came within .05 of a point of an unprecedented sweep of both the women’s and men’s rankings.

The third highest men’s team gpa was the 3.41 recorded by coach Brian Guy LeDuc’s Pomona-Pitzer squad. Emory, coached by Jon Howell, was fourth with a score of 3.36; fifth went to the University of St. Thomas, coached by Thomas Hodgson, with a 3.32.

Among the NCAA’s top 10 men’s teams, Emory (3.36) and Tufts (3.27) also earned Academic All-America honors

The complete list of Division III Academic All-American teamas follows:

Division III Women
GPA School Coach
3.60 Macalester College Bob Pearson
3.54 Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Brian Guy LeDuc
3.47 Coll. of St. Catherine Nicole Roberts
3.46 Sweet Briar College Jason Gallaher
3.45 Whitworth College Steven Schadt
3.44 New York University Lauren Smith
3.43 Washington University Brad Shively
3.40 WPI Paul Bennett
3.40 Albion College Keith Havens
3.39 Austin College Philip Wiggins
3.39 Carthage College Susan Nutty
3.38 Grinnell College Erin D. Hurley
3.37 Wilmington College Trip Breen
3.35 Emory University Jon Howell
3.35 College of St. Benedict Kathy Walker
3.35 Beloit College Kevin Schober
3.35 Mount Holyoke College Dave Allen
3.34 Saint Mary's Univ (MN) Eric Lindquist
3.33 Connecticut College Marc Benvenuti
3.33 Skidmore College Jill Belding Greenleaf
3.33 Washington & Lee Univ Kiki Jacobs
3.32 Wellesley College Bonnie Dix
3.32 Baldwin-Wallace College Mike Gallagher
3.31 Saint Mary's Coll of MD Andre Barbons
3.30 Coll of Notre Dame, MD Curt Jordan
3.30 DePauw University Mary Brescher
3.30 Dickinson College Paul Richards
3.30 Ohio Wesleyan Univ Richard L. Hawes, Jr.
3.30 Westminister College Rob Klamut
3.29 Salisbury University Jill Stephenson
3.29 McDaniel College Kim Easterday
3.28 Nazareth College Martie Staser
3.28 Goucher College Thomas Till
3.26 Oberlin College Mark Fino
3.25 Hendrix College Jim Kelly
3.25 Washington & Jefferson Michael H. Orstein
3.25 Univ of St. Thomas Thomas Hodgson
3.24 Luther College Lance Huber
3.22 Marymount University Michael Clark
3.22 University of Scranton Thomas Evans
3.21 Tufts University Nancy Bigelow
3.20 Wesleyan University Mary Bolich
3.20 Carnegie Mellon Univ David Belowich
3.20 Trinity College Kristen Moore
3.16 Monmouth College Kieth Crawford
3.15 Hunter College Andrew Netti
3.15 Hiram College Jack Groselle
3.13 Wheaton College (MA) JP Gowdy
3.12 Stevens Instit of Tech Cheryl Lee
3.09 Bates College Dana Malholland
3.07 Bethany College John McGowan
3.07 Washington College Kim Lessard
3.03 US Coast Guard Academy John Westkott
2.99 Norwich University Stephen Looke
2.95 Regis College Mindy Williams
2.93 Univ of Mass Dartmouth Cathy Motta
2.93 SUNY- Geneseo Paul Otterweich
2.86 Buffalo State College Michael Switalski
2.85 Randolph-Macon College Dave Holland

Division III Men
GPA School Coach
3.49 Washington University Brad Shively
3.45 Macalester College Bob Pearson
3.41 Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Brian Guy LeDuc
3.36 Emory University Jon Howell
3.32 Univ of St. Thomas Thomas Hodgson
3.30 Connecticut College Marc Benvenuti
3.29 New York University Bob Sorensen
3.28 Oberlin College Dick Michaels
3.27 Tufts University Adam Hoyt
3.27 WPI Paul Bennett
3.25 Wilmington College Trip Breen
3.24 Grinnell College Erin D. Hurley
3.24 Luther College Lance Huber
3.23 Austin College Philip Wiggins
3.17 Goucher College Thomas Till
3.17 Carnegie Mellon Univ David Belowich
3.17 Hiram College Jack Groselle
3.17 Ohio Wesleyan Univ Richard L. Hawes, Jr.
3.15 Washington & Lee Univ Joel Shinofield
3.15 Wesleyan University Mary Bolich
3.14 Saint Mary's Coll of MD Andre Barbons
3.08 Stevens Instit of Tech Cheryl Lee
3.08 Westminister College Rob Klamut
3.01 Marymount University Michael Clark
3.01 Norwich University Stephen Looke
2.99 Dickinson College Paul Richards
2.99 Hendrix College Jim Kelly
2.97 Albion College Keith Havens
2.97 Bethany College John McGowan
2.96 Carthage College Greg Earhart
2.96 Baldwin-Wallace College Mike Gallagher
2.96 Bates College Dana Malholland
2.95 US Coast Guard Academy John Westkott
2.93 Trinity College Kristen Moore
2.92 University of Scranton Thomas Evans
2.91 Univ of Mass, Dartmouth Cathy Motta
2.89 Beloit College Kevin Schober
2.88 Nazareth College Martie Staser
2.87 Skidmore College Jill Belding Greenleaf
2.84 Salisbury University Jill Stephenson
2.84 Buffalo State College Michael Switalski
2.83 Washington & Jefferson Michael H. Orstein

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