CSCAA Announces 2015 Scholar All-America Teams

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Swimmers and divers have traditionally been considered excellent students and the numbers tend to back it up. The College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has designated a record 406 collegiate swimming and diving programs as Scholar All-America Teams. The recognition comes as a result of the programs’ classroom performance in the past semester. It is the first time in the program’s 30+ year history of the program that more than 600 teams, representing 406 institutions received the designation.

CSCAA executive director Joel Shinofield was understandably boastful about his sports’ success. “Academic scandals have clouded college sports the past year,” he explained, “but not only did we have a record number of teams, not one of our programs is subject to APR penalties. This shows that across the board, our coaches and teams’ are serving the mission of their universities and athletic departments.”

Nearly 70% of all NCAA swimming and diving programs earned GPA’s of 3.0 or higher during the Spring Semester including 83% of all Division I schools. The announcement comes on the heels of a NCAA report on the Academic Progress Rate of Division I sports. That report showed that Division I men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams posted the second highest Academic Progress Rates (APR) among those sports with fifty or more teams.

Shinofield noted that the teams’ GPAs were especially impressive given the rigorous course load taken by most swimmers. A recent survey of Division I programs showed that over 40% of female swimmers and divers pursued degrees in the STEM fields.

“It doesn’t really matter what level teams compete, swimmers and divers devote incredible time and effort into their sport, and it’s evident that that discipline carries over into the classroom.”

To be selected as a CSCAA Scholar All-America Team, programs must have achieved a grade point average of 3.00 or higher over the Spring semester.

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.

For questions about the CSCAA Scholar All-America Team contact: gearhart@cscaa.org

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Division I
3.70 Eastern Illinois
3.67 Arkansas
3.61 Evansville
3.60 New Mexico
3.60 American
3.59 Northern Colorado
3.59 Ball State
3.59 Purdue
3.59 Yale
3.58 Pennsylvania State
3.58 Southern Illinois
3.58 Northern Arizona
3.57 Seattle
3.57 Xavier
3.56 Texas Christian
3.56 Alabama
3.56 Toledo
3.55 South Carolina
3.55 Dartmouth
3.55 Nebraska
3.54 Gardner-Webb
3.54 Kentucky
3.54 Wagner
3.53 Illinois State
3.53 South Dakota
3.53 Denver
3.53 Iona
3.52 Wisconsin-Green Bay
3.52 Loyola Marymount
3.52 North Dakota
3.51 Incarnate Word
3.51 Miami
3.50 Grand Canyon
3.50 Louisville
3.50 Brown
3.49 Arkansas, Little Rock
3.49 West Virginia
3.49 Boise State
3.49 North Texas
3.49 Illinois
3.49 Georgia
3.49 Cornell
3.49 Harvard
3.48 Northern Iowa
3.48 Clemson
3.47 Nebraska-Omaha
3.47 East Carolina
3.47 Georgetown
3.47 Minnesota
3.47 Siena
3.47 Rice
3.46 Southern Methodist
3.45 Florida Gulf Coast
3.45 George Washington
3.45 Sacred Heart
3.45 Marshall
3.45 UCLA
3.45 UMBC
3.44 Bucknell
3.44 Marist
3.44 Towson
3.44 Tulane
3.44 Akron
3.44 UNLV
3.43 Seton Hall
3.43 Pacific
3.42 St. Bonaventure
3.42 Wyoming
3.42 Lehigh
3.41 Youngstown State
3.41 Colorado State
3.41 Fresno State
3.41 Pittsburgh
3.41 Fairfield
3.41 Princeton
3.41 Michigan
3.41 Richmond
3.40 Bowling Green State
3.40 Nevada, Reno
3.40 Oakland
3.40 Drexel
3.40 Utah
3.39 Canisius
3.39 Rutgers
3.39 IUPUI
3.38 Florida International
3.38 New Mexico State
3.38 William and Mary
3.38 Michigan State
3.37 Miami
3.37 Ohio State
3.37 Cincinnati
3.37 Tennessee
3.37 La Salle
3.36 Western Illinois
3.36 Old Dominion
3.36 St. Louis
3.35 James Madison
3.35 Massachusetts
3.35 Stanford
3.35 Davidson
3.35 Kansas
3.35 Duke
3.34 Arizona State
3.34 Missouri
3.34 Indiana
3.34 Niagara
3.34 Vermont
3.33 Notre Dame
3.33 Providence
3.32 South Dakota State
3.32 Boston College
3.32 UNC-Asheville
3.32 Butler
3.31 Southern California
3.31 Eastern Michigan
3.31 Pepperdine
3.31 Texas A&M
3.31 Duquesne
3.31 Rider
3.30 Central Connecticut
3.30 Virginia Tech
3.30 Brigham Young
3.30 Hawaii, Manoa
3.30 Pennsylvania
3.30 Liberty
3.30 Boston
3.30 Idaho
3.30 Connecticut
3.29 Mount St. Mary’s
3.29 Missouri State
3.29 California, Berkeley
3.29 Wisconsin
3.27 Virginia
3.26 Georgia Southern
3.26 Lafayette
3.26 North Carolina State
3.26 Texas
3.25 Columbia-Barnard
3.25 Florida
3.25 Buffalo
3.25 Ohio
3.24 Iowa State
3.24 Colgate
3.23 Northeastern
3.22 Georgia Tech
3.22 San Diego
3.21 Cleveland State
3.21 Vanderbilt
3.21 Campbell
3.20 Florida State
3.19 Illinois at Chicago
3.19 Rhode Island
3.18 St. Francis
3.18 North Carolina
3.17 San Jose State
3.17 New Hampshire
3.16 Wright State
3.15 Northwestern
3.15 Iowa
3.14 Auburn
3.13 California, Davis
3.11 Houston
3.10 Manhattan
3.10 Cal Poly
3.10 Bryant
3.05 U.S. Air Force Academy
3.04 Washington State
3.04 Florida Atlantic
3.03 Oregon State
3.02 CSU-Bakersfield
3.02 San Diego State

Division II
3.71 Emmanuel
3.65 Lynn
3.63 Shippensburg
3.62 Queens
3.62 St. Rose
3.59 St. Leo
3.55 Florida Tech
3.55 LIU-Post
3.53 Urbana
3.52 Pace
3.50 Bridgeport
3.48 Florida Southern
3.48 Hillsdale
3.46 California Baptist
3.46 St. Cloud State
3.46 Truman State
3.45 Alaska Fairbanks
3.44 Indianapolis
3.43 Limestone
3.42 Western State
3.42 Delta State
3.41 Catawba
3.40 Wingate
3.40 Gannon
3.39 Fresno Pacific
3.39 West Florida
3.38 Bentley
3.38 Findlay
3.38 Lewis
3.36 East Stroudsburg
3.36 Edinboro
3.36 Ashland
3.35 Wayne State
3.35 Rollins
3.34 Clarion
3.32 California
3.30 Grand Valley State
3.30 William Jewell
3.30 St. Michael’s
3.29 Lindenwood
3.28 Northern State
3.27 Colorado School of Mines
3.27 West Virginia Wesleyan
3.27 Colorado Mesa
3.25 Davis and Elkins
3.24 Northern Michigan
3.24 Henderson State
3.24 Lenoir-Rhyne
3.19 Converse
3.18 Minnesota State-Mankato
3.16 Assumption
3.15 Wheeling Jesuit
3.15 Simon Fraser
3.14 Minnesota-Moorhead
3.14 Tampa
3.11 West Chester
3.09 Carson-Newman
3.07 Nova Southeastern
3.06 Nebraska at Kearney
3.04 California, San Diego
3.04 Millersville
3.01 CSU-East Bay
3.00 Indiana

Division III
3.72 Mills
3.70 Springfield
3.67 Colorado
3.67 Hamilton
3.67 Messiah
3.66 Connecticut
3.64 Beloit
3.63 Salisbury
3.63 Hope
3.62 Mount Holyoke
3.61 Trinity
3.60 St. Marys
3.59 SUNY-Brockport
3.58 Pomona-Pitzers
3.58 Stevenson
3.58 McDaniel
3.58 Vassar
3.57 Luther
3.56 Wheaton
3.56 New England
3.56 Nazareth
3.56 Widener
3.56 M I T
3.55 Case Western Reserve
3.55 Smith
3.54 Misericordia
3.53 Wellesley
3.53 Cabrini
3.53 Chicago
3.53 Ithaca
3.53 Emory
3.52 St. Catherine
3.52 WashU
3.52 Hiram
3.51 Pacific Lutheran
3.51 Principia
3.50 Rensselaer Polytechnic
3.50 Gustavus Adolphus
3.50 Trinity
3.50 Whitworth
3.50 Wesleyan
3.50 Carthage
3.50 Whittier
3.50 Tufts
3.49 Emory and Henry
3.49 Mary Washington
3.49 Swarthmore
3.49 Rochester
3.48 Macalester
3.48 Hendrix
3.48 Simmons
3.47 Williams
3.47 Kenyon
3.46 Grinnell
3.46 Colby
3.45 Nebraska Wesleyan
3.45 St. Thomas
3.44 King’s
3.44 Rhodes
3.43 Carnegie Mellon
3.43 Lewis & Clark
3.43 St. Benedict
3.43 Calvin
3.42 Ohio Northern
3.42 Arcadia
3.41 Southwestern
3.41 New York
3.40 Johns Hopkins
3.40 Kalamazoo
3.39 St. Olaf
3.39 Oberlin
3.38 Washington & Jefferson
3.38 Puget Sound
3.38 Union
3.37 William Paterson
3.37 Keene State
3.37 York
3.36 Claremont-Mudd-Scrippss
3.36 Birmingham-Southern
3.36 Sweet Briar
3.36 Amherst
3.35 Carleton
3.35 Hartwick
3.34 Illinois Wesleyan
3.34 Westfield State
3.34 Whitman
3.33 SUNY-Fredonia
3.33 Westminster
3.33 St. Vincent
3.33 Lawrence
3.33 South
3.32 St. Marys
3.32 DePauw
3.31 Bethany
3.30 Wisconsin-Whitewater
3.30 Franklin
3.30 Wooster
3.30 Bates
3.29 Coast Guard
3.29 Lake Forest
3.29 Susquehanna
3.29 Skidmore
3.29 Ursinus
3.29 WPI
3.28 Roger Williams
3.28 SUNY-Oswego
3.28 Dickinson
3.28 Brandeis
3.28 Lycoming
3.26 Washington
3.26 Montclair State
3.26 Simpson
3.26 TCNJ
3.25 Washington and Lee
3.25 SUNY-New Paltz
3.25 Staten Island
3.25 Grove City
3.25 Allegheny
3.25 Catholic
3.25 Chatham
3.25 Denison
3.25 Goucher
3.25 Olivet
3.25 Ripon
3.24 Eastern Connecticut
3.24 Regis
3.24 Redlands
3.24 Alfred
3.23 Notre Dame of Maryland
3.23 Centre
3.23 Elms
3.22 Albion
3.21 Stevens Institute
3.21 Wells
3.19 Franklin & Marshall
3.19 Wheaton
3.19 Drew
3.18 Rowan
3.16 Gettysburg
3.15 SUNY-Oneonta
3.13 Greensboro
3.13 Hamline
3.12 John Carroll
3.11 Rose-Hulman
3.11 Wittenberg
3.09 Willamette
3.07 Minnesota, Morris
3.06 Albright
3.05 SUNY-Geneseo
3.04 Frostburg State
3.02 St. Joseph

NAIA
3.64 St. Mary
3.51 Brenau
3.34 Oklahoma Baptist
3.34 Idaho
3.33 Columbia
3.32 SCAD
3.31 Union
3.24 Morningside
3.23 Concordia
3.17 Lindsey Wilson
3.05 Cumberlands the
3.04 Lindenwood-Belleville

NJCAA
3.38 Indian River State
3.31 Fashion Institute
3.10 Monroe Community

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Division I
3.57 Yale
3.57 Harvard
3.50 Southern Illinois
3.45 Davidson
3.44 Xavier
3.44 Missouri State
3.42 Dartmouth
3.42 Southern Methodist
3.41 St. Louis
3.40 Miami
3.39 Denver
3.38 South Carolina
3.38 Gardner-Webb
3.38 Eastern Michigan
3.37 American
3.37 Grand Canyon
3.36 Drexel
3.36 Stanford
3.34 Brown
3.34 Wyoming
3.30 Georgetown
3.29 Duke
3.28 Eastern Illinois
3.27 Princeton
3.27 Pennsylvania
3.26 Michigan State
3.26 Colgate
3.25 Utah
3.24 Michigan
3.24 Canisius
3.24 Brigham Young
3.23 Fairfield
3.23 Western Illinois
3.23 Illinois at Chicago
3.22 Incarnate Word
3.22 Oakland
3.20 Lafayette
3.19 Wisconsin-Green Bay
3.19 Tennessee
3.19 Columbia-Barnard
3.18 Seattle
3.18 Pittsburgh
3.18 Virginia Tech
3.18 Georgia Tech
3.17 Evansville
3.17 Providence
3.17 Boston College
3.17 Iowa
3.16 Minnesota
3.16 Arizona State
3.16 Northwestern
3.15 Buffalo
3.14 Lehigh
3.14 Indiana
3.13 Alabama
3.13 Cornell
3.13 Missouri
3.13 Rider
3.13 Hawaii, Manoa
3.12 Georgia
3.12 IUPUI
3.11 Cincinnati
3.11 Niagara
3.11 North Carolina State
3.10 North Dakota
3.10 Seton Hall
3.10 William and Mary
3.10 Southern California
3.10 NJIT
3.09 Texas Christian
3.09 South Dakota State
3.09 North Carolina
3.09 Auburn
3.08 Pennsylvania State
3.08 Pacific
3.08 Notre Dame
3.08 Manhattan
3.07 Boston
3.07 Virginia
3.06 Kentucky
3.06 UNLV
3.06 Cleveland State
3.06 Florida State
3.05 Ohio State
3.05 Texas
3.04 Iona
3.03 Ball State
3.03 St. Bonaventure
3.02 South Dakota
3.00 George Washington
3.00 Florida International
3.00 U.S. Air Force Academy

Division II
3.68 Catawba
3.54 St. Leo
3.44 Urbana
3.41 Colorado School of Mines
3.38 Lenoir-Rhyne
3.38 Wingate
3.32 Pace
3.31 Wheeling Jesuit
3.29 Delta State
3.26 Findlay
3.24 Rollins
3.24 Missouri S&T
3.23 Limestone
3.20 Bentley
3.19 St. Cloud State
3.18 Davis and Elkins
3.18 Tampa
3.17 West Virginia Wesleyan
3.16 Truman State
3.14 Florida Southern
3.13 Queens
3.12 Bridgeport
3.11 William Jewell
3.10 Florida Tech
3.09 Lindenwood
3.09 West Chester
3.08 Indianapolis
3.07 Shippensburg
3.07 Ashland
3.05 St. Michael’s
3.03 Gannon
3.01 Carson-Newman
3.01 Nova Southeastern
3.00 Emmanuel
3.00 Indiana

Division III
3.66 Principia
3.56 M I T
3.54 Case Western Reserve
3.52 Colorado
3.52 Pomona-Pitzers
3.48 WashU
3.48 Williams
3.42 Vassar
3.42 Wesleyan
3.41 Colby
3.40 Ithaca
3.38 Rensselaer Polytechnic
3.38 Claremont-Mudd-Scrippss
3.36 Swarthmore
3.36 Allegheny
3.35 Hamilton
3.35 Kenyon
3.35 Amherst
3.35 Washington and Lee
3.35 Wells
3.33 Carthage
3.32 Johns Hopkins
3.32 St. John’s
3.31 Chicago
3.30 Whitworth
3.30 Tufts
3.29 Connecticut
3.29 Grinnell
3.29 Carnegie Mellon
3.29 Bates
3.28 Macalester
3.28 South
3.27 Oberlin
3.27 Wabash
3.26 Springfield
3.26 St. Thomas
3.26 Regis
3.26 Gettysburg
3.25 Nebraska Wesleyan
3.25 Carleton
3.24 New York
3.24 York
3.24 Washington
3.23 Calvin
3.23 Simpson
3.22 Trinity
3.22 Birmingham-Southern
3.22 Dickinson
3.22 Stevens Institute
3.21 WPI
3.21 Denison
3.19 Wheaton
3.19 Widener
3.19 Centre
3.19 Elms
3.19 SUNY-Geneseo
3.18 Emory
3.18 Catholic
3.17 Brandeis
3.16 Kalamazoo
3.16 Whitman
3.15 Hope
3.15 Misericordia
3.15 Olivet
3.14 Pacific Lutheran
3.14 Westminster
3.14 Ursinus
3.14 SUNY-Oswego
3.14 Rose-Hulman
3.13 SUNY-Brockport
3.13 SUNY-New Paltz
3.13 Willamette
3.12 Gustavus Adolphus
3.12 Wittenberg
3.11 St. Marys
3.11 Lewis & Clark
3.11 Ohio Northern
3.11 Skidmore
3.10 Franklin & Marshall
3.09 Hamline
3.08 Messiah
3.07 McDaniel
3.07 Ripon
3.06 Redlands
3.05 Salisbury
3.05 SUNY-Oneonta
3.04 Whittier
3.04 Arcadia
3.04 Franklin
3.04 Drew
3.03 Luther
3.03 Trinity
3.03 Rhodes
3.03 Goucher
3.02 St. Vincent
3.01 Coast Guard
3.01 Wheaton
3.00 Hendrix
3.00 Montclair State

NAIA
3.68 Lindsey Wilson
3.37 SCAD
3.16 Idaho
3.05 Concordia
3.05 Lindenwood-Belleville

NJCAA
3.34 Fashion Institute
3.10 SUNY-Delhi

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