By Phillip Whitten<\/p>\n
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). <\/p>\n
In fact, the Macalester women, coached by Bob Pearson, had the highest team gpa \u2013 3.60 – among all three NCAA divisions, for both women and men. Washington, coached by Brad Shively, had the highest men\u2019s score in the three divisions, 3.49.<\/p>\n
In all, 59 Division III women\u2019s teams and 42 men\u2019s teams met the minimum 2.80 team grade point average requirement. Fifty-three women\u2019s teams and 25 men\u2019s teams averaged 3.00 or higher.<\/p>\n
WOMEN<\/b><\/p>\n
In the women\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Among the NCAA\u2019s top 10 teams, Emory (3.35) and Washington (3.43) also earned Academic All-America honors.<\/p>\n
MEN<\/b><\/p>\n
In the men\u2019s rankings, #1 Washington was followed by Macalester at 3.45, as Bob Pearson\u2019s teams came within .05 of a point of an unprecedented sweep of both the women\u2019s and men\u2019s rankings.<\/p>\n
The third highest men\u2019s team gpa was the 3.41 recorded by coach Brian Guy LeDuc\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
Among the NCAA\u2019s top 10 men\u2019s teams, Emory (3.36) and Tufts (3.27) also earned Academic All-America honors<\/p>\n
The complete list of Division III Academic All-American teamas follows:<\/p>\n
Division III Women<\/b>
\nGPA\tSchool\tCoach
\n3.60\tMacalester College\tBob Pearson
\n3.54\tPomona-Pitzer Colleges\tBrian Guy LeDuc
\n3.47\tColl. of St. Catherine\tNicole Roberts
\n3.46\tSweet Briar College\tJason Gallaher
\n3.45\tWhitworth College\tSteven Schadt
\n3.44\tNew York University\tLauren Smith
\n3.43\tWashington University\tBrad Shively
\n3.40\tWPI\t Paul Bennett
\n3.40\tAlbion College\t Keith Havens
\n3.39\tAustin College \tPhilip Wiggins
\n3.39\tCarthage College\tSusan Nutty
\n3.38\tGrinnell College\tErin D. Hurley
\n3.37\tWilmington College\tTrip Breen
\n3.35\tEmory University\tJon Howell
\n3.35\tCollege of St. Benedict\tKathy Walker
\n3.35\tBeloit College\t Kevin Schober
\n3.35\tMount Holyoke College\tDave Allen
\n3.34\tSaint Mary's Univ (MN)\tEric Lindquist
\n3.33\tConnecticut College\tMarc Benvenuti
\n3.33\tSkidmore College\tJill Belding Greenleaf
\n3.33\tWashington & Lee Univ\tKiki Jacobs
\n3.32\tWellesley College\tBonnie Dix
\n3.32\tBaldwin-Wallace College\tMike Gallagher
\n3.31\tSaint Mary's Coll of MD\tAndre Barbons
\n3.30\tColl of Notre Dame, MD\tCurt Jordan
\n3.30\tDePauw University\tMary Brescher
\n3.30\tDickinson College\tPaul Richards
\n3.30\tOhio Wesleyan Univ\tRichard L. Hawes, Jr.
\n3.30\tWestminister College\tRob Klamut
\n3.29\tSalisbury University\tJill Stephenson
\n3.29\tMcDaniel College\tKim Easterday
\n3.28\tNazareth College\tMartie Staser
\n3.28\tGoucher College \tThomas Till
\n3.26\tOberlin College \tMark Fino
\n3.25\tHendrix College \tJim Kelly
\n3.25\tWashington & Jefferson \tMichael H. Orstein
\n3.25\tUniv of St. Thomas\tThomas Hodgson
\n3.24\tLuther College \tLance Huber
\n3.22\tMarymount University\tMichael Clark
\n3.22\tUniversity of Scranton\tThomas Evans
\n3.21\tTufts University\tNancy Bigelow
\n3.20\tWesleyan University\tMary Bolich
\n3.20\tCarnegie Mellon Univ\tDavid Belowich
\n3.20\tTrinity College \tKristen Moore
\n3.16\tMonmouth College\tKieth Crawford
\n3.15\tHunter College \tAndrew Netti
\n3.15\tHiram College \tJack Groselle
\n3.13\tWheaton College (MA)\tJP Gowdy
\n3.12\tStevens Instit of Tech\tCheryl Lee
\n3.09\tBates College \tDana Malholland
\n3.07\tBethany College \tJohn McGowan
\n3.07\tWashington College\tKim Lessard
\n3.03\tUS Coast Guard Academy\tJohn Westkott
\n2.99\tNorwich University\tStephen Looke
\n2.95\tRegis College \tMindy Williams
\n2.93\tUniv of Mass Dartmouth\tCathy Motta
\n2.93\tSUNY- Geneseo \tPaul Otterweich
\n2.86\tBuffalo State College\tMichael Switalski
\n2.85\tRandolph-Macon College\tDave Holland<\/p>\n
Division III Men<\/b>
\nGPA\tSchool\tCoach
\n3.49\tWashington University\tBrad Shively
\n3.45\tMacalester College\tBob Pearson
\n3.41\tPomona-Pitzer Colleges\tBrian Guy LeDuc
\n3.36\tEmory University\tJon Howell
\n3.32\tUniv of St. Thomas\tThomas Hodgson
\n3.30\tConnecticut College\tMarc Benvenuti
\n3.29\tNew York University\tBob Sorensen
\n3.28\tOberlin College \tDick Michaels
\n3.27\tTufts University\tAdam Hoyt
\n3.27\tWPI \tPaul Bennett
\n3.25\tWilmington College\tTrip Breen
\n3.24\tGrinnell College\tErin D. Hurley
\n3.24\tLuther College \tLance Huber
\n3.23\tAustin College \tPhilip Wiggins
\n3.17\tGoucher College \tThomas Till
\n3.17\tCarnegie Mellon Univ\tDavid Belowich
\n3.17\tHiram College \tJack Groselle
\n3.17\tOhio Wesleyan Univ\tRichard L. Hawes, Jr.
\n3.15\tWashington & Lee Univ\tJoel Shinofield
\n3.15\tWesleyan University\tMary Bolich
\n3.14\tSaint Mary's Coll of MD\tAndre Barbons
\n3.08\tStevens Instit of Tech\tCheryl Lee
\n3.08\tWestminister College\tRob Klamut
\n3.01\tMarymount University\tMichael Clark
\n3.01\tNorwich University\tStephen Looke
\n2.99\tDickinson College\tPaul Richards
\n2.99\tHendrix College \tJim Kelly
\n2.97\tAlbion College \tKeith Havens
\n2.97\tBethany College \tJohn McGowan
\n2.96\tCarthage College\tGreg Earhart
\n2.96\tBaldwin-Wallace College\tMike Gallagher
\n2.96\tBates College\t Dana Malholland
\n2.95\tUS Coast Guard Academy\tJohn Westkott
\n2.93\tTrinity College \tKristen Moore
\n2.92\tUniversity of Scranton\tThomas Evans
\n2.91\tUniv of Mass, Dartmouth\tCathy Motta
\n2.89\tBeloit College \tKevin Schober
\n2.88\tNazareth College\tMartie Staser
\n2.87\tSkidmore College\tJill Belding Greenleaf
\n2.84\tSalisbury University\tJill Stephenson
\n2.84\tBuffalo State College\tMichael Switalski
\n2.83\tWashington & Jefferson\tMichael H. Orstein<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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