RICHMOND, VA - The Susquehanna University Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving teams have been selected by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) as a Scholar All-America Team. The men and women posted GPAs of 3.28 and 3.52 respectively to earn the honors. In total, 728 teams from 450 colleges and universities earned the honor
[Complete List]. Those with a GPA of 3.3 or higher will now become eligible for the Intercollegiate Coach Association Coalition All-Sport Academic Standings.
Greg Earhart, CSCAA Executive Director highlighted Susquehanna's achievements noting, "Coach
Mike Tubb is one of our sports' up-and-comers and you're seeing it here. These 41 men and women are some of the best ambassadors that Susquehanna and the Landmark Conference could ask for."
A pair of West Coast teams led the way for Division III as Caltech's women and Pomona-Pitzer's men's teams posted GPA's of 3.97 and 3.87 respectively. In the Landmark Conference, Catholic and Drew's men's team's earned the honor as well as the women's teams from Catholic, Drew, Goucher, Moravian, and Scranton.
Seven teams earned the honor for the first time. These include men's teams at the University of Nebraska Omaha and Alderson Broaddus. Five women's teams - Farleigh Dickinson, Mount Saint Mary (NY), Husson, Moravian and Alderson Broaddus - were named to the team for the first time.
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), is the nation's first organization of college coaches. The mission of the CSCAA is to advance the sport of swimming and diving with coaches at the epicenter of leadership, advocacy, and professional development.
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