SELINSGROVE, PA - Susquehanna's men's and women's swimming and diving programs finished another incredible season back in February as both teams earned fourth-place finishes at the Landmark Conference Championships. They received even more good news with the announcement of the CSC Academic All-District® Teams, with seven River Hawks making the grade for a spot on the list. This included
Emma Church,
Maddie Lebkicker,
Catherine Sirignano,
Valerie Stoltz,
Eskander Bierman,
Dan Venuti and
Kenny Smith.
The men's and women's swimming and diving teams finished their first season under new head coach
John Funk. They flourished at the Landmark Championship in February as the men and women both finished fourth, continuing a run of placing in the top half of the Landmark standings. The River Hawks earned one medalist at the four-day championships, with women's diver
Valerie Stoltz took bronze in the one-meter diving (11 dives) with 297.90 points, which is now the third-highest total in team history. On that same topic the women had three more entries into the program's top ten record books, with Stoltz having the fourth-highest one-meter diving total in the six-dive category at 186.00. First-year
Tessa Cronin made two entries of her own in SU's top ten, holding the seventh-fastest time in the 50-yard freestyle at 24.88 and the tenth-fastest in the 100-yard freestyle at 54.88. For the men they had seven new entries to the program's top ten:
Kaden TenEyck third in the 100 backstroke (52.68), eighth in the 50 freestyle (21.51) and ninth in the 100 freestyle (47.53);
Dan Venuti fourth in the 100 butterfly (52.11), fifth in the 200 individual medley (1:57.54), and sixth in the 200 backstroke (1:57.28); Tim Wetmore seventh in the 400 individual medley (4:19.65).
To qualify for CSC Academic All-District®, student-athletes must carry a 3.50 cumulative GPA through two competitive seasons and have competed in the majority of swim meets this season.
2025-26 Academic All-District® Men's Swimming & DIving Teams (NCAA, NAIA): PDF | doc
2025-26 Academic All-District® Women's Swimming & Diving Teams (NCAA, NAIA): PDF | doc
The 2025-26 Academic All-District® Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in the pool and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
The CSC Academic All-District® teams include the student-athletes listed at the links above.
Academic All-District® honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot.
Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America® finalists are denoted with an asterisk and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced later this winter.
The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA governance structure.
